The Potential of University Social Responsibility for Expanding and Rethinking University-Community Partnerships

• In Event: School-University Partnerships: Past, Present, and Future

Abstract

This on-going study investigates community-based models of research and learning and how these can be used to develop equitable and reciprocal university-community partnerships and help universities and academic researchers rethink their role within community settings. The study focuses on projects that rely on participatory and/or collaborative processes and premise local knowledge as a way of addressing specific issues, and that take place in diverse contexts. In particular, this paper is interested in how the concept/framework of University Social Responsibility, which has been gaining momentum in Taiwan, can inform university-community partnerships in the United States.

Author

• Laura Ruth Johnson, Northern Illinois University