Preparing Engaged CitizensSupport students to become active and engaged citizensStrengthening the civic responsibility of universities

Examples from the IDEAS database

Mary Tupan-Wenno & Anthony F. CamilleriECHO & Knowledge Innovation CentreThe Future of Higher Education – 09/03/16, Amsterdam

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IDEASIdentifying Effective Approaches to Enhancing the Social Dimension of Higher Education

• 2-year multi-national research project, financed by the European Union

• focusing on finding and mainstreaming examples of effective grassroots equity interventions

• clear emphasis on finding proven results and understanding drivers for success

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What we Expected to FindIndependent, Community-

Based Initiatives

driving participation

Technology Driving

Disruption

Efficiency-demands driving

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What we Expected to Find

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What we actually foundIndependent, Community-

Based Initiatives driving

participation

Participation driven by joint-initiatives, often led by

universities

Technology Driving

InclusionOpenness driving Inclusion

Resource Limitations

driving Innovation

Triple-Bottom Line driving Innovation

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What we Actually Found

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One Social Responsibility of the University

We share the societal aspiration that the student body entering, participating in and completing higher education at all levels

should reflect the diversity of our populations.

London ‘Bologna’ Communique

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Students who Participate in HE

• are more likely to volunteer• are more likely to trust others• are more likely to feel they have

a say in government

OECD: Education at a Glance 2015

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IDEAS which Work

Engage with Communities to change the aspirations of young

people• create programmes inside the community• bring young people into the university• provide accessible role models

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IDEAS which Work

Engage with Communities to change the aspirations of young

peopleExamples• Arbeiterkind.de• Schools Network Access Progra

m (SNAP) and the I Belong Program, Australia

• Science Academy, France• Professor Fluffy Programme, Un

ited Kingdom• Manchester Access Programme

(MAP), United Kingdom• The Brilliant Club, United Kingd

om

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IDEAS which Work

Prevent castes withinHigher Education

• Provide ‘safe’ environments for students• Mix of cultural, psychological and study-skill

support, provided holistically• 24/7 reference points/counsellors (buddies!)• Individually tracking academic performance of

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IDEAS which Work

Prevent castes withinHigher Education

Examples• Academic Advancement Progra

mme at UCLA• Tu Kahika

Programme New Zealand

• University of Mainz Peer Couns

elling• Mental Health & Employment S

ervice – UK

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IDEAS which Work

Bypass administrative barriers

• Creating alternative pathways around the barriers rather than necessarily removing them, e.g.• Create extra flexible program where students can’t

attend normal lectures• Create alternate admission pathway, where regular one

discriminates against students.• Allow credit accumulation from various sources

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IDEAS which Work

Bypass Administrative Barriers

Examples• Special Entry Access Scheme,

Monash University• Borderless Higher Education for

Refugees (BHER), Canada and Kenya

• OER University

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IDEAS database

• Currently 53 good practices from 19 countries in and outside of Europe.

• 75% of the 53 cases are from 14 countries in Europe

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Objectives of cases

Evidence base

Funding sources

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Share of different funding sources

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Civic responsibility of HE institutions in IDEAS

• Civic responsibility is not an aim but a means to the success of programmes focussing on Access, Success and Inclusion.

• Students as volunteers are crucial to the quantitative and qualitative success of the programmes as well as to the funding of programmes.

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Civic engagement not initiated by HE

• Science Academy 2006 by Paris Montagne, France

• The Brilliant Club, Uk• Arbeiterkind.de, Germany

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Civic engagement / Civic responsibility initiated by

HE• VASVU, VU University, Netherlands• Development of complex services for

disadvantaged students at Wlislocki Henrik Student College, the University of Pecs, Hungary

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Civic engagement activities:

• empower students in bridging their sense of belonging at the university and their own communities

• provide learning and skills development by giving service to communities and other students

• enhance study motivation, academic self confidence, engagement and involvement in HE, hence increase retention and attainment

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Criteria when implementing civic learning and engagement

• Institutional capacity (relevant practices, structures, and policies)

• Faculty capacity

• Student support for and involvement in civic learning and engagement

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