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Toward a Critical Citizenship Psychology: Honoring Catriona Macleod

By Social Science Space | Published: January 9, 2018

Catriona Macleod received the 2017 Psychology and Social Change Award from her home institution, Rhodes University, late last year in large part for recognizing and then critiquing the psychology of Africa.

Posted in Recognition | Also tagged Catriona Macleod, Decolonization, Psychology | 1 Response

African Academics Prey to (Academic Journal) Predators

By Adele Thomas | Published: March 29, 2016

In the past few years there has been an insidious rise in predatory journals and publishers, notes Adele Thomas, and African academics have not been immune to their predation.

Posted in Communication, Higher Education Reform | Also tagged Publication Concerns, The Conversation | Leave a comment

In South Africa, OA is a Necessity, Not a Nicety

By John Butler-Adam, Susan Veldsman and Ina Smith | Published: October 21, 2015

Individual academics and institutions have driven the open access process in South Africa. This bottom-up approach has its merits, argue John Butler-Adam, Susan Veldsman and Ina Smith, but a push from the top is needed to ensure that the nation stays on track.

Posted in Open Access | Also tagged The Conversation | Leave a comment

Ranking African Universities Fraught and Futile

By Damtew Teferra | Published: September 3, 2015

The director of directs the International Network for Higher Education in Africa argues that a nascent effort to rank the continent's institutions of higher education 'seems to me to be doomed from the start.'

Posted in Higher Education Reform | Also tagged The Conversation, University Rankings | Leave a comment

Tag: Africa

Toward a Critical Citizenship Psychology: Honoring Catriona Macleod

African Academics Prey to (Academic Journal) Predators

In South Africa, OA is a Necessity, Not a Nicety

Ranking African Universities Fraught and Futile

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Toward a Critical Citizenship Psychology: Honoring Catriona Macleod

African Academics Prey to (Academic Journal) Predators

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Ranking African Universities Fraught and Futile

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