Needs and involvement of the public sector in higher education in emergent economies . The Moroccan case
2015
Ouattar, S | Fassi Fihri, O | Chtaina, N
This paper explores the involvement of the public sector in higher education. Empirical findings and field observations are presented using the Moroccan case. The main challenges are presented and discussed. Growing population demand for higher education, imperative financial burdens, weak private sector participation, and market forces are discussed. Drastic societal changes are creating new and complex tensions within public universities. Cultural-political-religious issues and values create new disruptive challenges for university managers and professors. Faculty promotion and stature are less based on their teaching skills and more on published research papers. Governance concerns and resistances to changes from students and professors within the higher education system are indicated. Ministries, university managers, professors, students and parents seem to be on different pathways. The pace of implementing changes is slow compared to the growing needs. In addition, the collapse of elementary and high school education systems presents the biggest future challenge for improving higher education
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