Towards effective and sustainable global academic partnerships through a maturity model informed by the capability approach

Globalization and Health

Tsegahun Manyazewal¹  Abraham Tesfaye¹  Belete Adefris¹  Esubalew Assefa²  Charlotte Hanlon³  Abebaw Fekadu⁴  Melanie J. Newport⁵  Gail Davey⁶ 

[1] Centre for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa (CDT-Africa), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;Centre for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa (CDT-Africa), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia;Centre for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa (CDT-Africa), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;Department of Psychiatry, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Research and Capacity-Building, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;Health Services and Population Research Department, Centre for Global Mental Health, King’s College London, London, UK;Centre for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa (CDT-Africa), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;Global Health & Infection Department, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK;Department of Psychiatry, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Research and Capacity-Building, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;Global Health & Infection Department, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK;Global Health & Infection Department, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK;School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;

关键词: Academic partnership maturity model;    Global partnerships;    Sustainable development goals;    Capability;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12992-021-00785-2

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundShortage of skilled workforce is a global concern but represents a critical bottleneck to Africa’s development. While global academic partnerships have the potential to help tackle this development bottleneck, they are criticised for inadequate attention to equity, impact, and sustainability. We propose a new values-driven partnership model for sustainable and equitable global partnerships that achieve impact.MethodThe model was based on the authors’ experiences of participation in over 30 partnerships and used insights from the Capability Approach.ResultsWe developed an Academic Partnership Maturity Model, with five levels of maturity, extending from pre-contemplative to mature partnerships. The level of maturity increases depending on the level of freedom, equity, diversity, and agency afforded to the partners. The approach offers a framework for establishing a forward-looking partnership anchored in mutual learning, empowerment, and autonomy.ConclusionThis is a pragmatic model limited by the biases of experiential knowledge. Further development of the concept, including metrics and an evaluation tool kit are needed to assist partners and funders.

【 授权许可】

CC BY