Journal of Ethics in Higher Education
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Supporting First-Year Students on Their Transition Journey Through the University: Insights from Literature
No full textThe shift from secondary to tertiary education is crucial for students’ academic success, well-being, and retention. Guided by Schlossberg’s Transition Theory, this narrative review of 28 international studies (2016–2024) develops a comprehensive support framework addressing four domains: emotional/social support, academic preparation, barrier mitigation, and success strategies. Unlike prior reviews, this study offers a universal framework across diverse educational contexts, confirming consistent support needs globally. Findings emphasize the need for integrated interventions across all domains, with institutions responsible for proactive support. Gaps in reactive approaches highlight the need for systematic, comprehensive transition programs, providing a robust foundation for future research on diverse student populations
High-tech Wars, the Future of Peace Ethics and the Role of Religious Actors
No full textThe integration of AI into military systems is transforming warfare, raising ethical and humanitarian concerns. This article examines AI-driven military technologies, their trend toward autonomy, and the overstated promises of precision. Using Israel\u27s Gaza conflict and AI tools like “The Gospel” and “Lavender” as examples, it highlights the devastating risks of automated targeting. It critiques the dangers of shortening the “kill chain,” calls for public ethical discourse, and proposes initial steps for international AI warfare regulation
Ethical Leadership on Intercultural Dialogue for Sustainable Climate Action
Full text linkClimate change is a profound global social challenge that both exposes and exacerbates inequalities, disproportionately affecting populations that have contributed least to the problem. In current discourses, where technical solutions are often emphasized, the ethical and intercultural dimensions necessary for inclusive global collaboration are frequently overlooked. This research contends that the first step is to frame climate change as a moral crisis rather than solely as an environmental or technical issue, advocating for epistemological holism that goes beyond perspectives grounded merely in economic and technical terms. It aims to provide actionable insights into the role intercultural dialogue can play in advancing global climate policies, positioning such dialogue as essential for integrating diverse moral perspectives, spiritual insights, and cultural narratives—elements critical for fostering inclusive and just climate solutions. Despite recognition in both literature and public discourse, concrete analyses of cases in which intercultural dialogue successfully advances inclusivity in climate change conversations at the global level remain limited. This study examines the Shinnecock Indian Nation, the Pacific Climate Warriors, and Pope Francis’s leadership to highlight gaps in global climate collaboration—specifically in representation, epistemological diversity, and fraternity and social friendship. By analyzing these three case studies, the research identifies key agendas for integration into climate discussions and demonstrates how Pope Francis’s radically open approach has created new avenues for inclusive dialogue and collaboration, offering a reference point for future intercultural engagement in international climate governance and diplomacy
Deep Listening: Musicking and Peace as Practices of Relationship
Full text linkThis paper is written from a dual perspective — the author being both a policy researcher at the World Future Council and a professional musician. Building upon Arthur Schopenhauer’s view of music as a universal language, it argues that music-making is inherently a practice of relationship, capable of fostering connection across difference. Utilising Christopher Small’s concept of musicking as a verb, the paper reflects on music’s effects on social interaction, empathy, belonging, and community — through an interdisciplinary lens spanning embodied musical experience, contemporary Indigenous worldview, aesthetic and sociological frameworks, and empirical insights from neuroscience and psychology. Special focus is given to the teachings of the Moriori people of Aotearoa New Zealand — who practise peace as deep listening and view artists as intrinsic to this process, as illuminators of truth and agents of community healing. While acknowledging ever-present contextual caveats of power and agency, the paper calls for greater recognition of the arts — and their powerful capacity to foster safe, non-violent communities within education and community-building policy
Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Education
No full textIn recent decades, countries are using artificial intelligence (AI) at a high level and in almost all sectors including education. However, the integration of AI into educational systems raises ethical, and practical concerns. This paper answers the following research question: How can AI be ethically integrated into education in a manner that promotes human dignity, protect students’ well-being, and addresses the potential risks and challenges associated with its use? The method of desk review was applied to the research to collect the secondary data and to analyze it. The theological principles including the value of human dignity, stewardship, and community context critique the over-reliance on AI that could undermine the relational and holistic aspects of learning. The paper advocates for a balanced, ethically grounded framework for the use of AI in education that safeguards human relationships and supports the holistic development of learners. As recommendation, AI should serve as a tool for greater educational transformation in alignment with God’s purpose for human equity
Criterion of Foundation of Norms as Norms of Good Practices: A Re-examination of the Principle-based Structure of Norms on the Background of Values
No full textNorms are based on rigour and principles; norms don’t depend on values. Facts’ determination on norms should be limited to strict knowledge of these determinations, which are never normative justifications. However, values may or may not have normative power, but even without normative power, values make us who we are as human beings, on the background of attachments which shape more irrationally our psyche as affects. Rights compared to principles bring back the idea that some determinations cannot be taken away of the definition of norms, instead rights invite us for a compromise, when factual determinations as inequalities impact in unjust ways duties and authorisations, a right-based approach tend to bring light to theses unfair conditions and invite for a redefinition, not following essentially the commandment of rights but rules that are thought to prevent chaotic transition from one set of rules or principles to an other rule corresponding better to a new situation in the world
Perspectives of an Alternative AI-Enhanced and Human Centred Peace Ethics Today: Shifting Technological, Political and Financial Resources Toward a Comprehensive “AI for Peace Program”
Full text linkGlobally, military expenditures continue to rise, while capacities for conflict prevention, diplomacy, and peacebuilding remain persistently underfunded. Concurrently, rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping military strategy, information environments, and geopolitical dynamics. These developments underscore the urgent need for a renewed peace ethics capable of addressing militarized AI, structural security asymmetries, and the transformative power of emerging technologies. This essay argues for a shift from a predominantly militarized conception of security toward a comprehensive framework grounded in human security, multilateralism, and a proactive “AI for Peace” agenda. Drawing on United Nations frameworks, the 2025 UN call to rebalance military spending, contemporary peace research (including the 2025 Friedensgutachten of the German Peace Research Institutes), and current geopolitical challenges, the essay develops conceptual foundations, policy alternatives, and ethical criteria, and presents a focused case study illustrating how AI for Peace tools could support conflict mediation and peace assessment in the ongoing Russian–Ukrainian war
Genocide Commemoration in Rwanda Through the Lens of Symbolic Reparation
Full text linkThis article examines genocide commemoration as symbolic reparation within Rwanda’s transitional justice process. It portrays Rwanda as a society between the moral collapse of its violent past and the ongoing pursuit of a just and reconciled future. Based on qualitative desk research, the study argues that while formal justice cannot restore lost lives, commemoration creates a liminal space where acknowledgment, truth-telling, repentance, and memorialization advance a holistic, multidimensional reconciliation process, repairing interpersonal, spiritual, and ecological relationships
Navigating the Ethical and Research Integrity Landscape in Botswana: Part II
No full textThis study in two parts investigates research ethics and integrity among university students in Botswana, focusing on selected higher education institutions. Using a survey-based design and purposive sampling, the research assesses students\u27 awareness, comprehension, compliance, and challenges regarding research ethics and integrity. Findings reveal a significant gap between knowledge and practice, indicating a need for training and support, supervision issues, ethical clearance challenges, resource limitations, and educational concerns. This first part depicts the review of literature and methodology; second part details the results and recommendations
Character-Building in Higher Education: Adult Learners’ Perspectives
No full textThis paper examines adult learners’ perceptions of the importance of cultivating good character at the tertiary level as a means of promoting personal transformation and the holistic development of cognitive, metacognitive, and socio-affective capacities. It is essential to consider the diverse academic, sociocultural, psychological, and economic challenges encountered by both local and international students in higher education. While such challenges are an inherent aspect of life, individuals vary in their awareness of and preparedness for them. Employing a qualitative approach, this study explores learners’ views on the significance of character development in fostering personal growth and transformation through a series of interviews. Thematic analysis will be used to interpret the data, which will be presented descriptively to reflect participants’ individual perspectives
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