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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Koehn, Peter H. (Author)
Group Author: Obamba, Milton O.
Published: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Series: 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.