Re-envisioning higher education's public mission: global perspectives

This book covers initiatives related to higher educations public mission such as university-community engagement, knowledge transfer, economic development, and social responsibility, using empirical and conceptual cases in the US, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. In order to develop a better understanding of public mission initiatives in higher education across the globe, the volume editors developed a theoretical framework emerging from organizational theory. Each chapter analysis uses both external environmental elements (political, economic, sociocultural, and technological), as well as internal institutional elements (mission, vision, leadership, and governance). Finally, each chapter highlights issues related to implementation and challenges with the intent of prompting readers to consider appropriate ways in which to adopt some of the lessons learned by the contributing authors.

Introduction. Patterns of the public mission in colleges and universities -- Chapter 1. Recharging higher educations social responsibility via anchor institutions as knowledge hubs of opportunity -- Chapter 2. Public-Private Partnerships: Community Engagement through Economic Redevelopment -- Chapter 3. From Northwood Plaza to Northwood Commons: Morgan State Universitys Role in Community, Economic, and Business Development -- Chapter 4. University engagement and methodological concerns and challenges for developing Community Based Participation Collaborative Research -- Chapter 5. Cultivating a culture of faculty belonging: Exploring identity, congruence, and job choice theory at research universities -- Chapter 6. Vision Network: A community colleges process to plan and engage community -- Chapter 7. Higher Education and the Commitment to its Public Mission: The Case of Extension Projects in a Brazilian University -- Chapter 8. Conceptualization of the universitys third mission in Panama -- Chapter 9. A Multi-dimensional transparency tool for Community Engagement: TEFCE pilot at the University of Twente, the Netherlands -- Chapter 10. Community engagement in Italian higher educat…