Embedding an empowerment evaluation framework to create a ‘win-win’ engaged research partnership with communities
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Article Title | Embedding an empowerment evaluation framework to create a ‘win-win’ engaged research partnership with communities |
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ERA Journal ID | 123353 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Burton, Lorelle (Author), Ni She, Eidin (Author) and Olliver, Sue (Author) |
Journal Title | Australasian Journal of University Community Engagement |
Journal Citation | 10 (2), pp. 63-81 |
Number of Pages | 19 |
Year | 2015 |
Place of Publication | Lismore, Australia |
ISSN | 1833-4482 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.engagementaustralia.org.au/uploads/Vol_10_Issue_2.pdf |
Abstract | The academic literature and public debates are comprehensive, expressing how higher education internationally is undergoing operational and cultural change, with fiscal challenges placing immense focus on competition and rankings (Hall, Tandon & Tremblay, 2015; O’Shea & McDonald, 2015; Watermeyer, 2015a; 2015b). The rhetoric of a ‘budget emergency’ has also become embedded in Australian political discourse. Universities across Australia have not been immune to these shifts with re-intensified stringent funding changes having an impact (Davis, 2015; Hill, 2012). Universities are now being asked to do more for less and engage and respond to multiple stakeholders. This paper outlines our experiences working within a regional Australian university to embed engaged research at a time of significant flux, both internally and externally. The paper argues that a clear evaluation framework to embed and develop a ‘win-win’ partnership is missing from the literature and within strategic and engagement plans when undertaking engaged research partnerships in community. We present our initial attempts to embed an empowerment evaluation framework at the commencement of an engaged research program. |
Keywords | community capacity building; engaged research; relationship building; regional Australia; evaluation |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 449999. Other human society not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Institute for Resilient Regions |
University of Technology Sydney | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3417/embedding-an-empowerment-evaluation-framework-to-create-a-win-win-engaged-research-partnership-with-communities
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