The undergraduate dissertation as a reflection of education for sustainability and professional identity

The faculty of education of Bilbao

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ID21721350
AuthorsNahia Idoiaga-Mondragon (0000-0003-0345-8570, University of the Basque Country), Inge Axpe (0000-0002-1048-1595, University of the Basque Country), Inge Axpe Sáez, Ainhoa Berciano Alcaraz (0000-0001-7399-4745, University of the Basque Country), Ainhoa Berciano
Year2021
Volume22
Issue6
Pages1285-1301
Publication date2021-08-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1467-6370 • E-ISSN: 1758-6739
PublisherEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/ijshe-09-2020-0346
OpenAlexW3171349330
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited44

Purpose The undergraduate dissertation (UD) can be considered to be a reflection of the influence of the sustainable developmental goals (SDG) and the professional identity of the students. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the extent to which the topics of the UD reflect the SDG, considering, moreover, that they may be related to the professional identity developed by the students throughout the degree. Design/methodology/approach This work researches the topic of 308 UDs graded as “Excellent” in the Faculty of Education of Bilbao (FEB), using a lexical analysis method. Findings The results show two main branches: one associated with Childhood and Social Education Degrees (related to gender equality and socio-educational transformation); and another linked to the Primary Education Degree (language learning, innovation and new technologies). These analyses show the influence of the 5th (40.8%) and 4th (38.4%) SDGs in the topics chosen for the UDs. Research limitations/implications The findings provide valuable insights into the current state of Education for Sustainable Development in the Faculty, but should be complemented with an analysis of the topics of all the UDs, to have a more real vision of the situation. Originality/value This study analyses, for the first time, the topics of the UDs from the perspective of sustainability, taking into account the dissertations that reach a standard of excellence in the FEB. These results provide relevant information that can be very helpful to detect the specific needs for the design and implementation of an awareness-raising action that will lead to working on sustainability in a transversal way in the education degrees of the FEB

Engineering ethics · Excellence · Mathematics education · Medical education · Originality · Pedagogy · Political science · Professional development · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Computer Science · Engineering · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Higher Education and Sustainability · Medicine · Psychology · Sustainability in Higher Education

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