Using Relational Dialectics to Address Differences in Community-Campus Partnerships

Autor/inn/en	Dumlao, Rebecca J.; Janke, Emily M.
Titel	Using Relational Dialectics to Address Differences in Community-Campus Partnerships
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 16 (2012) 2, S.151-175 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-6102
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Campuses; School Community Relationship; Guidelines; Partnerships in Education; Cooperation; Attitudes; Perspective Taking; Service Learning; Change; Context Effect; Interpersonal Relationship; Human Relations; Personal Autonomy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Richtlinien; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Co-operation; Kooperation; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Zukunftsperspektive; Service-Learning; Wandel; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Individuelle Autonomie
Abstract	Community and campus partners face inherent differences due to their distinct cultures, assumptions, practices, and constituencies. How partners handle the resulting tensions can impact how well the partnership functions. This article introduces relational dialectics as a framework to think about recurring tensions as natural and normal when partners span structural and cultural boundaries to work together. The authors show how three common dialectical tensions work in campus-community partnerships. Next, the ways in which partners can use learning conversations to gather detailed information related to the dialectical tensions are detailed. The authors then demonstrate different ways partners can manage the tensions, and they explain the potential impact(s) of each strategy on the partnership. Finally, the implications of relational dialectics for competency building, engagement practice, and research on community-campus collaboration are considered. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10