The Scope of Our Country: Expanding Access to Higher Education through Community Partnerships with Texas Tech University

Autor/in	Paton, Valerie Osland
Titel	The Scope of Our Country: Expanding Access to Higher Education through Community Partnerships with Texas Tech University
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 11 (2006) 1, S.25-39 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-6102
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Higher Education; Partnerships in Education; School Community Relationship; Public Colleges; Elementary Secondary Education; College School Cooperation; Distance Education; Rural Extension; Strategic Planning; Economic Development; Off Campus Facilities; Outreach Programs; Early Childhood Education; Rural Education; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Jobcoaching; Early childhood; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung
Abstract	The geographical scale of West Texas provides a unique opportunity to demonstrate active engagement between Texas Tech University and the residents of this vast region. The institution responded to community requests and collaborated to develop four new, rural off-campus teaching and research sites and expand the presence of an existing site. These initiatives focused on expanding access to higher education, engaging in outreach research and scholarship, and enhancing early childhood through 12th grade school partnerships. Technology networks and distance-delivered academic resources were leveraged to achieve these goals. State guidelines for the development of new off-campus sites provided limited guidance for rural educational delivery of research partnerships. As a consequence, the institution's engagement with rural communities yielded increased understanding of these institution-community partnerships, their symbiotic benefits, and the constraints that should guide them. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, University of Georgia and the Institute of Higher Education. Treanor House, 1234 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-6167; Fax: 706-542-6124; e-mail: jheoe@uga.edu; Web site: http://www.jheoe.uga.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01