The term “community engagement” is commonly used in education settings, but it remains loosely defined. To better illustrate the ecosystem, Emily Markovich Morris and Richaa Hoysala map out community partners in learning and explain how they help education decision makers and practitioners inside and outside the school walls.
Community engagement takes place in different forms across the learning ecosystem, both inside and beyond the walls of schools. Each different model helps build cohesion of a learning ecosystem, and it is this cohesion that prepares children and families to navigate the challenges of today and flourish in the future.