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Matheka, Hyrine Mueni; Jansen, Ellen P. W. A.; Hofman, W. H. Adriaan – Perspectives in Education, 2020
Doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree holders are highly regarded in Kenya, especially in academia, and the Kenyan economy needs them to undertake administrative, research and innovation roles in academia and industry. However, attaining this qualification is arduous and Kenyan PhD programmes are characterised by low enrolment numbers, long degree…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Students, Student Motivation, Self Efficacy
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Ngolovoi, Mary S. – Tertiary Education and Management, 2008
In response to declining governmental funding, cost-sharing in higher education and dual-track tuition policies were introduced in the 1990s in Kenya. The decline of government funding in higher education was a result of slow economic growth, competing public needs (such as health, elementary education, and infrastructure), and pressure to reduce…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Higher Education, Qualitative Research, Foreign Countries
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Rodrigues, Anthony J.; Wandiga, Shem O. – Higher Education Policy, 1997
Presents an analysis of government policy on higher education finance in Kenya, outlines parameters of an appropriate tuition policy (cost recovery, equity, equal access, affordability, student loan program objectives), and provides a model for simulating loan program outcomes. Suggests several proposed policy and administrative reforms concerning…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Costs