Teaching wicked problems in higher education: ways of thinking and practising
This paper reports on teachers' perspectives on preparing students for working with 'wicked' problems (Rittel and Webber [1973]. 'Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning.' Policy Sciences 4 (2): 155-169.). These problems are complex, lack clear boundaries, and attempts to s...
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| Published in | Teaching in higher education Vol. 28; no. 7; pp. 1518 - 1533 |
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| Abstract | This paper reports on teachers' perspectives on preparing students for working with 'wicked' problems (Rittel and Webber [1973]. 'Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning.' Policy Sciences 4 (2): 155-169.). These problems are complex, lack clear boundaries, and attempts to solve them - generally by bringing together multiple stakeholders with contrasting viewpoints - have unforeseen consequences. Examples include many of the most significant current global challenges. We conducted semi-structured interviews with twenty teachers who focused on wicked problems, and a comparison group of 15 . We used the theoretical lenses 'ways of thinking and practising in the subject area' (Anderson and Hounsell [2007]. 'Knowledge Practices: 'Doing the Subject' in Undergraduate Courses.' The Curriculum Journal 18 (4): 463-478. ) and 'figured worlds' (Holland et al. [1998]. Identity and Agency in Cultural Worlds. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.) to frame our analysis. Our findings elaborate four key aspects of learning for wicked problems. |
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| AbstractList | This paper reports on teachers' perspectives on preparing students for working with 'wicked' problems (Rittel and Webber [1973]. 'Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning.' "Policy Sciences" 4 (2): 155-169.). These problems are complex, lack clear boundaries, and attempts to solve them -- generally by bringing together multiple stakeholders with contrasting viewpoints -- have unforeseen consequences. Examples include many of the most significant current global challenges. We conducted semi-structured interviews with twenty teachers who focused on wicked problems, and a comparison group of 15 . We used the theoretical lenses 'ways of thinking and practising in the subject area' (Anderson and Hounsell [2007]. 'Knowledge Practices: 'Doing the Subject' in Undergraduate Courses.' "The Curriculum Journal" 18 (4): 463-478. ) and 'figured worlds' (Holland et al. [1998]. "Identity and Agency in Cultural Worlds." Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.) to frame our analysis. Our findings elaborate four key aspects of learning for wicked problems. |
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| Author | McCune, Velda Tauritz, Rebekah Higgins, Peter Boyd, Sharon Scoles, Jenny Cross, Andrew |
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