In order to understand the relationship between social innovation and the reimagining of the knowledge economy necessary to reorient higher education most fully towards the public good, we must draw from the experiences of those working on the front lines of change. This collection represents diverse voices and disciplines, drawing together the critical reflections of academics, students and community partners from across South Africa. The book seeks to bring together theoretical and practical lessons about how research methods can be used in socially innovative ways to challenge the 'apartheids' of knowledge in higher education and to promote the democratization of the knowledge economy.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Sharli Paphitis, Joana Bezerra and Craig Paterson
- How to determine the role of community engagement in student development: Formulating a research project proposal to answer this question
- Benita Bobo
- Thinking incisively about and acting effectively in Grahamstown public schools
- Ashley Westaway
- The problem of power: the practical challenges of power dynamics and power distance in community engagement
- Nicola Hayes
- A community-based water monitoring programme in Grahamstown using the improved hydrogen sulphide test kit
- Thandiswa Nqowana, Sharli Paphitis, Roman Tandlich and Sukhmani Mantel
- Translanguaging online: A case study of a bilingual online mathematics programme for Grade 7 learners in Diepsloot, Johannesbu g
- Nathalia Lourenço
- Legitimate knowledge: At the border between learning and perceived learning for students in service-learning
- Joana Bezerra and Sharli Paphitis
- Challenging mainstream âpsychologiesâ through community-based service-learning at masterâs level: critical reflections at the interface of theory and practice
- Jacqui Akhurst
- Chasing significance in sports science research â a human factors and ergonomics approach to social innovation
- Bennet Ryan and Andrew Todd
- Wordless picturebooks and moolas: A case study of a collaborative community engagement project
- Adrie Haese, Elmien Claassens, Abigail Mzayidume and Elmarie Costandius
- Telling stories about stories: Towards ethical guidelines for HE in digital storytelling
- Daniela Gachago, Jacqui Scheepers and Candice Livingston
- Identifying and exploring possible challenges encountered by local communities regarding the conservation volunteering activities in Kruger National Park
- Precious Shabalala and Joana Bezerra
- Reflections on experiences working alongside informal traders at Warwick Junction in Durban: a human factors and ergonomics pe spective
- Jonathan Davy1, Andrew Todd1, Richard Dobson2, Tasmi Quazi2, Patric Ndlovu2 and Laura Alfers3
- A socially innovative Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) using communities to promote societal inclusion
- Kathryn Anne Nel and Saraswathie Govender
- Facilitating Local Social Innovation by Appreciating Glocal CommunityâHigher Education Partnerships
- Deidré van Rooyen and Karen Venter