Abstract
In the last few years, research in the field of sustainability has experienced a significant increase in interest between sustainability and other areas (inclusive education, active methodologies, and society). Moreover, the use of mixed research methods (quantitative and qualitative) along with the application of data mining techniques, enables the analysis of information and the connection between the different studies. The objectives of this paper were: (1) To establish the results of the research related to the concepts of sustainability, inclusive education, and disability. (2) To study the key concepts that are detected in the articles selected with respect to the concepts of sustainability, inclusive education, disability, and their relations. In order to do so, two studies were carried out (quantitative and qualitative). In the first study, K-means and heat map clustering techniques were applied. In the second study, the technique of text mining was applied. One hundred and thirty-three scientific papers were studied, of which 54 fulfilled all the inclusion criteria. Three clusters were found in the first study; cluster 1 included the categories: inclusive society, educational innovation, and active methodologies. Cluster 2 included active methodologies and society and economy and cluster 3 included inclusive society and society and economy. In the second study, the highest Krippendorff’s Alpha coefficient were found in articles that linked sustainability with social transformation stemming from a change in education by means of the use of active teaching methods and technological resources. The research moves towards the development of competencies in sustainability at all stages of the educational system, and in all areas of knowledge.
Highlights
The interest in achieving a sustainable society that respects the environment has defined the end of the past century and the beginning of this one, since managing to achieve a sustainable planet is crucial for the survival of the human race.This desire to promote the social value of sustainability requires action to be taken on aspects of the education of people with the aim of establishing new educational references that contribute to the adoption of these values in society, the relevance of carrying out research studies
The first aim was regarding the analysis of the research on sustainability, inclusive education, and disability
The articles were classified according to their content, for which six reference criteria were established (C1 = Sustainability, C2 = Inclusive Society, C3 = Technology, C4 = Innovative Education, C5 = Active Methodologies, and C6 = Society and Economy)
Summary
The interest in achieving a sustainable society that respects the environment has defined the end of the past century and the beginning of this one, since managing to achieve a sustainable planet is crucial for the survival of the human race. This desire to promote the social value of sustainability requires action to be taken on aspects of the education of people with the aim of establishing new educational references that contribute to the adoption of these values in society, the relevance of carrying out research studies. This is a more specific level, which goes into more specific aspects regarding how to face this educational and social change at the different stages of the Education System (Pre-School, Primary School, Secondary School, and Higher Education)
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