Sustainable Pedagogical Research in Higher Education: The Political, Institutional and Financial Challenges

ISBN-13: 9780367436063 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 126 str.

Guerra, Cecília

Opis

Considering both the theoretical and practical possibilities of the sustainability of higher education research in a world in which research budgets are often hard to secure, this book shares results from international research to demonstrate the innovation occurring to secure sustainable research funding.

Spis treści

Part 1. Painting the Picture of the Sustainability of Pedagogical Innovations in Higher Education: Political and Institutional Actions for Agendas.  1. Educational research sustainability in higher education: Reflections on the concept, factors and actions for its enhancement.  2. Funded higher educational research: Sustainable and influential?  3. Does ‘programmification’ foresee the sustainability of research results? Discussing the effects of thematic national programmes in pedagogical innovation in higher education.  4. Addressing societal issues: Need for a new university culture and a transformation of academic practices. Part 2. Innovative Practices In Higher Education In The Context Of Funded Research Projects: Opportunities For Research Sustainability. 5. Making the impact of discipline-based educational research and scholarship more sustainable: Opportunities for innovation and leadership.  6. Bringing pedagogical innovation into the university campus: Promoting students' critical thinking and teachers' practices.  7. How to encourage critical thinking using social media in higher education.  8. Innovation in science teacher education: (Re)building future teachers’ conceptions and practices.  9. Professional development of higher education teachers: An agenda for its sustainability in Brazil and Portugal.  Final considerations – Contribution of the book for future directions to advance the sustainability of pedagogical research and practice.