Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Creating knowledge through student–faculty partnerships

Journal of General Education

Volumn 63, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 73-93

  Mitchell, Jocelyn Sage ^a  

^a Northwestern University in Qatar   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Higher education; International branch campus; Knowledge creation; Local foreign partnership; Undergraduate research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907030027     PISSN: 00213667     EISSN: 15272060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jge.2014.0013     Document Type: Article

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