Proposal of Process Models for University-Community Collaboration Based on Empirical Knowledge: Insights from a Survey on the Intentions and Behavioral Styles of University-Community Coordinators

Abstract

Many research findings have been reported on the university-community collaboration activities from multiple perspectives, identifying common issues in such partnerships. However, these studies often fail to contextualize these issues within the broader regional cooperation system or to analyze the relationships among them, nor do they address practical strategies for dealing with them. This study proposes a process model based on the university-community collaboration ecosystem, derived from interviews with coordinators. Using this model, we intend to explore approaches to deal with the main issues from the standpoint of their positioning and relationships.