University Social Responsibility and Quality of Life: A Global Survey of Concepts and Experiences (Hardcover, 2017)

Part I: Introduction.- 1. The Project: Theoretical Framework and Institutional Experience around the World.- 2. University Social Responsibility Network: A Platform to Promote University Social Responsibility.- Part II: Concepts and Theoretical Considerations.- 3. From Historical Roots to Contemporary Challenges.- 4. University Social Responsibility: Conceptualization and an Assessment Framework.- Part III: Global Experience.- 5. A Comprehensive Strategy to Educate Students in All Fields for Lifetimes of Active Citizenship.- 6. University Social Responsibility as Civic Learning: Outcomes Assessment and Community Partnership.- 7. Connecting Research with Social Responsibility - Developing 'Age-Friendly' Communities in Manchester, UK.- 8. Nurturing University Students to be Socially Responsible Citizens: An Examination of Two Approaches to Volunteering.- 9. The Paradoxical Fabric of Hope in Academy-Community Partnerships - Challenging Binary Constructions of Conflict-Cooperation.- 10. Evaluating Service Leadership Programs with Multiple Strategies.- 11. Culture, Extension and Social Inclusion in the University of Sao Paulo.- 12. Cultivating Competent Individuals Thinling Globally in a Local Setting: Service Learning at Kyoto University.- 13. Reflections on and Practices of Peking University Fulfilling Social Responsibility.- 14. Three Approaches to Cultivating College Students' Sense of Social Responsibility.- 15. Developing Qualified Citizenship.- 16. University Social Responsibility: The PolyU Way.- Part IV: Conclusion.- 17. Global Experience to Date and Future Directions.