TY - JOUR
T1 - State funding and the engaged university
T2 - Understanding community engagement and state appropriations for higher education
AU - Weerts, David J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Some higher education leaders have suggested that colleges and universities could generate state support if they were more productively engaged in addressing societal needs. This multi-case study examines how community engagement is expressed and understood at institutions that vary in their expected levels of state appropriations. The findings suggest that institutions with higher than expected levels of state appropriations over a 20-year period were located in urban, politically powerful districts with prevalent community engagement opportunities, had less intensive research missions, manifested campus cultures supporting engagement, and relationships with community and industry partners that were reciprocal and mutually beneficial.
AB - Some higher education leaders have suggested that colleges and universities could generate state support if they were more productively engaged in addressing societal needs. This multi-case study examines how community engagement is expressed and understood at institutions that vary in their expected levels of state appropriations. The findings suggest that institutions with higher than expected levels of state appropriations over a 20-year period were located in urban, politically powerful districts with prevalent community engagement opportunities, had less intensive research missions, manifested campus cultures supporting engagement, and relationships with community and industry partners that were reciprocal and mutually beneficial.
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U2 - 10.1353/rhe.2014.0038
DO - 10.1353/rhe.2014.0038
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84907016538
SN - 0162-5748
VL - 38
SP - 133
EP - 169
JO - Review of Higher Education
JF - Review of Higher Education
IS - 1
ER -