- Title
- Universities as legal entities and community dispute resolution : an Australian case study
- Creator
- Martin, Jennifer
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/183324
- Identifier
- vital:16286
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2018.1427577
- Identifier
- ISBN:0013-1857 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- This article considers the exercise of statutory power by an Australian university, in the state of Victoria, when undertaking commercial activities that impact negatively on a local community. A single case study design is used to report on the process engaged in by the community and university to resolve this dispute. This includes consideration of the university’s characterisation of the activities it engaged in, the university bypassing local planning processes and the university’s identification of the community with which to conduct its consultation processes. All publicly available documents regarding the proposed development were scrutinised as well as records of public forums related to the dispute. The study findings advance public understanding of the complexity of the vexed question of the extent to which university legislation can be used for commercial purposes and key issues for consideration when undertaking university–community engagement that have wider application for universities globally. John Dewey’s philosophy of democracy and education provides valuable insights for developing democratic processes that facilitate deep understandings and good will that ultimately have the potential to enrich communities and prevent conflict. © 2018, © 2018 Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Relation
- Educational Philosophy and Theory Vol. 51, no. 12 (2019), p. 1273-1282
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright © 2018 Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia
- Subject
- 3902 Education Policy, Sociology and Philosophy; 3903 Education Systems; 5002 History and Philosophy of Specific Fields; Commercialisation; Democracy and advocacy; John Dewey; Legislative context
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