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Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches at Universidade Aberta
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Established in 1988, Universidade Aberta (UAb) is the single public distance education university in Portugal. It has more than 10,000 students (full-time and exclusively engaged in distance education). UAb has focused on the quality of its services and has garnered recognition from various national and international bodies. This acknowledgment is attributed to its good practices in innovation and sustainability within higher education since 2019. This chapter presents the results from the 397 student responses. The main focus of the university is on the social dimension which is the most addressed, followed by the economic one. The ranking of the competences shows that Critical thinking and analysis and Communication and use of media were ranked the highest. The ranking of the pedagogical approaches resulted in Case studies and Project- or Problem-based learning being ranked the highest. The three competences most developed by pedagogical approaches were Strategic action, Assessment and evaluation, and Tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty. The three pedagogical approaches that developed the most competences were Inter-disciplinary team teaching, Project- or Problem-based learning, and Eco-justice and community. The results indicate potential enhancements for fostering a comprehensive array of sustainability competencies across the degree programs at Universidade Aberta. Furthermore, adopting pedagogical approaches centered around sustainability could augment the university’s role in addressing interdisciplinary issues and advancing Sustainable Development Goals.
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Universidade Aberta Higher education for sustainable development Sustainability competences Pedagogical approaches Students
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Caeiro, S., & Simão, J. (2025). Sustainability Competences and Pedagogical Approaches at Universidade Aberta. In Rodrigo Lozano, Maria Barreiro-Gen and Francisco Lozano (Eds.) Developing Sustainability Competences Through Pedagogical Approaches: An International Study of University Students, (pp.43-50). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
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Springer