The community engagement for impact (Cefi) framework
An Evidence-Based Strategy to Facilitate Social Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4097231 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William B Kelly (0000-0002-5068-4709, Research Excellence and Impact, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, corresponding author), Lisa M Given (0000-0003-1840-6175, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 441-459 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2023.2238762 |
| OpenAlex | W4385366525 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 56 |
Higher education’s focus is shifting to include societal impact alongside academic excellence. While community-engaged scholarship has a long history, many initiatives focus on individual researchers or institutional practices, without accounting for disciplinary and geopolitical contexts. The Community Engagement for Impact (CEFI) Framework and the Contextual Model of Community Engagement (CMCE) are based on findings of an in-depth, qualitative study of researchers’ strategies for community engagement. Results point to complex relationships between researchers, universities, and disciplines, shaped by government policy, research trends, community imperatives, and other factors. While participants fostered community relationships supporting social change, they did not receive appropriate training, support, or recognition. CEFI guides individuals and institutions to identify barriers and facilitators for engagement, across disciplines, for work involving industry organisations, community groups, governments, and other partners. When used alongside CMCE’s approach to local, national, and global factors, researchers, universities, and disciplines can better support pathways to societal impact
Community engagement · Discipline · Excellence · Focus group · Higher education · Political science · Public engagement · Public relations · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · Community Development and Social Impact · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Service-Learning and Community Engagement
What is societal impact of research and how can it be assessed? a literature survey
A review of literature on evaluating the scientific, social and political impact of social sciences and humanities research
The evaluation of scholarship in academic promotion and tenure processes
Scientists as public communicators
Scientists’ views about communication objectives
Academic staff and public communication
Which indicators for the new public engagement activities? An exploratory study of European research institutions
Mobilisation for public engagement
From ‘trust us’ to participatory governance
Effective strategies that enhance the social impact of social sciences and humanities research
Opening the Black Box
What Factors Predict Scientists' Intentions to Participate in Public Engagement of Science Activities
Toward a Model of Scientists’ Public Communication Activity
The scholarship of university-community engagement
Community Engagement and Boundary-Spanning Roles at Research Universities
Performativity, Commodification and Commitment
The Scholarship of Engagement
Impact in the REF
Boundary spanning in higher education leadership
The myth of job readiness? Written communication, employability, and the 'skills gap' in higher education
Where does the time go? An academic workload case study at an Australian university
Defining and Rewarding Academic Citizenship
We're Over-Researched Here
Building Community Engagement and Public Scholarship Into the University
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |