Foundations Of Engaged Scholarship

The relationship is mutually beneficial. The academic gains data, insight, or pedagogical material; the community partner gains capacity, solutions, or resources. It is not a "helicopter" approach (swooping in for data and leaving).

Developing an engaged scholarship project follows a distinct lifecycle. foundations of engaged scholarship

To move from theory to action, scholars use specific frameworks to guide their engagement: Van de Ven’s Diamond Model The relationship is mutually beneficial