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

by Christopher Collins

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319452215
• ISBN13: 9783319452210
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"