Abstract
The use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for the benefit of the environment favors the development of a sustainable education, which will help to train more responsible and aware students. The management of educational technology in the context of a sustainable higher education must achieve the internalization of ethics and the sustainable development of humanity. The main objective of this study is to, at a global level, examine the research during the period 2000–2019 on the management of ICTs for sustainable education in the context of higher education. Global research trends on this topic during the period 2000–2019 have been analyzed. Consequently, bibliometric techniques have been applied to a sample of 1814 articles selected from the Scopus database. The results provided data on the scientific productivity of the journal, authors, research institutions, and countries that contribute to the development of this topic. The evidence reveals an exponential trend, mainly in the last five years. In addition, current and future lines of research have been identified. Research at an international level presents a growing trend of publication that allows determination of the relevance of research on ICT management to achieve sustainable education in the context of higher education. This study makes it possible to establish the relationship between science, sustainability, and technology in higher education institutions, and to base the decision-making process for the driving agents of this area of knowledge.
Highlights
In recent years, higher educational institutions have been experiencing important changes derived from technological, sustainable, and social trends towards digitization [1,2]
The objective of this study was to show a vision of the general dynamics of research on information and communication technologies (ICTs) management for sustainable education in the higher education (HE) context
It is important to note that in the last year (2019), 288 articles (15.88%) were published. These data confirm the interest in recent years in this research topic by the scientific community at the international level, with a growing publication rate from the beginning
Summary
Higher educational institutions have been experiencing important changes derived from technological, sustainable, and social trends towards digitization [1,2]. ICTs help learners to make informed decisions and adopt responsible measures for the integrity of the environment and the viability of the economy This link fosters a quality, comprehensive, and transformative education that affects content and learning outcomes [4,5]. In this context, the learning content brings together issues related to climate change, disaster risk reduction, and sustainable consumption and production in the curricula [6]. The learning content brings together issues related to climate change, disaster risk reduction, and sustainable consumption and production in the curricula [6] Both pedagogy and learning environments understand teaching and learning in an interactive, learner-centered way that enables exploratory and action-oriented learning [7,8]. Sustainable education from the perspective of ICT contributes to social transformation, enabling students to transform themselves and the societies in which they live [9,10]
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