Demographics of African Faculty: East African Community
The Demographics of African Faculty (DAF) study was commissioned to investigate the scale and nature of faculty challenges impacting the quality of higher education for students in the East African Community (EAC,) and to use the insights for effective decision-making.
The goal of the study was to increase the ability of Higher Education stakeholders to plan and implement evidence-informed responses to improve the numbers of quality faculty within Higher Education Institutions in the EAC.
The DAF EAC study was conducted by a consortium made up of the Inter-University Council of East Africa, Education Sub Saharan Africa, the Association of African Universities, and the Population Reference Bureau, with funding from Carnegie Corporation of New York.
In building upon an initial pilot project in Ghana, the consortium sought to address tertiary education faculty gaps in East Africa by expanding the project to cover the East African Community (EAC) – the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Republic of Uganda.
Highlights:
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Trained 12 IUCEA-appointed researchers from the six EAC countries carrying out data collection and analysis for the project;
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Research teams collected country data from the six target countries;
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Desk-based background research conducted on the existing and potential solutions for addressing faculty challenges in sub-Saharan Africa; and,
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Analysed the impact of COVID-19 on teaching models and the supply and demand of faculty in universities in the East African Community, using survey data collected from the various focus countries.
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Demographics of African Faculty in the East African Community
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Impact of COVID-19 on Tertiary Education in sub-Saharan Africa
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Partners
Carnegie Corporation of New York is one of America’s oldest grantmaking foundations that seeks to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding.
They are supporting us on our Demographics of African Faculty in the East African Community project.
The IUCEA's main objective is to facilitate networking among universities in East Africa and with universities outside the region.
IUCEA works with ESSA on the Demographics of African Faculty initiative.
AAU's mission is to enhance the quality and relevance of higher education in Africa.
AAU formed a partnership with ESSA in 2017, and we have been working together on a range of projects, most notably the "Demographics of Faculty" and the creation of a "Pan African Academic Jobs Board."
The Population Reference Bureau is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit research organisation focused on improving people’s health and well-being through evidence-based policies and practices.
PRB works with the Association of African Universities and ESSA on the Demographics of African Faculty initiative.