Full Description
As the emphasis on economic development through community-university engagement intensifies, educators and policy makers must learn to think differently about the engagement process. This is particularly true when a narrowly defined group of leaders sets the engagement agenda, and those who are traditionally underrepresented continue to be marginalized in the conversations about their own futures. Emphasizing the importance of community as a context for engagement and building strong relationships over time, Moore calls on institutional leaders to intentionally facilitate broad participation by all members of a community in discussions about how and in what direction the community will develop. This is the second issue of the 40th volume of the Josse-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing criical reviews of each manuscript before publication.
Contents
Executive Summary vii Foreword xi Overview 1 Reframing Engagement 3 The Emergence of a Field of Study 5 Using Theory to Advance Community University Engagement 8 The Role of Place in Engagement 11 A Roadmap 14 Community as Place 17 Placemaking 19 Driving the Economy 26 Reconciling Competing Roles: The Anchor Institution Mission 29 Directions for Future Research: Institutional Change 32 Community as Classroom 39 Intended Outcomes of (a) Higher Education 41 Teaching and Learning for Civic Engagement 43 Community Experiences of Civic Engagement 52 Directions for Future Research: Institutional Purpose 55 Community as Research Context 65 (Community-) Engaged Faculty Work 66 The Impact of Engaged Faculty Work on Communities 76 Encouraging Engaged Scholarship 79 Directions for Future Research: Institutional Culture 82 Implications and Recommendations 89 Recommendations for Realizing the Civic Imperative of Higher Education 91 Moving Engagement From Outcome to Process 98 References 101 Name Index 119 Subject Index 125 About the Author 129
