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Community-university partnerships are collaborations between institutions of higher education and the communities in which they function or with whom they relate on a local, regional, or global level. Such partnerships have the goal of being mutually beneficial and often focus on the sharing of resources and knowledge white addressing public challenges.
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While colleges and universities have always served the function of “elevating” graduates by instilling in them the knowledge, skills, and values that enable them to succeed in society, this private interest has been balanced historically by a focus on higher education’s role in preparing citizens who will contribute to the betterment of society. John Henry Newman, in 1873, argued that students should “pursue excellence yet remain...
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Howe, C.W. (2014). Community-University Partnership(s). In: Michalos, A.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_487
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