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"The purpose of this interpretive/descriptive qualitative study was to develop a framework to enhance our understanding of educational partnerships in health programs between public and private post-secondary institutions in British Columbia (B.C.), Canada. In B.C., both public and private post-secondary institutions offer health programs for employment purposes. Through interviews with representatives of institutions in both sectors, industry stakeholders, and government, this study documented that there were limited interactions and few existing partnerships between the two types of institutions. Significant distrust and negative attitudes toward potential partners were evident although advantages and positive strategic outcomes of partnerships, as well as examples\nof potential partnerships, were cited by interviewees. Perspectives from interviewees about the role of the B.C. government with regard to private institutions and potential partnerships between the two sectors of education were also documented. Partnership vignettes were created based on the reports\nof interviewees. The academic literature about partnerships in business, the\nacademic literature about post-secondary education, and information from a\nvariety of sources about the context of post-secondary education in B.C.,\nincluding mechanisms government uses to influence post-secondary institutions,\nwere used to reflect on the interview findings. Distinctions between public and\nprivate post-secondary institutions were identified. Reasons for the lack of partnerships were proposed, including lack of\nknowledge about the potential partner, philosophical disagreement, concerns about quality in the private sector, and \"bad experiences\" with the opposite sector. A typology of purposes of partnerships was proposed. Matters related to institutional compatibility, based on the concepts of institutional  complementarity, self-sufficiency, the concept of adaptive efficiency (Alter &amp; Hage, 1993), as well as competition between institutions, willingness to collaborate, and the purposes of the partnerships being contemplated, were\nconsidered. The concept of boundaries as a framework for understanding partnerships between the two types of institutions was developed. Boundaries identified included philosophy and values, the culture of institutions, administrative/management, attitude, and institutional accountabilities.\nRecommendations for researchers, educators/educational administrators, and\npolicy-makers were provided."@en
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