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The critical areas for developmental work:
Relationships, significance and responsibilities
(cont.)
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Essential that responsibility for development in the three areas is taken at
the levels that have the requisite authority and capacity to implement
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only the state can make and implement enabling policy on key overarching
matters like curriculum structure and how funding is deployed
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but only the institution (or even the Faculty or department) can implement
teaching-and-learning approaches that are optimal in its environment
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abnegation or inappropriate assumption of responsibility leads to ineffective
interventions, failure to meet goals, and obstacles to success and equity
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Likewise, essential that developmental advocacy, research-for-policy and
research-for-intervention is directed to the right levels and bodies
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implications for the nature of higher education development work
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Importance of a clear central goal and a broad strategy for pursuing it
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who will drive this?
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