Social Responsibility and Community Based Research in Higher Education Institutions

The focus of the article is on how knowledge is created, who creates knowledge, how knowledge is co-constructed, whose knowledge is excluded and how knowledge is being used to challenge inequalities and strengthen social movement capacity. This article grew from a fascinating conversation that the three of us had in Montreal in September of 2019. We decided to share our stories about knowledge and justice with a wider audience in part as a way for us to reflect further on the meaning of our initial conversation, but also to invite others into the discussion. Baptiste Godrie works in a research centre (CREMIS) affiliated with Quebec’s health care and social services system, Isabel Heck works with the anti-poverty organization Parole d’excluEs, both affiliated to universities, and Budd Hall works at the University of Victoria and is the Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Community-Based research and social responsibility in higher education.

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PERCEPTION OF ACCOUNTING ORGANISATIONS NEEDS AND THE ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal ◽

10.14738/assrj.610.7313 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (10) ◽

pp. 423-431

Author(s):

Sónia Ruão Leite

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

Community Support ◽

Research Strategy ◽

Research Approach ◽

Community Based ◽

Community Based Research ◽

Community Sector ◽

Academic Sector

As Community Based Research (CBR) gains currency as a ‘research strategy of choice’ for the community sector (and increasingly establishes itself as a credible research approach also in the academic sector) we believe there is a need to revisit what have become the conventions of CBR and consider how these are enacted in practice. We could verify that there are several Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) with offices of support services to the community or with this type of goal in their research projects, a demand which is also demonstrated by the organisation that evaluates the HEI’s in Portugal. Mainly, the type of problems studied by the community support centres in universities, are related with health, disabilities, and social exclusion. The current investigation is innovative because it was performed in order to identify in what way the accounting organisations need the help of HEI’s to provide independent participatory research support in response to concerns experienced by these organisations. Through a questionnaire composed of open and closed questions it was our intention to obtain information regarding the perspective of accounting professionals considering the needs and gaps that they feel in their professional practice and how the HEI’s can contribute to help bridge these gaps.

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Communication of Socially-Responsible Activities by Higher Education Institutions

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13020483 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 483

Author(s):

Libena Tetrevova ◽

Jan Vavra ◽

Simona Munzarova

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Czech Republic ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

Cultural Development ◽

Primary Data ◽

Communist Country ◽

Public Higher Education ◽

Socially Responsible ◽

The Czech Republic

Higher education institutions play a fundamental role in the scientific, economic, social, and cultural development of each and every society. In view of new challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of their social responsibility and ability to effectively communicate the socially–responsible activities which are performed is growing. The aim of this article is to analyze and evaluate the scope and structure of socially-responsible activities communicated on the websites of public higher education institutions operating in a small post-communist country where education plays a traditional role—the Czech Republic, and to formulate recommendations for improvement of the level of communication of social responsibility by higher education institutions. Primary data was obtained using latent analysis of the content of the websites of all public higher education institutions operating in the Czech Republic. The CE3SPA method was applied. The survey which was performed shows that the level of communication of social responsibility by higher education institutions in the Czech Republic is low. Activities in the field of economic and social responsibility are communicated in the greatest scope. On the contrary, activities in the field of environmental responsibility are communicated the least. Public higher education institutions in the Czech Republic should therefore apply the measures proposed in the article, these also being transferrable to practice in other countries.

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ONLINE DISCLOSURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS’ SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

EDULEARN20 Proceedings ◽

10.21125/edulearn.2020.1035 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Mafalda Nogueira ◽

Sandra Gomes ◽

Cidália Neves

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Higher Education Institutions

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Corporate Social Responsibility in Higher Education Institutions in the Development of Communities and Society in Nigeria

CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance - Corporate Social Responsibility ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-40975-2_14 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 235-264

Author(s):

Olanrewaju Samson Ibidunni

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Corporate Social Responsibility ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

Corporate Social

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Personal Values as a Building Block for Social Responsibility of Higher Education Institutions

Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development - Exploring the Influence of Personal Values and Cultures in the Workplace ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2480-9.ch007 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 119-142 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zlatko Nedelko ◽

Vojko Potocan ◽

Nikša Alfirević

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Community Involvement ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

Personal Values ◽

Building Blocks ◽

Starting Point ◽

Core Mission ◽

Insight Into

The purpose of this chapter is to examine the role of personal values for social responsibility (SR) of higher education. Besides the core mission of higher education to create, transfer and preserve knowledge in society, the idea of SR has gained its importance also in institutions of higher education. SR has many drivers, among which personal values are considered as one of the key building blocks for SR. For enhancing SR, higher education institutions should also develop stronger ties with the community. The chapter provides an insight into discussion about community involvement of higher education, into the role of personal values for shaping SR of higher education institutions and explain how personal values can help to enhance community and social involvement of higher education. Findings may be a starting point for re-thinking and/or establishing strategies for achieving higher level of SR in higher education institutions and enhancing the link with the community.

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