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The Locals and Their New University -- A Case Study of Social Innovation
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Forray, Katalin R.; Kozma, Tamas – Hungarian Educational Research Journal, 2021
What happens, if a university moves to a town that never had a higher education institution previously? What is the impact of this development both on the community and the institution? The aim of this paper is to answer this question. The authors use the concept of 'social innovation' for understanding the developments. An institute may initiate,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Universities, Institutional Mission, Participatory Research
Civic Engagement and Global Citizenship in a University Context: Core Business or Desirable Add-On?
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Munck, Ronaldo – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2010
Can civic engagement become a "core business" of the contemporary university, or is it an attractive "add-on" that is not affordable in the current economic climate? Contemporary universities often play an important role in local community development and, as such, have the opportunity to develop civic engagement strategies to…
Descriptors: Community Development, Citizenship, Citizen Participation, Global Approach
The South African Experience: Beyond the CIDA Model
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Bruton, John M. – Journal of Management Education, 2008
The Community and Individual Development Association (CIDA) City Campus is presented by Heaton as an innovative African alternative to traditional business education. However, he considers the model in isolation from the unique educational and economic circumstances of postapartheid South Africa. As a response, this article goes beyond the CIDA…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Developing Nations
The Politics of Communication: Information Technology, Local Knowledge and Social Exclusion.
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David, Matthew – Telematics and Informatics, 2003
Presents results from ethnographic fieldwork regarding a program to develop telematically delivered distance learning packages in Britain. Describes aims of the program, including building an infrastructure for distance learning and community development, to provide training software, and to identify limitations of attempts to break down economic…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Development, Computer Software, Distance Education
The IAF's Argentine Grantees: Caught in the Crisis. Indigenous Awakening; Self-Help and the Cities; Storm Clouds and Hope on the Pampa.
Durbin, Paula – Grassroots Development, 2003
Examines how Inter-American Foundation's grantees in Argentina are coping with the country's economic crisis of 2001. Describes community development projects in Indigenous regions, the role of urban schools as the only functioning public institution providing human services, literacy education in Patagonia, job training and support for…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Community Development, Economic Climate, Entrepreneurship
Learning Local Environmental Knowledge: A Volunteer's Guide to Community Entry [and] Learning Local Environmental Knowledge: Training Manual.
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 2002
These two publications fill the need of newly posted Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs) for self-directed learning activities to aid the community entry process. A volunteer's guide provides a way to learn about biophysical, economic, and social aspects of the host community during the first few months of service. It has ideas and activities for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Resources, Cross Cultural Training