Teaching socio-environmental synthesis with the case studies approach
Teaching socio-environmental synthesis with the case studies approach
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用案例研究方法教授社会环境综合
DOI：
10.1007/s13412-014-0204-x
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
J. Che
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作者：
C. Wei;William R. Burnside;J. Che
社会环境综合(S-E综合)是一种研究方法和解决问题的途径，它整合了自然科学和社会科学的现有知识和数据，以促进对社会环境系统的理解，并为环境问题的解决提供信息。随着科学变得更加跨学科和协作性，以及信息时代带来的新机遇改变了我们处理科学的方式，S-E合成的教学对于培养未来的环境问题解决者、科学家和公民变得越来越重要。S-E综合也为课堂教学提供了丰富的语境，有助于实现多样化的学习目标。在这里，我们讨论了如何将案例教学法的循证教学实践应用于复杂的、跨学科的S-英语综合教学。我们对这种教学方法的有效性提供了见解，并为撰写和实施S-英语综合案例提供了切实可行的建议。这些见解来自创建和使用S-E综合案例研究的经验，这两个案例研究是我们和在国家社会环境综合中心举办的“社会环境综合教学案例研究”短期课程的参与者的经验。文中还讨论了S英语综合学习目标的评估和案例教学法在S英语综合教学中的有效性。全面发展这种S-E综合教学方法需要社会各界的努力，我们在此的目的是提供一个初步的愿景和定性评估，鼓励讨论，并邀请读者加入我们的努力，创建、使用和评估S-E综合教学案例。
Socio-environmental synthesis (S-E synthesis) is a research method and problem-solving approach that integrates existing knowledge and data from natural and social sciences to advance understanding of socio-environmental systems and to inform solutions to environmental problems. As science becomes more transdisciplinary and collaborative and as new opportunities presented by the information age change how we do science, the teaching of S-E synthesis is increasingly important for preparing future environmental problem solvers, scientists, and citizens. S-E synthesis also provides a rich context for classroom instruction that can facilitate the achievement of diverse learning objectives. Here, we discuss efforts to adapt the evidence-based teaching practice of the case study method for teaching about the complex and interdisciplinary approach of S-E synthesis. We provide insights about the effectiveness of this teaching approach and offer practical advice for writing and implementing S-E synthesis cases. These insights are informed by experiences creating and using S-E synthesis case studies, both ours and those of participants of a short course on “Teaching about Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies” held at the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC). Assessment of S-E synthesis learning goals and the effectiveness of the case study method for teaching S-E synthesis are also discussed. Full development of this approach for teaching S-E synthesis will require a community effort, and our intention here is to offer a preliminary vision and qualitative assessment, to stimulate discussion, and to invite readers to join our efforts to create, use, and assess S-E synthesis case studies for teaching.