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Head in the clouds, feet on the ground : how transdisciplinary learning can foster transformative change - insights from a summer school

DOI zum Zitieren der Version auf EPub Bayreuth: https://doi.org/10.15495/EPub_UBT_00007307
URN to cite this document: urn:nbn:de:bvb:703-epub-7307-3

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Atienza Casas, Sara ; Calicis, Camille ; Candiago, Sebastian ; Dendoncker, Nicolas ; Desair, Jomme ; Fickel, Thomas ; Finne, Eirik Aasmo ; Frison, Christine ; Haensel, Maria ; Hinsch, Malte ; Kulfan, Tyler ; Kumagai, Joy A. ; Mialyk, Oleksandr ; Nawrath, Maximilian ; Nevzati, Fiona ; Washbourne, Carla ; Wübbelmann, Thea:
Head in the clouds, feet on the ground : how transdisciplinary learning can foster transformative change - insights from a summer school.
In: Biodiversity and Conservation. Vol. 32 (2023) . - pp. 3533-3568.
ISSN 1572-9710
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02603-0

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Abstract

There is a pressing need for transformative change, with a vision of long-term human well-being within planetary boundaries. The lack of progress—despite increasing awareness and action—illustrates how challenging it is to foster change in our complex global society. Education and learning are needed to enable change. Transdisciplinary learning, which meaningfully integrates diverse knowledge and perspectives, contributes to developing an integrative understanding—a necessity for tackling complex challenges. We explore how transdisciplinary learning for early-career researchers can foster transformative change and lead to increased biodiversity conservation. This paper focuses on a case study of the authors’ shared experiences during the 2021 Alternet Summer School, which focused on transformative change for biodiversity conservation and human well-being. In this introspective research, we gained insights through an online survey for participants and organizers of the summer school (n = 27). Using qualitative content analysis, we identify seven crucial elements of transdisciplinary learning which can lead to transformative change on (a) a personal level, as the learning process shifts values and helps researchers identify their roles; (b) a research level, by rethinking science and providing tools for transdisciplinary approaches, and (c) a societal level, by moving from the individual to the collective and constructing a shared vision for a sustainable future. Participants highlighted how changes on all these levels could benefit biodiversity conservation. These insights point to the benefit of transdisciplinary learning opportunities that empower young researchers to take up their part in fostering transformative change.

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Item Type: Article in a journal
Keywords: Biodiversity protection; Education for sustainable development; Transdisciplinary education; Lifelong learning; Self-reflexivity; Qualitative research
DDC Subjects: 500 Science > 550 Earth sciences, geology
Institutions of the University: Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Professor Ecological Services > Professor Ecological Services - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Köllner
Profile Fields > Advanced Fields > Ecology and the Environmental Sciences
Research Institutions > Central research institutes > Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research- BayCEER
Faculties
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Professor Ecological Services
Profile Fields
Profile Fields > Advanced Fields
Research Institutions
Research Institutions > Central research institutes
Language: English
Originates at UBT: Yes
URN: urn:nbn:de:bvb:703-epub-7307-3
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2023 06:39
Last Modified: 10 Nov 2023 06:40
URI: https://epub.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/7307

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