Inclusion as Social Justice

Amasa P. Ndofirepi, PhD, University of the Witwatersrand, is Associate Professor in Philosophy of Education and Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg. He is co-editor of the two-volume book Knowledge and Change in African Universities (Sense, 2017).Martin Musengi, PhD, University of the Witwatersrand, is Associate Professor of Deaf and Inclusive Education at Great Zimbabwe University where he is Director of Quality Assurance and Academic Planning. He serves on the editorial board of Deafness and Education International.

• ForewordElias MpofuNotes on ContributorsPART 1: Setting the Scene for Social Justice in African Higher EducationIntroduction to Part 1Amasa P. Ndofirepi and Martin Musengi1 Deciphering the ConversationsAmasa P. Ndofirepi and Martin Musengi2 Epistemological Access in Disadvantaged Schools: A Case Study of Flood-Prone Rural Schools in Western KenyaGloria Erima and Felix MaringePART 2: Access and Epistemic Complexities in African Higher EducationIntroduction to Part 2Amasa P. Ndofirepi and Martin Musengi3 Epistemological Access of Rural Students in an Urban University: Implications for Inclusive Teacher EducationAlfred Masinire4 Social Justice for Refugee Students in Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policy DisjuncturesOtilia Chiramba and Felix Maringe5 On Relevance: A Critique of Knowledge Processes in the African UniversityAmasa P. Ndofirepi, Thokozani Mathebula and Ephraim T. Gwaravanda6 Inclusion and Social Justice: Creating Space for African Epistemologies in the African UniversityAmasa p. Ndofirepi and Ephraim T. Gwaravanda7 Epistemic Insolence in the African University: An Anti-Colonial Quest for Liberated Intellectual SpacesAmasa P. Ndofirepi and Elizabeth S. NdofirepiPART 3: Disability Issues in African Higher EducationIntroduction to Part 3Amasa P. Ndofirepi and Martin Musengi8 Special Educational Needs and Academic Professionalism for Inclusive Higher Education in AfricaMartin Musengi9 Obstacles for Students with Disabilities in Accessing Higher Education in South Africa: A Decolonial PerspectiveSibonokuhle Ndlovu10 Conceptualisation of Quality in Higher Education in Zimbabwe: Students with Disabilities SpeakJoseph Chidindi11 Identity and Inclusion of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students in Higher Education: Lessons from Contrasting Policies and Practices in African and US InstitutionsMartin Musengi and Millicent Musyoka12 Social Justice Enhancers of University Inclusion for Deaf People in ZimbabwePhillipa Mutswanga13 Inclusion of Students with Visual Impairment in Higher Education: Experiences from Ethiopia and ZimbabweEmmanuel Munemo and Yirgashewa Bekele14 The Experience of Students with Visual Impairment in Higher Education: Barriers and Coping MechanismsBinian Amdebirhan and Yirgashewa BekelePART 4: Gender Debates in African Higher EducationIntroduction to Part 4Amasa P. Ndofirepi and Martin Musengi15 Violence and Abuse against Female University Students in Zimbabwe: Implications for InclusionRegis Chireshe and Excellent Chireshe16 Disability and Access in Higher Education in Tanzania: Experiences of Women with DisabilitiesMargreth Matonya17 The Jagged Road to an Uncertain Future: Ethiopian Female University Students with DisabilitiesYirgahsewa Bekele, Michelle Proyer and Elina Lehtomäki18 Boosting Gender Equity in Higher Education: Rethinking StrategiesBeatrice M’mboga Akala19 Achieving Academic Excellence in Africa: A Focus on the Intersection of Sexuality, Gender and Disability in Higher EducationChristine PetaPART 5: Present Realities and Future Directions in African Higher EducationIntroduction to Part 5Amasa P. Ndofirepi and Martin Musengi20 Campus Social Space in Higher Education: Undergraduate Students Negotiating Campus Social Spaces: Capabilities and Contested Spaces for CollaborationElizabeth Sipiwe Ndofirepi21 Lessons, Challenges and Opportunities for Inclusive Higher EducationMartin Musengi and Amasa P. NdofirepiIndex