Taking the lead for campus-community-partnerships in Austria
Higher education institutions (HEIs) have been going through far-reaching processes of transformation in terms of their missions in teaching, research, and societal impact. Contrary to their previous understanding and mission, Austrian universities are now increasingly required to contribute evidenc...
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| author | Claudia Fahrenwald Katharina Resch Paul Rameder Magdalena Fellner Peter Slepcevic-Zach Mariella Knapp |
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| description | Higher education institutions (HEIs) have been going through far-reaching processes of transformation in terms of their missions in teaching, research, and societal impact. Contrary to their previous understanding and mission, Austrian universities are now increasingly required to contribute evidence from research and teaching to meet social challenges and to cooperate with community partners. This forces an understanding of HEIs as a driver for social innovation and requires educational leadership on multiple levels. Overall, campus community partnerships (CCPs) emerge as a dimension of a new culture of cooperation between HEIs and civil society which includes individual, organizational and inter-organizational learning. As, CCPs basically depend on the individual efforts, ambitions and networks of faculty members and educators we raise the questions, (1) who takes the lead for their initiation and maintenance, and (2) to which degree these partnerships have been institutionalized and supported so far. These questions are discussed in the framework of their significance for educational leadership for the establishment of suitable framework conditions for the promotion of social innovation for CCPs. These questions are particularly of interest for the German speaking countries like Austria, since CCPs in this context still have little tradition across the higher education sector. In this brief research report, results from a recent survey (2022; N = 107) concerning the initiation, support structures and formalization of CCPs in Austrian HEIs are presented, and conclusions for educational leadership principles for CCPs are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1d278abc53d47588d3b08441abb7baa2023-08-30T07:30:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Education2504-284X2023-08-01810.3389/feduc.2023.12065361206536Taking the lead for campus-community-partnerships in AustriaClaudia Fahrenwald0Katharina Resch1Paul Rameder2Magdalena Fellner3Peter Slepcevic-Zach4Mariella Knapp5Department of Educational Science, University of Education Upper Austria, Linz, AustriaCenter for Teacher Education, University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaDepartment of Management, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, AustriaDepartment for Higher Education Research, Austria Center for Educational Management and Higher Education Development, Danube University Krems, Krems, AustriaDepartment of Business Education and Development, University of Graz, Graz, AustriaDepartment of Education, University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaHigher education institutions (HEIs) have been going through far-reaching processes of transformation in terms of their missions in teaching, research, and societal impact. Contrary to their previous understanding and mission, Austrian universities are now increasingly required to contribute evidence from research and teaching to meet social challenges and to cooperate with community partners. This forces an understanding of HEIs as a driver for social innovation and requires educational leadership on multiple levels. Overall, campus community partnerships (CCPs) emerge as a dimension of a new culture of cooperation between HEIs and civil society which includes individual, organizational and inter-organizational learning. As, CCPs basically depend on the individual efforts, ambitions and networks of faculty members and educators we raise the questions, (1) who takes the lead for their initiation and maintenance, and (2) to which degree these partnerships have been institutionalized and supported so far. These questions are discussed in the framework of their significance for educational leadership for the establishment of suitable framework conditions for the promotion of social innovation for CCPs. These questions are particularly of interest for the German speaking countries like Austria, since CCPs in this context still have little tradition across the higher education sector. In this brief research report, results from a recent survey (2022; N = 107) concerning the initiation, support structures and formalization of CCPs in Austrian HEIs are presented, and conclusions for educational leadership principles for CCPs are discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.1206536/fullhigher educationsocietal impactcampus-community-partnershipseducational leadershipengaged scholarshiptransformation |
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| title | Taking the lead for campus-community-partnerships in Austria |
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