Book review : Walter Lepore, Budd L. Hall and Rajesh Tandon 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴. 𝘙𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰-𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦

Abstract

The book is structured across five framing chapters (three introductory, two concluding) and ten case study chapters. The volume adds to the body of knowledge(s) through the documentation of efforts in bridging knowledge cultures, insights into diverse cultures. It also provides a framework for understanding community-academic engagement, examples of best practice and challenges, applicable methodologies, and valuable critical pedagogical insights. It brings together findings from the work of the Bridging Knowledge Cultures (BKC) project (2020 – 2022), “an international partnered training and research initiative of the UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education”, working on UN Sustainable Development Goals through training hubs located around the world, and under the auspices of the Knowledge for Change (K4C) Consortium (Lepore et al, p. 6).