Scholars in the Marketplace. The Dilemmas of Neo-Liberal Reform at Makerere University, 1989-2005: The Dilemmas of Neo-Liberal Reform at Makerere University, 1989-2005

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Academic Freedom symposium, xiv Academic Registrar’s Office, 220, 221, 225; circular from, 32 African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), 87 African Virtual University (AVU), 82-3 Agribusiness Management, B.Sc., 103 Agriculture and Forestry, Faculty of, 94, 102 Ahikire, Josephine, xiv Akufo, Hana, xvi allowances for students, abolition of, 19, 21 Amin, Idi, expulsion of Asians, xii approved subjects, issue of, 41, 42 Arts, Faculty of, 119, 120, 121-2, 131, 135-7, 139-40, 140-1, 164, 173, 213, 241; admission of private students, 148; crisis in, 51-71; departmental conflicts in, 143-5; employment of part-time staff, 1245 , 126; income of, 216; moneys owing to, 132; poaching in, 130 Association for the Development of African Education, 200 autonomy, 84-7, 93 Babu, Captain, 204 Balunywa, Waswa, 207-8 Bangirana, Alex, xv Beyaraza, Dr E., xv, 53, 57 biological children of staff, affirmative action for, 28-31, 38, 39 Book Bank system, 19, 23, 157-60, 171 INDEX 'boom' (students’ welfare), 14 Boyer, Dominic, xv budget, single, restoration of, 226 budget cuts for universities, 6, 7-8 Cape Town, University of, xiii Carnegie Directorate, 233 Centre for Basic Research (CBR), xiiixiv Centre for Continuing Education (CCE), 36, 39 Chick, Professor J., 38 CIDA, 87 Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA), 92 Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP), 92 CODESRIA, xiii, xiv, xv; conference on ‘Academic Freedom and the Social Responsibility of the Intellectual’, 259 colonial model of education, 13, 255-6 commercialisation, viii, 5, 15, 26, 52, 53, 93, 98, 118-92, 195, 199, 216, 262, 265 Committee of Deans, 19-20, 30, 33, 38, 152, 267 Computer Science, Institute of, 91-2, 91 Computer Science, M.Sc., 91 Conservation Biology programme, 95 Constituent Colleges, setting up of, 232, 233-43 corruption, 31 S C H O L A R S I N T H E M A R K E T P L A C E 292 cost-sharing, 11, 15, 23; crisis of, 1924 ; privatisation as alternative, 24-8 Council, 128, 145 Court, David, 18, 235; The Quiet Revolution, 198-200 Dar-es-Salaam, University of, 241, 257-9 decentralisation, ix, 13, 33, 35, 173, 178, 193-253; becomes policy, 196200 ; rethinking of, 267 decolonization, 257 Development Studies, Institute of, 143 Development Studies programme, 88, 89, 135-7 developmentalist university, 257-9; assault on, 259-62 dictation of notes, 169 distance education, 65, 81; crisis of, 82 division of knowledge, xvi domestication of courses, 78 donor fatigue, 90 donor-driven research agendas, 104, 105 East Africa, University of, xii East African Community, xii Economic Policy and Planning, M.A., 146 Economic Policy Management, M.A., 87, 146 Economic Policy Review Commission (EPRC), 14, 15 Economics, Department of, 86-7 Education Psychology, poor performance in, 148 Education White Paper (1992), 16 Education, Faculty of, 57, 71-81, 84, 163, 165, 174, 213, 266; employment of part-time staff, 127; falling performance in, 79 Education, School of, 123, 144-5; Book Bank system in, 159; falling student intake, 100 Eiseman, T.O., 17 English, as language of instruction, 258 entry requirements, for children of university staff, 29 Environment, M.Sc., 92 Environment and Natural Resources, Institute of (MUIENR), 137-8 Environmental Health Course, 93 Environmental Management, B.A., 62, 65 Environmental Science, B.Sc., 137 Ethics and Public Management, M.A., 142 evening classes, 16, 33, 36, 41, 58, 68, 74, 77, 83, 95, 96, 97, 167, 171, 176, 178, 193, 221 examinations, 78; failed marking of, 75, 161, 163, 165-6; laxity of examiners, 80; payment for marking of, 77; poor supervision of, 170; students forced to miss, 172; timetable clashes, 173, 174 exchange rates, changes in, 6 Expert Group on the Rationalization of Business Education in Uganda, 205 external degrees, 38; introduction of, 36 fee distribution formula, 216, 217-23, 230 Finance Committee, 6, 34, 40, 61, 83, 96-7, 151, 201-2, 206, 219, 223, 230 Finance Department, 225 Fisheries, B.Sc., 99 Forestry and Nature Conservation, Faculty of, 95 Freedom Square, agitation at, 23 Fresh Water Studies M.A. programme, 70 funding of education sector, 4, 17 INDEX 293 Gakwandi, Arthur, xv Gender Mainstreaming Unit, 233 gender sensitivity, 99 Gender Studies, 146 Geography, Department of, 137-8, 143 Geological Resource Management, B.Sc., 99 GTZ agency, 139 Higenyi Report, 41 higher education: colonial, periods of, 255-6; relation with nationalism, 259 Human Rights, M.A., 142 humanities studies, seen as insignificant, 51, 53 I...