Student representation and multiparty politics in African higher education

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 500-515

  Luescher Mamashela, Thierry M ^a   Mugume, Taabo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; history of higher education; political parties; student activism; student representation; university governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899707484     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2014.896183     Document Type: Article

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