Engagement in the American Higher Education System

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2023

Keywords

Civic engagement, Community engagement, Community service, Ethics, Service learning

Abstract

This chapter aims to determine and better understand the general characteristics of university engagement and how it has been evolving and impacting the traditional performance of tertiary education in multiple ways. Thus, this study addresses some of the trends emerging in the American higher education context to portray the global characteristics of the movement that also impact institutions worldwide. The chapter ends by discussing the dynamics involved in the trend that is reformulating American colleges and universities.

Volume

Part F1572

First Page

185

Last Page

209

Book Title

The Emergence of the Ethically-Engaged University

Editor

Emiliano Bosio, Gustavo Gregorutti

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

City

Cham, Switzerland

Series

International and Development Education

ISBN

97833031403118

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40312-5_10

First Department

Leadership

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