Market Driven Global Directives and Social Responsibility in Higher Education

Abstract

Liberation from human suffering is a noble achievement, but without freedom from constraints of poverty, liberty is partial. The South African Constitution commits us to establishment of a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights. All Higher Education (HE) Institutions, therefore, should be founded on the will of people. Within context, we are responsible for our own destinies. HE however, has become subjected to needs of a market-driven mentality. The purpose of this paper is to draw reader into a paradigm that protests against current hegemonic version of how we manage HEIs.