Andrea del Carmen Corres Gallardo
R2 - Recognised Researcher
Theory, Technology, Territory and Politics
Sustainability and Environmental Education
Sustainability and Environmental Education
Competences in Sustainability
Teachers' education
Competence Assessment
Educators’ competences, motivations and teaching challenges faced in Education for Sustainable Development: What are the interlinkages?
COOLSCHOOLS
| Andrea Corres is a lecturer at the UOC in the Psychology and Education Studies. Her research and interests revolve around environmental psychology and education, sustainability skills and technology-mediated education. She has a degree in Social Psychology (Universidad de Guanajuato, 2011), a master’s degree in Citizenship Education (Universidad Autònoma de Querétaro, 2018) and a PhD in Information and Knowledge Society (UOC, 2023). She has done research stays in Canada and Germany. She currently teaches subjects on the natural environment, experimental sciences and mathematics in the Primary Education Degree, and in the Masters in Planetary Health and the Philosophy and Contemporary Challenge she also teaches subjects related to the field of sustainability. Within her work experience I have been a teacher, instructional designer, educational counselor, research assistant. |
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
Corres, A. ; Ruiz-Mallén, I.2023. Digital technologies and the COVID-19 pandemic: opportunities and challenges for environmental educators in Barcelona.The Journal of Environmental Education. Taylor & Francis. 54-1, pp.8-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2022.2152409
Corres, A.; Rieckmann, M.; Espasa, A.; Ruiz-Mallén, I.2020. Educator Competences in Sustainability Education: A Systematic Review of Frameworks. Sustainability. MDPI. 12-23, pp.9858. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12239858
Cebrián, G.; Corres, A.; Renta-Davids, A.I.; Junyent, M.2025. Assessment of sustainability competencies in primary education: A systematic review.The Journal of Environmental Education. Taylor & Francis. pp.1-21.
Corres, A.; Cebrián, G.; Junyent, M.2024. Early adolescents’ visions of the future: towards hopeful and sustainable futures?. Frontiers in Education. Frontiers. 9-1501126, pp.01-14. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1501126
Corres, A.; Ruiz-Mallén, I.; Rieckmann, M.2024. Educators’ competences, motivations and teaching challenges faced in Education for Sustainable Development: What are the interlinkages?. Cogent Education. Taylor & Francis. 11-1. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2024.2302408
BOOKS AND BOOKS CHAPTERS
Cebrián, G.; Corres, A.; Junyent, M.; Monterde, N.2024. Escuelas por el clima. Actividades para trabajar los ODS y las competencias en sostenibilidad en Educación Primaria. Escuelas por el clima. Actividades para trabajar los ODS y las competencias en sostenibilidad en Educación Primaria. Octaedro Editorial. ISBN 9788410282278.
Ruiz-Mallén, I.; Corres, A.; Boada, M.2025. Educación Ambiental y para la Sostenibilidad. Cambio Global. La crisis ecosocial y perspectivas futuras.Ediciones de la Universitat de Barcelona. pp.501-520. ISBN 978-84-1050-031-0.
Corres, A.; Ruiz-Mallén, I.; Sekulova, F. 2025. The co-creation of nature-based schoolyards as a climate change education initiative: An analysis of sustainability competences (In press). Disruptive Initiatives in Education for Climate Emergency. Springer.
Cebrian, G.; (2/2) Corres, A.2023. Educación para la Sostenibilidad. Construyendo un mundo sostenible: ODS clave para el cambio. Dykinson SL. pp.41-50.
Ruiz-Mallén, I.; Heras, M.; Ribera-Fumaz, R.; March, H.; Corres, A.2022. The Highs and Lows of Working ESD Competences into HEI Frameworks. Competences in Education for Sustainable Development. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Springer. pp.79-84. ISSN 2523-3084, ISBN
978-3-030-91054-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91055-6_10
Corres, A.; Diez-Martinez, E.2019. Efecto de un curso para promover actitudes pro-ambientales utilizando TIC: implicaciones para la educación en ciudadanía. Aproximaciones y perspectivas actuales en Educación para la Ciudadanía: aportes desde la intervención y la investigación. Eólica. pp.2-23. ISBN 978-607-513-454-3.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Corres, A.; Ruiz-Mallen, I.2022. Competencias socioemocionales de los docentes en educación ambiental y para la sostenibilidad: interrelaciones con sus motivaciones y retos educativos.Actas del 6º Congreso Mundial de Educación EDUCA 2023. MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN Y FORMACIÓN PROFESIONAL & Campus EDUCA SPORTIS S.L.. pp.268-272. ISBN 978-84-125068-3-9.
Corres, A.; Diez-Martínez, E.2018. The Effect Of A Course On Environmental Citizenship Education In High School Students Using ICT: A Holistic Approach. EDULEARN18 Proceedings. pp.970-976. ISSN 2340-1117, ISBN 978-84-09-02709-5. https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2018.0324
-PCI2022-132958, COOLSCHOOLS: Realizing potentials of nature-basedclimate shelters in school environments for urban transformation. European Union Horizon 2020. Isabel Ruiz-Mallén. (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya). 01/03/2022- 28/02/2025. 1.592.543 €. Team member. Qualitative analysis of interviews to different stakeholders that took part of nature-based transformation of schoolyards in the Barcelona case, write academic book chapter.
-TED2021-129854A-I00, School Climate Assemblies (EDUCLIMAD): co-creation of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies and sustainability competencies development. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. IP Gisela Cebrián Bernat. (Universitat Rovira i Virgili). 01/12/2022-30/11/2024. 166.175 €. Team member. Educative activities and resources design, Methodological and administrative support, Participation in climate school assemblies, Support in data collection and analysis, Write academic papers
– RSP II: A Rounder Sense of Purpose II (RSPII). Erasmus+UK National Agency. (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya). 03/09/2018-01/08/2021. 376.152 €. Team member. Participation in team meetings, doctoral thesis around the project, participation in multiplier event, write academic papers.
-Participatory Engagement with Scientific and Technological Research through perFORMance (PERFORM). EU H2020 Programme. IP Isabel Ruiz- Mallén. (FUNDACIO PER A LA UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA). 2015-2018. 1.997.253 €. Team member. Participant observation and logistic support of training sessions to Early Career Researchers (ECR),Transcription of training sessions to ECR, Writing reports of training sessions to ECR.
I have participated in different research communication events, representing UOC during my PhD, in
the Catalan contest “Present your thesis in 4 minutes”. I have also been able to communicate part of my research to non-academic audiences such as primary school teachers, children and their parents, environmental educators, and high school teachers, collaborating with institutions such as aFFaC and COAMB in several occasions.
-Adjunct Professor/Universitat Oberta de Catalunya 01/09/2025-today
-Assistant Professor / Universitat Internacional de Catalunya 15/01/2025-31/07/2025
-Lecturer/ Universidad Cuauhtémoc Querétaro 10/03/2017-31/07/2017
2022: Winner / Present your Thesis in 4 Minuts, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
2018: Honorable Mention / Master’s Thesis in Citizenship Education, Autonomous University of Querétaro.
2014: Summa Cum Laude / Bachelor’s Final Degree Work in Psychology, University of Guanajuato.
2013: University Merit Award / University of Guanajuato.
2013: Outstanding Project / CONACyT and University of Guanajuato.
2022: International research stay fellow. Vechta University. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Fellowship.
2019-2023. Full-time pre-doctoral research fellow. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Fundaciò per a la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Fellowship.
2017: International research stay fellow. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. CONACyT Fellowship.
2016-2018: Full time master’s fellow. CONACyT/UAQ Fellowship.
2011: International research stay. Concordia University. Universidad de Guanajuato /Secretaria de Educación Pública (México) Fellowship.