Lessons Learned in Our Academic to Academic Partnership Nursing Research Project

Development of a Regional Nursing Research Partnership for Academic and Practice Collaborations

Background. Collaborative nursing research across academic and practice settings is imperative to generate knowledge to improve patient care. Models of academic/practice partnerships for nursing research are lacking. This paper reports data collected before and during a one-day retreat for nurse researchers and administrators from local universities and health care organizations designed to est...

Teaching Global Software Engineering and International Project Management - Experiences and Lessons Learned from Four Academic Projects

As part of the ongoing globalization process, software is no longer developed by a sole enterprise which is based at one single location only. In turn, distributed engineering teams are continuously modifying software by bringing in their local knowledge and country-specific expertise. Due to this cooperation on a globalscale, today’s software engineers require distinct skills and capabilities ...

Then and now: lessons learned from community- academic partnerships in environmental health research

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences we reflect on how environmental research incorporating community members as active partners has evolved, benefited communities and advanced environmental health research. We highlight the commitment to community partnerships in the aftermath of the 2010 Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill, and how that ...

An Academic Exchange Experience: Lessons Learned for Study Abroad Collaborations

Academic Department Survival: Lessons Learned and Future Implications

Higher education is attracting enormous attention. Interest comes from all sectors, including governors, legislators, publishers, editors, citizens of all political persuasions, students, parents, and, of course, university colleagues and administrators. While interest is high, the associated outcomes have generated significant concerns, with many concluding that all is not well (Redican & Bafi...