MANAGING CIVIC & COMMUNITY ENG

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-335-22046-5
Verlag: OPEN UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 136 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 253 g

- What are, and what should be, the roles of modern universities and colleges in supporting their host societies? - Where have these obligations arisen from, and how can they best be responded to? - What are the conditions of “membership” of a modern university or college?There is an international revival of interest in issues about the purposes of universities and colleges and their role in a wider society. Much of this is structured around perceptions of the role of higher education in modern knowledge economies. Meanwhile there has been a dearth of scholarly attention to the practice (as opposed to the rhetoric) of civic engagement by universities and colleges in various cultural contexts. This book fills that gap.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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Watson, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Series editors’ introduction
Introduction and acknowledgements
List of acronyms
List of figures and tablesPart One: Background
Civic engagement and the “founding” of modern universities
The UK: the fate of the Dearing “compact”
University civic engagement in a global contextPart 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) initiativePart Three: Managing civic engagement
Managing civic engagement: inside the academy
Managing civic engagement: outside the academy
The university community in the communityReferences
List of websites

Über Autor(innen)

Watson, David
Maria Slowey is the Professor of and Director of Adult and Continuing Education at the University of Glasgow. David Watson is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Brighton.

David Watson is an historian and Professor of Higher Education Management at the Institute of Education, University of London, where he directs the MBA in higher education management. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Brighton between 1990 and 2005. His academic interests are in the history of American ideas and in higher education policy. His recent books with Open University Press include Managing Strategy (2000), New Directions in Professional Higher Education (2000, edited with Tom Bourner and Tim Katz), Higher Education and the Lifecourse (2003, edited with Maria Slowey), and Managing Institutional Self-Study (2005, with Elizabeth Maddison).