Co-Constructing Knowledge Spheres in the Academy: Developing Frameworks and Tools for Advancing Publicly Engaged Scholarship

《Co-Constructing Knowledge Spheres in the Academy: Developing Frameworks and Tools for Advancing Publicly Engaged Scholarship》

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关键字: action research; activist scholarship; publicly engaged scholarship; public higher education; programs; activism; social; urban; social; HIGHER-EDUCATION

作者单位: [Eatman, Timothy K.] Rutgers Univ Newark, Honors Living Learning Community, Newark, NJ USA. [Eatman, Timothy K.] Rutgers Univ Newark, Urban Educ, Newark, NJ USA. [Ivory, Gaelle] Syracuse Univ, Higher Educ Dept, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA. [Saltmarsh, John] Univ Massachusetts, Higher Educ, Boston, MA 02125 USA. [Middleton, Michael] CUNY, New York, NY 10021 USA. [Wittman, Amanda] Cornell Univ, Off Engagement Initiat, Ithaca, NY USA. [Dolgon, Corey] Stonehill Coll, Sociol, Easton, MA USA. Eatman, TK (reprint author), Rutgers State Univ, 101 Bleeker St,Suite 114, Newark, NJ 07102 USA. E-Mail: tim.eatman@rutgers.edu

摘要: Publicly engaged scholarship (PES) has emerged as a powerful force, yet institutional policies and cultures have often inhibited its acceptance in the academy. This article considers the benefits of PES for higher education as well as the obstacles to its enactment. It identifies the college level as a critical site for change and offers a rubric for institutional change agents to use to assess support for community engagement at the college level and identify avenues for further progress. The authors also grapple with tensions inherent in promoting PES at institutions that have historically served as agents of domination and oppression.