ARCHIVAL EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABILITY: A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF BRAZILIAN CURRICULUM PROPOSALS
UMA ANÁLISE PRELIMINAR DAS PROPOSTAS CURRICULARES BRASILEIRAS
Keywords:
course pedagogical projects, archival science, sustainability, environmental educationAbstract
The study sought to identify which Brazilian undergraduate Archival Science programs promote discussions related to Sustainability and related themes within their curricula. The research is characterized as qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive, employing Content Analysis for the treatment and interpretation of the results. A total of 17 active undergraduate Archival Science programs offered by Brazilian public universities (federal and state institutions) were mapped. Through the analysis of the Pedagogical Course Projects and curricular matrices, six disciplines associated with sustainability themes were identified. It was found that five of these disciplines are offered as elective courses and that the Northeast region demonstrates the greatest engagement with the topic. However, the study revealed that only 35% of the Brazilian programs analyzed promote discussions related to sustainability within their curricula, highlighting the need to expand and strengthen the inclusion of sustainability debates in archival education, considering contemporary challenges and the strategic role of the profession in promoting socio-environmental responsibility.