Institutional Commitment to Community Engagement: A Case Study of Makerere University

Autor/in	Mugabi, Henry
Titel	Institutional Commitment to Community Engagement: A Case Study of Makerere University
Quelle	In: International Journal of Higher Education, 4 (2015) 1, S.187-199 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-6044
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Universities; Institutional Mission; School Community Relationship; Citizen Participation; College Curriculum; Administrative Organization; College Administration; Case Studies; Teacher Evaluation; Student Participation; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Uganda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; University; Universität; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	Although the earliest medieval universities began as teaching-only institutions, the university as an institution has since experienced revolutions in the way its functions are conceived. Currently, the university embraces three functions: teaching, research and community engagement. Although the teaching and research functions of the university are much more established than its third function, the importance of community engagement is acknowledged in the academic literature and, to varying degrees, by governments, higher education agencies and universities. For example, a review of the mission statements of Ugandan universities shows that, besides teaching and research, the universities aspire to contribute to the socio-economic transformation of society. Unfortunately, such assertions reveal little about the actual commitment of the universities to community engagement because there is a dearth of literature about community engagement at African universities. Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to examine the institutional commitment of Ugandan universities to community engagement. However, the discussion will focus on a single university, Makerere University. Data was generated through document reviews and qualitative semi-structured interviews. The review shows that the university (1) recognises community engagement as one of its core functions; (2) has integrated some aspects of community engagement into its curriculum and policies; and (3) has organisational structures and personnel to organise and provide community related activities and services. Nonetheless, community related activities remain largely unsupported and the contributions of the faculty to community engagement are insufficiently rewarded. (As Provided).
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