University-community engagement in the Asia-Pacific : public benefits beyond individual degrees /

University-community engagement in the Asia-Pacific : public benefits beyond individual degrees /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan published by Springer Nature, [2017]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	International and Development Education International & development education.
Subject:	Community and college -- Asia. Community and college -- Pacific Area. Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- Asia. Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- Pacific Area. Education, Higher -- Social aspects. Community and college. Comparative education. Education. Education, Higher. International education. Pacific Area. Asia. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11271052

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Other authors / contributors:	Collins, Christopher, editor.
ISBN:	9783319452227 3319452223 3319452215 9783319452210
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This edited volume creates 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 understood. 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.
Other form:	Print version: Collins, Christopher. University-Community Engagement in the Asia Pacific : Public Benefits Beyond Individual Degrees. Cham : Springer International Publishing, ©2017 9783319452210
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-45222-7

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Summary:	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 understood.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9783319452227 3319452223 3319452215 9783319452210