Embedding community engagement in South African higher education

Education, Citizenship and Social Justice

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-83

  Lazarus, Josef ^a   Erasmus, Mabel ^b   Hendricks, Denver ^c   Nduna, Joyce ^d   Slamat, Jerome ^e  

^a JET Education Services   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community engagement; Institutionalization; Service learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549087018     PISSN: 17461979     EISSN: 17461987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1746197907086719     Document Type: Article

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