Managing Civic and Community Engagement

Argumento de Managing Civic and Community Engagement

An historical survey of the ¿founding¿ intentions of universities and colleges in different eras and various countries is followed by case studies of successful recent projects carried out at three leading institutions ¿ the Universities of Brighton, Pennsylvania and Queensland. A practical benchmarking questionnaire that was developed with the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is also included in order to assist institutions in assessing their own progress.

The book contends that genuine engagement, with the community and with civil society, can be uncertain and risky, but that it plays an essential role in managing today¿s higher education institutions.

Managing Civic and Community Engagement provides key reading for people interested in equity and diversity in higher education, including those studying aspects of higher education management, as well as professionals and policy makers in the field.0Foreword
Series editors¿ introduction
Introduction and acknowledgements
List of acronyms
List of figures and tables

Part One: Background
Civic engagement and the ¿founding¿ of modern universities
The UK: the fate of the Dearing ¿compact¿
University civic engagement in a global context

Part Two: Case studies
The UK: the University of Brighton Community-University Partnership Programme (CUPP)
Australia: the University of Queensland Boilerhouse project
The USA: the University of Pennsylvania Center for Community Partnerships (CCP)
Global Benchmarking: the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) initiative

Part Three: Managing civic engagement
Managing civic engagement: inside the academy
Managing civic engagement: outside the academy
The university community in the community

References
List of websites