气候变化领域集成服务门户(CCPortal): Exploring Systems Thinking Typologies and Paradigms

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DOI	10.1177/21582440241255180
	Exploring Systems Thinking Typologies and Paradigms
	Alford, Katrina R.; Stedman, Nicole L. P.; Bunch, James Charles; Baker, Shirley; Roberts, T. Grady
发表日期	2024
ISSN	2158-2440
起始页码	14
结束页码	2
卷号	14 期号:2
英文摘要	Today's agriculture, food, and natural resources (AFNR) sectors face many wicked problems like climate change. Addressing these complex problems will require people to have both social and technical knowledge. However, having knowledge is insufficient. Individuals must be able to think about things as they occur in complex systems. Systems thinking has been proposed as a way of tackling complex problems. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a continuum of systems thinking paradigms, beyond the hard systems thinking and soft systems thinking dichotomy proposed by Checkland. A novel research method called Q methodology was used, which included two steps: (a) the collection of data that forms the Q-sorts and (b) the by-person factor analysis of the Q-sorts. Overall, the findings from this study support the idea that systems thinking occurs on a continuum which includes (a) Hard systems thinking, (b) HARDsoft systems thinking, (c) SOFThard systems thinking and (d) Soft systems thinking. HARDsoft and SOFThard systems thinking were newly discovered in this research. The four systems thinking paradigms identified in this study better reflect the nuances and complexities that are associated with human thought and can provide a more specialized approach to solving complex issues.
英文关键词	systems thinking; higher education; Q-methodology; wicked problems
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Social Sciences - Other Topics
WOS类目	Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:001233327600001
来源期刊	SAGE OPEN
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/294700
作者单位	State University System of Florida; University of Florida; State University System of Florida; University of Florida
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Alford, Katrina R.,Stedman, Nicole L. P.,Bunch, James Charles,et al. Exploring Systems Thinking Typologies and Paradigms[J],2024,14(2).
APA	Alford, Katrina R.,Stedman, Nicole L. P.,Bunch, James Charles,Baker, Shirley,&Roberts, T. Grady.(2024).Exploring Systems Thinking Typologies and Paradigms.SAGE OPEN,14(2).
MLA	Alford, Katrina R.,et al."Exploring Systems Thinking Typologies and Paradigms".SAGE OPEN 14.2(2024).