TY - JOUR
AU - Thomas, R.
AB - Int Rev Educ (2015) 61:567–568 DOI 10.1007/s11159-015-9491-z BOOK REVIEW Community engagement in African universities: Perspectives, prospects and challenges By Julia Preece, Peggy Gabo Ntseane, Oitshepile MmaB Modise and Mike Osborne (eds). NIACE, Leicester, 2012, 238 pp., ISBN 978-1-86201-599-9 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-86201-601-9 (e-PUB); ISBN 978-1-86201-600-2 (e-PDF) R. Murray Thomas Published online: 24 June 2015 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht and UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning 2015 In 1960, a group of twenty European and North American nations formed the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). By 2015, OECD membership had increased to thirty-four countries, primarily in Europe and North America but with a few members in other regions of the world (Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Israel and Turkey). In 2002, OECD created the PASCAL International Observatory to expand its work on ‘‘learning regions and cities’’ of OECD members. (PASCAL is an acronym for Place And Social Capital And Learning.) However, PASCAL’s efforts have not been limited to OECD member-nations, but have extended to other countries as well, as illustrated in this book, Community Engagement in African Universities. The intent of the book was to demonstrate ways in which universities in African nations have engaged directly in the social, 
TI - Community engagement in African universities: Perspectives, prospects and challenges
JF - International Review of Education
DO - 10.1007/s11159-015-9491-z
DA - 2015-06-24
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/community-engagement-in-african-universities-perspectives-prospects-JBOQU3TYZi
SP - 567
EP - 568
VL - 61
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
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