... provided opportunities for students to engage in research with community agencies around real world problems. Design/methodology/approach The principal sources of data were semi‐structured student interviews, conducted as part of an overall evaluation of the unit by an evaluation team, and student...

...Juliet Millican; Tom Bourner; Jessica Jung Purpose The purpose of this paper is to chart developments in a community engagement scheme run by two Universities in the North East, offering students academic credit in return for work within the local community. The particular focus is on how learning...

...Juliet Millican; Tom Bourner; Claire McDonnell; Patricia Ennis; Leslie Shoemaker Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of student learning from community engagement by critically assessing the implementation of this pedagogical approach in the context of teaching...

.... interpretation; 3. application; 4. perspective; 5. empathy; and 6. self‐knowledge. Students had a choice of what type of group project they would be involved in during the semester. The SL project required 15 hours of service in a community agency and the book discussion (BD) project...

...Juliet Millican; Tom Bourner; Maureen Casile; Kristine F. Hoover; Deborah A. O'Neil Purpose The purpose of this paper is to expand the understanding of outcomes of service‐learning/community engagement. The current study explored the efficacy of service‐learning as a pedagogical tool to support...

...Juliet Millican; Tom Bourner; Juliet Millican; Tom Bourner Purpose The purpose of this Editorial is to introduce key themes in the area of student‐community engagement (SCE) and the papers included in this special issue. Design/methodology/approach The paper discusses dominant trends...

... “for the common good” at colleges and universities because of their stature within the higher education community. This paper aims to address the particular needs and challenges of research universities in fostering civic education and strengthening their leadership contributions. Design/methodology/approach...

...Sheldene Simola Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend previous scholarly writing on community service‐learning (SL) initiatives by looking beyond their use in the not‐for‐profit sector to their potential use in community‐based small businesses. Design/methodology/approach A rationale...