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Learning, design, and action: creating the conditions for Evolutionary Learning Community
Author(s) -
Laszlo Kathia Castro
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
systems research and behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 1092-7026
DOI - 10.1002/sres.442
Subject(s) - action (physics) , management science , process (computing) , knowledge management , action learning , sustainability , principal (computer security) , computer science , heuristic , sociology , engineering ethics , artificial intelligence , engineering , cooperative learning , psychology , ecology , mathematics education , teaching method , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , operating system
This paper presents the results of an inquiring process conceived as learning for action. The focus of the inquiry was the creation of some initial conditions considered necessary for the design of Evolutionary Learning Community (ELC)—an ideal alternative learning system that seeks to catalyze the purposeful creation of sustainable and evolutionary futures. These conditions included: (1) an idealized operational definition of ELC; (2) a description of the personal attributes of the potential designers of ELC; and (3) the design of a learning framework for empowering designers of ELC. The particular approach used was Evolutionary Systems Design: a systemic heuristic based on social systems design and complemented with an evolutionary and critical systems perspectives. The inquiry involved a theoretical exploration that was enriched with the experiences and perspectives of a group of individuals—who are involved in areas of work relevant for the design of ELC, such as systems design, community development, educational change, and environmental sustainability—who engaged with the author and principal researcher in learning conversations. Copyright © 2001 International Society for the Systems Sciences.