Full Description
This book explores the finer nuances of community engagement in Indian higher education, ranging from theory to practice. It contextualizes the concept and practice of community engagement in the contemporary context, capturing global experiences, insights and varied standpoints. The volume also identifies gaps present in the system and recommends solutions for the successful implementation and scaling up of the practice of community engagement not only in India but also at the global level. It also brings to the forefront; opinions, perspectives and experiences of stellar women and their valuable scholarship with the aim of addressing the gender gap in the field of knowledge production on community engagement.
The book will be of interest to scholars, teachers and researchers of education, higher education and sociology of education. It will also be useful for academicians, think tanks, higher education administration, policymakers, civil society organizations, higher education institutions and those interested in the study of community engagement.
Contents
PART I
Introduction: Positioning Community Engagement in Higher Education
1 Community Engagement in Higher Education: An Introduction
2 Decoloniality, Community Engaged Scholarship and Epistemic Justice
3 Community Engagement in Higher Education Institutions: Critical Enablers
PART II
Global Perspectives: Experiences and Insights
4 Pedagogies of Community Engagement: Reflections from a Higher Education Setting in the Global South
5 Weaving Knowledge Systems: Challenges and Possible Solutions through Community-Engaged Research in Canada and Nordic Countries
6 European Science Shops in Higher Education: Building Capacity for Engaged Research and Teaching
7 University-Community Engagement within the Indonesian Context: A Case Study of UINSA
8 Community Engagement for Social Transformation: Experiences in the UK and Canada
9 Insights into Community Engagement at Higher Education Institutions in South Africa
10 Evolution of Community Engagement Policy Agenda: Italian Perspectives on Equitable Partnerships Under Growing Neoliberal Pressure
11 Weaving Paths from the Convergence of Knowledge: Colombian Experiences of University-Community Partnerships
PART III
The Indian Standpoint: Institutional Programmes, Experiences and Partnerships12 Community Engagement in the Indian Higher Education Landscape
13 Towards Developing Responsible Managers: Goa Institute of Management's GiveGoa Initiative
14 Establishing University-Community Collaborations: Experiential Learning Initiatives at Manipal University, Jaipur
15 Creating a Sustainable Waste Management System as a Service-Learning Project at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University
16 Community Engagement as a Tool for Social Development: The Experiences at Bhagat Phool Singh (BPS) Women's University
17 Service-Learning at Christ University: An Experiential Instrument for Community Engagement in Higher Education Institutions
18 Mainstreaming Community Engagement and Participation in Urban Planning Education: A Case Study of MNIT, Jaipur19 Embedding Community Engagement in the Architecture of JK Lakshmipat University for Achieving the SDGs
PART IV
Conclusion: Ways Forward for Community Engagement in Higher Education
20 Community Engagement in Higher Education: Weaving the Threads and Future Directions
