Promoting Civic Health Through University-Community Partnerships: Global Contexts and Experiences (Rethinking University-Community Policy Connections)

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Introduction and Overview (Thomas Andrew Bryer, Cristian Pliscoff, Ashley Wilt Connors)....Pages 1-6 Civic Mission of the University (Thomas Andrew Bryer, Cristian Pliscoff, Ashley Wilt Connors)....Pages 7-32 University-Community Partnerships in the Literature (Thomas Andrew Bryer, Cristian Pliscoff, Ashley Wilt Connors)....Pages 33-61 Introduction of Cases (Thomas Andrew Bryer, Cristian Pliscoff, Ashley Wilt Connors)....Pages 63-82 Defining Community (Thomas Andrew Bryer, Cristian Pliscoff, Ashley Wilt Connors)....Pages 83-102 Autonomy and Willingness to Take Risks (Thomas Andrew Bryer, Cristian Pliscoff, Ashley Wilt Connors)....Pages 103-120 Universities as Contested Civic Spaces (Thomas Andrew Bryer, Cristian Pliscoff, Ashley Wilt Connors)....Pages 121-141 Institutionalisation of and Socialisation to Community-Engaged Practice (Thomas Andrew Bryer, Cristian Pliscoff, Ashley Wilt Connors)....Pages 143-155 Measuring Impact (Thomas Andrew Bryer, Cristian Pliscoff, Ashley Wilt Connors)....Pages 157-170 Student Engagement (Thomas Andrew Bryer, Cristian Pliscoff, Ashley Wilt Connors)....Pages 171-178 Conclusion: Towards the Future of University-Facilitated Civic Health in Global Communities (Thomas Andrew Bryer, Cristian Pliscoff, Ashley Wilt Connors)....Pages 179-182 Back Matter ....Pages 183-187 Preface 6 Acknowledgements 7 Contents 8 Abbreviations 10 List of Figures 11 Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview 12 References 17 Chapter 2: Civic Mission of the University 18 Models of the Engaged University 29 Civic Versus Un-Civic University 30 Humaniversity Versus Impact University 35 Multiversity Versus Connected/Interactive/Transversity 37 Engaged University 39 Summary 41 References 41 Chapter 3: University-Community Partnerships in the Literature 44 Calls for University-Community Partnerships 44 Benefits of University-Community Partnerships 47 Challenges of University-Community Partnerships 49 Examples of University-Community Partnerships from Academic Disciplines 51 Challenges Within the Field of Education 51 Beneficial University-Community Partnerships 53 Service Learning 57 Capstone 63 Personal Growth 66 Unique Partnerships 67 Summary 69 References 69 Chapter 4: Introduction of Cases 73 University of Baltimore 76 Arizona State University 77 University of Central Florida 79 Edge Hill University 80 Kaunas University of Technology 82 Tallinn University of Technology 83 University of Tyumen 83 Stellenbosch University 84 University of Chile 86 Catholic University of Chile 88 University of Concepción 89 References 91 Chapter 5: Defining Community 93 Definitions of Community Across Universities 96 Hard Integration with Community 97 Soft Integration with Community 101 Strategies for Engagement Across Communities 102 Engagement Strategy Typologies 107 Individual Scholar, Outside Versus Within Formal University Processes 107 Teaching Enrolled Students and/or Community Members 109 Research “On” or “For” Versus “With” Community 110 Summary 112 References 112 Chapter 6: Autonomy and Willingness to Take Risks 113 On Autonomy 114 Defining Autonomy as Function of Funding, Control Discretion, and Authority Appointment 115 Funding 115 Control 116 Appointment Authority 117 Summary of Autonomy-Influencing Factors 117 Autonomy, Issue Contestation, and Risk Willingness 118 Sample Cases 119 Observations of Junior Versus Senior Professors 129 Autonomy for Students 129 Summary 130 References 130 Chapter 7: Universities as Contested Civic Spaces 131 Power and Manipulation 133 Power and Manipulation in the University Civic Space 136 Controlled Participation of Professors, Staff, and Students in Civic and Political Activities 136 Authentic Participation of Professors, Staff, or Students in Civic and Political Activities 138 Tokenistic and Symbolic Participation of Professors, Staff, and Students in Civic and Political Activities 147 Summary 149 References 150 Chapter 8: Institutionalisation of and Socialisation to Community-Engaged Practice 152 Decoupled Civic Campus 154 Grassroots Civic Campus 155 Full Integration Civic Campus 157 Arizona State University 157 Stellenbosch University 161 Ad hoc Civic Campus 163 Summary 164 References 164 Chapter 9: Measuring Impact 165 Measuring Schemes: Partnerships and Civics 168 University of Baltimore 169 Stellenbosch University 171 Kaunas University of Technology 173 Edge Hill University 175 Summary 177 References 177 Chapter 10: Student Engagement 179 Arizona State University 180 University of Baltimore 180 Kaunas University of Technology 182 University of Central Florida 182 University of Tyumen 184 Stellenbosch University 184 Summary 185 References 186 Chapter 11: Conclusion: Towards the Future of University-Facilitated Civic Health in Global Communities 187 References 189 Index 191 "In their comparative analysis of several universities from different parts of the world, the authors make a case for the critical roles that higher education institutions can play in building the civic framework in a society." --Kyle Farmbry, Professor, School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University-Newark, United States "By defining community, discussing how universities are often contested spaces, and covering how universities and students engage their communities, the authors make the case for the future university as one that facilitates civic health." --William Hatcher, Associate Professor, Augusta University, United States; Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Public Affairs Education "With a rich variety of historic notions, views, projects, examples and policies, the book inspires to re-think current positioning of students, staff and academic institutions in society." --Goos Minderman, Professor (Extraordinary), University of Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa This book adds to a robust dialogue about the role of higher education in society by examining the promotion of civic health through university-community partnerships and the role of intellectual leaders, scientists, philosophers, university administrators and students in shaping whole or parts of the world. Our global society faces significant social and environmental challenges. Professors and whole universities have an obligation to help address these issues; how they do so is subject to social, cultural, and institutional context. With lessons from Americans, British, Estonians, Lithuanians, Russians, South Africans and beyond, the authors describe the state of the practice and provide frameworks through which universities and people working within or in partnership with can affect change in communities and civic lives. Thomas Bryer is Professor in the School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, USA, Visiting Professor at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania, and Edge Hill University, United Kingdom. He is a Fulbright Specialist. Cristian Pliscoff is Associate Professor and Director of the Masters Program in Government and Public Management, University of Chile, Chile. Ashley Connors is a researcher in Public Affairs, College of Community Innovation and Education, University of Central Florida, USA.