Conclusion: Promoting Synergy through Symmetry

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Abstract

Although not a panacea, transnational higher-education partnerships, or THEPs, offer immense potential for improving living conditions for people in the South and the North through new and enhanced research and sustainable-development contributions. At the same time, “partnership remains an evolving concept and practice” (Brinkerhoff 2002, p. 176). In The Transnationally Partnered University: Insights from Research and Sustainable Development Collaborations in Africa, we have unveiled dimensions of THEP asymmetry and highlighted evidence of and further opportunities for symmetry at each stage of the process of partnering. We devote the bulk of our concluding chapter to suggestions for advancing symmetry in THEPs that engage Southern universities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational and Development Education
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages197-212
Number of pages16
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

Publication series

NameInternational and Development Education
ISSN (Print)2731-6424
ISSN (Electronic)2731-6432

Keywords

  • African Educator
  • African Institution
  • African Partner
  • Development Partnership
  • Southern Partner

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