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Faculty Roles and Institutional Issues

The Role of Boundary Spanners in Institutionalizing University–Community Engagement: Insights from a Hostile Setting
December 17, 2024 CDT
The Role of Boundary Spanners in Institutionalizing University–Community Engagement: Insights from a Hostile Setting
Andi Sri WahyuniGyörgy MálovicsAndrás MüllnerBori FehérJanka CsernákJudit JuhászMárta FrigyikRéka MatolayRita SzerencsésZoltán Bajmócy

This study examines the role of boundary spanners in institutionalizing university–community engagement (UCE) in higher education institutions in Hungary.

Faculty Community-Engaged Scholars Choosing to Come and Stay: Alignment Between Individual and Institutional Identities and Values
December 17, 2024 CDT
Faculty Community-Engaged Scholars Choosing to Come and Stay: Alignment Between Individual and Institutional Identities and Values
Elaine WardEmily JankeErica WrencherHillary GoodnerTania MitchellMichael Hempill

This study examines 21 faculty members’ experiences at a minority-serving university to understand their sense of alignment with institutional commitments to equity-centered community engagement.

Antiracist Praxis in Community Engagement: A Partnership Rubric
December 31, 2023 CDT
Antiracist Praxis in Community Engagement: A Partnership Rubric
Joyce BennettKimberly Sanchez

This article argues for the need for a partnership evaluation rubric focused on antiracist praxis, the application of theory into practice.

Partner and Process: Conceptual Considerations for Continuous Faculty Development for Service-Learning and Community Engagement at Supportive Institutions
December 30, 2020 CDT
Partner and Process: Conceptual Considerations for Continuous Faculty Development for Service-Learning and Community Engagement at Supportive Institutions
James M. Lewing

Thus study explores preferences for engaged faculty development by faculty members experienced in community engagement at institutions perceived as supportive.

December 29, 2019 CDT
Ethics of Access: Provocative Impacts of K-12 Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Policy
Leah Katherine SaalMargaret-Mary Sulentic DowellTynisha D. Meidl

This multi-case study explores issues of access to civic engagement curricula and service learning for K-12 teacher preparation, finding that disparities exist even where state-level policy dictates civic engagement's use.

December 31, 2018 CDT
“Cutting Edge” or “Ridiculously Isolated”?: Charting the Identities, Experiences and Perspectives of Full-Time, Non-Tenure Track Faculty Engaged in Service-Learning
Paul MatthewsShannon Wilder

This phenomenological study investigated the complexity of identities and experiences of 11 full-time, non-tenure-track faculty in five different career tracks engaged in service-learning.

Hearts on Our Sleeves: Emotions Experienced by Service-Learning Faculty
December 29, 2017 CDT
Hearts on Our Sleeves: Emotions Experienced by Service-Learning Faculty
Tiesha R. MartinCarrie W. LecromJill W. Lassiter

With the growth of service-learning within higher education, it has become increasingly important to understand service-learning faculty, namely faculty emotions, which can impact students in many ways

Moving From Thin to Thick Conceptions of Civic Engagement: Faculty Identity and Goals for Democratic Learning
December 29, 2017 CDT
Moving From Thin to Thick Conceptions of Civic Engagement: Faculty Identity and Goals for Democratic Learning
Spoma JovanovicKristin MorettoKathleen Edwards

Colleges and universities continue to respond to the call for a deepening of community-engaged research and teaching that contributes tangibly to the public good.

Mid-Career Faculty and High Levels of Community Engagement: Intentional Reshaping of Meaningful Careers
December 31, 2015 CDT
Mid-Career Faculty and High Levels of Community Engagement: Intentional Reshaping of Meaningful Careers
Anne M. DeFelippoDwight E. Giles Jr.

This study examined the relationship between vital mid-career faculty and rates of participation in community engagement at three public comprehensive universities in New England.

Is Service-Learning Worth It?: A Mixed-Methods Study of Faculty’s Service-Learning Experiences
December 31, 2015 CDT
Is Service-Learning Worth It?: A Mixed-Methods Study of Faculty’s Service-Learning Experiences
Joan M. BlakeyShirley TheriotMary CazzellMelanie Sattler

Most studies have focused on the impact of service-learning on students; however, there is a dearth of mixed-methods research examining faculty use of service-learning.

December 31, 2015 CDT
Faculty Roles and Faculty-Related Topics
Lina D Dostilio

Faculty who practice community engagement are engaged scholars who focus their teaching and research on the renewal of democracy and social and environmental issues of relevance to the broader public.

December 31, 2015 CDT
Institutional Issues
Jodi Benenson

The process of institutionalizing service-learning and community engagement and the effects of these approaches on educational organizations has long been a topic in the field’s literature.