ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

Michael Cross began his career as lecturer at the Faculty of Education, University of the Witwatersrand in 1986. He has been awarded teaching and research fellowships in several institutions including the Johns Hopkins University and North- western University. He was a visiting scholar at Stanford University, Stockholm University and Jules-Vernes University in Amiens. Winner of the 1911–12 award as most Outstanding Mentor of Educational Researchers in Africa from the Association for Educational Development in Africa (ADEA), Professor Cross is author and co- author of several books, book chapters and numerous articles in leading scholarly journals. He has served as an education specialist in several major national education policy initiatives in South Africa, such as the National Commission on Higher Education and the Technical Committee on Norms and Standards for Educators. He is currently the Director of the Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education Studies at the University of Johannesburg.

James Otieno Jowi is the founding Executive Director/Secretary General of the African Network for Internationalization of Education (ANIE), an African network focused on the international dimension of higher education in Africa. He heads the ANIE Secretariat based at Moi University, , and is responsible for the implementation of ANIE activities. He also teaches Comparative and International Education at the School of Education, Moi University. He has published on internationalization of higher education, governance, management and leadership in higher education. He was member of the IAU Task Force on the 3rd and 4th Global Surveys on Internationalization of Higher Education. He is also a member of the IAU Ad-hoc Expert Group on Rethinking Internationalization.

Michael Kariwo is an instructor at the University of Alberta, and a research fellow at the Centre for Global Citizenship Education and Research. He is also a Research Associate in the Faculty of Nursing where he contributes to policy analysis in a multi-discipline research team. His published books include Resources and Performance of Academics at Universities; Education and Development in : A Social, Political and Economic Analysis; and A Comparative Analysis of Higher Education Systems: The Issues, Challenges and Dilemmas. He has also published several book chapters and journal articles on education and development as well as policy analysis.

Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo is Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of International Studies at Wells College. He was also Visiting Scholar in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University, Department

195 ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS of Political Science at University of , and other institutions including the University of where he served as Chair of Political Science. He has published several books, book chapters, monographs, and peer-reviewed articles, including: The Dynamics of Economic and Political Relations between Africa and Foreign Powers; Rise of Multipartyism and Democracy in the Global Context; Nationalistic Ideologies, Their Policy Implications and the Struggle for Democracy in African Politics; Who and What Govern in the World of the States? Liberal Democracy and Its Critics in Africa; Structural Adjustment and the Crisis in Africa; Japan and Africa Relations. His areas of research include: World Politics; International Relations; Comparative Politics; Higher Education; Development Studies; Violence, Conflicts, and Peace; Ethics and Political Theory. He is the Editor-in-Chief of African and Asian Studies and Co-Editor of the African Journal of International Affairs.

Marshall T. Maposa is a lecturer of History and Social Studies Education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). His work involves lecturing/module co- ordination, postgraduate supervision and teaching practice tutoring. His research focuses on history textbook research and African history. His other research interests are on broader history education issues on which he has published several journal articles and book chapters.

Felix Maringe is Associate Professor in the Education Leadership and Policy Studies Division. Educated in Zimbabwe, Felix began his career as a secondary school teacher of science, gaining experience as a school head teacher before becoming a teacher trainer in colleges of education. He then lectured at the and at the Bindura University of Science Education where he was head of school of education before moving to the UK where he did his PhD in Educational Management at the University of Southampton. He later joined the staff at Southampton rising to Senior Lecturer. He created and chaired the University of Southampton Internationalisation Forum and undertook a global survey of the impact of globalisation in Higher Education. In March 2012, Felix then moved to the University of Witwatersrand where he teaches leadership and policy studies and researches in areas of globalisation, internationalisation of HE, and in leadership in schools in challenging circumstances. He is widely published with over 40 articles in international journals and book chapters. His recent books include The Marketing of Higher Education: Theory and Practice published by McGraw Hill and Globalisation and Internationalisation in Higher Education published by Continuum.

Thaddeus Metz is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Johannesburg. An ‘A’ rated scholar by the South African National Research Foundation, he has published more than 125 books, articles and chapters accepted for publication on a wide array of topics in moral, political and legal philosophy. Metz’s recent publications in the philosophy of education include: ‘Africanising Institutional

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