Research Impact: This paper focuses on a community–university partnership built around a programme of study co-created by residents of a disadvantaged community and situated, for the most part, within that community. The impact of the research is that it identifies characteristics that positively impact members of a disadvantaged community and indicates that (i) the authenticity of the partnership between the community and university, (ii) the suitability of the lecturers and (iii) the ability of the lecturers and management to adapt the programme to identified needs were all key to the success of the programme.
Bernie Quillinan, Eileen McEvoy, Ann MacPhail & Ciara Dempsey (2018): Lessons learned from a community engagement initiative within Irish higher education, Irish Educational Studies, DOI: 10.1080/03323315.2018.1438913
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