Abstract
Current and Emerging Themes in Higher Education and GIS Education
Track: User Presentations - Learning and Research
Authors: Njoya Ngetar, Timothy Wiggill
Some current and emerging themes in higher education include managerialism, entrepreneurialism, corporatization, massification, equity, language of instruction and student employability. GIS is an important curriculum component of most higher education departments around the world including Africa. To be successful, GIS experts, educators and learners need to be aware of these current and emerging paradigms in higher education and how these impact on GIS education.
Paper