Inclusion as Social Justice: Theory and Practice in African Higher Education

Inclusion 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 Contents:
Foreword  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