Systems Thinking and Green Chemistry: Powerful Levers for Curricular Change and Adoption
Systems Thinking and Green Chemistry: Powerful Levers for Curricular Change and Adoption
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系统思维和绿色化学：课程变革和采用的强大杠杆
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2019
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通讯作者：
J. Hutchison
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作者：
J. Hutchison
化学课程内的课程改革往往困难且缓慢，部分原因是实施过程中存在许多具体障碍。然而，一个更大的问题是课程以及与之相关的机构是复杂的系统。在有机教学实验室绿色化学新课程的实施中，我们采用系统思维的方法来开发和传播新课程。我们确定了五个关键的杠杆点，通过这些点的有针对性的努力可以在课程的设计和实施中产生显着的成果。这些努力产生的两个关键策略是扩大系统边界以获取对我们努力的支持的重要性以及建设教师参与课程变革的能力。系统方法为将绿色有机化学成功引入课程做出了重大贡献。基于系统的策略可能会促进未来整个课程的课程变革工作。
Curricular change within the chemistry curriculum is often difficult and slow, in part because there are numerous specific barriers to implementation. However, a larger issue is that the curriculum, and the institutions that it is connected with, are complex systems. In the implementation of a new green chemistry curriculum for the organic teaching laboratory, we employed a systems-thinking approach to develop and disseminate the new curriculum. We identified five key leverage points where targeted efforts could yield significant gains in the design and implementation of the curriculum. Two key strategies that emerged from these efforts were the importance of expanding system boundaries to garner support for our efforts and building capacity of faculty to participate in curricular change. The systems approach contributed significantly to the successful introduction of green organic chemistry into the curriculum. Systems-based strategies are likely to catalyze future curricular-change efforts throughout the curriculum.