Can Pedagogical Innovations Be Sustainable? One Evaluation Outlook for Research Developed in Portuguese Higher Education

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ID22042933
AutoresCecília Guerra (0000-0002-2560-165X, University of Aveiro, autor de correspondencia), Nilza Maria Vilhena Nunes Da Costa (0000-0002-1707-9697, University of Aveiro)
Año2021
Volumen11
Número11
Páginas725
Fecha de publicación2021-11-11
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEducation Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102
EditorialMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/educsci11110725
OpenAlexW3212540009
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas53

Across higher education, teachers have been inspiring themselves (and others) to apply pedagogical innovations grounded in a unifying intention: to prepare students for labour markets and societal challenges. Research-based education has been funded to promote pedagogical innovations with valuable impact on the students’ academic success and/or the teachers’ academic growth. However, there is still few documented research-based evidence that highlight how long-lasting and/or how embedded are the pedagogical innovations in academic practices, particularly when the funding period comes to an end. The purpose of this article is to discuss the extent to which funded national research-based education projects, developed in public Portuguese higher education institutions (universities and polytechnic institutes), have considered the sustainability of research results (e.g., pedagogical innovations), after funding ends. Based on a qualitative research approach, data collection included: document analysis of 39 projects’ materials and conceptions collected with 9 coordinators and 17 key participants from selected projects, through interviews and questionnaires, respectively. Content analysis of data collected showed that there are key factors that contribute to enhance and/or limit the sustainability of research results (e.g., funding and institutional support to maintain innovation). Results and recommendations are put forward to inform educational policies, funding agencies and involved actors (e.g., institution leaders, researchers, and teaching staff) to increase the sustainability of research results

Content analysis · Higher education · Institution · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Portuguese · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Sustainability · E-Learning and Knowledge Management · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Medicine · Online Learning and Analytics