Partners for Progress: A Canada-Africa Venture in University Building

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Fernwood Pub., 2006 - Education - 176 pages
An inspiring and instructive story, this book details the partnership between Saint Mary s University in Canada and the government of Gambia in the development of post-secondary education. Explained in-depth throughout this reference is how this collaboration led to the foundation of Gambia s first university, enabling it to provide vastly enhanced opportunities for higher learning and research to its citizens.

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Contents

Preface
5
Establishing an Internationally Recognized University Extension
27
A Brief Critical
41
Copyright

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About the author (2006)

Michael J. Larsen, Ph.D., is a professor of English literature at Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. From 1989 until 2001 he was also Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's. Dr. Larsen has a B.A. from Saint Mary's University, an M. A. from Dalhousie University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He has published books and several articles in the areas of English, Canadian, and American literature and film. James H. Morrison, Ph.D. (University of Ibadan, Nigeria), is Professor of History and Chairperson of the Asian Studies program at Saint Mary's University. Former Executive Director of the International Education Center and Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's, he has studied and taught in West Africa for a decade. He has published a dozen books and several articles on African history, oral history, adult education, and ethnic studies.

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