TRANSFORMING EDUCATION: PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION IN DIVERSIFED CONTEXTS
TRANSFORMING EDUCATION: PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION IN DIVERSIFED CONTEXTS
-
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.5585125070111
-
Palavras-chave: Inovação Pedagógica, Mudança, Práxis Pedagógica; Ambientes de Aprendizagem
-
Keywords: Pedagogical Innovation, Change, Pedagogical Praxis; Learning Environments
-
Abstract: This study adopts an interpretative, organized, and systematic process to explore the emergence of concepts and practices that deepen the understanding of Pedagogical Innovation (PI) across formal, non-formal, and informal learning environments. Conceptually, PI is examined within a postmodern context, where epistemological and axiological challenges increasingly impact education, particularly schools, which often remain constrained by practices unable to foster deep, meaningful learning in a plural, intersubjective, and complex knowledge landscape. The research employs an interpretative metasynthesis based on 107 qualitative dissertations and theses in Educational Sciences—Pedagogical Innovation, defended at the University of Madeira between 2007 and 2015. Using a meta-ethnographic methodology, the inductive process identified 1,285 Conceptual Segments in the first stage, leading to the translation of primary studies in the second stage (1st Level of Synthesis), where 42 significant Key Concepts were identified. In the third stage (2nd Level of Synthesis), these were synthesized into five macroconceptual categories: competence building, teaching professionalism, students' learning experiences, the nature of praxis, and instrumental resources. The findings reveal PI as a complex, multidimensional reality rooted in conscious and critical change processes, emphasizing students' abilities and attitudes, alongside pedagogical practices aligned with constructivist epistemological frameworks. However, innovation remains insular, often restricted to micro-intervention environments, with ICT demonstrating potential to support new learning modalities in specific circumstances. Recommendations target educational institutions as facilitators of collaborative cultures and educational policymakers to reduce bureaucratic constraints and enable genuine school autonomy.
- ARNALDO JOSE DINIS FONSECA