The idea of an African university : the Nigerian experience /
edited by Joseph Kenny.
- Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, c2007.
- 189 p. ; 23 cm.
- Cultural heritage and contemporary change. Series II, Africa ; v. 11 .
- Nigerian philosophical studies ; 2 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Liberal versus practical orientation of curriculum development / Olusegun oladipo -- Lessons of world history of the university for Nigeria today / Joseph Kenny -- Human capital in Nigerian universities : the presence of the past and the thrust of the future / Ifeanyi Onyeonoru -- University decline and its reasons : imperatives for change and relevance / Francis Egbokhare -- The need for humanities in the Nigerian university curriculum -- Knowledge production, cultural identity and globalization : African universities and the challenges of authenticity and transformation in the twenty-first century / Kolawole A. Owolabi -- Idealism versus pragmatism in the production of knowledge in Nigerian universities / Olatunji A. Oyeshile -- The university and the African crisis of morality : lessons from Nigeria / Ogbo Ugwuanyi -- The cultural challenge of being African universities : Nigerian identity and contemporary progress -- Subjectivity, hermeneutics and culture -- George F. Mclean -- Value systems and the interest groups of a university / Francis M. Isichei -- The place of theology in the university curriculum / Anthony A. Akinwale.