The book is a must read for policy makers, academics, university administrators and post graduate research students in the broad field of education and in higher education studies in particular. The book brings together a wealth of information regarding the imperatives of transformation in Africas higher education systems. Not only do some of the chapters provide critical discussion about the conceptualisation of transformation, the majority of the chapters reflect on empirical evidence for transformation in diverse fields of mathematics, science, gender, the training of doctoral students and the governance and management of universities. This central theme of sustainable change and reform runs across the chapters of the book.For students, the book provides exemplars of practical research in higher education. For scholars in higher education and policy makers, specific issues for reform are identified and discussed.

Introduction; Section 1: Higher Education Research and Development; African Higher Education Transformation for Quality Outcome: A Holistic Mechanism; Sustainable Transformation in a Rapidly Globalizing and Decolonising World: African Higher Education on the Brink; Graduate Output in Nigeria Tertiary Institutions: The Imperative Question for Sustainable Transformation; Sustainable Transformation of Doctoral Training in African Universities; Repositioning Universities in Nigeria to Tackle the Challenges of Research and Development; Section 2: Issues and Governance in Higher Education; A Brief Review of Governance Reforms in Higher Education in Nigeria; Sustainability of Higher Education Credit Systems and Transfer Structures Experiences from Australia, South Africa and the United States of America; Towards Effective Mentoring of Staff in Higher Institutions of Learning in Nigeria; The Challenges of Xenophobia and Terrorism for the Development of Higher Education in Africa; Section 3: Gender, Funding and Financing in Higher Education; Unintended Consequences: The Implications of Gender& Ethnic Imbalance in the Chief Information Officer Position at Universities; Push and Pull Factors in Women Attainment of Chief Executive Positions in South-West, Nigeria; Financing Higher Education in Nigeria: A Demand Perspective; A Sustainable Funding Model for the Nigerian Public Education Sector; Section 4: Higher Education Teaching and Learning; Challenges of Teaching and Learning Science at a Distance in National Open University of Nigeria; Integrating Electronic Technologies in Mathematics Teaching and Learning: A Case Study of the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; Computer Accessibility, Usage and Lecturers Perception of Innovative ICT-Based Assessment in a Nigerian University; Reflections on and within a Mentoring Programme for Academic Staff Enrolled in a Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education; About the Contributors.