Assessing University‑Society Engagements: Towards a Methodological Framework
Higher education institutions pursue three distinct yet interrelated missions of education, knowledge production, and community engagement. Until the last dec-ades of the twentieth century, the third mission, also known as community engage-ment, has received little attention. Although the third mission generally aims to contribute to the socio-cultural and economic transformations of society, its dis-tinct characteristics are still under-theorized. None of the existing methodological and conceptual frameworks provides a holistic analysis...