Cross-border classroom as a resource for social transformation

Abstract

In recent years, educational policy makers, researchers and practitioners have been investigating effective models of collaboration between the universities and schools aiming to develop the skills that today's students require for a changing world.

Although, there are many good examples of collaboration between the universities and schools, collaborations that focus only on the technical aspects of education-teaching have turned out to be not very productive over the long term. Those which make connections to critical social and intellectual issues, linking more effectively school and university resources with community needs have more potential.