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Engaging Technology in University-Community Partnerships

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In today’s globalized world, which is full of challenges and opportunities, American higher education institutions are striving to establish themselves as active contributors to the social, cultural, and economic well-being of communities and society at large. Many universities perform as economic engines (e.g., the University of Chicago, the University of Pennsylvania) and act as anchor institutions (Syracuse University, the University of Pittsburgh) within their surroundings (McGahey and Vey 2008; Coletta 2010).

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Dumova, T. (2015). Engaging Technology in University-Community Partnerships. In: Jacob, W.J., Sutin, S.E., Weidman, J.C., Yeager, J.L. (eds) Community Engagement in Higher Education. Pittsburgh Studies In Comparative and International Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-007-9_4

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