ERIC Number: EJ1323264
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 11
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Community Engagement by Social Design: Research and Outreach Facing the COVID-19 Pandemic
De Bernardi, Andréia Menezes; Rezende, Edson José Carpintero; Franco, Juliana Rocha; Miranda, Vitor Siqueira
Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, v25 n3 p51-61 2021
This article presents a university-community engagement project established between the Social Design Integrated Center of the Design School (CIDS/UEMG) at Minas Gerais State University in Brazil and the Lagoinha Complex community. The day before we started the extension project, Como a Palma de Minha Mão (Like the Palm of My Hand), social distancing was decreed in our town due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Three months after the suspension of our actions, we had adapted to all changes imposed by the pandemic and resumed activities. The pandemic challenged us to be open to learning more about and with communities as we have close contact with them, and to question how can we promote this type of engagement remotely. This challenge especially applies to the elderly population that represents the leading risk group but lacks access to new communication technologies in Brazil.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Community Relationship, Universities, COVID-19, Pandemics, Older Adults, Outreach Programs, Research, Handicrafts
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil
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