University Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning The Porous University /

• Main Author: Preece, Julia (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Higher education.; Lifelong learning.; Adult education.; Social service.; Higher Education.; Lifelong Learning/Adult Education.; Social Work and Community Development.; Educational Policy and Politics.

This book offers a conceptual re-think of how university community engagement functions as a lifelong learning resource for communities. While having a specific focus on the South African context, it has important implications for other universities which are concerned with their communities, and ma...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Background Context for Universities and Community Engagement in Africa
• Chapter 2. A Capabilities and Asset-Based Development Approach to Community Engagement
• Chapter 3. Community Engagement and its Evolving Terminology
• Chapter 4. Community Engagement through Service Learning
• Chapter 5. Learning Cities as Community Engagement
• Chapter 6. Two Case Examples of Community Engagement
• Chapter 7. The Porous University in Action
• Chapter 8. Implications of the Porous University for Policy and Practice.