... examine the operational logic of Taiwan’s USR program across multiple dimensions, including governance structures, curricular mechanisms, community participation, resource integration, outcome generation and sustainability. This study sample consisted of two highly representative local USR cases...

... the efforts made to include the approach in the graduate program’s academic work. This study relied on two qualitative research methods to deeply understand the phenomenon studied: document analysis and semi-structured interviews. Findings This paper offers the scientific community a case study...

...Maria de Fátima da Rocha Pinto; Annibal Scavarda; Flávio Vaz Machado Purpose This study aims to examine the role of higher education institutions (HEI) in incorporating biodiversity into their policies, curricula and community practices. It identifies benefits for both the environment...

... communicate about energy and energy use in meaningful ways; is able to make informed decisions based on an understanding of impacts and consequences; and continues to learn about energy throughout his or her life. However, despite the fact that energy is a current issue in our life...

...Isabel B. Franco; James Tracey Purpose Although the value of community capacity building is widely accepted within scholarly literature, these initiatives thus far appear to have achieved very little impact in the achievement of community development aspirations. This paper aims to increase...

... Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only This paper aims to determine whether high school students can become agents of change in their local communities by participating in a formal internship program implemented through a partnership between academia (high schools...

...Linda Too; Bhishna Bajracharya Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the major factors necessary for engaging university campus community in sustainability. While general awareness in sustainability issues has improved in recent years through mass media coverage, this knowledge...

...Midori Kawabe; Hiroshi Kohno; Reiko Ikeda; Takashi Ishimaru; Osamu Baba; Naho Horimoto; Jota Kanda; Masaji Matsuyam; Masato Moteki; Yayoi Oshima; Tsuyoshi Sasaki; Minlee Yap Purpose The purpose of this paper is to draw lessons for developing community‐university partnerships from experiences...