ERIC EJ1096910: Higher Education-Community Partnerships: The Politics of Engagement

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by  ERIC

Higher Education—Community Partnerships:
The Politles of Engagement

Frank Fear, Nancy Creamer, Rich Plrog
Danie! Block, and LaDorna Redmond
with Mike Dickersoa

Shesill Bukdwin, Galt Imig

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bank, whieh soul mcr inelndes a paripaes ea sittin
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local toed systaae pojost work, higher education irsthatiu.s do
putas expres ua fd systens eth lon mane inst
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iment ta tho sxousinie valigy of Ine’ prehusers oy puechslg
locally own ton in the das serves

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you isapend when your ine ilucous practices 6 ne soppart Ie
‘vr im which you ste engaged? Do yeu accep il at insti

tional mater f fet? Le youu wuuk toward insinational chonze?
‘And, APufmawe is seugh, ene mah pele! capital we wo wl
ing ks vse in viking action? As The Kellogg grisea
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panly a famctivn of the ability tv eongnie shen the system i
reas to “unfoere," and ko a zaller ob as scope afthe aban.
how the chinge is prssimed, and Foor chon ugeuts ue pot
ceived. WEen allemative work is maginalied instiomenally,
“hat sche th yo i le porty and dts people involves ate
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‘ahovity panier. tewe ineorses ore rel Tikely Wy -aflveuce
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cexerenert? How lil ale iraditnod gy De paetnersin rea
tree tad ovules Furdarcentl pl esios ss bea essed
in any patmesship, cae Uecicine whe wil be Grill seo
‘od vit: the permersip, inci sho nigh he excl de:
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‘ho speaks pulisly on Rebar ihe purinersip and with respect
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higher dneuian-eom muy parinershi conus lhl ellen
acknowledge tke purines’ livers ively Gmlexre Highir ed.
ation and ernnmnity pastas ulten here stbstaailly ie
are pts eur i giant diferent nations: seas
Ise Hidinrscomaly Siren puxiion sespansi ies, work sos
les, id reward ystems; und nen fanue nue obey, Slats
diferonces arse higher ecueation asd coat ally partners
sav olen exposed in il, sry, ml positio stinition. Higher
Ioluctinu pacasts somecmes cary tho ttl “Ueto or nokesun”|
oquonty ec rove unas (uzun sigh icanty meee) than
curwmunity peters, ad often oseuny recune elo pos
fone, Srery ef expert sus Wo highs? seeation rm,
sesh oct eanslce ino prvilogs und er

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fs fundamen the spay vomclidod, Ala Skat ia nding
syne ta male difeences 4 ses of stengt: rater hun w burst
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ves Foe i to engage In comearnig pasmorstipe. In realty
sugges engapemon aye ire" 1 ouming”Ulidonal mines oF
sexomie bebavia, Engaged seater panes emove tho rane
ff experese hy Hsoning Ws ane ceria Leta cornnamity par
Sore Igy als ker hon vs take cavevship and seco ome
se volluboraive ap expont—kanders

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acess aekrunwledged ain) swevumustitl, spe ye pa
rerahres ane lmtag, Why? Strstires the ys os sutestuc
newer lanl resent, ut neve ake dedged and canard
Frater instep aos andr les
ists mibreced Sookeliaes ote purse sles aawoe tem
fiFor yw aueans us 6 pears roa patra policy eli

or their par, cou.» povissis quickly “earn shut che
vampus ey sement ie nota lev plying (ele or cage
They sort saough Laculkg. salt, Suulenk, ahninistazers, and,
nile tod peaple and prngrarms tha ars qanesship.ijendy
ft veaponhle, Grants gove munezoz¢ czars of
Daas ha wenn wih fighor eduoatn pares hg dd
Tet de ieot un proites vveeshvated shat hey banal an ind
‘hee: ad Teh 3arnerships prema or ere pulled eae part
he-shipe Py other olligalions‘e gq another grset). They Foul
th’ aoine acadsini admaninteluns a onsite te eee ater,
The sa rei és thal ceamequnty pur of have mach
mone mvt ack than higher shceivn partner. including,
{eit Jvainonds ane reputations, Corunnunity panes a6 partie
lular valnerable tS Shifs in tespensinitrg > lack of felis
Suough the projec fils, he big elueation partner is likely
lo ronve ls the abet project, while the commuriey partner amy
,

Jose histher fo, Fung, ur buvingss eater. “P1986 vik dit
faces can put udainene’ste38 on che oartership ana eal in’
squson the value of engaging im paviuercips with higher edu
tc. his is espa aif community partaeds porcetvs thet
thew higher seicaion parlners view he comecuniy inevamene
tally. thi is. aly as a Toeation to de thoi rues thar an
arena iv whie1 m gronad lier ongepecnent in an ethic cai,
het wil Lake fer purtnershig risky to be fistibuls equi
ably? ‘The wajnngy of comoumty partaers ssc with limited
Ingots cus st support. On che a Fur Fil, higher education
aliens iypraliy work in more sophisivaled eegenizational
sneonments. These ufone mea hie partis do uel says i
10 the thle a6 neganzs
~ tual prs To Level te eying
fold, higher education unt :
‘Succanyfd multiidise! ——ececre more partuer-iccom
linary projects requis reodative in hiss ie operas,
‘ypeniiess to tearing, ay Raber‘ dowel Sal come
wall ca ar cesire to create MY paces GL righor educa
beomering importing SRM ger shears
" syncs unl change ta anesaue
innovation, are eleva eee eee te pases
that cauts across the reais, ‘hie wil reqviee te
contribiasors’ domains. feng einer aa proucols
im higher education goth It
auur> plishls ad eupable of
crossing beundariss Inty the
commits. Fur exumsie, weeny aw unvotily alaset rece 9
aura service gtua bocatse it idl aot have ammechaisen Ca
tisferrug grant funds to aeigaborhoed asevtialiaes. st 5
nance intovert on by a tap unestsly ulficil eomepeled the
tnversty's budget afi to exe allocation system, the chy
suuking “ael-necded “Lads zvailable (o the commas.

Fev thar pa. Ligher causation purrone ean Taye dilfculy
‘working wun the resTiy coutesls oF cosa He. They an
vot alays zept ut roamondang 2> tho dymzmiss ul eommunity
polities and the rind ebodlees the eaegge whensver Tova
Dinjows take place, vspeviuly when diverse wom.sunity purines
actor grast funda ate bivalved, Vocvlty sal ard deus ea
feel disoiculed ser: qunjest phi Gncag tinesensvs
esearch agendas! ave tccuseled—evsn compere oF iti :
iho br political anor rset reno. In afScum, tighor
sanearon pastasis May not feel “at ercr earumunily parla
Pally reeagnine nr anprecat hr dle Inge jae
feammntnty work amore many acaeni rospancihiie, espe
Sally hey are old thu thoy ure not uel oe a avalos ag
fnmenity pares sould "ky. Allo thisean ble cul, te
and sha enthusiusm for enying in paulucehips

‘vet, calumaning partnerships rpresan an enor putt to
aserstaing if higet elacatign. pastors reals th set aide
“Hose conceal Tes, nalead onthe pars ies aeourded by
‘yoring colishoraively Ws cuuanity seving.e-raming higher
‘ucacion vouuraoniry partnerships 48a fora of mulilisiplinary
selilarship may help i his aegied. Sucoessiol muraizciplineny
Tenfact require pemessce leaming, 2 sll abu desi to create
Surulling moran, sali, al eae Mat eae across ths
‘sinhulins' dustin, Mkiseplinary prospects are Bute it
‘ue partner ornate tine Ub wil La is ul ahnved sense of
Femenaibilily and commer, Partne’s must be et lusinsic
tibout bring aethe ible; ve tive datouing se: dw wea
iors muiple perspectives; and hs carafe. .o creating Sone
‘hig tage.

Higher education-commmutite emgagement ac border crossings
Ligh edneacion-acammunity patneisps can cvelye in nike
lrestions: abu desineian, mapped ne rome: Neo wt palsy
fl diswvory, nderaken i # joumaey of Alsoeore Star ota
2003), Parineships pacetaken With a predstoncined deslizatit
tenet fn on mallers ob executiva, The i ciserete aged,
‘x partnens decide a1 mesa ant onda, nd then Work oEetber we
gel lic job dnre ina cisktivnted mine. Gia Fasled wor
fn done this ay, At sae aro dhs nagstor-utiz> orospecls of
‘urlixaships apne aru out, which our geanlzes see 6 Weta,
Stren leur I.ating, tha takes one er Bon partners “lu a
Ines place” in how they think bul wala eaggs: in them
svork br anor Likely 1 feu shen pratensis ae anderen
as pa

{Whe partie ship aro ecrsidered a x jouraey. Uke hearing
is nel abenye peesphiued uy eveu taicipated. Tho parmershin
hs ve besouf what i uscomplished in proj work, Diss F
somes fina hing al se table by intern, wath people ith
‘eto they so splealy eas in cuntuut; hy c0-abors ing sa.
Jelut projecin cha ey ait ust uuciatah ether; and by
Facing siues, soon, and bee wt nal reuibe jit sualysis
and resolution, Ia ver weil, partners nd shonselso# in new
bith. acy simmtions, ard romstins in roe rele Ost steteh
thom. This nate soy thaca peta af Alcor Fx autarati=
cally tuner mative, or sxanule,partmetshio werk say wpe
ert am eiretiow Ws elaborates fam a ingley For eer
ihe eduertan parma. Whey uty rexel eut te coum

‘ramon leretufo.e viewstanly ac reeareh gajcers— inviting
Ihet to Hoenine enluhuralor in desugnng a cnunnanity 44
Wha anpacl mile Ihis have on mvs endeavor? For some, i
wll have linlo er no elle, Vor ollsms, the sapeuieus.
‘prop quvstions shou. uke Fandamental tame af research amd
Ihotr i sho! pnseed, sls emaving enpnes ety Wane
med acholuy puawtins

fang wy af thing abou! eugigeea asa pay 0°.
sary i to aoasider irae feumdatyernssing ito io drain oP
“the nther—inks the kigher eéacauon culate fol Comnnnity
raugrs al fate Ihe eramanity cults for higher ecuen.iot
patios, Being volved saa buick wussing is 9 paane fr
inate if forthe redness com
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i pusiely. When thir hagpess, the chrechold of asrarenses i
‘bisa inetmenally a the spllight shines en eggs,
ie seneeily leafs) ns # means re alloviereackustments fe prt
sas who tesor ago in ther hae fustvations a8 “ue pone
Ising bees Uausiaed hy their permership experionces. Fe
sample, “ighercnctian peers ty sta king dl
“aoa eime deadeuale mares ane contoa iste wth eon
all inlined sllengues. Conrsunity partes ee trades in
azeney work tla Pas besh wind snecceetilly in pasmersis
work, stay tr realises eve ostiy uuu siTeagrs
nd adnate,

sions toe Ade
sarciag enim dialagne desesihed ad ime

sing ns Paitin af Enggnert

acum coemuuity parnceshyss at 9 ational
tasdan leame af FSICT gros hips eduvaiva ant ca
munity partes xu sah texm—organired “Pawar and “The
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Nim kd a exeting ch Ihe 103 WIC. Kelling Malin
Ferd aid Saviciy Netwsekiay Coufeeence in Toustoa, xcs."
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