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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1153572
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 27
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Development Labs: University Knowledge Production and Global Poverty
Collins, Christopher S.
Review of Higher Education, v41 n1 p113-139 Fall 2017
In 2012, the United States Agency for International Development allocated $137 million to fund seven universities to create "development labs" to advance social/economic progress and reduce poverty. International economic development has become a booming field and industry but is also highly contested. The function of the university as a development strategy has great potential but can also be subject to criticism. This qualitative study included a visit to all seven universities and generated findings related to a development lab model and mentality, including: the importance of failure, knowledge co-creation, and the role of the academy in constructing culture.
Descriptors: Poverty, Qualitative Research, Universities, Economic Development, Federal Aid, Public Agencies, Criticism, Case Studies, Ethnography, Program Descriptions, Interviews, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California; Massachusetts; Virginia; Texas; Uganda; North Carolina
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