Sustainability of research in education: from conception to implementation of a framework

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https://doi.org/10.22481/praxisedu.v17i48.8819

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sustainability of research, educational innovations, research & development

Abstract

This article aims to present part of the methodological process related to the development of a benchmark for the promotion of sustainability of research in education. This product derives from a research and development (R&D) study, involving collaboration with several key agents of Portuguese higher education (researchers and university lecturers) in the design, implementation and quality assessment of strategies and instruments promoting the sustainability of educational innovations resulting from research. Data were collected through the application of questionnaires, interviews and participant observation by the project researcher. The content analysis of the documents produced by the participants (e.g. scientific articles produced) and the analysis of the observation records of the work developed in the network (participant observation by the study researcher) is an ongoing process, with cycles of reflection-action to help identify potentials, constraints and define improvements to produce the second version of the referential. It is intended, finally, to inform (and direct) the sustainability of educational innovations developed from funded educational research.

 

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Author Biography

Cecília Guerra, Universidade de Aveiro – Portugal

Doutora em Multimédia em Educação pela Universidade de Aveiro. Investigadora da Universidade de Aveiro, no Departamento de Educação de Psicologia. Integra o Centro de Investigação em Didática e Tecnologia na Formação de Formadores da Universidade de Aveiro

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Published

2021-09-01

How to Cite

GUERRA, C. Sustainability of research in education: from conception to implementation of a framework. Práxis Educacional, Vitória da Conquista, v. 17, n. 48, p. 196-212, 2021. DOI: 10.22481/praxisedu.v17i48.8819. Disponível em: https://periodicos2.uesb.br/index.php/praxis/article/view/8819. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.