Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2008
Publication Title
Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning
Volume
14
Issue
2
Abstract
Conversations continue as to whether and how community-based learning and research (CBLR) can be most effectively integrated into the mission and practice of institutions of higher education (IHEs). In 2005, eight District of Columbia- (DC-) area universities affiliated with the Community Research and Learning (CoRAL) Network engaged in a planning and evaluation exercise, applying a “rapid assessment” method to gauge baseline levels of CBLR institutionalization on each campus, envisioning progress in key areas, and proposing ways in which the CoRAL Network could achieve institutionalization goals. Aggregate analysis of the assessment data suggests several areas of similarity across extremely diverse university settings. Principle among the areas of similarity is the clearly articulated need for a network structure, external to any given university, to play a strategic role in enabling CBLR institutionalization goals.
Recommended Citation
Shrader, E, MA Saunders, S Marullo, S Benatti, and K Maas Weigert. "Institutionalizing Community-Based Learning and Research: The Case for External Networks." Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning 14(2), pp. 27-40, 2008.
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Author Posting. © University of Michigan, 2008. This article is posted here by permission of the University of Michigan for personal use, not for redistribution. The article was published in the Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, Volume 14, Issue 2, 2008.