University partnerships for academic programs and professional development

Front Cover -- University Partnerships for Academic Programs and Professional Development -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Series Editor's Introduction -- Part I: Concepts and Principles -- Innovative Approaches in University Partnerships: An Introduction to University Partnerships for Academic and Program Development -- Introduction -- Concepts and Principles -- Theoretical Framework -- Symbiotic and Organic Partnerships -- Reasons for Collaboration -- Taxonomy of Innovative University Partnerships -- Developing a Partnership -- Sustaining a Partnership -- Obstacles -- Chapter Summaries -- Conclusion -- References -- Internationalization: A Strategic and Complex Approach -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Strategic Decision-Making in Complex Situations -- Financial Drivers -- Resources -- Innovation -- Decision-Making through the Lens of Bounded Rationality -- The Essence of Complex Decision-Making -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Successful Practices -- The Centrality of the Faculty Role in Transnational Partnerships: A Research Agenda -- Section I: Anatomy of a Partnership -- Top-Down Origin -- External Pressures -- Faculty Disconnections -- Inverted Calendars -- Curriculum Lost in Translation -- Program Perseverance -- The Role of Faculty -- Section II: The Literature -- Section III. Developing a Research Agenda -- Research Agenda Topic 1: Relationships -- Research Agenda Topic 2: How Much Oversight? -- Research Agenda Topics 3 and 4: Curriculum Ownership and Teaching Methods -- Research Agenda Topic 5: Faculty Motivation -- Research Agenda Topic 6: Student Outcomes -- Research Agenda Topic 7: Global Citizens -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Inter-Institutional Collaboration through Non-Positional Leadership: A STEM Higher Education Initiative -- Beginnings -- From a Seed Idea to a Vision.