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Conceptualizing Africanization in Higher Education: A Systematic Categorization and its Implications for Global Engagement

Yükseköğretimde Afrikalılaşmayı Kavramsallaştırmak: Sistematik Bir Sınıflandırma ve Küresel Etkileşim İçin Çıkarımlar

İbrahim Hakan Karataş(İSTANBUL MEDENİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-5569-014X
Nicholas Itaaga(Makerere University)0009-0002-2012-1929
Pages
175–187
Publication Date
2026-03-18
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By offering a structured framework, the research provides scholars, policymakers, and practitioners with a nuanced understanding of Africanization and its place in a globally interconnected academic landscape.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Africanization remains a central yet contested theme in the transformation of higher education in Africa.
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Key Findings & Data:This study employs conceptual analysis to systematically identify and categorize 29 key concepts associated with Africanization, distinguishing between internally and externally generated frameworks.
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⚙️Variables:Afrikalılaşma · Yükseköğretim · Uluslararasılaşma

Abstract

Africanization remains a central yet contested theme in the transformation of higher education in Africa. While Africanization promotes intellectual sovereignty, curriculum reform, and the integration of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS), it also contends with pressures from globalization, internationalization, and modernization. This study employs conceptual analysis to systematically identify and categorize 29 key concepts associated with Africanization, distinguishing between internally and externally generated frameworks. These concepts are grouped into seven thematic categories that reflect the ideological, philosophical, practical, and critical dimensions of the discourse. The study critically engages with emerging perspectives such as Afroskepticism and Afrorealism, which question the practicality and coherence of Africanization efforts. Beyond regional relevance, the findings carry implications for global higher education policy and partnerships. By offering a structured framework, the research provides scholars, policymakers, and practitioners with a nuanced understanding of Africanization and its place in a globally interconnected academic landscape.

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Afrikalılaşma, Afrika’da yükseköğretimin dönüşümünde merkezi ancak tartışmalı bir tema olmaya devam etmektedir. Afrikalılaşma, entelektüel egemenliği, müfredat reformunu ve Yerli Bilgi Sistemlerinin (IKS) entegrasyonunu teşvik ederken, aynı zamanda küreselleşme, uluslararasılaşma ve modernleşmeden gelen baskılarla da mücadele etmektedir. Bu çalışmada, kavramsal analiz yöntemiyle Afrikalılaşma ile ilişkili 29 anahtar kavram sistematik olarak tanımlanmış ve Afrika içinden ve Afrika dışından üretilen kavramlar olarak tasnif edilmiştir. Bu kavramlar, söylemin ideolojik, felsefi, pratik ve eleştirel boyutlarını yansıtan yedi tematik kategoride gruplandırılmıştır. Çalışma, Afrikalılaşma çabalarının pratikliğini ve tutarlılığını sorgulayan Afroskeptisizm ve Afrorealizm gibi yeni ortaya çıkan perspektiflerle eleştirel bir şekilde ilgilenmektedir. Bulgular, bölgesel ilginin ötesinde, küresel yükseköğretim politikası ve ortaklıkları için çıkarımlar taşımaktadır. Araştırma, yapılandırılmış bir çerçeve sunarak akademisyenlere, politika yapıcılara ve uygulayıcılara Afrikalılaşma ve bunun küresel olarak birbirine bağlı bir akademik ortamdaki yeri hakkında incelikli bir anlayış sağlamaktadır.

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Karataş, İ. H., Itaaga, N. (2026). Conceptualizing Africanization in Higher Education: A Systematic Categorization and its Implications for Global Engagement. Yükseköğretim Dergisi, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 1, 175–187. https://doi.org/10.53478/yuksekogretim.1675218

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