Emergence of the Ethically-Engaged University

Emiliano Bosio is Professor of Education at Toyo University, Japan, and Guest Editor of UNESCO Prospects. He is the Editor of Conversations on Global Citizenship Education (2021), and Co-editor of Global Citizenship Education in the Global South (2022).Gustavo Gregorutti is Professor in the School of Leadership at Andrews University, USA. He has published on faculty research productivity and organizational commitment to creating knowledge, mainly among private universities, at national and international levels. He is presently involved with several international teams to advance comparative research and emerging trends that promote a well-rounded person in universities.

• 1 Introduction: The Ethically Engaged University as a Public Good Institution.- Part I Critical Moral Consciousness, Student Relationships, Civic Dialogue, Environmental Sustainability, and Community Engagement in the Ethically Engaged University.- 2 The Ethically Engaged University for Critical Consciousness Development: A Six-Dimensional Framework.- 3 Ethical Engagement, Student Relationships, and Civic Dialogue.- 4 Catholic Universities’ Ethical Engagement Through Environmental Sustainability Education.- 5 The Engaged University: Exploring Mutuality and Reciprocity Between and Within Communities Inside and Outside Universities Through ACES.- Part II Ubuntu, Civic Responsibilities, and the Potential of the ‘Metaverse’ for Transforming the Digital Divide in the Ethically Engaged University.- 6 Cultivating an Ubuntu University of Ethical Engagement in Africa.- 7 A Critique of Ethical and Civic Responsibilities of African Universities.- 8 The Future of Higher Education in Ethical Metaverse: Co-existing in Virtually Enhanced Physical Reality.- Part III Engagement and Social Transformation in the Ethically Engaged University.- 9 China’s Normal Universities and Their Ethical Engagement in Social Transformation: Philosophical Traditions, Historical Evolution, and Social Influence.- 10 Engagement in the American Higher Education System.- 11 Ethically Engaged Public Universities in Latin America: Institutional Values, Well-Rounded Education, and Social Commitment.- 12 Envisioning an Ethically Engaged University Based on Value-Pluralism.