Background: Benefits of community-based learning for students in higher education are well documented. Comparatively less is known about the community partner experience. Purpose: The community partner perspective is explored to (a) confirm and expand recent findings regarding community partners’ perceptions of the benefits and challenges of working with colleges and universities and (b) present community partners’ views on how faculty can help improve community–university collaborations. Methodology/Approach: Dual-rater axial and open coding qualitative analysis methods were used to identify key themes in community partners’ responses in an on-line survey. Participants (n = 201) represented community partners from a broad range of fields, regions, and partnership types (e.g., volunteer, internship, service-learning). Findings/Conclusions: Although community partners identify a number of benefits to their collaborations with academic institutions, they also encounter critical challenges (e.g., faculty engagement, communication, student preparation). Partner recommendations include additional faculty attention to student knowledge of content, skills, and professionalism, as well as increased faculty engagement in all aspects of the collaboration. Implications: From a community perspective, faculty have an important role to play in facilitating true community–university partnerships that are equitable, reciprocal, and mutually beneficial.

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社区合作伙伴的观点和教师在社区学习中的作用

背景：以社区为基础的学习对高等教育学生的好处是有据可查的。对社区合作伙伴的体验了解相对较少。目的：探索社区合作伙伴的观点，以 (a) 确认和扩展关于社区合作伙伴对与学院和大学合作的好处和挑战的看法的最新发现，以及 (b) 展示社区合作伙伴对教师如何帮助改善社区的看法——大学合作。方法/途径：使用双重评估者轴向和开放编码定性分析方法来确定在线调查中社区合作伙伴响应的关键主题。参与者（n = 201）代表来自广泛领域、地区和合作伙伴类型（例如，志愿者、实习、服务学习）的社区合作伙伴。调查结果/结论：尽管社区合作伙伴确定了与学术机构合作的许多好处，但他们也遇到了严峻的挑战（例如，教师参与、沟通、学生准备）。合作伙伴的建议包括额外的教师关注学生的内容、技能和专业知识，以及增加教师在合作各个方面的参与度。启示：从社区的角度来看，教师在促进真正的社区与大学之间的平等、互惠和互利的伙伴关系方面可以发挥重要作用。合作伙伴的建议包括额外的教师关注学生的内容、技能和专业知识，以及增加教师在合作各个方面的参与度。启示：从社区的角度来看，教师在促进真正的社区与大学之间的平等、互惠和互利的伙伴关系方面可以发挥重要作用。合作伙伴的建议包括额外的教师关注学生的内容、技能和专业知识，以及增加教师在合作各个方面的参与度。启示：从社区的角度来看，教师在促进真正的社区与大学之间的平等、互惠和互利的伙伴关系方面可以发挥重要作用。