University Engagement with the Community through Physical Activity Opportunities: Lessons Learned from a Community Charter Guaranteeing Access to the University Recreation Complex
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| Title: | University Engagement with the Community through Physical Activity Opportunities: Lessons Learned from a Community Charter Guaranteeing Access to the University Recreation Complex |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | David M. Telles-Langdon (ORCID |
| Source: | Metropolitan Universities. 2024 35(3):109-128. |
| Availability: | Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities. 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252. Tel: 410-704-3700; Fax: 410-704-2152; e-mail: cumu@towson.edu; Web site: http://www.cumuonline.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Universities, Community Involvement, Citizenship Responsibility, Recreational Programs, Community Needs, College Administration, Partnerships in Education, Power Structure, Inclusion, Disadvantaged, Physical Activities, Athletics, School Community Relationship, Foreign Countries, School Personnel, Barriers |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada |
| ISSN: | 1047-8485 |
| Abstract: | Universities recognize they have a civic responsibility to engage and enrich the community in which they reside. This study looks at a community engagement project undertaken at one university that was intended to address significant recreational needs within the community while also furthering academic initiatives. As part of the appeal to various levels of government for financial support to build a campus recreation complex, senior administration at the University promised to engage marginalized community members through implementing a charter to enshrine open community access. This research was a cross-sectional exploration of one university's engagement with the community through sport and physical activity, with the overall intent of understanding the implementation of the University's Charter and how this has worked to address some of the issues related to marginalized groups living in the inner-city. Interviews were conducted with four university members who, in their various roles, have held some level of responsibility in the implementation of the Charter. Clarke and colleagues' (2017) Situational Analysis was used to deconstruct interview transcripts, code, and develop themes. After listening to the voices of the participants, three major themes, as well as nine sub-themes, emerged from the data. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1442474 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Universities recognize they have a civic responsibility to engage and enrich the community in which they reside. This study looks at a community engagement project undertaken at one university that was intended to address significant recreational needs within the community while also furthering academic initiatives. As part of the appeal to various levels of government for financial support to build a campus recreation complex, senior administration at the University promised to engage marginalized community members through implementing a charter to enshrine open community access. This research was a cross-sectional exploration of one university's engagement with the community through sport and physical activity, with the overall intent of understanding the implementation of the University's Charter and how this has worked to address some of the issues related to marginalized groups living in the inner-city. Interviews were conducted with four university members who, in their various roles, have held some level of responsibility in the implementation of the Charter. Clarke and colleagues' (2017) Situational Analysis was used to deconstruct interview transcripts, code, and develop themes. After listening to the voices of the participants, three major themes, as well as nine sub-themes, emerged from the data. |
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| ISSN: | 1047-8485 |
