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- 1. Campus in the Country: College Involvement in Rural Community Development Nelson Rogers Rural Research Workshop, Ottawa, Canada May 5, 2011 Outline Research Questions and Why does it matter? Background and Context Community Colleges, Rural Issues, Community Development Forms of Capital Three Cases: Eastern, Western, Northern Context, College, Community Development What was learned Implications and Future Research 2 Rural Research Workshop - Nelson Rogers 05/05/2011
- 2. Research Questions What do colleges do? What difference do they make? What do colleges do in rural communities? How does this work get done? What are the supports and challenges? How are staff trained and supported? How well is it being done? How is success defined and evaluated? Why does it matter? 3 Rural Research Workshop - Nelson Rogers 05/05/2011 Community Colleges Community College Missions Academic Social/Democratic Economic Diverse and Flexible Key partners in rural community development 4 Rural Research Workshop - Nelson Rogers 05/05/2011
- 3. Rural Challenges Traditional industries in transition or crisis Declining or migrating population Low income Low educational achievement Note similarities of rural and First Nations issues 5 Rural Research Workshop - Nelson Rogers 05/05/2011 Community Development Recognize a problem or potential problem Set goals Collaborate/cooperate to work toward goals (Selman, et. al., 1998) Increase capacity to respond to problems 6 Rural Research Workshop - Nelson Rogers 05/05/2011
- 4. Forms of Capital Economic, Social, Cultural Pierre Bourdieu Social and cultural capital Formal and informal Positive and negative Dynamic Balance: Economic, social, cultural and environmental (Dale & Onyx, 2005) 7 Rural Research Workshop - Nelson Rogers 05/05/2011 Previous Research ACCC – Exemplary Practices in Rural Community Development (Rogers, 2004) Typical project: Local crisis, usually resource industry in transition Local partnerships to work on solutions Solutions include education and training College as catalyst or key partner College as project manager, funding administrator Questions: How does the work get done? How well is it being done? Other perspectives? 8 Rural Research Workshop - Nelson Rogers 05/05/2011
- 5. Three Cases Rural college campuses Reputation for good work in local CD Eastern, Western, Northern contexts Pseudonyms, anonymity Shoreline Campus, Maritime College Outlook Campus, Mountain College Champlain Campus, Riviere College 9 Rural Research Workshop - Nelson Rogers 05/05/2011 Common Themes Resource industries in transition or crisis Community needs and expectations focus on college Education and training – key strategies in CD Variety of approaches and projects – traditional and innovative Focus on economic development and “market” approaches to CD - but academic, social, environmental issues interconnected 10 Rural Research Workshop - Nelson Rogers 05/05/2011
- 6. Supports and Challenges Supports Leadership networks – personal and institutional Community needs and expectations focus on college Federal, provincial, college policies in favour of college involvement in CD “Entrepreneurial College” (Roueche & Jones, 2005) Challenges Lack of local expertise, gaps in networks or knowledge Lack of strategic planning and focus Lack of supportive, appropriate federal or provincial funding programs 11 Rural Research Workshop - Nelson Rogers 05/05/2011 College Staff and Rural CD Recruited for local knowledge and connections High expectations, huge workload Ad hoc professional development Inconsistent college and community support for college staff 12 Rural Research Workshop - Nelson Rogers 05/05/2011
- 7. CD Success Success defined anecdotally, colloquially Funding programs require evaluations for accountability – focus on money, not what matters to community Lack of local evaluation expertise Missed opportunities, some groups and issues ignored 13 Rural Research Workshop - Nelson Rogers 05/05/2011 Forms of Capital and College Roles in Community Development Local social capital Key catalyst for functional partnerships for CD Reliance on key individuals – positive and negative Some groups ignored Local cultural capital Combines formal knowledge and local “know-how” Disconnect from dominant ideologies (border knowledge) Lack of awareness of some issues and 14 opportunities Rural Research Workshop - Nelson Rogers 05/05/2011
- 8. Lessons from the Cases (1) Community colleges are key partners in rural CD Community connections and expectations College infrastructure and staff Education and training component of most effective CD initiatives – “entrepreneurial college” College policies nominally support CD but provide little practical support for staff Federal and provincial policies nominally support CD but programs are difficult to access and manage Focus on economic development may ignore important social and environmental issues 15 Rural Research Workshop - Nelson Rogers 05/05/2011 Lessons from the Cases (2) Use of local social and cultural capital is key ingredient of success Local social capital needs to be inclusive and needs links to external networks Local cultural capital needs to include formal learning re: CD basics, strategic planning, project management, evaluation, government relations Note: lessons supported by CD research and college research in other contexts (but respondents in these cases unaware) 16 Rural Research Workshop - Nelson Rogers 05/05/2011
- 9. Implications, Future Research Policy implications for Colleges Communities Provincial and Federal Governments Potential research: Strategic facilitation of local social and cultural capital for integrated economic, social, environmental development 17 Rural Research Workshop - Nelson Rogers 05/05/2011 Further Information: Rogers, N.P. (2010). Campus in the Country: Community College Involvement in Rural Community Development. Ed. D. Thesis. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/26433 nelson@communityingenuity.ca www.communityingenuity.ca