Intro
Acknowledgements
Contents
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Higher Education and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A General Overview
The Historical Background of Higher Education in Africa
The Changing Role of Higher Education in Africa
The Role of African Universities in the 1970s
The Role of African Universities in the 1980s
The Role of African Universities in the 1990s-2000s
The Role of African Higher Education in Achieving the Public Good
Aims and Structure of the Book
Methodology
Introducing the Universities

Methods
Ethical Considerations
Data Analysis
Notes
References
Chapter 2: Contextualising the Role of Higher Education in Tanzania
Economic, Political, and Educational Sector Transformation
The History of Higher Education in Tanzania
The Purpose of Higher Education in Tanzania
Human Development in the Tanzanian Context
Students in Higher Education Development
References
Chapter 3: Human Development and the Capability Approach: A Conceptual Framework
Economic Development Perspectives
Human Development
Equity
Participation and Empowerment

Sustainability
Efficiency
Capability Approach
Capabilities
Functionings
Agency
Well-being
Conversion Factors
Human Development Pathways
Higher Education and Economic Opportunities
Educating Professionals
Citizenship Formation
Contributions to Social Justice
Public Deliberation
References
Chapter 4: Towards the Human Development and Public Good University: Students' Perspectives
Aspirations and Motivations to Join University
Students' Experiences at the University
Multiple Conversion Factors
Conversion Factors: Access to University

University Experience: Conversion Factors
Students' Agency in Defining the Role of the University
Students' Views on the Role of Higher Education in Tanzania
Students' Valued Beings and Doings
Notes
References
Chapter 5: Towards the Human Development and Public Good University: Graduates' Perspectives
The Purpose of Higher Education
Experience at University
Aspirations and Motivations to Join the University
Experience at the University: Teaching and Learning
University Experiences: Conversion Factors
Experience after the University: Conversion Factors

Graduates' Valued Beings and Doings
Reference
Chapter 6: Towards a Human Development and Public Good University in Tanzania
Capabilities for the Public Good in and Through Higher Education
Dynamic Nature of Capabilities
Higher Education and the Public Good: Conversion Factors
Higher Education as a Space of Capability Formation
Equitable Access to Higher Education
Experience at the University
Teaching and Learning for Economic Opportunities
Beyond Employment
Educating Professionals
Citizenship Formation
Beyond the Curriculum