University Partnerships for International Development

This work gathers international contributors in e-learning, global education, higher education, enterprise education, and adult education to explore the latest theory, research, and practical experiences in international partnerships for higher education. They describe challenges and solutions for universities and colleges around the world collaborating with each other. The first part of the book discusses basic concepts of university partnerships for international development and discusses educating global citizens through international partnerships for social justice. Part 2 describes successful examples around the world, such as Project Aspire and the Irish-Welsh Collaborative Innovation Learning Network. Other topics include international service-learning partnerships, England’s rural universities, university-private sector partnerships for health services in rural Mexico, and ethics of university and indigenous research partnerships. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Patrick Blessinger, International HETL Association, New York, NY, USA; St. John's University, New York, NY, USABarbara Cozza, St. John's University, New York, NY, USA