Sustainable Development Goal 4 and Education Research: A Review of Polish Specifics Against the Background of Global Trends
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- (1)
- Considering the importance of education for sustainable development, Polish scientists are increasing the number of publications in the field of education.
- (2)
- Since 2021 Poland’s position has been declining in the global scientific research market on education research.
- (3)
- Poland is in the top 10 countries by the number of publications on the topic of education in the Scopus database.
- (4)
- Polish universities are in the list of the top 10 world universities that are leaders in the number of publications on the topic of education in the Scopus database.
- (5)
- Polish scientists are in the list of the top 10 leading scholars by number of publications on the topic of education in the Scopus database.
- (6)
- The shares of documents in education research on branches of knowledge in Poland and in the world are the same.
- (7)
- There is no difference regarding the Sustainable Development Goals among the top 10 most cited Polish and world publications.
- (8)
- There is no difference regarding artificial intelligence among the top 10 most cited Polish and world publications.
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Testing of the First Research Hypothesis
3.2. Testing of the Second and the Third Research Hypotheses
3.3. Testing of the Fourth Research Hypothesis
3.4. Testing of the Fifth Research Hypothesis
3.5. Testing of the Sixth Research Hypothesis
3.6. Testing of the Seventh and Eighth Research Hypotheses: Analysis of the Top 10 Publications in the World and in Poland by the Number of Citations
4. Discussion
4.1. The First Research Hypothesis Was Rejected
4.2. The Second Research Hypothesis Was Accepted
4.3. The Third Research Hypothesis Was Rejected
4.4. The Fourth and Fifth Research Hypotheses Were Rejected
4.5. The Sixth Research Hypothesis Was Rejected
4.6. The Seventh Research Hypothesis Was Accepted and the Eighth Research Hypothesis Was Rejected
4.7. This Study Has Several Limitations
5. Directions for Future Research
- Given the importance of education research for sustainable development, it is necessary to conduct research directly related to sustainability on a global and Polish scale, including SDG 4.
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- Based on the importance of the sixth technological paradigm, it is necessary to conduct research directly related to the use of artificial intelligence in education on a global and Polish scale.
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- The verification of two new hypotheses is the direction of subsequent research on the Polish scale.
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- One of the next directions of the study may be a detailed analysis of a larger number of the most cited publications;
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- Research directions such as sustainability, education, artificial intelligence, and public management may be interesting for future research on a national scale in each country. It would be interesting to know the opinions of scientists on what interconnections and interdependencies help Poland and other countries to strengthen or lose its influence on the global scientific research market.
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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No | Branches, the World | Share, % | Branches, Poland | Share, % |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Social Sciences | 26.1 | Social Sciences | 20.6 |
2 | Medicine | 19.4 | Medicine | 19.3 |
3 | Computer Science | 8.8 | Computer Science | 7.4 |
4 | Engineering | 5.9 | Engineering | 4.3 |
5 | Arts and Humanities | 5.0 | Arts and Humanities | 8.4 |
6 | Psychology | 4.3 | Psychology | 3.4 |
7 | Nursing | 3.8 | - | - |
8 | Business, Management, and Accounting | 2.9 | Business, Management, and Accounting | 3.9 |
9 | Health Professions | 2.8 | - | - |
10 | Environmental Science | 2.6 | Environmental Science | 6.6 |
- | - | - | Economics, Econometrics, and Finance | 3.0 |
- | - | - | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3.0 |
11 | Other | 18.4 | Other | 20.3 |
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APA StyleOkulich-Kazarin, V. (2025). Sustainable Development Goal 4 and Education Research: A Review of Polish Specifics Against the Background of Global Trends. Sustainability, 17(6), 2747. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17062747