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

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 Science Research Council SA
Published
2026-05-22
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https://doi.org/10.14749/32377080
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Service-Learning and Community Engagement
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Universities as change agents in resource-poor communities: a typology to assess current practice and inform future strategies

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

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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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