Developing a University-Voluntary Sector Collaboration for Social Impact

Autor/inn/en	Weakley, Sarah; Karlsson, Paula S.; Cullingworth, Jane; Lebec, Laura; Fraser, Katie
Titel	Developing a University-Voluntary Sector Collaboration for Social Impact
Quelle	In: Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 18 (2021) 7, S.71-86, Artikel 6 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-9789
Schlagwörter	Universities; Voluntary Agencies; Institutional Cooperation; Social Change; College Faculty; Professional Personnel; College Students; Foreign Countries; Service Learning; School Community Relationship; Capacity Building; Barriers; United Kingdom (Glasgow) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? University; Universität; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Sozialer Wandel; Fakultät; Personalbestand; Collegestudent; Ausland; Service-Learning
Abstract	This article outlines how a team of academics, professional staff and students from a Scottish University in the United Kingdom worked with voluntary sector partners to achieve civic and 'social purpose' goals, through setting up a project called The Collaborative. This is a reflective paper that draws on collaborative autoethnography and is written collaboratively by that team of academics, professional staff and students. We explore how universities can achieve their civic engagement goals by serving as anchor institutions, and we develop a conceptual framework for how anchor institutions can enact their institutional mission of 'social purpose'. We uncover important considerations for university initiatives aiming to improve academic and student engagement with community partners for social change, with three learning points around building relationships, building capacity, and barriers to engagement. Service-learning can be used as a pathway to becoming a civic university, however, there are structural barriers that need to be overcome. This is an account of an ethical fact-finding project, reflecting on our experience of working with the local voluntary sector, designed to facilitate the University's better engagement with such collaborative 'social purpose' ventures. [The page range (71-88) cited in the .pdf is incorrect. The correct page range is p71-86.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01