Fred M. Hayward 
Transforming Higher Education in Asia and Africa [EPUB ebook] 
Strategic Planning and Policy

Drawing on over fifty years of on-the-ground experience, Fred M. Hayward’s
Transforming Higher Education in Asia and Africa analyzes change processes in higher education in eight Asian and African countries. The twelve cases range from the push to upgrade and transform higher education in Afghanistan in the midst of a war, to the successful struggle against apartheid in South African institutions, as well as thwarted efforts in Sierra Leone and Madagascar. Providing both practical lessons learned and hope for communities globally, Hayward demonstrates that higher education change and even transformation, which is more fundamental and structural, can occur even in the most difficult environments. Successful transformation requires well-crafted strategic and budget plans with careful implementation, monitoring, and effective leadership at multiple levels. Yet also critical are a commitment to human development, a desire for freedom and belief in democracy, and recognition that high-quality higher education is essential to national development.

Table of Content

List of Illustrations

Preface

Introduction



1. The Critical Role of High-Quality Higher Education for National Development



2. Prelude to Planning in Higher Education



3. Leading Change in Pakistani Higher Education



4. Afghan Higher Education: Change in a War Environment



5. Bringing National Higher Education Transformation to South Africa



6. Three Cases of Institutional Transformation in South Africa



7. Challenges for Higher Education Change in Sierra Leone



8. Fostering Higher Education Change in Uganda



9. Madagascar: Higher Education Change Efforts Thwarted



10. Ghana: Building Transformational Change at the University for Development Studies



11. The University of Malawi: Coalition and Team Building for Effective Change



12. Strategic Planning Challenges at Kabul Polytechnic University



13. Implications for Leadership and Leading Transformational Change in Developing Countries



14. The Nature of Change and Transformation in Higher Education in Developing Countries



Conclusion: What Does This Study Suggest for Higher Education in Underdeveloped and Developing Countries in the Future?



Notes

Works Cited

Index

About the author

A former professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,
Fred M. Hayward is a specialist in higher education and comparative politics in the developing world.