The transnationally partnered university : insights from research and sustainable development collaborations in Africa /
Explores specific approaches for linking African scholars and institutions of higher learning through symmetrical and mutually beneficial north-south and south-south partnerships.
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
Publication Dates: | 2014. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First edition. |
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International & development education. |
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Summary: |
Explores specific approaches for linking African scholars and institutions of higher learning through symmetrical and mutually beneficial north-south and south-south partnerships. |
Carrier Form: | xviii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-260) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781137481740 1137481749 9781137481757 1137481757 |
Index Number: | LA1503 |
CLC: | G649.4 |
Call Number: | G649.4/K777 |
Contents: | Introduction : transnational higher-education partnerships for research and sustainable development -- Higher education and development : knowledge as igniter -- The landscape of research and development THEP opportunities -- Asymmetry and symmetry in transnational higher-education partnerships -- Initiating and constructing the transnational higher-education partnership -- Managing the transnational higher-education partnership : what does not work and what works -- Symmetrical capacity-building challenges for THEPs -- Partnership-sustainability challenges -- Symmetrical THEP evaluation challenges -- Evidence from Africa -- Conclusion : promoting synergy through symmetry. |