Partners for Progress : A Canada-African Venture in University Building

Table of Contents

• CONTENTS 3
• PREFACE 5
• CONTRIBUTORS 7
• GRIOT MALLAM PROFESSOR 10
• West African Higher Education Past and Present 10
• James H. Morrison 10
• Note 17
• Bibliography 17
• ESTABLISHING AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED UNIVERSITY EXTENSION PROGRAM IN THE GAMBIA 27
• Michael J. Larsen 27
• DEVELOPMENT ACHIEVEMENT CONFLICT AND ENDURANCE 41
• A Brief Critical History of the Saint Marys University Extension Program in The Gambia 41
• Burris Devanney 41
• 1. Conceptual Beginnings 42
• 2. The Original Proposal 44
• 3. Revisions to the Original Proposal 46
• 4. The Launching of the Program 47
• 5. 199596 the Honeymoon Period 49
• 6. Students and Faculty 50
• 7. Students and Administration 51
• 8. Some Problems Emerge 52
• 9. 199697 A New Dynamic within the Student Body 53
• 10. Development of a Coherent Academic Program 56
• 11. The First Convocation February 16 1999 57
• 12. Financial Management of the A Tale of Crises and Survival 57
• Understanding the Defi cit Some Lessons Learned 61
• The Impact of the Ongoing Financial Crises on the Partnership 62
• Tuition Income Making the Difference 64
• Overcoming Financial Barriers 65
• 13. Conclusion Profi les in Determination 65
• Student Stories 66
• Notes 68
• SMUEP THE FACULTY EXPERIENCE 70
• James H. Morrison and Terry Whalen 70
• James H. Morrison Teaching in The Gambia 70
• Personal Experience 71
• Evaluations by Students and Professors 73
• Outcome 74
• Terry Whalen Avoiding the Violence of the Blackboard 75
• SMUEP THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE 81
• Momodou Sabally 81
• Early Days 81
• Progress and Challenges 86
• Rewards and Convocation 96
• Note 98
• MANAGING SMUEP FROM SAINT MARYS UNIVERSITY 99
• Heidi Taylor 99
• What Lessons Were Learned 102
• What Were the Offshoots and Benefi ts 104
• SMUEP GAMBIAN EXPECTATIONS AND OUTCOMES 106
• Muhammadou Kah and Jainaba Kah 106
• Methodology 108
• Higher Education in The Gambia Prior to the SMUEP 109
• Expectations The Role of Higher Education in Socio-economic Development of The Gambia 110
• Experiences and Outcomes of the Saint Marys University Extension Program in The Gambia 111
• Conclusions Recommendations and Lessons Learned 128
• TRANSITIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF THE GAMBIA 131
• Canadian International Development Agency Support 131
• Heidi Taylor 131
• Component 1 Policy and Planning 135
• Component 2 Staff Development 136
• Component 3 Mini-University 138
• Component 4 Learning Materials and Equipment 139
• Component 5 Management Monitoring and Evaluation. 139
• EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT 145
• The University of The Gambia in a Globalizing World 145
• Jainaba M. L. Kah and Muhammadou Kah 145
• Notes 155
• PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRESS 156
• A Canada-Africa Success Story 156
• Kenneth L. Ozmon 156
• Postscript 164
• OPPORTUNITIES AND OBLIGATIONS 166
• Universities and International Activities 166
• Denis Leclaire 166
• THE FIRST CONVOCATION 171
• February 16 1999 171
• PROFESSORS WHO TAUGHT IN THE SAINT MARYS UNIVERSITY EXTENSION PROGRAM IN THE GAMBIA 19952000 175