Abstract

NAVARRO-MARTINEZ, Sergio Iván. Prospects and Scope of the Community Involvement. The Case of the Intercultural University of Chiapas, Oxchuc Campus. LiminaR [online]. 2018, vol.16, n.1, pp.88-102. ISSN 2007-8900.  https://doi.org/10.29043/liminar.v16i1.566.

The objective of this article is to discuss the prospects and scope of community outreach undertaken by the Multidisciplinary Academic Unit in Oxchuc, a campus of the Intercultural University of Chiapas (UNICH-Oxchuc). Research was conducted between 2013 and 2015 using an ethnographic methodology. Highlights among the findings include the fact that community outreach is limited, given that ways of systematically interacting with local actors are not in place. This is due to a limited notion about how outreach is done, along with bureaucratic restrictions. The article contributes to revisiting the concept of outreach as a resource that can strengthen community actions based on training and reflection that lead to enacting change.

Keywords : higher education; empirical research; community action.

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