Towards the Institutionalisation of Community Engagement in Higher Education in South Africa

Autor/in	Bhagwan, R.
Titel	Towards the Institutionalisation of Community Engagement in Higher Education in South Africa
Quelle	In: Perspectives in Education, 38 (2020) 2, S.36-55 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bhagwan, R.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0258-2236
DOI	10.18820/2519593X/pie.v38.i2.03
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; School Community Relationship; Community Involvement; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; College Administration; College Faculty; Institutional Mission; School Policy; Interdisciplinary Approach; Teacher Participation; Student Participation; School Culture; School Role; Community Role; Partnerships in Education; Rewards; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lehrerverhalten; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Fakultät; Schulpolitik; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Reward; Belohnung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Although discourse related to the salience of community engagement in higher education has proliferated, little has focussed on the process of institutionalisation of community engagement, in South Africa. This paper presents findings from a national study, which focussed on how community engagement can be institutionalised within higher education institutions locally. A qualitative research approach was used to guide the study and in-depth interviews were conducted with members of executive management, members from the directorate and office of community engagement and academics from six universities nationally. Data revealed that there were eight key factors deserving of consideration, in order to institutionalise community engagement within teaching and research and through student involvement, transforming institutional infrastructure and through community partnerships. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of the Free State Faculty of Education. P.O. Box 339, Bioemfontein 9300, South Africa. Tel: +27-51-401-2368; e-mail: PiE@ufs.ac.za; Web site: http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/pie/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01