TY - JOUR
T1 - Beyond Bricks and Mortar
T2 - Creating knowledge through student–faculty partnerships
AU - Mitchell, Jocelyn Sage
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Who benefits from the rapid development of transnational education institutions? Despite concerns of academic capitalism or neocolonial imperialism, both the sending institutions and the host countries can benefit from these educational initiatives. I suggest that American liberal education is uniquely placed to combine local and foreign expertise in educational partnerships. Using the example of undergraduate research grant funding, I demonstrate that the international branch campuses of Qatar’s Education City have engaged in research and knowledge creation that mutually benefits the local and foreign academic communities. The sending institutions should institutionalize incentives that prioritize student learning and local expertise and needs.
AB - Who benefits from the rapid development of transnational education institutions? Despite concerns of academic capitalism or neocolonial imperialism, both the sending institutions and the host countries can benefit from these educational initiatives. I suggest that American liberal education is uniquely placed to combine local and foreign expertise in educational partnerships. Using the example of undergraduate research grant funding, I demonstrate that the international branch campuses of Qatar’s Education City have engaged in research and knowledge creation that mutually benefits the local and foreign academic communities. The sending institutions should institutionalize incentives that prioritize student learning and local expertise and needs.
KW - Higher education
KW - International branch campus
KW - Knowledge creation
KW - Local–foreign partnership
KW - Undergraduate research
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U2 - 10.1353/jge.2014.0013
DO - 10.1353/jge.2014.0013
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84907030027
SN - 0021-3667
VL - 63
SP - 73
EP - 93
JO - Journal of General Education
JF - Journal of General Education
IS - 2-3
ER -