The Challenges of Affirmative Action in Tanzanian Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of the University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorLihamba, Amandina
dc.contributor.authorMwaipopo, Rosemarie
dc.contributor.authorShule, Lucy
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-23T09:06:00Z
dc.date.available2016-05-23T09:06:00Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277539506000896en_US
dc.description.abstractThis article discusses affirmative action programmes introduced and designed to increase female students' enrolment at the University of Dar es Salaam. The assessment of the interventions is made within the context and perceptions of their implementation. A key finding of this study is that affirmative action programmes have succeeded in increasing female enrolment generally and in traditionally male-dominated specializations such as Engineering, Medicine, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics specifically. For example, as a result of affirmative action female enrolment in the Faculty of Science rose from 16% in 1996 to 27% in 2003/2004 and from 7% in 1996 to 13% in 2003/04 in the Engineering Faculty. However, as this article shows, there is much more to gender equity than just numbers. Qualitative factors such as participation in academic life as students or staff within and outside the classroom, the living environment, pedagogy and institutional micro-politics continue to pose challenges for gender equity and equality. Limitations in programme scale, infrastructure and resources also raise important questions regarding the sustainability of these affirmative action programmes. Therefore, while affirmative action can be seen as positive efforts to offset a historical imbalance, it still is confronted with and opens up new debates on privilege and discrimination amidst concerns with sustainability in a third world context.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLihamba, A., Mwaipopo, R. and Shule, L., 2006, December. The challenges of affirmative action in Tanzanian higher education institutions: A case study of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In Women's Studies International Forum (Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 581-591). Pergamon.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.wsif.2006.10.003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2193
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.titleThe Challenges of Affirmative Action in Tanzanian Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of the University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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