2. Community Engagement: some issues Rhodes University Imbizo, 22 July, 2006, Mpekweni by Guy Berger

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6. Coming up Context & definitions Trade-offs in TL-R-C A perspective beyond the university’s corporate point of view Partnership issues Resources & priorities Resolutions

7. 1. Introduction Post-94: Accountability HEQC: Put community service in vision VC s in 2000: helps teach citizenship BUT : Substantive or symbolic matter?

8. 2. Definitions CE

9. 2. Definitions CE CS

10. 2. Definitions CE CS SL

11. 2. Definitions What is community ? –State bodies? –Industry associations? –Critique or only constructive? –Include a controversial contribution?

12. 3. Trade-offs & integrations CHE view is ― make a move from: Silos to Simultaneity versus Prioritise 1st & 2nd functionalities ? T R C T C R →

13. 3. Trade-offs & integrations Service ← goal → Learning Learning ← outcome → Research Learning ← CE → Research

14. 4. Whose point of view? CE as a good in-itself, not only in institutional interests. But assessing players’ points of view: helps with sustainability. Even reluctant students benefit. How ensure symmetry of benefit: Community ← beneficiary → Campus

15. 5. Partnership: who helps who? Paternalism ? or “research” “Opportunity to break myopic preoccupation with academic forms of learning by validating indigenous, tacit and pre- theoretical knowledge endemic to the non-academic world” Issue: $ contributions of each partner? Issue : Contracts – including risk management.

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20. 6. Resources & rhetoric CHE: “due recognition” VCs: “promoted & rewarded” What will be mobilised, and, where relevant, at expense of what?

21. 7. @ Rhodes? Many projects, uneven pedagogy. Still: Cinderella Can we go through all stages to 100% “institutionalise”? Or: Concentrate on increasing co- ordination of a few, even if limited impact?

22. 8. Conclusion CE difficult – goes against SA trend. CE vision conflicts with reality in servicing industry (& unequal social order), and with aspiration to be ivory tower. = CE is extrinsic, and new But tensions a source of creative energy So, despite no resources, embrace it

23. Summing up SA context calls for CE Definitions – and open sky Simultaneity, vs hierarchy of functionality? Points of view: beyond RU interests Seeking symmetry of benefit – and recognising knowledge input to partnership Resources & strategy: shoot for whole, or narrow target?

24. So … embrace creative tension of 3 roles: ivory, ebony/bigben, & … still-to-find-its-colour. Not ignoring R, it’s a fact that a bit of TLC never did anyone any harm!

25. Thank you