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Dismantling the Ivory Tower: Engaging Geographers in University–Community Partnerships

Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: University–community partnerships offer synergistic spaces for communities to address difficulties and universities to meet their missions. Geographers are well positioned to participate in these partnerships, owing to the discipline's integrative nature, spatial perspectives and analytic approaches, and its attention to social and environmental issues at many scales. This paper endeavours to assist geographers interested in these partnerships by illustrating three case studies of geography–community partnerships. We reflect critically on the mutual benefits from, and barriers to, these partnerships. On the basis of case studies and literature review, the paper recommends ways to enhance university–community partnerships to help dismantle the ivory tower.
DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2011.576337
Authors: Phil Klein, Munazza Fatima, Lindsey McEwen, Susanne C. Moser, Deanna Schmidt, Sandra Zupan
Institutions: University of Northern Colorado, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, University of Gloucestershire, Stanford University, University of Houston - Clear Lake, University of Kentucky
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2037818565
FWCI: 23.08
Cites: 49
Cited by: 61
Related to: 10