University-Community Engagement in the Asia Pacific Public Benefits Beyond Individual Degrees /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Collins, Christopher S. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Σειρά: International and Development Education
• Θέματα: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Higher education.; International and Comparative Education.; Higher Education.

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 ex...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1. Defining Academic Public Good
• Chapter 2. Post-Secondary Public Health Education: Its Meaning and Value beyond the Walls of the Academic Institution
• Chapter 3. Continued Learning in an Aging Society: A University-Community Collaborative Educational Intervention in Taiwan
• Chapter 4. Digital Heritage as a Rhetorical Tool for Community and Cultural Preservation
• Chapter 5. Creative Tourism and University-Community Engagement: The Case of Trat Province, Thailand
• Chapter 6. The Impact of University-Community Projects: A Case Study at Vietnam National University
• Chapter 7. The Challenges and Benefits of Transnational Higher Education: A Case Study of Sino-foreign Cooperation University in China
• Chapter 8. University-Community Connections and the Thai Concept of Sufficiency: The Case of 9 Boworn.