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Building a culture of civic engagement within University Continuing Education
Heather McRae, EdDUniversity of Victoria, Victoria, BC Canada
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Organization of the presentationA. Case Study Research
• Common space for civic engagement
• Terms used in this study• Theoretical framework• Research questions• Methodology• Findings• Recommendations
B. Asset-based community engagement project
•Purpose•Literature review•Methodology•Findings to date
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A. Case Study Research: Finding “common space” for civic engagement
CommunityOrganizations
Community-based
Research
University
Community
Common space
University Continuing Education
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Terminology
• University Continuing Education (UCE)• Community-based Research (CBR)• Community Organizations (CO)• Civic Engagement• Community-university partnerships• Common Space• Asset-based community development
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Theoretical framework
Based on the work of 2 social theorists:
• Jürgen Habermas (1987). The theory of communicative action: Vol.2, lifeworld and system: A critique of functionalist reason
• Charles Taylor (2004). Modern social imaginaries
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• Belief that public debate is necessary for social change
• Linguistic communication and the goals of civil society are incorporated into a moral framework
• The concepts of system, lifeworld and seam provide a structure for understanding the tensions between the groups
Habermas:
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The development of common space is necessary for building a just and tolerant society (Taylor, 2004,p. 104)
Exchanges between people allows for discussion about what is as well as what could beGoal is to develop mutual understanding
Taylor:
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The development of common space for civic engagement
• This space would be recognized as a space for supporting social change
• Group members would establish norms to support discourse, the development of common understanding and conflict resolution
• The outcomes would address social problems of concern in society
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System Lifeworld
Common space for dialogue is located at the seam between the system
and lifeworld
Situating common space
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Research questions
1. Is there interest in building common space ?
2. What are the gaps and the tensions between the three groups?
3. Are there specific strategies that will develop and improve community-university collaborations ?
4. What would be the role for UCE professionals and what issues or constraints could limit UCE’s participation?
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Methodology
• Bounded case study involving a total of 15 participants
• Interviews, survey (UCE participants), review of reports
• Organization of data based on 18 codes relating to system, lifeworld or seam
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System: administration, money/resources, organizational support, recognition, accountability, accessibility, legitimacy, system for knowledge mobilization
Seam: changes in practice or policy, new ways of working together
Lifeworld: time, relationship building, personal skills and attributes, sharing of knowledge, commitment, partnerships and collaborations, communication and language, learning and skill acquisition
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Findings
1. Only the CBR and CO respondents shared common space as defined in this study
2. The tensions identified by all respondents relate to: resources (money), reciprocity, relationship building and recognition.
3. A number of factors influenced UCE’s participation in developing a common collaborations
4. There is evidence of differentiation between the system requirements and the lifeworld for UCE
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A new perspective on the relationship between common space, system and lifeworld
LifeworldSystem
Common space for dialogue involves addressing lifeworld needs and system tensions throughout the
partnership
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Recommendations
1. A civic engagement model for UCE2. An asset-based approach to civic engagement3. Involvement from local and national organizations4. Participation in applied research
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B. Community Engagement Project
• Development of a working group: Partnerships in Learning and Civic Engagement (PLACE)
• Creation of a “community of practice” to explore the notion of engagement and how to operationalize it within a continuing studies unit
• Decision to focus on a Division-wide asset-based community mapping initiative to better understand and support the human and social capital
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Literature Review
• Engagement literature (Boyer; Holland; Furco)• Asset-based development (Kretzmann &
McKnight)• Geographic mapping tools for communities
(Guion & Golder; Parker; Vajjhala,)• Community capacity building (Beaulieu; Fuller,
Guy & Pletsch)• Action research (Lewin; McTaggart)• Organizational management (Bolman & Deal;
Minzberg)
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Methodology: Case study using an action research approach
Lewin’s Action Research Model from: Dickens, L. & Watkins, K. (1999). Action Research: Rethinking Lewin. Management Learning, 30, 127-140.
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Survey Results: What do you care about?
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What assets do you bring to the workplace:
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What do you excel at?
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What is your ideal workplace?
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Definition of “Community”