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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827638003321

Titolo

Knowledge in action : university-community engagement in Australia / / edited by Isabelle Bartkowiak-TheĢron and Kathryn Anderson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Castle Upon Tyne : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2014

ISBN

1-4438-7011-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (279 p.)

Disciplina

378.994

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Social aspects - Australia

Universities and colleges - Australia

Universities and colleges - Sociological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS, TABLES, AND FIGURES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; PART II; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; PART III; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

University-Community engagement is an important part of a nation's social and economic development. An increasing focus on how knowledge is exchanged has encouraged many universities to consider their relationship and engagement with local communities. More than ever, universities are developing strategies for engaging with business, industry, government, and community, and recognise the role that they can play in the exchange of knowledge. With authorship drawn from community partners and un...