Research in EE and ESD in Portuguese public universities
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
ISSN: 1467-6370
Article publication date: 13 February 2019
Issue publication date: 22 February 2019
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to outline the scientific production in Portuguese universities in environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD). It takes doctoral theses presented in public universities as reference, assuming that, in Higher Education, the production of doctoral theses is a key beacon of the scientific development in academic fields of knowledge.
Design/methodology/approach
The theses selected were subject to documentary and content analyses.
Findings
The results allow the identification of research trends and the recognition of detached aspects, such as the influence of the UN Decade of ESD in the research themes and the clear preponderance of a qualitative-led research tradition.
Originality/value
This paper provides an original and extensive review of PhD studies on EE and ESD in Portuguese public universities.
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Acknowledgements
This work was funded by CIEC (Research Centre on Child Studies at the University of Minho) with POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007562 reference.
Citation
Borges, F. and Benayas, J. (2019), "Research in EE and ESD in Portuguese public universities", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 57-74. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-05-2018-0091
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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