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Author:

Jansen, Jonathan D., author.

Title:

As by fire : the end of the South African university / Jonathan Jansen.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Tafelberg,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xxiii, 285 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Education, Higher--South Africa.
Universities and colleges--South Africa.
Universities and colleges--South Africa--Administration.
Universities and colleges--South Africa--Finance.
Student movements--South Africa.
Higher education and state--South Africa.
Educational change--South Africa.
Education, Higher.
Educational change.
Higher education and state.
Student movements.
Universities and colleges.
Universities and colleges--Administration.
Universities and colleges--Finance.
South Africa.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical notes (pages 254-275) and index.

Summary:

"What are the real roots of the student protests of 2015 and 2016? Is it actually about fees? Why did so many protests turn violent? Where is the government while the buildings burn, and do the students know how to end the protests? Former Free State University Vice-Chancellor Jonathan Jansen delves into the unprecedented disruption of universities that caught South Africa by surprise. In frank interviews with eleven of the VCs most affected, he examines the forces at work, why the protests escalate into chaos, and what is driving - and exasperating - our youth. This urgent and necessary book gives us an insider view of the crisis, tells us why the conflict will not go away and what it means for the future of our universities."--Back cover.

ISBN:

0624080307
9780624080305

OCLC:

(OCoLC)990773617

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)