Higher Education Institutions' Roles in Strengthening Local Capacity for Community Development: An Analytical Framework

Autor/in	Sugawara, Carmen Luca
Titel	Higher Education Institutions' Roles in Strengthening Local Capacity for Community Development: An Analytical Framework
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 26 (2022) 3, S.163-176 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-6102
Schlagwörter	Community Development; Higher Education; Institutional Role; Social Change; Citizen Participation; Democracy; School Community Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community; Development; Entwicklung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Sozialer Wandel; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Demokratie
Abstract	Responding to an ongoing disconnect between higher education institutions (HEIs) and contemporary challenges communities face worldwide, universities can become a driving force to strengthen communities' capacity toward innovative solutions to the challenges they face. This article introduces an analytical framework that provides a roadmap to design, examine, and measure the potential contributions of community-engaged university education in strengthening local capacity for community development (LCCD). The framework proposes three pillars of analysis: community assets, functioning capacity, and transformational capacity. Better understanding the contribution of community-engaged university programs in strengthening LCCD can create the conditions for local communities to leverage their power to foster positive social change while universities reexamine the way they engage communities. Finally, the article discusses implications for social development actors involved in promoting local capacity development to strengthen democracy and civic engagement and the benefits of involving HEIs as key stakeholders for social development. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01