Table of Contents

List of contributors vii

Foreword Ronald Barnett xii

Introduction Cecília Guerra Amanda Franco Monica Seabra 1

Part 1 Painting the picture of the sustainability of pedagogical innovations in higher education: Political and institutional actions for agendas 5

1 Educational research sustainability in higher education: Reflections on the concept, factors, and actions for its enhancement Cecília Guerra 7

2 Funded higher educational research: Sustainable and influential? Bonnie Watt 20

3 Does "programmification" foresee the sustainability of research results? Discussing the effects of thematic national programmes in pedagogical innovation in higher education Marcelo Marques 29

4 Addressing societal issues: Need for a new university culture and a transformation of academic practices Manuel António Assunçao Gillian Owen Moreira 41

Part 2 Innovative practices in higher education in the context of funded research projects: Opportunities for research sustainability 53

5 Making the impact of discipline-based educational research and scholarship more sustainable: Opportunities for innovation and leadership Vincent C. H. Tong 55

6 Bringing pedagogical innovation into the university campus: Promoting students' critical thinking and teachers' practices Amanda Franco Rui M. Vieira Carlos Saiz Silvia F. Rivas 67

7 How to encourage critical thinking using social media in higher education Ruth Pinedo Cristina Gil-Puente 79

8 Innovation in science teacher education: (Re)building future teachers' conceptions and practices' Mónica Seabra Rui M. Vieira 88

9 Professional development of higher education teachers: An agenda for its sustainability in Brazil and Portugal Rui M. Vieira Daniela Karine Ramos Fabiele Cristiane Dias Broietti 101

Concluding remarks - Contribution of the book for future directions to advance the sustainability of pedagogical research and practice Nilza Costa Cecilia Guerra 113

Index 119