Handbook of Blended Shore Education: Adult Program Development and Delivery Book

Part I The Introduction and Pillar Chapters

1 Interdependence: Inescapable Reality or Utopia? Gabriele I.E. Strohschen 3

2 Understanding Development Stephen Brookfield 27

3 Lifelong Learning-An "Economistic" Discourse Umbrella for an Old Phenomenon? Holger Daun 45

4 ISO and the International Standardization of Adult Education: What Are the Implications? Douglas E. Lynch 63

5 The Spiritual Aspects of an International Adult Education Program R. Sambuli Mosha 71

Part II The Thematic Sets

Set I Insights to the Meaning of Culture

6 Valuing Science and Science Learning as Scientific Capital Jennifer K. Holtz Kevin F. Downing 89

7 Higher Education Health Program at Airlangga University Seger Handoyo Fajrianthi Achmad Syahrani 103

8 Factors to be Considered in Delivering Programs Across Nations and Cultures Larissa Chuprina 111

9 Engagement in Active Learning with Brazilian Adult Educators John A. Henschke 121

Set II Lessons from Popular Education

10 Celebrating the Local: A Critical Application of Community Service Learning in Rural New Zealand Roger Boshier Dave Harre 139

11 Developing Leaders While Sustaining Values: Learning from International University Partnerships Marco Tavanti 157

12 Remembering for the Future: History as a Topic for Adult Education Uwe Gartenschlaeger contributions from Vanya Ivanova Olga Agapova Matthias Klingenberg 167

Set III The Importance of Community Input

13 Community Learning Centers in Vietnam: A Delivery System for Non-formal Education or a Platform for Local Wisdom? Hiroshi Okukawa 191

14 Education for Healthcare Waste Management in India Shyamala Mani Shubhangi Wankhede 207

Set IV Perspectives fromthe Corporate World

15 Managing Chinese International Rotation Programs to Benefit Your Own Company Rather than Competitors: Maximize the Return on Investment and Contain the Risks Through Project Planning Tom T.C. Yu 221

16 Universities, Government and Industry in Knowledge, Skill and Innovative Capacity Diffusion of Thailand's Automotive Cluster Jomphong Mongkhonvanit 241

17 The Best-Laid Plans: A Case of Cross-Cultural Online Learning Beth Rubin 261

Set V Technology and Internationalization of Curricula

18 Distance Education, National Development, and Globalization: An African Perspective on International Curriculum Content Andrew Adebisi Omotoso 275

19 A Case for the Internationalization of Adult Education Curricula in Graduate Programs Carrie J. Boden W. Franklin Spikes 289

20 Videoconferencing as a Tool for Bringing International Experts into the Classroom: A Description of the DePaul University and United Nations Videoconference Experience Ambassador Ahmad Kamal Patricia A. Szczerba 299

Conclusion

21 Blended Shore Programs: The Vision and Reality of 21st Century Adult Education Kenneth Browne Elazier Gabriele I.E. Strohschen 315

Author Index 333

Subject Index 339