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<journal-title><![CDATA[Etnográfica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Etnográfica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0873-6561</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia - CRIA]]></publisher-name>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[&#8220;Useless degrees&#8221;, quality assurance, and employable graduates: neoliberal effects on University Education in Kenya]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ntarangwi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mwenda]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,University of Nairobi  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Kenya</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<volume>28</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>479</fpage>
<lpage>492</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0873-65612024000200479&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0873-65612024000200479&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0873-65612024000200479&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract At a time when it is critical to understand humanity and its various forms of socioeconomic and political life, anthropology and other social sciences are being threatened by a neoliberal emphasis on &#8220;relevant&#8221; courses in universities in Kenya. Universities are suffering from a push for &#8220;relevance&#8221; at the detriment of their traditional role of being a public good. Using personal experiences, comparative secondary data overview and analysis, I discuss the challenges facing university education in Kenya under neoliberalism. I argue that the erstwhile role of universities serving the public good has been transformed so much that they struggle to be &#8220;sustainable&#8221; through &#8220;income generating activities&#8221; and teach &#8220;marketable courses&#8221; that will guarantee graduates employment upon graduation. This neoliberal approach to university education follows the growth of a capitalist ethic which started with Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) that has continually erased the welfare state and turned university education into a commodity and students as customers with preferences rather than as citizens with a right to education. Such a focus is detrimental to cultivating graduates who are well rounded and can respond to the challenges and opportunities of our ever-changing world.]]></p></abstract>
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