Social learning as a link between the individual and the collective: evaluating deliberation on social values
Social learning as a link between the individual and the collective: evaluating deliberation on social values
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DOI：
10.1007/s11625-019-00725-5
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发表时间：
2019-09-01
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6
通讯作者：
Kenter, Jasper O.
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作者：
Eriksson, Max;van Riper, Carena J.;Kenter, Jasper O.
社会学习在审议过程中的作用是可持续发展科学研究的一个新兴领域。社会学习作为个人与集体之间的纽带，被设想为一个过程，可以增强各种利益攸关方的权能并表达他们的观点，有助于作出更具适应性和复原力的管理决定，并促进更广泛的社会变革。然而，尽管其广泛使用的参与性管理的自然资源的背景下，社会学习的经验性质仍然研究不足。本文评估了社会互动和社会资本在实现变革性学习中的作用。我们采用了一个纵向设计，涉及三个连续调查的25名参与者的专家研讨会的重点是社会价值观，以及大约12个小时的转录的音频和视频记录的参与者的互动。我们的混合方法的方法表明，使用变化的社交网络和社会价值观的定义，从定性编码作为社会学习的指标的潜力。我们发现，对社会价值观概念理解较弱的个体更有可能在深思熟虑后改变他们对社会价值观的定义。这些变化虽然很小，但显示出向其他群体成员更坚定地持有的定义的转变。
The role of social learning in deliberative processes is an emerging area of research in sustainability science. Functioning as a link between the individual and the collective, social learning has been envisioned as a process that can empower and give voice to a diverse set of stakeholder viewpoints, contribute to more adaptive and resilient management decisions and foster broader societal transformations. However, despite its widespread use in the context of participatory management of natural resources, the empirical properties of social learning remain understudied. This paper evaluates the role of social interaction and social capital in achieving transformative learning in discussions about social values. We employ a longitudinal design involving three consecutive surveys of 25 participants of an expert workshop focused on social values, as well as approximately 12 hours of transcribed audio and video recordings of participant interactions. Our mixed methods approach demonstrates the potential of using changes in social networks and definitions of social values that emerge from qualitative coding as indicators of social learning. We find that individuals with a weaker conceptual understanding of social values are more likely to change their definitions of the concept after deliberation. Though slight, these changes display a shift towards definitions more firmly held by other group members.