A model for scholarship of engagement institutionalization and operationalization

C. Hart; P. Daniels; P. September-Brown

doi:10.20853/37-1-5677

C. Hart University of the Western Cape (UWC) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6226-9652
P. Daniels University of the Western Cape (UWC) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3622-2284
P. September-Brown University of the Western Cape (UWC) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5221-3994

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20853/37-1-5677

Keywords: Scholarship of Engagement, Community Engagement, Scholarship of Engagement Model, Community-University Partnerships, Knowledge Management Systems, Societal Impact

Abstract

Transformation policies have been a high priority for governments globally, regionally, and nationally to address past inequalities. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are the critical stakeholders that ensure societal transformation. This requires HEIs to reimagine community engagement, with a necessary role-shift from Mode 1: provider of disciplinary knowledge to Mode 2: distributor of knowledge to broader society through engagement and research that is inclusive and impactful. In this article, we present an adapted version of Boyer’s Scholarship of Engagement (SoE) model, to assist HEIs with the institutionalization and operationalization of engaged scholarship, inclusive of some factors and examples to consider for the process. The operationalization of the model helps HEIs to progress toward assessing their SoE effectiveness and, ultimately, their Societal Impact (SI) contribution, to transform society, responsively and responsibly.

Author Biographies

C. Hart, University of the Western Cape (UWC)

Dr Cornel Hart
Programme Coordinator: Community Development, Faculty of Community & Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6226-9652

P. Daniels, University of the Western Cape (UWC)

Director: Community Engagemtn Unit
Prof Priscilla Daniels
pdaniels@uwc.ac.za
ORCID: 0000-0002-3622-2284

P. September-Brown, University of the Western Cape (UWC)

Ms Pearl September-Brown
Researcher: Community Engagement Unit, University of the Western Cape

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A model for scholarship of engagement institutionalization and operationalization

Abstract

Author Biographies

References

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