Community engagement has been defined as a collaborative enterprise between higher education institutes and external communities where stakeholders can experience and benefit from a mutually beneficial knowledge exchange. A researcher examined a Research 1 university faculty’s perception of community engagement in the form of service-learning and implemented an online community of practice for faculty and community members to increase the faculty’s use of service-learning. The findings revealed that, although faculty see many benefits in implementing service-learning and report interest in learning about and using this pedagogy, service-learning practices are still considered an addition to faculty workloads rather than an integrated and expected role. The faculty reported concerns about the mixed messages within the institution around the value of their investment in this practice, including the lack of recognition in promotion and their feelings around professional obligations particularly related to research publications. Although faculty described teaching as equally important to research, they also perceived that the institution valued teaching and service as less important than research. Consistent with extant literature, this research provides evidence that community engagement activities need to be embedded in faculty roles and rewards to become institutionalized. Implications for practice and research will be discussed.

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让教师参与服务学习：促进我们的公共使命的机会和障碍

社区参与被定义为高等教育机构和外部社区之间的合作企业，利益相关者可以在互利的知识交流中体验并从中受益。一位研究人员检查了研究 1 大学教职员工对服务学习形式的社区参与的看法，并为教职员工和社区成员实施了在线实践社区，以增加教职员工对服务学习的使用。调查结果显示，尽管教职员工看到实施服务学习有很多好处，并表示对学习和使用这种教学法很感兴趣，但服务学习实践仍然被认为是对教职员工工作量的补充，而不是一个综合的和预期的角色。教职员工报告称，他们担心机构内部对其在这一实践中的投资价值的看法不一，包括在晋升方面缺乏认可，以及他们对专业义务的感受，尤其是与研究出版物相关的职业义务。尽管教职员工认为教学与研究同等重要，但他们也认为该机构认为教学和服务不如研究重要。与现有文献一致，这项研究提供的证据表明，社区参与活动需要嵌入教师角色和奖励中才能制度化。将讨论对实践和研究的影响。包括在晋升方面缺乏认可以及他们对专业义务的感受，尤其是与研究出版物相关的职业义务。尽管教职员工认为教学与研究同等重要，但他们也认为该机构认为教学和服务不如研究重要。与现有文献一致，这项研究提供的证据表明，社区参与活动需要嵌入教师角色和奖励中才能制度化。将讨论对实践和研究的影响。包括在晋升过程中缺乏认可，以及他们对专业义务的感受，尤其是与研究出版物相关的职业义务。尽管教职员工认为教学与研究同等重要，但他们也认为该机构认为教学和服务不如研究重要。与现有文献一致，这项研究提供的证据表明，社区参与活动需要嵌入教师角色和奖励中才能制度化。将讨论对实践和研究的影响。这项研究提供的证据表明，社区参与活动需要嵌入教师角色和奖励中才能制度化。将讨论对实践和研究的影响。这项研究提供的证据表明，社区参与活动需要嵌入教师角色和奖励中才能制度化。将讨论对实践和研究的影响。