Campus–Community Partnerships: The Terms of Engagement

2002/01/01 by Robert G. Bringle, Julie A. Hatcher · 497 citations
Health Professions · Social Sciences · #Agency (philosophy) #Business #Community Health and Development #Community engagement #Community organization #Community service #Equity (law) #General partnership #Interpersonal communication #Leverage (statistics) #Pedagogy #Political science #Public relations #Service-Learning and Community Engagement #Service-learning #Social Work Education and Practice #Sociology

paper · doi:10.1111/1540-4560.00273

published in Journal of Social Issues 58(3), 503-516 (Wiley)

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Abstract

The emergence of service–learning in higher education and the renewed emphasis on community involvement presents colleges and universities with opportunities to develop campus–community partnerships for the common good. These partnerships can leverage both campus and community resources to address critical issues in local communities. Campus–community partnerships are a series of interpersonal relationships between (a) campus administrators, faculty, staff, and students and (b) community leaders, agency personnel, and members of communities. The phases of relationships (i.e., initiation, development, maintenance, dissolution) and the dynamics of relationships (i.e., exchanges, equity, distribution of power) are explored to provide service–learning instructors and campus personnel with a clearer understanding of how to develop healthy campus–community partnerships.

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