University Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning: The Porous University - Couverture souple

Preece, Julia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3319858408 ISBN 13 : 9783319858401

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

Synopsis

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 makes a compelling argument for the university as a public good, in spite of current trends towards marketization and commodification of higher education. The book draws on a theoretical framework of capabilities, asset-based community development, and the adult learning concept of dialogue, to propose a model whereby the boundary walls of the university become metaphorically ‘porous’, so that community members feel free to interact with the university as equal members of society. A historical outline of African universities is provided, as well as an exploration of the evolution of terms for community engagement, service learning and learning cities; and an examination of the policy and practice implications for the ideological model of a porous university.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Julia Preece is Professor of Adult Education at the Durban University of Technology and Honorary Professor at the Universities of KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State in South Africa. She has published widely on adult education, lifelong learning and community engagement.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3319858408
• ISBN 13: 9783319858401
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 236
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