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20 May 2020

Social sustainability is a dimension of sustainability that has received little attention. Our aims in this article are to create a definition of social sustainability based on a comprehensive literature study, and to discuss the implementation of th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainability Education and Scholarship in Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,544 Views
25 Pages

1 August 2022

Digital transformation has had extensive impacts on enterprises and increased the concern that employees will be replaced by digital technologies. Achieving sustainability at the human resource level is a problem for enterprises. In this case, improv...

(This article belongs to the Topic From Education and Humanities to Improve Knowledge, Society and the Digital Transformation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,219 Views
11 Pages

26 March 2024

Education and culture are seen as key components of the learning process. In this context, discussions about the quality of education and approaches to strengthening educational values, as well as the importance of culture in the transmission of thes...

(This article belongs to the Topic Social Sciences and Intelligence Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
627 Views
25 Pages

10 July 2026

The rehabilitation of aging educational buildings has become increasingly important in the context of sustainable campus development and adaptive reuse of existing infrastructure. This study proposes an integrated BIM-based framework for the rehabili...

(This article belongs to the Section Chemical, Civil and Environmental Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,927 Views
19 Pages

24 December 2021

The study aims to clarify how transformative education teaching and learning ideas have been incorporated into sustainable development-focused education in Bhutan. Sustainable development is included in various ways in the Educating for Gross Nationa...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainability in Biology, Geography and Interdisciplinary Studies and Sustainable Pedagogies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,086 Views
17 Pages

1 December 2022

This research seeks to identify teaching-learning mechanisms that allow innovation and educational evolution for Youth and Adult Basic Education and thus achieve social inclusion in a rural development environment that has technological limitations a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,239 Views
19 Pages

17 November 2020

In the realm of new localism and collaboration, local educational policymakers are called upon for responsible community leadership. Given the conceptual continuum between new localism and transformational leadership, this study examines the relation...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,032 Views
23 Pages

9 April 2022

The 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015 have created renewed interest in sustainability in education. Geography education is a discipline that studies most of the issues related to the SDGs and has a significant rol...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Sustainable Education and Approaches)
  • Concept Paper
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,422 Views
9 Pages

12 January 2021

The global COVID-19 pandemic has not only posed a challenge to education but created an opportunity to spearhead a digital transformation and the novel delivery of a Pharm.D. curriculum. The process to transform the curriculum in a sustainable and it...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pharmacy Education Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
436 Views
18 Pages

From Student Support to Transformative Education: Reinterpreting University Mentoring Through the Lens of Education for Sustainability

  • Marián Queiruga-Dios,
  • Susana García-Cardo,
  • Miguel Ángel Queiruga-Dios and
  • Araceli Queiruga-Dios

17 August 2026

Mentoring is widely recognized as a strategy for supporting students’ academic and personal development, yet its role in the Education for Sustainability (EfS) remains poorly understood. Meanwhile, universities have expanded sustainability poli...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
  • Article
  • Open Access
205 Citations
28,028 Views
13 Pages

29 November 2021

In the present times, digital transformation has gained momentum. Contemporary higher education institutions have been embracing new technologies and transforming their practices, business models and process. Digital transformation in the higher educ...

(This article belongs to the Section Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
551 Views
14 Pages

Education plays a crucial role in addressing the challenges of the Anthropocene. Schools are therefore called upon to empower students to actively participate in sustainable social and ecological transformation. Building on the pedagogical concept of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Education About and for Sustainability—Sustainability in Education: International Perspectives on Learning, Schooling, Education Environments and Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
729 Views
28 Pages

12 June 2026

Teacher education programs often fail to bridge the gap between sustainability knowledge and its practice, leaving pre-service teachers ill-equipped to implement Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Addressing this knowledge–action gap,...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,790 Views
20 Pages

8 January 2019

There is growing evidence to support the relationship between levels of gender inequality in a society and its potential for conflict. Positive attitudes to gender equality in and through education strengthen social cohesion; consequently, there is a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Education for Social Transformation: Initiatives and Challenges in the Contexts of Globalization and the Sustainable Development Goals)
  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
7,500 Views
16 Pages

15 February 2022

Children are a country’s most valuable asset. Educating them and bringing them into society is one of the most fundamental tasks of a nation. The disadvantageous position that individuals with a disability are exposed to shows the importance of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital Transformation Implementations: Challenges and Solutions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
10,405 Views
12 Pages

12 November 2018

This paper critically examines the possibilities of education for social transformation (EST) in the context of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This is a region with a history of colonialism and embodies some of the central dilemmas of globalizati...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Education for Social Transformation: Initiatives and Challenges in the Contexts of Globalization and the Sustainable Development Goals)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
104 Citations
16,249 Views
19 Pages

While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected both developing and developed countries, students from disadvantaged groups have suffered significantly. During the pandemic, these students not only struggled to access online education but also...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
11,246 Views
25 Pages

The Digital Transformation of Higher Education in the Context of an AI-Driven Future

  • Aizhan Nazyrova,
  • Marek Miłosz,
  • Gulmira Bekmanova,
  • Assel Omarbekova and ,
  • Gaukhar Aimicheva and
  • Yenglik Kadyr
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

7 November 2025

In this article, digital transformation is examined as a key driver of structural and pedagogical change in higher education. This process is shown to expand access to learning, increase flexibility, support personalized educational trajectories, and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,966 Views
31 Pages

Digital Transformation in Higher Education: Toward a National Model of Digital University in Kazakhstan Through Global and Local Comparison

  • Tamara Zhukabayeva,
  • Dilaram Baumuratova,
  • Lazzat Zholshiyeva,
  • Akerke Karabay and
  • Kairat Abdrakhmanov

12 December 2025

Today, digital transformation is a major factor that determines the renewal and strategic expansion of higher education institutions. It is not only about the use of technology in classrooms but the whole paradigm of universities organizing learning,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainability-Oriented Digital Transformation and Innovative Assessments in Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
12,187 Views
14 Pages

18 May 2023

Digital transformation is a rapidly growing trend that has captured the attention of institutions and stakeholders worldwide. This phenomenon has become a top priority for higher education institutions, as universities play a critical role in the dev...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital and Sustainable Transformation of Education: Technology Enhanced-Teaching, Learning and Social Inclusion)
  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
13,227 Views
18 Pages

Defining the Meaning and Scope of Digital Transformation in Higher Education Institutions

  • Thomais Gkrimpizi,
  • Vassilios Peristeras and
  • Ioannis Magnisalis

Digital transformation has emerged as a pervasive force in today’s rapidly evolving world, touching almost every sector and industry. In the higher education sector, in which education, research, and knowledge dissemination hold paramount signi...

(This article belongs to the Section Strategic Management)
  • Viewpoint
  • Open Access
34 Citations
6,640 Views
13 Pages

Entrepreneurship Education Challenges for Green Transformation

  • Tõnis Mets,
  • Jack Holbrook and
  • Siim Läänelaid

14 February 2021

Associated with global climate agreements and the European Union’s focus on climate-neutral goals by 2050, the development of Green Transformation competencies in society has become topical. This viewpoint paper proposes a conceptual model for applyi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,049 Views
16 Pages

30 May 2026

Questioning is widely recognised as a key dimension of learning in science education, yet learner questioning has often been treated as a secondary aspect of classroom participation rather than as a central pedagogical and epistemic practice. This ar...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Transformative Education for Sustainable Development: Innovation and Challenge)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
707 Views
17 Pages

Digitainability is increasingly invoked at the intersection of sustainability and digital transformation. In education, however, the two discourses are still often negotiated separately. This conceptual paper addresses that gap by focusing on educati...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Education About and for Sustainability—Sustainability in Education: International Perspectives on Learning, Schooling, Education Environments and Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
164 Citations
23,512 Views
21 Pages

17 July 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) advances and the rapid adoption of generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, present new opportunities and challenges for higher education. While substantial literature discusses AI in higher education, there is a lack of a syst...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
907 Views
24 Pages

From Resistance to Resilience: Organizational Learning and Digital Transformation in Higher Education Under Crisis

  • Carlos Vaz,
  • Joaquim Sousa,
  • Rute Bastardo,
  • Emanuel Peres and
  • Manuel J. C. S. Reis

Periods of crisis often accelerate digital transformation in higher education institutions, forcing the rapid adoption of educational technologies such as learning management systems, digital assessment platforms, and video conferencing tools. While...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
12,353 Views
24 Pages

31 October 2023

Many countries are using digital transformation to increase their productivity and organizational performance. In Saudi Arabia, digital transformation is a crucial part of their Saudi Vision 2030 plan, but it is still in its early stages. To understa...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Adoption of Innovative Digital Technologies in Digital Transformation)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
4 Citations
7,640 Views
4 Pages

Transformation of Indonesian Health System: The Impact on Medical Education

  • Gilbert Sterling Octavius,
  • Rhendy Wijayanto and
  • Theo Audi Yanto

Indonesia is currently revamping its medical sector—a process dubbed medical transformation. In place of this transformation, medical education has also received spotlights due to the number of medical universities and the lack of medical speci...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
721 Views
24 Pages

1 June 2026

Higher education institutions face the persistent challenge of student attrition, a critical risk node within the educational supply chain (ESC). This study adopts a supply chain management (SCM) perspective to apply artificial intelligence (AI) for...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue AI for Sustainable Supply Chain-Driven Business Transformation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
62 Citations
14,328 Views
32 Pages

Teaching and learning processes should be subject to continuous change due to the constant evolution of social, educational and technological environments, which ultimately results in higher levels of student engagement. The current paper describes t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Teaching and Learning Process: Psychological Variables in Education, New Applied Technologies and Physical Activity)
  • Article
  • Open Access
290 Citations
31,566 Views
13 Pages

4 November 2022

A significant number of educational stakeholders are concerned about the issue of digitalization in higher educational institutions (HEIs). Digital skills are becoming more pertinent throughout every context, particularly in the workplace. As a resul...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Challenges and Trends for Modern Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
91 Citations
17,890 Views
16 Pages

AI and Digital Transformation in Higher Education: Vision and Approach of a Specific University in Vietnam

  • Vu Khanh Quy,
  • Bui Trung Thanh,
  • Abdellah Chehri,
  • Dao Manh Linh and
  • Do Anh Tuan

16 July 2023

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is opening up new opportunities and challenges for all industries, professions, and fields, aiming to bring humanity more optimal tools and services. During the Fourth Industrial Revolution, digital transformation has...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
381 Views
23 Pages

Managing Educational Innovation and Organizational Transformation in Military Academies: A Socio-Technical Systems Approach

  • Olga Kapoula,
  • Konstantinos Panitsidis,
  • Konstantinos Spinthiropoulos,
  • Marina Vezou and
  • Aristeidis Xolopoulos

16 October 2026

Military academies operate as tightly coupled socio-technical systems in which pedagogical practice, human agency, technological artefacts, and hierarchical structure are mutually dependent. Drawing on socio-technical systems (STS) theory, this study...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
9,321 Views
22 Pages

20 August 2019

In this article, we highlight the pressing need for integrating the windows of opportunities that digital transformation of education opens up with circular economy education to accelerate the achievements of sustainability outcomes. Circular economy...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Adopting Circular Economy Current Practices and Future Perspectives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,369 Views
21 Pages

30 August 2025

This study examines the transformative effects of gamification and active learning strategies in inclusive education, with a specific focus on students with disabilities. The objective was to explore how these methodologies can improve participation,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
9,946 Views
14 Pages

24 January 2019

Actualizing education beyond the scope of traditional schooling and incorporating elements of critical pedagogy and social transformation are essential for efforts aiming to reduce inequalities and enhance the livelihoods of excluded populations. Thi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Education for Social Transformation: Initiatives and Challenges in the Contexts of Globalization and the Sustainable Development Goals)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,474 Views
16 Pages

7 October 2025

This autoethnographic study examines my transformation as an educator teaching gender and sexuality to future helping professionals in South African higher education. Through systematic analysis of personal journals, teaching reflections, and pedagog...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Embodiment of LGBTQ+ Inclusive Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,761 Views
21 Pages

Transformation of Educational Models in Higher Education During and After “Emergency Remote Teaching”

  • María-José Sosa-Díaz,
  • María del Carmen Garrido-Arroyo and
  • Monica Yballa González Delgado

18 September 2025

During the COVID-19 pandemic, university teaching staff were compelled to urgently transform their pedagogical practices, rapidly adopting new methodologies and technological tools. This abrupt shift in higher education demands critical reflection on...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Beyond the Clickstream: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Approaches to Understanding Online Learners)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,921 Views
26 Pages

15 May 2025

Over the past few years, the higher education system has undergone radical transformations. The aim of this paper is to analyze a retrospective reflection on the experience of forced digitalization in the pandemic and post-pandemic periods. One of th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
545 Views
20 Pages

From Digitalisation to Digital Transformation: A Qualitative Study of Educational Centre Management

  • Fernando J. Pons,
  • Amparo Ramos,
  • Virginia Orengo,
  • Donatella Di Marco and ,
  • Ana Zornoza and
  • José Ramos
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

18 July 2026

Educational centres face new challenges in adapting to digital transformation. While the majority of scientific studies have focused on the individual perspective, fewer have examined it from an organisational perspective. This research addresses thi...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
276 Citations
54,761 Views
24 Pages

Digital transformation of higher education institutions (HEIs) is of paramount importance in today’s technology-driven world. However, there are numerous barriers that hinder the successful implementation of digital transformation initiatives i...

(This article belongs to the Section Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,269 Views
10 Pages

As with all educational policy and practice, Environmental and Sustainability Education, if it is to be effective and meaningful, has to be designed and implemented in ways that reflect twenty-first-century circumstances, which are characterized by a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Developing (Transformative) Environmental and Sustainability Education in Classroom Practice)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
996 Views
13 Pages

Transformational leadership (TL) remains a dominant framework in educational leadership, yet its effectiveness appears inconsistent across institutional contexts, including higher education (HE). This study develops a contingent explanation of TL usi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Transformative Educational Leadership: Bridging Gaps and Breaking Barriers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,292 Views
14 Pages

Addressing Hostile Attitudes in and through Education—Transformative Ideas from Finnish Youth

  • Saija Benjamin,
  • Pia Koirikivi,
  • Liam Francis Gearon and
  • Arniika Kuusisto

2 November 2022

Amid global disturbances, the calls for educational institutions to promote peace and counter hostility intensify. However, policymakers and other adults typically draft the various programs developed for schools to pursue this mission. While young p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
9,202 Views
19 Pages

11 August 2021

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is a feature of academic and policy debates within initial teacher education around the world. A theme within these debates is the extent to which ESD is more than just a body of knowledge, and if it sugges...

  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
11,067 Views
29 Pages

1 April 2025

The transformative function of data-driven leadership in higher education institutions (HEIs) is becoming crucial for advancing sustainable development. By integrating data-driven decision-making with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
8,679 Views
16 Pages

22 May 2024

Leadership is crucial to moving society and organizations from one stage to another. Strategic planning is required to sustain the quality of education due to the changing features of students and the construction of many higher educational instituti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Assessing Sustainability in Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
14,288 Views
17 Pages

Managing Digital Transformation: A Case Study in a Higher Education Institution

  • Vicente Díaz-Garcia,
  • Antonio Montero-Navarro,
  • José-Luis Rodríguez-Sánchez and
  • Rocío Gallego-Losada

The new paradigms derived from technological innovations lead to the digital transformation of organisations. Higher Education Institutions cannot ignore these changes, which affect them like any other organisation, but especially because of their ac...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovations and Challenges of Higher Education Institutions in the Post-COVID-19 Era)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
9,299 Views
38 Pages

23 March 2025

The digital transformation of education requires not only the integration of digital technologies in the learning process, but also the development of digital competencies among students. The current status of the process of digital transformation in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
55 Citations
14,859 Views
25 Pages

18 February 2019

Based on the results of the EU funded Social Innovation – Driving Force of Social Change (SI-DRIVE) project the major challenges and needs of education and lifelong learning worldwide are revealed, focusing on solutions via new educational prac...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Social Network Analysis and Social Networks in Education for Sustainable Development)

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