Symmetry and asymmetry: New contours, paradigms, and politics in African academic partnerships

Higher Education Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 349-371

  Obamba, Milton Odhiambo ^a   Mwema, Jane Kimbwarata ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Policy Analysis and Research   (Kenya)

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EID: 69449103332     PISSN: 09528733     EISSN: 17403863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/hep.2009.12     Document Type: Article

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