Affiliation:
1. Department of Commerce, Christ University, Bangalore, India
Abstract
This paper attempts to build the engaged institution model from faculty perspective. Data was collected from 200 faculty members across disciplines, who were engaged in community engagement and social responsibility activities in one or the other ways. On analysis of the data, it was found that Instruction and Research, Facilitator, Scholarship factors contribute towards community engagement activities in higher educational institutions and that these factors contribute towards Faculty engagement, Student engagement and Community Engagement. All these factors create Engagement institution model. This work has an implications on theory, practice and policy. Service learning, as a pedagogical tool if implemented in HEIs can effectively bring all the influencing factors together and can help in creating an engaged institution.
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