Higher Education as a Change Agent: Exploring Interconnection of Academic Freedom and Sustainable Development [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) (21st, Sofia, Bulgaria, Jun 2023).

Autor/inn/en	Rónay, Zoltán; Niemczyk, Ewelina K.
Titel	Higher Education as a Change Agent: Exploring Interconnection of Academic Freedom and Sustainable Development [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) (21st, Sofia, Bulgaria, Jun 2023).
Quelle	(2023), (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Freedom; Sustainable Development; Higher Education; Change Agents; Moral Values; Institutional Autonomy; Universities; Social Responsibility; Barriers; Social Change; Sustainability; Correlation; Futures (of Society); Objectives; College Role + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akademische Freiheit; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Institutionelle Autonomie; University; Universität; Soziale Verantwortung; Sozialer Wandel; Nachhaltigkeit; Korrelation; Future; Society; Zukunft; Goal definition; Zielsetzung
Abstract	Considering the fast-changing times and mounting challenges, higher education institutions (HEIs) became recognized as important change agents in the society but at the same time became more threatened. To that end, recently Magna Charta Universitatum, a declaration stating that intellectual and moral autonomy is the hallmark of any university and a precondition for the fulfilment of its responsibilities to society has been revised to reflect the changes of global society as well as to recognise HEIs' role to address the challenges that come with change. In fact, the revised document indicates that universities acknowledge their responsibility to engage with and respond to the challenges of the world and to their local communities to benefit humanity and contribute to sustainability. In order to achieve this promise, the academic freedom (AF) of scholars as knowledge seekers and builders as well as key actors in education and social change needs to be safeguarded. The aim of this paper is to enhance consideration for relationship between AF and sustainability. Based on the scholarly literature we explore the interconnection between the two notions. The preliminary findings clearly indicate that sustainability and AF play an imperative role in HEIs. Freedom of academic voices needs to be supported to protect and promote authentic participation in public discourses and to sustainably shape future society. Meanwhile, the infringement on AF carries unwanted consequences including slow transition towards sustainability. [For the complete Volume 21 proceedings, see ED629259.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Bulgarian Comparative Education Society. Blvd Shipchenski prohod 69 A, 1574 Sofia, Bulgaria. e-mail: info@bces-conference.org; Web site: http://www.bces-conference.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01