From the incorporation of the Dual Vocational Educational Training (dual VET) in the Spanish educational panorama in 2012, and in the midst of the economic and financial crisis, this dual VET educational scheme has been a political priority of national and regional governments, who see it as a strategy for socioeconomic growth, employability, and youth entrepreneurship framed under an educational sustainability model. Despite the growing number of companies involved in the scheme, this model of educational training has not been free of debate and controversy. This study focuses on the autonomous community of Andalusia with the objective of identifying—using a complementary methodological perspective—the key factors that condition the successful implementation of dual VET in this region based on the experience of three educational centres and the opinions of those educators involved. Some of the weaknesses of dual VET identified in the autonomous community include the ambiguity of regulations, budgetary sustainability, governance models, the relationship between the training o ered and industry, the involvement of companies, and the recognition of the teaching sta involved.
La formación del profesorado universitario en Educación para la Sostenibilidad es una prioridad para dotar de calidad a las universidades y dar respuesta, desde este ámbito, a las problemáticas socioambientales enmarcadas en la Agenda 2030 a través de los Objetivos para el Desarrollo Sostenible. La presente investigación pretende poner en valor una experiencia de formación y desarrollo profesional docente, el programa "Academy Sustainability Latinoamérica" (AcSuLA), llevada a cabo entre varias universidades españolas y varias latinoamericanas de tres países diferentes (universidades colombianas, peruanas y chilenas). La lógica metodológica de la investigación-acciónparticipativa, en un marco de Network Type 4.0 que promueve la co-creación de cambios, y una estrategia de mentorización nos han permitido identificar facilitadores, barreras y retos de futuro en los procesos formativos de las universidades latinoamericanas participantes en el programa en materia de sostenibilidad. Los resultados muestran barreras y facilitadores en 7 dimensiones de análisis (currículo, profesorado, directivas académicas, cultura institucional, directiva institucional, contexto local y contexto global). Se pone de manifiesto cómo la falta de apoyo y compromiso desde el marco político universitario o la falta de asignación y reconocimiento por pertenecer al proyecto pueden ser algunas dificultades significativas para implementar el programa. Al mismo tiempo, se identifican elementos facilitadores del proceso en relación con la generación de sinergias y redes de trabajo interpersonales e interinstitucionales que se sobreponen a esos obstáculos, y que favorecen un cambio en los modelos de gestión y práctica docente. El proyecto supone una iniciativa innovadora con alto nivel de transferencia a otros contextos. ; The professional development of Higher Education teachers in Education for Sustainability is a priority to provide quality to universities and thus responds from this area to socio-environmental issues framed in the 2030 Agenda through the Sustainable Development Goals. This research aims to value an experience of teacher training, professional development and the mentoring program "Academy Sustainability Latin America" (AcSuLA) carried out between several Spanish universities and several Latin American universities from three different countries (Colombian, Peruvian and Chilean universities). The methodological logic of participatory action research, in a framework of Network Type 4.0, and the mentoring strategy have allowed us to identify facilitators, barriers, and future challenges present in the training processes of the Latin American universities participating in the sustainability program. The results show the barriers and facilitators in 7 dimensions of analysis (curriculum, teaching staff, academic leaders, institutional culture, institutional leadership, local context and global context) that show how the lack of support and commitment from the university political framework or the lack of allocation and recognition for belonging to the project can have some significant difficulties when implementing the program. Although, a set of facilitating elements of the process that have to do with the generation of synergies and interpersonal and interinstitutional work networks overcome these obstacles, and favor a change in the management models and teaching practice that make this project, an innovative initiative to exploit and expand to other contexts. ; Este artículo se enmarca en el proyecto: Sostenibilidad en Educación Superior: Evaluación del Alcance de la Agenda 2030 en la Innovación Curricular y del Desarrollo Profesional Docente en las Universidades Andaluzas (Uniformanovel- Sostenible). BSEJ-424-UGR18.
The professional development of Higher Education teachers in Education for Sustainability is a priority to provide quality to universities and thus responds from this area to socio-environmental issues framed in the 2030 Agenda through the Sustainable Development Goals. This research aims to value an experience of teacher training, professional development and the mentoring program 'Academy Sustainability Latin America' (AcSuLA) carried out between several Spanish universities and several Latin American universities from three different countries (Colombian, Peruvian and Chilean universities). The methodological logic of participatory action research, in a framework of Network Type 4.0, and the mentoring strategy have allowed us to identify facilitators, barriers, and future challenges present in the training processes of the Latin American universities participating in the sustainability program. The results show the barriers and facilitators in 7 dimensions of analysis (curriculum, teaching staff, academic leaders, institutional culture, institutional leadership, local context and global context) that show how the lack of support and commitment from the university political framework or the lack of allocation and recognition for belonging to the project can have some significant difficulties when implementing the program. Although, a set of facilitating elements of the process that have to do with the generation of synergies and interpersonal and interinstitutional work networks overcome these obstacles, and favor a change in the management models and teaching practice that make this project, an innovative initiative to exploit and expand to other contexts ; La formación del profesorado universitario en Educación para la Sostenibilidad es una prioridad para dotar de calidad a las universidades y dar respuesta, desde este ámbito, a las problemáticas socioambientales enmarcadas en la Agenda 2030 a través de los Objetivos para el Desarrollo Sostenible. La presente investigación pretende poner en valor una ...
