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Engagement with Society – Engagement with Society – The Third Core Objective for The Third Core Objective for
UniversitiesUniversities
Dr Marilyn WedgwoodPro-Vice-Chancellor External Relations
16th Annual EAIE Conference September 2004
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University
Should a University of the 21st Century
be engaged with the
concerns and issues of society?
Should Engagement with Society be a CORE VALUE
Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Marilyn Wedgwood
Teaching and
LearningResearch
Third Stream
Knowledge Transfer: Engagement with Society
T R
Third Stream
Core fundsEsteem measure
(TQA)
Core fundsEsteem measure
(RAE)
No core funds No esteem measures
Dr Marilyn Wedgwood
THE CHALLENGES
Manchester Metropolitan University
POLICY ISSUES
• Breadth & Focus• Scale & Scope• Diversity & Excellence
SUPPORTING/ENABLING ISSUES
• Core Funding• Esteem Measures• Professionalism
T R
T R
TS
UNRESOLVED TENSIONSNational, institutional, discipline, individual
Manchester Metropolitan University
focus
breadth
funding
reason
driver
‘position’ In the University
Narrow
Science
Project Initiatives
Income Generation
Marginal
Nationally Driven
Broad
All Disciplines
Core funds
Society Good
Embedded (core)
Institutional Mission
MODELS FOR
UNDERSTANDING
Manchester Metropolitan University
Food Technology
Digital Media
Clothes
Technology
Environ Technology
Sports
Retail
Finance & Prof Services
Tourism
Creative Industries
Creative Industries
Technology & Science
Architecture
ICT
Incubation
Spinout
Startup
Enterprise & Schools
Enterprise & Business
Enterprise in the Community
Enterprise & HE
Education &Training (skills)
Community Development
Equal Opps, flexible worker, diversity
Crime, Drugs, Gender
Ethnicity & Women
Widening Participation
Art
Music
Performing Arts
Literature, Philosophy & History
Sport
New Media
Fashion
The Physical Environment
Fitness / Exercise
Life Styles
Food / Diet
Living Conditions (architecture & buildings)
Self Identity and Development
Holistic practice
Environment and Pollution Control
Enterprise Cultural Enrichment
Improved Business Competitiveness
Social Inclusion
Healthy Society
New Companies
(Growth)
THIRD STREAM‘Engagement a core value’
Engagement with
BUSINESSThe Wealth Creation
Agenda
Engagement with the
COMMUNITYThe Quality of Life Agenda
REGENERATION
GROWTH
STRONG ECONOMY STRONG SOCIETY
Manchester Metropolitan University
Academic (Driver)
Societal (Driver)
CO
NT
EX
TC
ON
TE
XT
Teaching ResearchCORE BUSINESS
Manchester Metropolitan University
Teaching Research
Academic
Societal
Teach
ing L
ed
Resea
rch le
d
Research Led
Teaching Led
Disci
pline
Focus
Exter
nal F
ocus
External Focus
Discipline Focus
Institutional or Departmental Models
Ext
ern
al
Led
Dis
cip
line
Led
Research Led
Teaching Led
Manchester Metropolitan University
Teaching Research
Academic
Societal
Widening Participation
Sector Skills
Graduate Employability
Higher Education Targets
Professional Qualifications
Life Long Learning
Workforce Development
•Economic Growth
•Business Competitiveness
•Healthy & Safe Society
•Social Inclusion
•Regeneration
•Graduates
•Post Graduates
•Higher Education Targets
•Internationally recognised academic research base
Some agendas addressed
Manchester Metropolitan University
Teaching Research
Academic
SocietalImpacts
wealth creationincreased competitiveness
social inclusioncultural enrichment
employability
INTELLECTUALCAPACITY
Discipline Development
Manchester Metropolitan University
Teaching Research
Academic
SocietalExample Stakeholders
Professional BodiesHealth Sector
Local AuthoritiesRegional Development Agencies
Not for Profit SectorPrivate Sector
Police
Academic CommunitySubject Discipline Groups
Professional InstitutesInvestors (large Companies mainly)
Funding Councils
INDIVIDUALSTUDENTS
Manchester Metropolitan University
Teaching Research
Academic
Societal
Quality
Ben
chm
ark
Quality
Ben
chm
ark
Quality Benchmark
Quality Benchmark
TQA / QAA
??????
RAE
Esteem Measures
Manchester Metropolitan University
Teaching Research
Academic
Societal
Quality
Ben
chm
ark
Quality
Ben
chm
ark
Quality Benchmark
Quality Benchmark
TQA / QAA
??????
RAE
Mapping – Institutions, discipline, subject, individual
ENGAGEMENT/ THE THIRD STREAM/ KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
• New Government Policy on
Third Stream
• Tensions about its strategic focus
• Models help
• Universities must determine their position
Dr Marilyn Wedgwood
INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES
a balancing act
• Institutional Mission and National Policy
• Survival and Growth
• Prioritising Resources
• Find the Fit that is Right
Manchester Metropolitan University
DEVELOPMENT IN MMU Pragmatism with Vision
• Three core areas of work reflected in
institutional organisation and structure
• Development to reinforce the mission and
institutional positioning in the sector in all
disciplines
• New Policy, Strategy and Goals
• New Collaborations, Partnerships and Alliances
generating mutual value
Dr Marilyn Wedgwood
MANCHESTERThe Knowledge Capital
Practitioners and Researchers working to a
common agenda from different perspectives
Manchester Metropolitan University
URBAN EDUCATION
Problem forManchester:19% participation in HE
Raise Aspirations
Retain Teachers
Establish a Research Base
Manchester Metropolitan University
KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL:
CENTRE FOR URBAN
EDUCATIONCORE ACTIVITIES
WORLD CLASS PROVIDER OF EXPERTISE IN URBAN EDUCATION
INCREASE THE NUMBEROF GOOD TEACHERS & OTHERPROFESSIONALS RECRUITED& RETAINED IN MANCHESTER
SCHOOLS
RAISE THE ASPIRATION AND ATTAINMENT OFMANCHESTER LEARNERS
Dr Marilyn Wedgwood
KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL:
CENTRE FOR URBAN
EDUCATION
TO ESTABLISH MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY AS A WORLD CLASS PROVIDER OF EXPERTISE IN URBAN EDUCATION
TO RAISE THE ASPIRATION AND ATTAINMENT OFMANCHESTER LEARNERS
TO INCREASE THE NUMBEROF GOOD TEACHERS & OTHERPROFESSIONALS RECRUITED& RETAINED IN MANCHESTER
SCHOOLS
INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATION TO INCLUDE URBAN EDUCATION STRANDS SUPPORTED BY INTERNATIONALLYKNOWN RESEARCH BASE
DEVELOP INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN RESEARCH BASE IN URBAN EDUCATION
HARRY TORRANCE IAN STRONACH
MANCHESTER TEACHERS’ BOND
PAUL CHIDGEYSYLVIA PHILLIPS
MANCHESTER TEACHERS’ LEARNING ACADEMY
PAUL LATHAMSYLVIA PHILLIPS
WIDENING PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES
BRENDAN LAVERTYROB HALSALL
MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION SCHOOL (14-19) IDENTIFIED COHORT IN EACH HIGH SCHOOL IN VIRTUAL SCHOOL
SUSAN McGRATH
SPECIFIC URBAN EDUCATION COHORT
JOHN SAVIN
TRAINING SCHOOLS
BARBARA CRAIG
GROUPS OF TEACHERS GOING IN TO SUPPORT
SCHOOLS
JOHN SAVIN
RESEARCH TEAM LED BY PROFESSOR HARRY TORRANCE
INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN LEA AND
UNIVERSITY
HARRY TORRANCEERICA POUNCE
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LINKS
MARILYN ECCLES
EVALUATIONS ON INNOVATIVE PRACTICE DEVELOPED FROM RESPONSES TO GOVERNMENT POLICY AND LEGISLATION, EG. GREEN PAPER
HARRY TORRANCE
INFRASTRUCTURE OF PROGRESSION ROUTES
DEVELOPED
CLIVE GEE
DEVELOP AWARENESS RAISING INFRASTRUCTURE – MANCHESTER
AIMHIGHER CURRICULUM
BRENDAN LAVERTY
DEVELOP ENTERPRISE EDUCATION & AWARENESS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH A MANCHESTER PATHFINDER BID
TERRY WARBURTON KEVIN BOLES
DEVELOPMENT OF SUMMER SCHOOLS
ROB HALSALL
ESTABLISH WIDENING PARTICIPATION GROUP WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY
ROB HALSALL
DATA SHARING BETWEEN LEA AND
UNIVERSITY
ALAN DOVEDARRYL LESTER
NORTH WEST SCIENCE LEARNING CENTRE
JAN GREEN
WORLD LINKS: - SERVICES SCHOOLS - WUHAN - ST PETERSBURG - BARCELONA
- LEONARDO PROJECTS(EUROPEANISATION/ICT FOCUS)
- ILLINOIS – DEACON - MELBOURNE MARILYN - BRITISH COUNCIL ECCLES
TRAINING SCHOOL LINKS WITH TRANSFORMING THE
WORKFORCE AGENDA
MARILYN ECCLES
NQT AND RQT SUPPORT
PAUL LATHAMPAUL CHIDGEYERICA POUNCE
ENGAGEMENT/ THE THIRD STREAM/ KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
• New Government Policy on
Third Stream
• Tensions about its strategic focus
• Models help
• Universities must determine their position
Dr Marilyn Wedgwood
EMERGENT ISSUES
• New ways of thinking about Higher Education?
• New ideas about the nature and role of the academic?
• Revised thinking on Academic Scholarship?
• Higher government expectations about the return on investment of HE?
Dr Marilyn Wedgwood
Dr Marilyn Wedgwoodm.wedgwood@mmu.ac.uk
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