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Book SynopsisInclusion as Social Justice: Theory and Practice in African Higher Education unravels the practical dimensions and complexities involved in the implementation of social justice in African higher education systems in the broader theoretical context of epistemological dynamics working for or against diverse student populations in higher education.
Table of ContentsForeword Elias Mpofu Notes on Contributors PART 1: Setting the Scene for Social Justice in African Higher Education Introduction to Part 1 Amasa P. Ndofirepi and Martin Musengi 1 Deciphering the Conversations Amasa P. Ndofirepi and Martin Musengi 2 Epistemological Access in Disadvantaged Schools: A Case Study of Flood-Prone Rural Schools in Western Kenya Gloria Erima and Felix Maringe PART 2: Access and Epistemic Complexities in African Higher Education Introduction to Part 2 Amasa P. Ndofirepi and Martin Musengi 3 Epistemological Access of Rural Students in an Urban University: Implications for Inclusive Teacher Education Alfred Masinire 4 Social Justice for Refugee Students in Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policy Disjunctures Otilia Chiramba and Felix Maringe 5 On Relevance: A Critique of Knowledge Processes in the African University Amasa P. Ndofirepi, Thokozani Mathebula and Ephraim T. Gwaravanda 6 Inclusion and Social Justice: Creating Space for African Epistemologies in the African University Amasa p. Ndofirepi and Ephraim T. Gwaravanda 7 Epistemic Insolence in the African University: An Anti-Colonial Quest for Liberated Intellectual Spaces Amasa P. Ndofirepi and Elizabeth S. Ndofirepi PART 3: Disability Issues in African Higher Education Introduction to Part 3 Amasa P. Ndofirepi and Martin Musengi 8 Special Educational Needs and Academic Professionalism for Inclusive Higher Education in Africa Martin Musengi 9 Obstacles for Students with Disabilities in Accessing Higher Education in South Africa: A Decolonial Perspective Sibonokuhle Ndlovu 10 Conceptualisation of Quality in Higher Education in Zimbabwe: Students with Disabilities Speak Joseph Chidindi 11 Identity and Inclusion of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students in Higher Education: Lessons from Contrasting Policies and Practices in African and US Institutions Martin Musengi and Millicent Musyoka 12 Social Justice Enhancers of University Inclusion for Deaf People in Zimbabwe Phillipa Mutswanga 13 Inclusion of Students with Visual Impairment in Higher Education: Experiences from Ethiopia and Zimbabwe Emmanuel Munemo and Yirgashewa Bekele 14 The Experience of Students with Visual Impairment in Higher Education: Barriers and Coping Mechanisms Binian Amdebirhan and Yirgashewa Bekele PART 4: Gender Debates in African Higher Education Introduction to Part 4 Amasa P. Ndofirepi and Martin Musengi 15 Violence and Abuse against Female University Students in Zimbabwe: Implications for Inclusion Regis Chireshe and Excellent Chireshe 16 Disability and Access in Higher Education in Tanzania: Experiences of Women with Disabilities Margreth Matonya 17 The Jagged Road to an Uncertain Future: Ethiopian Female University Students with Disabilities Yirgahsewa Bekele, Michelle Proyer and Elina Lehtomäki 18 Boosting Gender Equity in Higher Education: Rethinking Strategies Beatrice M’mboga Akala 19 Achieving Academic Excellence in Africa: A Focus on the Intersection of Sexuality, Gender and Disability in Higher Education Christine Peta PART 5: Present Realities and Future Directions in African Higher Education Introduction to Part 5 Amasa P. Ndofirepi and Martin Musengi 20 Campus Social Space in Higher Education: Undergraduate Students Negotiating Campus Social Spaces: Capabilities and Contested Spaces for Collaboration Elizabeth Sipiwe Ndofirepi 21 Lessons, Challenges and Opportunities for Inclusive Higher Education Martin Musengi and Amasa P. Ndofirepi Index
