Community engagement in higher education : from theory to practice / edited by Manju Singh, Purva Bhatt, Wafa Singh and Kumar Sambhav Pareek.

PART IIntroduction: Positioning Community Engagement in Higher Education1 Community Engagement in Higher Education: An IntroductionManju Singh, Purva Bhatt, Wafa Singh and Kumar Sambhav Pareek2 Decoloniality, Community Engaged Scholarship and Epistemic Justice Purva Bhatt and Manju Singh3 Community Engagement in Higher Education Institutions: Critical EnablersWafa Singh and Manju SinghPART IIGlobal Perspectives: Experiences and Insights4 Pedagogies of Community Engagement: Reflections from a Higher Education Setting in the Global SouthDoris Santos5 Weaving Knowledge Systems: Challenges and Possible Solutions through Community-Engaged Research in Canada and Nordic CountriesWalter Lepore and Leslie King6 European Science Shops in Higher Education: Building Capacity for Engaged Research and TeachingEmma McKenna7 University-Community Engagement within the Indonesian Context: A Case Study of UINSANabiela Naily, Hernik Farisia, Muchammad Helmi Umam and Noor Wahyudi8 Community Engagement for Social Transformation: Experiences in the UK and CanadaCeri Davies9 Insights into Community Engagement at Higher Education Institutions in South Africa Raisuyah Bhagwan and Shannal Rowkith10 Evolution of Community Engagement Policy Agenda: Italian Perspectives on Equitable Partnerships Under Growing Neoliberal PressureFrancesca Antongiovanni, Valentina Ghibellini and Andrea Vargiu11 Weaving Paths from the Convergence of Knowledge: Colombian Experiences of University-Community PartnershipsIrma Flores, Andrés Astaiza, Luisa González and Daniel LoperaPART IIIThe Indian Standpoint: Institutional Programmes, Experiences and Partnerships12 Community Engagement in the Indian Higher Education Landscape Purva Bhatt, Wafa Singh, Manju Singh and Kumar Sambhav Pareek13 Towards Developing Responsible Managers: Goa Institute of Management's GiveGoa InitiativeDivya Singhal and Padhmanabhan Vijayaraghavan14 Establishing University-Community Collaborations: Experiential Learning Initiatives at Manipal University, JaipurMadhura Yadav and Manish Sharma15 Creating a Sustainable Waste Management System as a Service-Learning Project at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham UniversityVipina Valsan, Akshay Viswanath and J. Sophie von Lieres16 Community Engagement as a Tool for Social Development: The Experiences at Bhagat Phool Singh (BPS) Women's UniversityManju Panwar17 Service-Learning at Christ University: An Experiential Instrument for Community Engagement in Higher Education InstitutionsPhinu Mary Jose and Sudhansubala Sahu18 Mainstreaming Community Engagement and Participation in Urban Planning Education: A Case Study of MNIT, JaipurShradha Chandan, Bansari Sharma,Satish Pipralia, Nand Kumar and Ashwani Kumar19 Embedding Community Engagement in the Architecture of JK Lakshmipat University for Achieving the SDGsSheetal Mundra and Umesh GuptaPART IVConclusion: Ways Forward for Community Engagement in Higher Education20 Community Engagement in Higher Education: Weaving the Threads and Future DirectionsWafa Singh, Purva Bhatt, Manju Singh and Kumar Sambhav Pareek

This book explores the finer nuances of community engagement in Indian higher education, ranging from theory to practice. It contextualizes the concept and practice of community engagement in the contemporary context, capturing global experiences, insights and varied standpoints. The volume also identifies gaps present in the system and recommends solutions for the successful implementation and scaling up of the practice of community engagement not only in India but also at the global level. It also brings to the forefront; opinions, perspectives and experiences of stellar women and their valuable scholarship with the aim of addressing the gender gap in the field of knowledge production on community engagement. The book will be of interest to scholars, teachers and researchers of education, higher education and sociology of education. It will also be useful for academicians, think tanks, higher education administration, policymakers, civil society organizations, higher education institutions and those interested in the study of community engagement.