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University-Community Engagement in the Asia Pacific
Christopher . Ed(S): Collins
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Description for University-Community Engagement in the Asia Pacific
Hardback. Editor(s): Collins, Christopher. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 126 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JNA; JNF; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 314.
This edited volume provides a framework for understanding academic public good and offers case studies and perspectives as in depth examples of the ways in which colleges and universities engage with the community to produce social benefits. Focusing on the Asia Pacific region, the authors discuss examples of engagement that produce consciousness, partnerships, and services that are broadly available to the public and enhance the progress of society. The authors argue that, unlike an individual degree, these are public benefits that should be focused upon and featured more readily so that the breadth of university benefits come to be better ... Read more
This edited volume provides a framework for understanding academic public good and offers case studies and perspectives as in depth examples of the ways in which colleges and universities engage with the community to produce social benefits. Focusing on the Asia Pacific region, the authors discuss examples of engagement that produce consciousness, partnerships, and services that are broadly available to the public and enhance the progress of society. The authors argue that, unlike an individual degree, these are public benefits that should be focused upon and featured more readily so that the breadth of university benefits come to be better ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
Series
International and Development Education
Number of Pages
126
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319452210
SKU
V9783319452210
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About Christopher . Ed(S): Collins
Christopher S. Collins is Assistant Professor of Higher Education at Azusa Pacific University, USA, and Associate Director of the Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Partnership at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. His research focuses on the function of higher education in society and its role in social and economic progress.
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