- A. Purpose and Methodology
- B. Institutional Information
- C. Institutional Culture
- D. Curriculum and Pedagogy
- E. Faculty Roles and Rewards
- F. Mechanisms and Resources
- G. Community-Campus Exchange
G. Community-Campus Exchange
To examine the ways in which the community and campus exchange resources, respondents reported on the extent to which community partners were involved in student learning and engagement activities. As shown in Figure 24, community partners were more likely to be class speakers (85%) and provide feedback on the development and/or maintenance of the program in general (77%) but were less likely to be compensated for their teaching (7%), assist in creating the syllabus and/or course design (16%), or participate community-based course design and delivery (24%).
Comparisons with 2003-04 results suggest that community partners are more likely to act as co-instructors (22% in 2003-04 versus 29% in 2004-05) and assist in the creation of the syllabus and course design (11% in 2003-04 versus 16% in 2004-05) but are less likely to serve on campus committees (52% in 2003-04 versus 49% in 2004-05).
Figure 24. Community partner involvement in student learning
Types of Organizational Partnerships
A total of 98% of institutions reported having existing partnerships with one or more organizations in the community. As shown in Figure 25, the majority of partnerships were with non-profit/ community-based organizations (96%) or K-12 schools (89%). There were fewer partnerships with for-profit businesses (41%). Comparisons with the previous year indicate a similar pattern of results in terms of the most and least likely organizations for institutions to have partnerships with. However, comparisons with the previous year suggest that institutions are partnering with more government agencies and organizations (52% in 2003-04 versus 56% in 2004-05).
Figure 25. Types of organizational partnerships
Of the 5% of respondents that indicated other types of partnerships with organizations in the community, the most frequently occurring responses were partnerships with communities, governments, and specific types of organizations (e.g. food pantry, grass roots).
Impact and Assessment
A total of 49% of institutions replied that there were assessments in the local community that assessed the impact of its service-learning, civic engagement, and/or community activities, as compared to 46% reported in 2003-04 and 39% in 2002-03.
Institutions also supplied more detailed information regarding the types of assessments occurring. The most frequently occurring responses include (a) surveys with students, faculty, and communities; (b) evaluation of community partners; (c) informal assessments based on anecdotal information; (d) qualitative assessments; and (e) impact assessments.
