Community engagement and community service: changing perspectives in regional universities?

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Postle, Glen David and Garlick, Steve. 2014. "Community engagement and community service: changing perspectives in regional universities?" Postle, Glen David, Burton, Lorelle J. and Danaher, Patrick Alan (ed.) Community capacity building: lessons from adult learning in Australia. Leicester, United Kingdom. NIACE. pp. 24-44
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Community engagement and community service: changing perspectives in regional universities?

Book Chapter CategoryEdited book (chapter)
ERA Publisher ID2778
Book TitleCommunity capacity building: lessons from adult learning in Australia
AuthorsPostle, Glen David (Author) and Garlick, Steve (Author)
EditorsPostle, Glen David, Burton, Lorelle J. and Danaher, Patrick Alan
Page Range24-44
Chapter Number2
Number of Pages21
Year2014
PublisherNIACE
Place of PublicationLeicester, United Kingdom
ISBN9781862017221
9781862017252
Web Address (URL)http://shop.niace.org.uk/community-capacity-building.html
Abstract

Chapters in the first section of this book are intended to provide the context and background for the various case studies which are provided in the following section. This chapter focuses on the ways in which the contemporary university engages with its community, particularly in terms of the increasing social, cultural and environmental issues which have an impact upon regional communities. Many of the ideas and argu­ments presented in the chapter are based on the responses by regional universities to various pressures and influences, particularly in relation to community engagement. The framework used to describe such change has been derived from a model of change based upon Kuhn's (1970) The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. It is argued that this model provides an appropriate structure for any narrative which attempts to describe the changing nature of community engagement in higher education. The case studies included in Section Two of the book reflect the ways in which regional universities might respond (and, in fact, the ways that some are already responding) in redefining the relationship between a university and its community.

KeywordsAustralia; capacity building; community-university relations; regions; university engagement
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020390203. Sociology of education
390303. Higher education
390301. Continuing and community education
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University of the Sunshine Coast
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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