The Use of System Dynamics for Energy and Environmental Education

Autor/inn/en	Strapasson, Alexandre; Ferreira, Marcello; Cruz-Cano, Diego; Woods, Jeremy; do Nascimento Maia Soares, Marco Paulo; da Silva Filho, Olavo Leopoldino
Titel	The Use of System Dynamics for Energy and Environmental Education
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 19 (2022), Artikel 5 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Strapasson, Alexandre) ORCID (Ferreira, Marcello) ORCID (Woods, Jeremy) ORCID (do Nascimento Maia Soares, Marco Paulo) ORCID (da Silva Filho, Olavo Leopoldino)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2365-9440
DOI	10.1186/s41239-021-00309-3
Schlagwörter	Energy Education; Environmental Education; Systems Approach; Computer Simulation; Models; Masters Programs; Graduate Students; Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Instructional Effectiveness; Calculators; United Kingdom (London); France + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Systemischer Ansatz; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Analogiemodell; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Unterrichtserfolg; Calculator; Rechner; Rechenmaschine; Frankreich
Abstract	The use of system dynamics as a learning tool for developing sustainable energy strategies and environmental education has advanced in recent years with the availability of new modelling software and webtools. Among the existing models, we highlight the online 2050 Calculators, which aim at simulating scenarios for greenhouse gas emissions, energy planning, sustainable land use, and food consumption. The objective of this study is to assess the available calculators and their contribution to an interdisciplinary education via systems thinking. We carried out a review of the existing models worldwide and ran some of the tools with students from three different postgraduate programmes at master's level at Imperial College London (United Kingdom) and IFP School (France), whilst also assessing their individual views afterwards. The assessments were conducted once a year during three subsequent years: 2019, 2020, and 2021. The results are discussed under the epistemology of critical pedagogy, showing that the use of webtools, such as the 2050 Calculators, can significantly contribute to the students' environmental awareness and political engagement, providing important lessons about the use of system dynamics for policy and science education. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01