Abstract
Engaged scholarship, a movement that has been growing steadily since 1995, offers a new way of bridging gaps between the university and civil society. Numerous papers and reports have been published since Boyer's foundational discourse in 1996. Yet, beyond a growing interest in orienting universities' missions, we observed a lack a formal definition and conceptualization of this movement. Based on a scoping review of the literature over the past 20 years, the objective of this article is to propose a conceptualization of engaged scholarship. More specifically, we define its values, principles, and processes. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of this new posture for faculty and students, as well as for the university as an institution.
Publication types
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Historical Article
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Fellowships and Scholarships* / economics
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Fellowships and Scholarships* / history
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Fellowships and Scholarships* / organization & administration
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Fellowships and Scholarships* / standards
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History, 20th Century
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History, 21st Century
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Humans
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Universities* / economics
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Universities* / history
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Universities* / organization & administration
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Universities* / standards
Grants and funding
This study was funded by the Fonds de recherche du Québec-Santé (Canada), the Centre de recherche Charles-Le Moyne - Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean sur les innovations en santé, the Canada Research Chair in Evaluation on Health System Improvement and the Canada Research Chair in Clinical Governance in Primary Health Care.