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Sustainable Management for the Future of Education Systems

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Education and Approaches".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 1026

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Interests: sustainable management; sustainability of education systems; relationships between artificial intelligence and sustainability; sustainable public administration
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Dear Colleagues,

The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Outcome Document of the General Assembly contains 17 global goals and 169 corresponding targets [1]. Sustainable management is an approach to managing resources and processes that balances economic, social and environmental factors to ensure long-term sustainability. In this Special Issue we focus on managing resources and processes for the future of education systems.

The education system as a whole includes all pre-school institutions, kindergartens, primary, secondary and higher schools, then lyceums, colleges and universities [2].

We are interested in the results of studying any concepts, functions, methods, etc. of modern management that balances economic, social and environmental factors in educational systems [3–5]. All 17 global goals and 169 corresponding targets [1] affecting educational systems are of interest to this Special Issue. Given the current community interest in the sustainability of the higher education system [6], one of the areas of research will be related to this topic.

Тhe scope may include (but not limited to) the following:

  • Interdisciplinary approaches to the management of sustainable education;
  • Global challenges and their impact on sustainable education;
  • The role of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in the development of sustainable education;
  • The influence of government policies and economic and ethical factors on the sustainable management of education and science;
  • A special topic: how to evaluate academic teachers’ results to achieve excellence in research and teaching.

We invite you to contribute high-quality research articles, reviews, communications and concept papers, pertaining to a topic relevant to the Special Issue to share with our readers!

References

  1. Technical report by the Bureau of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) on the process of the development of an indicator framework for the goals and targets of the post-2015 development agenda (Working draft). Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform. United Nations, 2015.
  2. Wallace, Dorothy. Parts of the Whole: Approaching Education as a System. 2009, Vol. 2. doi:10.5038/1936-4660.2.2.9
  3. Okulich-Kazarin, V.; Artyukhov, A.; Skowron, Ł.; Artyukhova, N.; Wołowiec, T. Will AI Become a Threat to Higher Education Sustainability? A Study of Students’ Views. Sustainability 2024, 16, 4596. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114596
  4. Odunlami, A. Digital education: Contributions towards sustainable schools for the future. Management in Education 2023, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/08920206231160903
  5. Chernova, N.; Mustafina, J.; Jayabalan, M.; Al-Jumeily, D. Sustainable Learning Process: Assessing the Effectiveness of Teaching Methodology by Analyzing Spatial and Temporal Properties of a Student as a Subject. Sustainability 2024, 16, 4540. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114540
  6. HESI Global Forum 2024 - The Future of Higher Education for Sustainable Development. United Nation. Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development. 15 Jul 2024, New York, the USA (https://sdgs.un.org/HESI/2024GlobalForum).

Prof. Dr. Walery Okulicz-Kozaryn
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Keywords

  • sustainable management
  • sustainable education
  • sustainability
  • SDGs 1–17, future education
  • education technology
  • education method

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Sustainable Development Goal 4 and Education Research: A Review of Polish Specifics Against the Background of Global Trends
by Valery Okulich-Kazarin
Sustainability 2025, 17(6), 2747; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17062747 - 19 Mar 2025
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Analysis of publication intensity is an important tool for following research trends. Recent studies have recorded a decrease in the number of Polish publications on the topics of “economy” and “energy”, while global trends showed an increase in the number of publications. The [...] Read more.
Analysis of publication intensity is an important tool for following research trends. Recent studies have recorded a decrease in the number of Polish publications on the topics of “economy” and “energy”, while global trends showed an increase in the number of publications. The present study undertakes a review of research on the topic of “education” (Sustainable Development Goal 4, SDG 4) based on the number of scientific publications in the Scopus database from 2017 to 2024. The objective of the review was to examine whether a discernible decline in the number of publications by Polish researchers in the field of education research has indeed occurred since 2021. Eight research hypotheses were proposed and tested. The following methods were used: graphical interpretation of 1,116,101 search results from scientific sources, scientometric and correlation analyses, and an analysis of the top 10 most cited publications on this topic, both in Poland and globally. The scientific contribution of this study is in testing and evaluating the hypotheses: the first, the third, the fourth, the fifth, the sixth, and the eighth hypotheses were rejected; the second and the seventh hypotheses were accepted. For the first time, the data obtained confirmed a serious problem in Polish science: since 2021, Poland’s position in the global scientific research market has been declining. The review showed the most popular branches of research in Poland and in the world. These are studies on the use of artificial intelligence, which corresponds to the sixth technological paradigm. The review also showed some differences in Polish specifics and global trends. The practical value lies in managerial recommendations for the Polish Government aimed at improving research on SDG 4. The knowledge gained advances modern knowledge about the management of education research in the context of SDG 4. This review is an important contribution to further research on the sustainability of education worldwide. Full article
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