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Research Interests
Recent research:
The published works collectively illuminate a science of education and theology anchored in Salesian pedagogy, youth formation, and ethical-technological reflection. Across education-focused pieces, the author analyzes how youth associativity and the Salesian Youth Movement can drive socio-educational transformation within post-pandemic Latin American contexts, emphasizing collaboration, digitization, and inclusive pedagogies to address rising inequality and dropout trends. The research also charts the epistemological shift from youth-based associations to formal university associations, highlighting governance, identity, and sociocultural alignment with contemporary youth. Complementing this, the interdisciplinary volume on transhumanism probes the ethical, philosophical, and theological implications of technoscience—framing transhumanist potentials and risks within a rigorous reflective method to guide responsible, axiologically grounded development. Together, these works advance a holistic view of education, ethics, and technology within the Salesian intellectual tradition, advocating dialog between pedagogy, faith, and responsible innovation to serve vulnerable communities and shape humane responses to rapid technoscientific change.
The published works collectively illuminate a science of education and theology anchored in Salesian pedagogy, youth formation, and ethical-technological reflection. Across education-focused pieces, the author analyzes how youth associativity and the Salesian Youth Movement can drive socio-educational transformation within post-pandemic Latin American contexts, emphasizing collaboration, digitization, and inclusive pedagogies to address rising inequality and dropout trends. The research also charts the epistemological shift from youth-based associations to formal university associations, highlighting governance, identity, and sociocultural alignment with contemporary youth. Complementing this, the interdisciplinary volume on transhumanism probes the ethical, philosophical, and theological implications of technoscience—framing transhumanist potentials and risks within a rigorous reflective method to guide responsible, axiologically grounded development. Together, these works advance a holistic view of education, ethics, and technology within the Salesian intellectual tradition, advocating dialog between pedagogy, faith, and responsible innovation to serve vulnerable communities and shape humane responses to rapid technoscientific change.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
Projects
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Transhumanism and Parallel Realities: Interpellations from Philosophy and Theology
Zuna Serrano, K. A. (PI) & Barreto Calle, C. F. (Col)
18/05/23 → …
Project: Research and Development
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Del Sistema Educativo Dentro de la Caverna de Platón a la Educación del Siglo XXI y Viceversa
Silva Ruales, M. A., Barreto Calle, C. F., Leguizamo Bohorquez, M. A. & Zuna Serrano, K. A., 28 Nov 2024.Translated title of the contribution :From the Educational System Within Plato's Cave to 21st Century Education and Vice Versa Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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El sentido de la Vida en los Jóvenes Universitarios
Zuna Serrano, K. A., Leguizamo Bohorquez, M. A., Silva Ruales, M. A. & Lopez Villavicencio, F. B., 31 Mar 2024, Asociatividad juvenil y transformación socioeducativa para el desarrollo sostenible. Mc Graw Hill, p. 89-114 26 p.Translated title of the contribution :The meaning of life in young university students Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Transhumanismo y Realidades Paralelas. Interpelaciones Desde la Filosofía y la Teología (Coordinación)
Zuna Serrano, K. A., 1 Mar 2023, Editorial Universitaria Abya-Yala. 194 p.Translated title of the contribution :Transhumanism and Parallel Realities. Interpellations From Philosophy and Theology (Coordination) Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Las Ciencias Analíticas Sociales como Mediación para el Quehacer Teológico
Zuna Serrano, K. A., 31 Jul 2022, Memorias del Simposio de Teología. Desafíos éticos, tecnocientìficos y de espiritualidad ecológica. Editorial Universitaria Abya-Yala, p. 473-486 14 p.Translated title of the contribution :Social Analytical Sciences as Mediation for Theological Task Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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El Cyborg como Superación del Hombre, una Reflexión Antropológica Filosófica
Zuna Serrano, K. A., 30 Oct 2020, Memorias I Simposio Internacional de Filosofía y Teología. Miradas acerca de la construcción de lo humano en el siglo XXI. Editorial Universitaria Abya-Yala, p. 1-16 16 p.Translated title of the contribution :The Cyborg as Overcoming of Man, an Anthropological Philosophical Reflection Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter