Academic interaction with social partners
Subtitle: investigating the contribution of universities to economic and social development
By: Glenda Kruss
Publisher: HSRC Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cape Town, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780796923899; 9780796923905; 9780796923912
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Universities and colleges; Economic development; Social aspects
Description: "Academic interaction with social partners is a groundbreaking study on the relationship between the university and society in a developing country context. Empirically informed and contextually grounded, the book focuses on the engagement practices of individual academics in five South African universities. ...this ... study aims to map patterns of interaction between universities and a wide range of external social partners."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: A conceptual framework for analysing university interaction with external partners; title: Research design and methodology; title: Mapping the scale of interaction in the five universities; title: International reputation and local relevance: community engagement as service at research university 1; title: Connecting academic work to the public good: social responsiveness at research university 2; title: Community engagement and work-integrated learning: a paradigm shift at the university of technology; title: Forging a new academic identity: engagement at a comprehensive university; title: A more active development orientation: community engagement at a rural university; title: Conclusion: towards university interaction with external social partners.