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Direct linkOdora Hoppers, Catherine A. – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2013
It is clear that there is a wide range of arguments that reflect varying degrees of disaffection with the university worldwide. A great deal of understandable effort is directed at the impact of globalisation, especially the way it is making universities engage in academic capitalism (Slaughter and Leslie, 1997). The alternative arguments…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Community Involvement, Global Approach, Higher Education
Kamando, Amina; Doyle, Lesley – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2013
The main focus of recent research on the community engagement role of universities has been in developed countries, generally in towns and cities and usually conducted from the perspective of universities rather than the communities with which they engage. The purpose of this article is to investigate the community engagement role of universities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Involvement, Citizen Participation, School Community Relationship
Sperlinger, Tom – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2012
This article explores why some universities may be "invisible" to adults in their local communities. It suggests that funding changes in UK higher education, particularly those initiated by the Browne Review in 2010, may reinforce such a divide. The article draws on Stefan Collini's critiques of government policy, particularly in relation to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Reputation
Preece, Julia – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2011
Universities have traditionally embraced three missions: teaching, research and community service. The latter usually receives lower status than the other two missions. There has, however, been a revival of interest in community service as a policy oriented exercise for universities and regional development, partly stimulated by international…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Service Learning, Foreign Countries, Institutional Mission
Wilson, Bruce – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2011
At a time when the OECD (2007) is advocating more local engagement for higher education institutions, this study looks at a number of community initiatives in Australia where local universities have played a key role. All were studied as part of the PASCAL Universities and Regional Engagement (PURE) project, which involves a total of 19 regions…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Regional Planning, Regional Programs
Duke, Chris – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2011
The UK higher education community is well served for news and policy discourse by the weekly "Times Higher Education" ("THE"). "THE" also provides a window into the conduct of this community. Concern about the contribution of research to the wider society beyond academe has risen along with its scale and cost. Views became polarized about the…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Higher Education, College Role, Role of Education
