Sustainable Management for the Future of Education Systems

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
Guest Editor

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