Engaging in Societal Collaboration Through Reflexivity: Experiences from a Cross-Disciplinary Pilot Course for Faculty

Anna Jonsson (), Eugenia Perez Vico () and Diamanto Politis ()
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Anna Jonsson: Lund University
Eugenia Perez Vico: Halmstad University
Diamanto Politis: Lund University

A chapter in Making Universities Matter, 2024, pp 11-32 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract There is limited understanding of how education initiatives geared toward faculty and support staff can foster a capacity for long-term and integrated societal engagement and collaboration within higher education institutions. Using the experiences from a cross-disciplinary pilot course in Sweden, the current study aims to identify features that explicate how skills and academic rigor for engaging in societal collaboration can be developed toward a “reflexive scholarship of societal collaboration.” Based on a case study of the course, we identify the need for (i) theoretical orientation, (ii) collective reflections among diverse participants, and (iii) application of gained knowledge in real-world contexts. Building on the experiences from the pilot course, we explore and discuss the participants’ reflections on how their partaking in the course may support a reflexive scholarship of societal collaboration. Our study is relevant to managers and policymakers interested in nurturing long-term and integrated collaborations between academia and various societal actors.

Keywords: Sweden; Faculty course; Reflexivity; Scholarship development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-48799-6_2

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