Postgraduate Trends in the Training of Human Talent for Sustainable Development

Ángel Acevedo-Duque (), Tohtli Prado-Sabido, Elizabeth Emperatriz García-Salirrosas, Mirtha Mercedes Fernández Mantilla, Velia Graciela Vera Calmet, Nicolás Valle Palomino and Haydee Mercedes Aguilar Armas
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Ángel Acevedo-Duque: Programa Doctorado Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 7500912, Chile
Tohtli Prado-Sabido: Faculty of Accounting and Administration, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacán 80020, Mexico
Elizabeth Emperatriz García-Salirrosas: Faculty of Management Science, Universidad Autónoma del Perú, Lima 15842, Peru
Mirtha Mercedes Fernández Mantilla: School of Psychology, César Vallejo University, Trujillo 13001, Peru
Velia Graciela Vera Calmet: School of Psychology, César Vallejo University, Trujillo 13001, Peru
Nicolás Valle Palomino: Research Department, César Vallejo University, Trujillo 13001, Peru
Haydee Mercedes Aguilar Armas: Research Department, César Vallejo University, Trujillo 13001, Peru

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 21, 1-18

Abstract: A sustainable university must educate its academic collaborators and its interest groups, focusing on the key dimensions, such as economic growth, respect for the environment and carrying out energy saving measures, and efficiency and reuse of resources. The aim of this research is to show the tendencies of postgraduate courses in the training of human talent for “Sustainable Development” based on grounded theory. The methodology is approached from the qualitative naturalistic perspective, where the hermeneutic analysis procedure is structured in five phases with data from nine countries obtained from 20 interviews conducted in the year 2021. For this, a dialogical intervention has been used through the complementary experiences of rectors, deans and specialists with doctoral degrees who are immersed in postgraduate programmes in Latin American and Spanish universities, safeguarding the identity under ethical criteria. The main findings show that this human capital that forms part of the universities through their postgraduate programmes is currently considering redesigning their educational programmes to contribute to sustainable development, not only academically but also through their educational model. The main evidence shows that today more than ever there is a need for change, a need for a new human resource that responds and aims for a triple balance: environmental, economic and social.

Keywords: trends; sustainable education; sustainable education; higher education; sustainable training (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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