SCHOLARSHIP AT ACAP

Scholarly activity is defined as the process of research leading to scholarly outcomes and the active participation in one’s discipline or in interdisciplinary work. Scholarship, particularly in higher education institutions must be framed in a way that it is inclusive of a range of scholarly activities. ACAP utilises the expanded definition of scholarship and research which classifies four types of scholarship as proposed by Ernest Boyer.

These include:

• scholarship of discovery which includes original research that advances knowledge,
• the scholarship of integration which includes synthesis of information across disciplines, across topics within a discipline or across time,
• the scholarship of application which involves the application of disciplinary expertise with results that can be shared external to the College, and
• the scholarship of teaching and learning which allows for public sharing and the opportunity for application and evaluation by others.

The scholarship of engagement, or the use of scholarship to understand and solve pressing social, civic and ethical problems is critical to ACAP’s mission.

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Scholarship for good

ACAP facilitates impactful research that links academic and industry partners. Researchers and consultants in the network lead teams that undertake real-world collaborations that have demonstrable benefits for the community.