CCRC Resources – Boundary Spanners

Boundary spanner experiences and needs

Cooper, A., & Shewchuk, S. (2015). Knowledge brokers in education: How intermediary organizations are bridging the gap between research, policy and practice internationally. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 23(118), 2-8. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v23.2355

Kuttner, P. J., Byrne, K., Schmit, K., & Munro, S. (2019). The art of convening: How community engagement professionals build place-based community-university partnerships for systemic change. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 23(1), 131-160. https://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/jheoe/article/view/1432/1429

Levkoe, C. Z., & Cutler, H. S. (2018). Brokering community-campus partnerships: An analytical framework. Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, 11(1), 18-36. https://doi.org/10.5130/ijcre.v11i1.5527

Miller, P. M. (2008). Examining the work of boundary spanning leaders in community contexts. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 11(4), 353–377. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603120802317875

Peach, D., Cates, C., Il, B., Jones, J., & Lechleiter, H. (2011). Responding to rapid change in higher education: Enabling university departments responsible for work related programs through boundary spanning. Journal of Cooperative Education and Internships, 45(1), 94-106. https://wilresearch.uwaterloo.ca/Resource/View/109

Phipps, D. J., Johnny, M., & Wedlock, J. (2015). An institutional process for brokering community-campus research collaborations. Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning, 1(1), 69-86. https://doi.org/10.15402/esj.v1i1.39

Safford, H. D., Sawyer, S. C., Kocher, S. D., Hiers, J. K., & Cross, M. (2017). Linking knowledge to action: The role of boundary spanners in translating ecology. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 15(10), 560–568. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1731

Towle, A., & Leahy, K. (2016). The Learning Exchange: A shared space for the University of British Columbia and Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside communities. Metropolitan universities, 27(3), 67-83. https://doi.org/10.18060/21387

Weerts, D.J., & Sandmann, L.R. (2010). Community engagement and boundary-spanning roles at research universities. The Journal of Higher Education, 81(6), 702–727. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2010.11779075

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