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Employment and Labor Market

Africa-America Institute and the African Virtual University. (2002). Are African Workers Prepared to Compete in the Global Economy? Symposium of the African Technology for Education and Workforce Development Initiative. New York: Africa-America Institute.

Anyanwu, Grace Akudo, and C. I. Iloeje. (1999). "Graduates Transition from Study to Employment: A Study of the Arts and Agriculture Graduates of the University of Nigeria in the World of Work." Research report. Accra, Ghana: Association of African Universities.

Bikas, S. C., et.al. (1976). Higher education and the labour market in Zambia: Expectations and performance. Paris: UNESCO.

Blair, Robert D. D., and Josephine Jordan. (1994). Staff Loss and Retention at Selected African Universities: A Synthesis Report. Africa Technical Department Technical Note No. 18. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank.

Boateng, Kwabia. (2002). "Higher education and the labour market: a logical framework for policymakers in Africa's education sector." Discussion paper. Addis Ababa: Economic Commission for Africa.

Boateng, Kwabia, and E. Ofori-Sarpong. (2002). "An Analytical Study of the Labour Market for Tertiary Graduates in Ghana." Research report. Accra, Ghana: National Council for Tertiary Education.

Chitour, C. E. (2000). l'université et la création de richesse, in travaux du 3ème colloque scientifique, l'université et la création de l'emploi. Alger: El-Maarifa.

Dabalen, A., Oni, B. & Adekola, O. (2000). Labor market prospects of university graduates in Nigeria. Higher Education Policy, 14(2), 149–159.

Fall, P. Nalla. (1998). "Relevance of Higher Education: The Point of View of the World of Work." In Juma Shabani (ed.), Higher Education in Africa: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects. Dakar: UNESCO Regional Office for Africa (BREDA).

Hughes, R. (1987). Revisiting the fortunate few: University graduates in the Kenyan labor market. Comparative Education Review, 31, 583–610.

Hughes, R., and Kilemi Mwiria. (1989). "Kenyan Women, Higher Education and the Labour Market." Comparative Education, 25, pp. 177-193.

Kimani, G. N. and J. Kinyanjui. (2001). "An Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Bachelor of Education Programme (B.Ed Arts) in Meeting the Job Needs of Graduates: 1984 - 1994." Research report. Accra, Ghana: Association of African Universities.

Lundall, P. (1998). "Higher Education and Employment: The Results of a Graduate Tracer Study." In N. Bak (ed.), Going for the Gap: Reconstituting the Educational Realm. Cape Town, South Africa: Juta Press.

Lyonga, N., J. Endeley, F. Sikod, and E. Tanjong. (2001). "Higher Education in Cameroon: An Analytical Assessment of the Preparation, Perception, Demand and Opportunities for University of Buea Graduates in the Job Market." Research report. Accra, Ghana: Association of African Universities.

Naidoo, P. & Lange, L. (2003). Private provider qualifications and the labor market: Market responsiveness reality or myth? Quarterly Review of Education and Training in South Africa, 10(2), 13-15.

Mugabushaka, Alexis-Michel, Teichler, Ulrich, and Schomburg, Harald. (2003). "Failed or Self-Hindering Prophecies: Employment Experiences of African Graduates in the 1990s." Journal of Higher Education in Africa, 1 (1): 57-77.

Omo`ifo, C. N., G. A. Badmus, and D. Awanbor. (2000). "Education and Achievement in the Early Career of the University of Benin Graduates (Nigeria): 1981-1991." Research report. Accra, Ghana: Association of African Universities.

National Universities Commission. (2002). Academic staffing profiles, student enrollment, dropout and graduation rates at Nigerian universities during 1995/96 to 1999/2000 academic years. Unpublished report. Abuja, Nigeria: Department of Academic Planning, National Universities Commission.

Sanyal, B. C., El Koussey, A. A., Harby, M. K., Noonan, R., Balbaa, S. & Yaici, L. (1982). University education and the labour market in the Arab Republic of Egypt. Paris: Pergamon Press.

Setidisho, N. O. H. & Sanyal, B. C. (1988). Higher education and employment in Botswana. Paris: International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO.

Shann, M. H. (1992). The reform of higher education in Egypt. Higher Education, 24(2), 225–246.

Teichler, Ulrich. (1995). "Research on Higher Education and Employment and its Implication for Higher Education Management." Higher Education Policy, Special Issue on Management in African Universities, 8 (1), pp. 11-15.

Ugwuonah, G. E., and K. C. Omeje. (1998). "Higher Education and the Demands of Manpower Development in the Nigerian Manufacturing Sector: An Empirical Study of Enugu and Anambra States." Research report. Accra, Ghana: Association of African Universities.

Dissertations

Agbobu, G. N. (1981). Employment of higher education graduates in Nigeria. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.

Hughes, R. R. (1986). An examination of some equity and efficiency implications of the post-graduation employment experiences of a sample of graduates from the university of Nairobi, Kenya. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Washington.

Ikoyo-Eweto, I. P. (1983). Legal aspects of job-security in Nigerian universities. Ed.D. dissertation, Temple University.

Mazile, J. G. P. (1984). Categorical scholarships, subject matter specialty, career interest at high school and their impact on subsequent employment of Botswana university graduates. Ed.D. dissertation, University of Cincinnati.

Ogwumike, A. C. (1986). Nigerian college-graduate unemployment: higher education and economic trends. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Denver.

Roth, J. M. (1973). Employment and suitability of training graduates from Njala University College, Sierra Leone, 1966-1970. Ed.D. dissertation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne.

Sanyaolu, O. (1984). The paradox of meeting high-level manpower shortages and graduate unemployment: A case study of Nigeria. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Michigan.

Youssef, M. A. M. (1984). Factors affecting career choice and labor market success for Egyptian university graduates. Ph.D. dissertation, Ohio State University.

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