Community-University Engagement and Praxis : Knocking on the Door of the Ivory Tower.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

May-Chahal, Kush.

Language:

English

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2026.

Summary:

Universities have challenging times ahead: the demands of a global student, new technology, employers wanting work-ready graduates and shifting ideologies that influence who hold and create knowledge.The role of a university as a civic institution becomes increasingly contested.

Contents:

Front Cover

COMMUNITY-UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT AND PRAXIS: Knocking on the Door of the Ivory Tower

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of figures, tables and boxes

Notes on contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction: The benefits and challenges of community-​university engagement

Call for contributors and the process

What is CUE?

Considering praxis

Overview of the chapters and structuring the book

Part I: Strategic frameworks for community-university engagement

Part II: Cultural and local contexts in community-university engagement

Part III: Capacity building and empowerment through community-university engagement

Note

References

Part I Strategic frameworks for community-​university engagement

1 Ushering in a new era of development through community-​university engagement in India: opportunities, challenges and policy implications

Introduction

Landscape of CUE

Setting the context for 'engagement' in India

Ushering in a new era of CUE: UGC guidelines

Conceptual framework

Teaching and curriculum integration

Institutional support and capacity building

Applying the guidelines for meaningful engagement of HEIs with communities

Level 1: Training and engagement phase

Level 2: Post-​community engagement phase

Sustainability and impact of community engagement programmes

1. Policy alignment and implementation

2. Ethical practices

3. Incentivisation

4. Curricular integration

5. Capacity building and cultural shift

6. Collaborative partnerships

7. Resource allocation

Conclusion

Practice points

Notes

2 Incentivising university senior leadership to invest in community engagement: reflections on the experience at the universities of Birmingham and Swansea

Introduction.

Senior leadership approaches to civic engagement

Assessing impact

Employability

Widening participation

Civic Mission Strategy

Community-​university engagement: driven by people or institutions?

The community around the university

Voluntary engagement

Research

Cultural engagement

Challenges

3 What's in it for whom? Community-​university collaborations in engaged education: a case study from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Methods

Case study:​ VU Amsterdam

Approach of the CSL team at VU

Findings from the societal partners (community perspective)

Findings from the CSL team of VU (university perspective)

4 Engagement ecotone: a call for a recalibration of societal attitudes towards a community-​university-​driven just city

Theoretical framework

Ecotone

University perspectives in engaging with communities in urban challenges (case studies)

Case study 1: Engaging community in energy infrastructure planning through participatory game design

Case study 2: Fostering mutual benefits, power dynamics and knowledge accessibility in community-​university collaborations: The Hague Southwest Thesis Project

Community perspectives and feedback on university activities

Towards a just city: lessons and recommendations/​bridging the gap

integrating societal engagement in technical education

Part II Cultural and local contexts in community-​university engagement

5 University-​community engagement in the Global South: experience in local heritage and citizen science projects at Universidade L ú rio in Mozambique

University-​community engagement across newly independent Africa

Mozambican background and one student one family engagement

Ilha de Mo ç ambique and FCSH's community engagement

CoastSnap

Local Heritage and Sustainability

6 Philosophy Outside the Walls: teaching students and society the value of applied philosophy

Origin of the course

KCF

Course design

Philosophy Outside the Walls in action

Bureau Buitendienst

Het Zuidelijk Toneel

Reflections and learning

7 Service-Learning in the Philippines: origins, growth and development

Origins of SL

Historical evolution and adaptation of SL in the Philippines

Development of Philippine perspectives

SL and students

SL and faculty members

SL and community partner organisations

The Philippine SL model

8 Dance on Prescription: a cultural addition to healthcare and vice versa

About DOR

Dancing with Parkinson's

A Week in the Life Of …

&amp

Award for diversity and inclusion

Research on Parkinson's and dance

Geographical expansion and financial partnerships

Positive health: working on resilience, autonomy and adaptability

Dance classes and dance labs

Dance classes

Dance labs

Training professionals

Healthcare professionals

Dance professionals

Professional dancers

Partnerships with higher education

9 Unshackling minds: applied psychology approaches to community-​university engagement in the Caribbean

Decolonisation of education

Decolonising education in the Caribbean

The UWI, Mona context.

CUE in applied psychology at UWI

Project 1: Change From Within

Approach: using an appreciative inquiry framework

Project outcomes and reflections

1. CUE is a collaborative process that involves a bi-​directional approach to problem solving

2. Effective CUE requires sensitivity to the power dynamics inherent in collaborative relationships

Project 2: Wellness Fridays

Part III Capacity building and empowerment through community-​university engagement

10 The University for Birmingham: working with citizens to co-​create research

The University for Birmingham

Creating a transformative partnership in East Birmingham

Methodology

Our approach

Scoping and mapping

Consultation and surveys

Recruiting, training and supporting co-​researchers

Celebration day

Findings

Mapping and engagement

Emerging local themes

Survey with residents

Research projects completed by co-​researchers

Photovoice project

Writing reports and designing posters

Challenges in delivering the project

Expectations of funding bodies

Flexible methodology

Recruitment of co-​researchers

Creating a viable, achievable project

Extending the project

11 Nurturing sustainable university-​community engagement in Tanzania: lessons from St Augustine University of Tanzania and University of Dodoma

Universities' responsibility for communities

The role of universities as catalysts for sustainable development

SAUT and UDOM: a contextualisation

The practice of university-​community engagement at SAUT and UDOM

Results

Perception of community engagement practices

Types of university-​community engagement activities.

Consistency of engagement

Challenges in implementation

The role of SAUT and UDOM as catalysts for sustainable development

Promoting health and well-​being

Enhancing educational opportunities and quality

Advancing environmental sustainability

Economic empowerment through skills development

Fostering social responsibility and civic engagement

Overcoming barriers to consistent engagement

Building capacity for long-​term sustainability

12 The transformative power of social-​artistic co-​creation: grassroots innovation through community engagement

Communities, social-​artistic co-​creation and Veranderkracht

The origins of the Community Social &amp

Artistic Co-​creation in Gelderland

Social-​artistic co-​creation and Veranderkracht

Community engagement

HAN's approach to CUE

About CO and community engagement

Whole-​chain engagement

Veranderkracht in practice

Beppie's journey: finding Veranderkracht

Buzzing Around: seeing Veranderkracht , getting involved

Theater AanZ Young: causing Veranderkracht , complementary co-​creation

Elements of Veranderkracht

Meaningful encounters

Communal learning interspace

Political place

Appearances

Everything needs each other

Ongoing movement

13 Science Together with Tunisian communities: co-​creating public health interventions

Approach

Selection of societal needs

Advantages and challenges of Science Together projects

Case study: 'Study of Hepatitis A markers among schoolchildren in rural areas of Sousse'

Ethics training

Research design

Student recruitment

COVID-​19 related delays

Research campaign activities

Project results feedback

Findings.

Immunisation rate and vaccine assessment.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4473-7674-9

9781447376743

OCLC:

1555347745