학술논문

Systems beings: Educating for a complex world.
Document Type
Article
Source
Educational Philosophy & Theory. Jul2024, Vol. 56 Issue 7, p683-695. 13p.
Subject
*CLIMATE change
*SOCIAL injustice
*SOCIOECONOMIC disparities in health
*COGNITIVE dissonance
*LITERACY
*GENERAL education
Language
ISSN
0013-1857
Abstract
A multitude of global challenges that society grapples with, including climate change, social injustices, and economic disparities, persist largely due to the shortcomings of effectively responding to complex systems. In this article, we consider adopting systems literacy as a comprehensive educational approach to navigate in complex systems. We advocate for a systems literacy pedagogy that employs an affective-relational-cognitive (ARC) framework for learning, emphasizing active engagement and intervention in the world. The concept of systems beings is rooted in both ontological education and systems literacy, and we propose the ARC framework as both a pedagogical theory and practice to further understand and engage with it. This is further explored through an educational example of a transdisciplinary doctoral pilot project focused on the climate emergency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]