Today, the concept of sustainability and its understanding remain in an ambiguous scenario, even in the academy. However, this does not give up the ability of university teachers to identify the weaknesses and needs of the system so that higher education can be sustainable. This presentation describes, from a qualitative approach, the perceptions of Panamanian university professors regarding the development of the sustainability of higher education in Panama. For this, a comparison of 921 participants, including university students, academics, and researchers from public universities, was made. It regarded the prominence of the research in the sustainability of higher education provided by the ENACT survey and validated by the participation obtained from the SIFESS Workshop as part of the project Factors that influence academic and scientific research in Panama: from the perspective of teachers and researchers. The findings show that teachers consider that adjustments should be made through strengthening the current academic structure, cultivating research as a culture, and generating spaces for the dissemination of results so that scientific communication reaches society in an understandable manner and contributes to decision-making on higher education development, making it more sustainable.

Authors:
Gabisel Barsallo, Universidad de Panama, Panama
Elisa Mendoza, Universidad de Panama, Panama

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Barsallo is a research professor at University of Panama. Her research embraces Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Higher Education and Linguistics.

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