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The brief aims to identify how universities can effectively engage with resource-poor communities to drive change.

May 24, 2026Open Access

Universities as change agents in resource-poor communities: a typology to assess current practice and inform future strategies

Key Points

The brief aims to identify how universities can effectively engage with resource-poor communities to drive change.
Analyzed current practices of universities in engaging with local communities.
Developed a typology to assess engagement strategies.
Highlighted the role of universities in their local contexts.
Established a framework for understanding university-community engagement.
Identified key strategies for effective change-agent practices.
Recommended actionable insights for future university initiatives.

Abstract

This policy brief addresses an important question for policy: How can universities act as change agents in their local contexts? Engagement with resource-poor "communities", such as those based in townships and rural towns, is one important channel through which universities can act as change agents in their local contexts.

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Human Sciences Research Council (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a12966a48a0ea1665673399 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.14749/32377080