Digital transformation in the education sector has implied the involvement of sustainable management, in order to adapt to the changes imposed by new technologies. Trends in global research on this topic have been analyzed and studied, during the 1986–2019 period. To achieve this purpose, a bibliometric study of 1590 articles from the Scopus database has been applied. The results provided data on the scientific productivity of authors, journals, institutions, and countries that contribute to the development of this research area. The evidence reveals an exponential trend, with special interest in the last five years. The main categories are Social Sciences and Environmental Science. The most productive journal is Sustainability. The author with more articles is Mulder, from The Hague University of Applied Sciences. The most productive institution is Delft University of Technology. The USA is the country with the most academic publications and international collaborations in its studies. The main keywords used in the articles are “sustainability”, “sustainable development”, “higher education”, “innovation”, “technology”, “environmental technology”, “technological development”, and “environmental management”. Global research has followed a growing trend, with optimal publication levels in recent years.

Sustainable Management of Digital Transformation in Higher Education: Global Research Trends

The challenge of transitioning from a linear to a circular economy model is still ongoing and requires the development and application of new knowledge, leading to innovative, technological, and sustainable processes, products, and services. The evolution of global research on this topic from 2004 to 2019 was studied in this work. For this purpose, a bibliometric analysis of 1366 articles was applied, producing results on the scientific productivity of the driving agents that most contribute to this theme. The findings show a growing interest, especially in the last four years, in the study of circular economy (CE) policies on the environment. The main subject area that articles address is environmental science. Five research lines have been identified, which mainly study the efficient management of energy resources and the economic factors that make the CE model possible: Environmental pollution and agricultural activity; waste management to avoid a negative environmental impact; improvement of the environmental impact through ecological products; the product life cycle, and the consequences of climate change. The implementation of CE policies will contribute to making economies less dependent and unprotected and more competitive. Global research has exhibited an upward trend during the period analyzed and has grown exponentially since 2015, coinciding with the publication of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda.

Effects of Circular Economy Policies on the Environment and Sustainable Growth: Worldwide Research

Responsible higher education institutions have an impact on society and economic, environmental, and social development These effects define the axes of the socially responsible management of the universities The concept of university social responsibility (USR) manages these relationships to produce a positive impact on society through higher education, research, and the transfer of knowledge and technology, as well as education for sustainability For this study, worldwide research into this subject was studied for the period 1970–2019 A bibliometric analysis of 870 articles was made, obtaining results for the scientific productivity of the journals, authors, institutions, and countries contributing to this research The main category is business, management, and accounting The most productive journal is the Business and Society Review, while the California Management Review is the most cited The authors with the most articles are Stavnezer, Luo, and Lanero The most productive institution is Wuhan University The United States is the country with the most publications and citations, and the same country, together with the United Kingdom, make the most international contributions Evidence shows growing worldwide interest in the economic and environmental impacts of USR Future research should focus on analysing the links between the responsible and sustainable consumption of universities and their short-term financial, economic, and sustainable impacts

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/13/4729/pdf

Examining the Research Evolution on the Socio-Economic and Environmental Dimensions on University Social Responsibility.

Technological advancements have posed a challenge to educational institutions in the sustainability of management, research and teaching activities. Virtual technologies have allowed digital transformation to be incorporated into university education—among them, augmented reality (AR). The study examined the evolution of global research on this topic in the period 2005–2019. A bibliometric analysis of 1977 articles was performed, obtaining results of scientific productivity. The evidence showed a growing interest in studying the sustainability of AR in higher education. According to the results, the main category was computer science; the most productive journal was Computer and Education; the authors with the largest number of publications were Nee and Ong, while Wang was the most frequently cited author; the most productive institution was the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology; the United States was the country with the largest number of publications and citations; and, finally, the United States and Spain were the countries with the largest number of international collaborations in their articles. Five lines of research were identified, among which those oriented to the topics of technological resources, computer, simulation, education and learning stand out. It was verified that this research topic has a growing and dynamic interest in scientific activity, and its sustainable approach is confirmed by being linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/10/4091/pdf

Sustainability of Educational Technologies: An Approach to Augmented Reality Research

The development of technologies enables the application of the Internet of Things (IoT) in urban environments, creating smart cities. Hence, the optimal management of data generated in the interconnection of electronic sensors in real time improves the quality of life. The objective of this study is to analyze global research on smart cities based on IoT technology applications. For this, bibliometric techniques were applied to 1232 documents on this topic, corresponding to the period 2011–2019, to obtain findings on scientific activity and the main thematic areas. Scientific production has increased annually, so that the last triennium has accumulated 83.23% of the publications. The most outstanding thematic areas were Computer Science and Engineering. Seven lines have been identified in the development of research on smart cities based on IoT applications. In addition, the study has detected seven new future research directions. The growing trend at the global level of scientific production shows the interest in developing aspects of smart cities based on IoT applications. This study contributes to the academic, scientific, and institutional discussion to improve decision making based on the available information.

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IoT Technology Applications-Based Smart Cities: Research Analysis

The university learning classroom, in addition to a space for activities and architectural object, has a direct impact on the academic motivation, well-being and social relationships of the students. Thus, the link between the university classroom and the management of the socio-educational well-being of the student, in accordance with the principles of well-being theory, is a challenge that the current university must manage. The progress of worldwide research on this topic has been studied during the period 2004–2018. For this aim, a bibliometric study of 1982 articles has been applied. The results provide data of the scientific productivity of the journals, authors, institutions and countries that contribute to this research. The evidence reveals growing interest, especially in the last six years. The main category is Social Sciences. The most productive journals are Computers and Education, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, and Theory into Practice. The author with most articles is Reddy, from Rutgers University. The most productive institution is the University of Virginia. The United States is the country with most academic publications, citations and with most international collaborations in its works. Worldwide research has followed an increasing trend, with optimum publication levels in latest years.

The Impact of the University Classroom on Managing the Socio-Educational Well-being: A Global Study.

El siguiente articulo presenta una investigacion teorica con respecto a la formacion que recibe el profesorado en relacion a la atencion del alumnado de origen extranjero con discapacidad. Alumnado que se encuentra escolarizado en aulas de educacion especial en los centros publicos de Andalucia, en concreto en la provincia de Almeria. El objetivo principal de esta investigacion es estudiar y analizar la formacion que recibe el profesorado de Educacion Especial en relacion al trabajo en contextos de diversidad cultural. Asi pues, para dar respuesta a este objetivo principal planteamos un diseno metodologico cualitativo de corte descriptivo-interpretativo, empleando el analisis documental y de contenido como tecnica de investigacion . La muestra del estudio se compone de los documentos que regulan la formacion inicial ofertada por la Universidad de Almeria al profesorado de Educacion Infantil, Educacion Primaria y Educacion Especial en el curso academico 2017-2018. Los resultados obtenidos nos muestran que a pesar de las fortalezas presentes en las titulaciones analizadas en materia de atencion a la diversidad cultural y la discapacidad, existen tambien ciertas limitaciones como por ejemplo el caracter generalista de las competencias, los contenidos y los resultados de aprendizaje; o la falta de coordinacion en la planificacion de los aprendizajes.

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Interculturalidad y Discapacidad: Un desafío pendiente en la formación del profesorado

El fenomeno de los Menores Extranjeros No Acompanados es una realidad que viene identificandose en el territorio andaluz, en los ultimos 20 anos Resulta necesario realizar una reflexion sobre el propio proceso de intervencion llevado a cabo con esta tipologia de menores tutelados, en los Centros de Proteccion En funcion de su edad y de los objetivos que motivaron su migracion, el trabajo con estos menores en los recursos residenciales se organiza en torno a tres ambitos de intervencion: el aprendizaje del idioma, la formacion y el acceso al mundo laboral El presente documento trata de mostrar a traves de 11 entrevistas en profundidad mantenidas con agentes de proteccion, en contexto residencial, como y en que condiciones se lleva a cabo la intervencion en los tres ambitos citados Pretende dibujar un mapa sobre la realidad escolar y los recursos formativos con los que cuentan los propios centros para facilitar/procurar el acceso al mundo laboral Los resultados arrojan una vision compartida sobre las dificultades de la realidad del sistema educativo obligatorio; la limitacion e inadecuacion de los recursos formativos y las dificultades de acceso al mundo laboral

Estrategias y límites en la inserción socio-laboral con menores extranjeros no acompañados en el marco de los centros de protección: el caso de la provincia de almería

Adoración Sánchez Ayala

Papers

The Impact of the University Classroom on Managing the Socio-Educational Well-being: A Global Study.

Interculturalidad y Discapacidad: Un desafío pendiente en la formación del profesorado

Estrategias y límites en la inserción socio-laboral con menores extranjeros no acompañados en el marco de los centros de protección: el caso de la provincia de almería

Dibujo y síndrome de Down: un medio creativo de desarrollo