The Theoretical Nature of Systems Thinking. Perspectives on Systems Thinking in Biology Education

Systems thinking in biology education

Sciences (SUBS), has worked in the field of teaching cybernetic biology since 1968 and has produced relevant publications. He also introduced systems thinking into concept formation in science education in order to promote transdisciplinary thinking. Part of the ideas and drawings contained in this book have been developed in previous cooperation with Professor Horst Bayrhuber, IPN Kiel, to who...

Perspectives on Systems Thinking in Engineering

the effect of using critical discourse analytical tools on the improvement of the learners level of critical thinking in reading comprehension

?it is of utmost priority for an experienced teacher to train the mind of the students, and enable them to think critically and correctly. the most important question here is that how to develop such a crucial ability? this study examines a new way to the development of critical thinking utilizing critical discourse analytical tools. to attain this goal, two classes of senior english la...

Time to Shift from Systems Thinking-Talking to Systems Thinking-Action; Comment on “Constraints to Applying Systems Thinking Concepts in Health Systems: A Regional Perspective from Surveying Stakeholders in Eastern Mediterranean Countries”

A recent International Journal of Health Policy and Management (IJHPM) article by Fadi El-Jardali and colleagues makes an important contribution to the literature on health system strengthening by reporting on a survey of healthcare stakeholders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) about Systems Thinking (ST). The study’s main contributions are its confirmation that healthcare stakeholde...

Integrating Systems Thinking into IS Education

IS failure has been observed and documented in various articles (Barker and Frolick, 2003; Beresford et al., 1976; Bostrom and Heinen, 1977; Bussen andMichael, 1997; Heeks, 2002; Kay et al., 1999; Kaye, 1990; Keil and Robey, 2001, Mitev, 1994). Many researchers have tried to understand the phenomenon by studying success or failure factors (Birks et al., 2003; Peterson et al., 2002; Poon and Wag...