| Activity | Focus | Stakeholder Involvement | |----------|-------|--------------------------| | | Diagnose real-world problem | Practitioners, clients | | Theory Building | Develop plausible explanations | Scholars + practitioners | | Research Design | Choose methods to test theory | Methodologists + users | | Problem Solving / Application | Disseminate & implement solutions | Community, organizations |
“A form of inquiry that involves researchers and stakeholders in addressing problems of interest to both.” – Van de Ven (2007)
Engaged scholarship is an approach to research that involves collaboration between academics and stakeholders in the community, with the goal of addressing real-world problems and improving social outcomes. The Foundations of Engaged Scholarship is a framework that outlines the key principles and practices of engaged scholarship.
An open-access journal providing peer-reviewed foundations.
The Foundations of Engaged Scholarship framework identifies four key foundations: