Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- PART I Comparative Analysisand Conclusions -- CHAPTER 1 Higher Education Differentiationand Articulation in Context -- Objectives of the Study -- How the Study Was Conducted -- The Ideas and Issues -- Framework of Analysis -- CHAPTER 2 Differentiation and Articulationin Sub-Saharan Africa -- Observations from the Literature -- Nature of Differentiation -- CHAPTER 3 Drivers and Inhibitors of Differentiation and Articulation -- Drivers of Differentiation -- Inhibitors of Differentiation -- Drivers and Inhibitors of Articulation -- Summary -- CHAPTER 4 Differentiation and Articulation: Policies and Practices from Other Regions -- Historical Reference Points: United Kingdom and France -- Chile -- Korea -- Singapore -- The Bologna Process -- CHAPTER 5 Towards Policy Options forImproved Tertiary Education -- Perspectives and Interpretations -- Points for Policy Consideration -- Topics for Future Research -- PART II Country Case Studies -- CHAPTER 6 Cameroon -- Background -- The Higher Education Sector -- CHAPTER 7 Ghana -- Background -- The Higher Education Sector -- Relationship between Universities and Polytechnics -- CHAPTER 8 Kenya -- Background -- The Higher Education System -- Differentiation between Universities and National Polytechnics -- Articulation between/among Universities and National Polytechnics -- Conclusions and Challenges -- CHAPTER 9 Malawi -- Background -- The Higher Education System -- Systemic Characteristics: Governance, Regulation, and Funding -- Articulation and Interface between Universities and Polytechnics -- Conclusions and Main Challenges -- CHAPTER 10 Mozambique -- Background -- The Higher Education System -- Systemic Characteristics.

Articulation and Interface between the University and Polytechnic Sectors -- Conclusion: Principal Challenges and Concerns -- CHAPTER 11 Nigeria -- Background -- The Higher Education Sector -- Relationship between Universities and Polytechnics -- CHAPTER 12 Rwanda -- Background -- The Higher Education System -- Differentiation and Articulation -- Main Challenges and Conclusions -- CHAPTER 13 Senegal -- Background -- The Higher Education Sector -- Articulation and Mobility -- CHAPTER 14 South Africa -- Background -- The Higher Education System in South Africa -- On-going Debates around Differentiation and Articulation -- Conclusion: Key Challenges -- CHAPTER 15 Tanzania -- Background -- The Higher Education System -- Differentiation between Universities and Polytechnic-type Institutions -- Articulation between Similar/Different Types of Institutions -- Main Challenges and Conclusions -- CHAPTER 16 Uganda -- Background -- The Higher Education System -- Differentiation between Universities and the Polytechnic -- Articulation among Similar/Different Types of Institutions -- Conclusions and Challenges -- CHAPTER 17 Zambia -- Background -- The Higher Education System -- Articulation and Interface between the University and Polytechnic Sectors -- Conclusions -- Appendixes -- APPENDIX A Research Methodology -- APPENDIX B Selected Annotated Bibliography -- References -- LIST OF TABLES -- Table 1. Dimensions of Differentiation among Types of Higher Education Institutions -- Table 2. Dimensions of Articulation among Types of Higher Education Institutions -- Table 3. Differentiation Profiles for Selected African Tertiary Systems -- Table 4. Classification of Tertiary Education Systems in Selected Countries -- Table 5. Structure of Tertiary Degrees Awarded in Anglophone and FrancophoneTertiary Systems.

Table 6. Summary of Articulation Indicators for Selected Tertiary Education Systems -- LIST OF FIGURES -- Figure 1.1. Distribution of Student Population by Type of Institution (1996, Headcount) -- LIST OF BOXES -- Box 1: Tertiary System Differentiation in Cameroon -- Box 2: Weak Articulation in Ghana's Tertiary Education System -- Box 3: Horizontal Differentiation in Tanzania -- Box 4: Explicit Differentiation Policy in Mozambique -- Box 5: The Higher Institutes for Technology Studies in Tunisia -- Box 6: System Articulation in Senegal.