Abstract:

The sudden emergence of covid-19 pandemic has compelled institutions of learning to adjust on how they carry themselves in different spaces. Silo-thinking is bringing along with itself interference on collaboration and trans-disciplinary between urban and rural schools. The thematic organisational governance and financial structures are found to be elicit when it comes to the governmental educational institutions. The above statement further emphasised that there is a need for innovative multisectoral thematic support to bring about partnership between the educational institutions and this needs to be done quickly. School governors and Universities representatives are equally affected by how they operate in the field of community engagement and partnerships. This article is a deliberate attempt to trouble silo-thinking through collaborative partnership between school governors and higher learning institutions representatives. This paper is rooted in critical social theory advocated by Hock Heimer of the Frankfort school. The paper aims to respond to the following research questions: How can school governors and University representatives work collaboratively towards transforming silo-thinking in the era of post-human? The study utilises a transformative paradigm located in qualitative research methodology. The following data gathering instruments were used, interviews schedule and observations sheets. Thematic analysis was used to arrive at the following findings: Universities as agents of community engagements has abandoned its responsibility. School governor’s role are not clearly defined. The paper recommends that school governing bodies and university researchers are bound to collaborate in serving communities.

Keywords:

Dismantling, Silo-thinking, Collaborative, partnership.