The scholarship of university-community engagement : interrogating Boyer's model

dc.contributor.authorMtawa, Ntimi N.
dc.contributor.authorFongwa, Samuel N.
dc.contributor.authorWangenge-Ouma, Gerald
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-05T13:54:15Z
dc.date.issued2016-07
dc.description.abstractAlbeit with different conceptualisations, the engagement between universities and external communi- ties continues to gain significant currency. While the emphasis has been on more socio-economic relevance in a period of significant financial constraints and a changing clientele, a more significant area of engagement has been on promoting the scholarship of engagement towards regional/local development. The praxis and outcomes of community engagement continues to be surrounded by strong debate on issue such as its impact on the core functions of the university, teaching and research. This article sheds light on the community engagement practices from a case-study university in Africa. Using Ernest Boyer’s proposed scholarship of engagement model as a framework, findings provide evidence that, different contextual specificities affect the way university-community engagement practices evolve. The methodology involved an analysis of primary and secondary data collected through interviews with policy and academic staff. The article concludes with an argument that the success of university-community engagement in fostering social and economic development significantly relates to how much the practices of engagement is foregrounded in the universities’ core policy and practice. But also on how much academic scholarship draws on engagement activities. The challenge lies in ensuring this balance.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentEducation Management and Policy Studiesen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2017-07-31
dc.description.librarianhb2016en_ZA
dc.description.librarian2024dzm
dc.description.sponsorshipNorwegian Research Development Agency, NORAD.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/locate/ijedudeven_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMtawa, NN, Fongwa, SN & Wangenge-Ouma, G 2016, 'The scholarship of university-community engagement : interrogating Boyer's model', International Journal of Educational Development, vol. 49, pp. 126-133.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0738-0593 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1873-4871 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.ijedudev.2016.01.007
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/52493
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.rights© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in International Journal of Educational Development. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in International Journal of Educational Development, vol. 49, pp. 126-133, 2016. doi : 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2016.01.007.en_ZA
dc.subjectCommunity engagementen_ZA
dc.subjectCore functionsen_ZA
dc.subjectErnest Boyeren_ZA
dc.subjectScholarship of engagementen_ZA
dc.subjectUniversitiesen_ZA
dc.subjectRegion/local developmenten_ZA
dc.subject.otherEducation articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherEducation articles SDG-10
dc.subject.otherSDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.otherEducation articles SDG-11
dc.subject.otherSDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities
dc.subject.otherEducation articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.titleThe scholarship of university-community engagement : interrogating Boyer's modelen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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