Facilitating Academic Engagement with Society: A Bonding Social Capital Approach to Self-Determination

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E. Sormani, Sue Rossano-Rivero
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Abstract

This study examines how academic engagement with society can be facilitated by higher education institution (HEI) managers by studying academics’ needs and their managers’ support for autonomy, competence, and relatedness (i.e., the determinants of self-determination). Interviews were conducted with managers (n=6) and academics (n=16) affiliated with HEIs from the Hochschulallianz für den Mittelstand in Germany. The findings indicate alignment and gaps between managers and academics. First, the need and support for autonomy were present. Second, managers suggested that academics had relevant competencies, but academics indicated they had a lack of such competencies. Third, managers perceived that there was a strong collaboration between academics; however, academics reported that they experience negative peer effects when collaborating with society. Aiming to bridge the gap using a bonding social capital approach, HEI managers are recommended to strengthen academics’ sense of belonging to an HEI and to promote access to capital and competencies that are within the HEI’s internal network.
促进与社会的学术接触:一种结合社会资本的自决方法
本研究通过研究学术需求及其管理者对自主性、能力和相关性(即自决的决定因素)的支持,探讨了高等教育机构(HEI)管理者如何促进学术与社会的互动。访谈对象是德国高等教育学院的管理人员(n=6)和学者(n=16)。研究结果表明,管理者和学者之间存在一致性和差距。首先,存在对自治的需要和支持。其次,管理人员表示,学术界人士具备相关能力,但学术界人士表示,他们缺乏此类能力。第三,管理人员认为学术界之间存在着强有力的合作;然而,学者们报告说,他们在与社会合作时会经历负面的同伴效应。为了利用结合社会资本的方法弥合这一差距,建议高等教育机构的管理人员加强学术界对高等学校的归属感,并促进获得高等教育机构内部网络中的资本和能力。
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Triple Helix
Triple Helix Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
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审稿时长
13 weeks
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