[C4he] Newest addition to the OU Center for Higher Education's Working Paper Series

[Risler, Laura]

The Center for Higher Education invites you to read the latest contribution to our Working Paper Series: University and Community Partnerships: Building Successful and Mutually Beneficial Relationships While Addressing University Readiness and the Unequal Balance of Power by Kevin Davis., a doctoral student in Higher Education at Ohio University.

Abstract: While recent trends suggest a strong desire between universities and the local surrounding communities to build mutually beneficial partnerships, these partnerships often struggle and are not successful. Therefore, the question must be asked why university and community partnerships are so difficult to form and what can be done to increase the chances of forming a mutually beneficial union. The following article will introduce a community and university partnership, provide a brief history of university and community relations, detail issues that make partnership building difficult (including university readiness and the unequal balance of power), and highlight three distinct models aimed at helping universities build mutually beneficial partnerships with their local communities.

Mr. Davis' working paper is posted on the Center's Web site: http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/c4he.
The purpose of our Working Paper Series is to contribute to research on higher education and to stimulate conversation among educators, policy makers, practitioners, and the public. If you have an idea for a working paper, please let us know!


Laura Risler, Research Associate
Center for Higher Education<http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/c4he>
Ohio University
McCracken 138
Athens, OH  45701
740-597-1862
risler at ohio.edu<mailto:risler at ohio.edu>
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