Contribution of PRME in education, research, and outreach in Brazilian higher education institutions

Purpose This paper aims to assess the contribution of the UN’s Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) in higher education, covering education, research and outreach in Brazilian higher education institutions (HEIs) after becoming signatories. Design/methodology/approach Teachers repr...

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Published in:International journal of sustainability in higher education 2022-02, Vol.23 (2), p.283-300
Main Authors: Avelar, Aline Bento Ambrósio, Silva-Oliveira, Keilla Dayane da, Farina, Milton Carlos, Pereira, Raquel da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrator Education
Bibliometrics
Bureaucracy
Business schools
Civil society
Content analysis
Core curriculum
Education
Educational Practices
Educational Principles
Foreign Countries
Global Approach
Higher Education
Higher education institutions
Interdisciplinary Approach
Interdisciplinary aspects
Leadership
Learning
Roles
Social Responsibility
Sustainability
Sustainable Development
Teachers
Teaching
Teaching Methods
University students
Values
Young adults
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Summary:Purpose This paper aims to assess the contribution of the UN’s Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) in higher education, covering education, research and outreach in Brazilian higher education institutions (HEIs) after becoming signatories. Design/methodology/approach Teachers representing Brazilian HEI signatories to the PRME were interviewed. The IRAMUTEQ software was used for content analysis, descending hierarchical classification and similarity tree, allowing to quantify the quality variables originating from the professors’ beliefs and opinions. Findings The PRME helps Brazilian HEIs to review or create disciplines related to responsible management education and adopt transdisciplinarity for sustainability. The signatories’ PRME-influenced research is interdisciplinary, focusing on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Social responsibility is promoted through local-community projects, while partnerships, initiatives and innovative pedagogies from foreign-signatory HEIs provide international experiences for teachers and students. However, within one initiative, which had 170 signatories in 2008 and over 800 in 2020, indicators should be formulated to analyze and enhance HEIs’ sustainability profile. The PRME contributes to educating young people and adults in Brazil via education, research or outreach; however, this contribution needs to be assessed. Originality/value Prior studies have not collected data through interviews to consider professors’ perspectives on the PRME’s contribution to signatory HEIs in Brazil. This study interviewed professors involved with the PRME to broaden their understanding beyond bibliometrics and assess the alignment of the PRME and UN SDGs.
ISSN:1467-6370
1758-6739
DOI:10.1108/IJSHE-09-2020-0350