Pub Date : 2023-02-28DOI: 10.1007/s11213-023-09636-0
Andressa Schlickmann, Sandro César Bortoluzzi
The performance evaluation models proposed in the scientific literature to support the decision-making process in the context of sustainability in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) present gaps with respect to the design process. In relation, to the management of environmental education in HEIs, there is an absence of decision support models. In this context, the objective of the research is to build a model for evaluating the performance of environmental education for an undergraduate course at a public university. It is a case study, with data collection through interviews with the Course Coordinator, complemented by questionnaires and documental analysis. The intervention instrument used was the Multicriteria Methodology for Decision Aiding-Constructivist (MCDA-C). The main results were explored showing the process of building a performance evaluation model, considering the singularity of the context, the flexibility in the elaboration process and interactivity with different stakeholders. Additionally, efforts were focused on the presentation of the final assessment model, demonstrating the potential of the MCDA-C methodology as a practical tool to support the decision-making process, and on the discussion of the model developed in relation to the literature reviewed. The model built allows the decision maker to understand the environmental education intertwined with the course, to assess the current situation and the desired end state, as well as the necessary actions for its management. In addition to the constructivist perspective, the model meets the Stakeholder Theory; explains the advantages, using participatory approach methodologies and performance indicators have characteristics of a functional system.
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Pub Date : 2023-02-21DOI: 10.1007/s11213-023-09635-1
M. Casey, D. Coghlan, Áine Carroll, D. Stokes
{"title":"Towards a Checklist for Improving Action Research Quality in Healthcare Contexts","authors":"M. Casey, D. Coghlan, Áine Carroll, D. Stokes","doi":"10.1007/s11213-023-09635-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-023-09635-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51694,"journal":{"name":"Systemic Practice and Action Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46648076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-02-10DOI: 10.1007/s11213-023-09634-2
James Karlsen, Clare Hildebrandt
Action research provides fertile grounds for co-generation of knowledge in complex contexts and to be present in the becoming of the process. Time and temporality warrant explanation and distinction, and in retrospective a process can be described with temporal phases, such as planning, observation, action, reflection, evaluation, and modification. Such a description may appear rational, sequential, and linear. However, an action research process is not that! This paper explores the various positionalities of the action researcher, as an insider in a process of becoming, showing how time and temporality can be made explicit in the evolution of an action research process. Our contributions to the action research literature concerning co-generation of knowledge when addressing territorial complexity are: (1) an explicit awareness of temporality provides the opportunity for research on evolvement of processes from the inside, (2) presence in the becoming of a process means there is a unique possibility for reflection and iteration, (3) research in the present tense allows for insight into unexpected developments that create the foundation for future action, as an alternative to retrospective process evaluation, and (4) modelling the process creates a narrative which tells the story of evolution of the process over time.
{"title":"Temporality in Co-generative Processes: Reframing Time in Territorial Complexity.","authors":"James Karlsen, Clare Hildebrandt","doi":"10.1007/s11213-023-09634-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11213-023-09634-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Action research provides fertile grounds for co-generation of knowledge in complex contexts and to be present in the becoming of the process. Time and temporality warrant explanation and distinction, and in retrospective a process can be described with temporal phases, such as planning, observation, action, reflection, evaluation, and modification. Such a description may appear rational, sequential, and linear. However, an action research process is not that! This paper explores the various positionalities of the action researcher, as an insider in a process of becoming, showing how time and temporality can be made explicit in the evolution of an action research process. Our contributions to the action research literature concerning co-generation of knowledge when addressing territorial complexity are: (1) an explicit awareness of temporality provides the opportunity for research on evolvement of processes from the inside, (2) presence in the becoming of a process means there is a unique possibility for reflection and iteration, (3) research in the present tense allows for insight into unexpected developments that create the foundation for future action, as an alternative to retrospective process evaluation, and (4) modelling the process creates a narrative which tells the story of evolution of the process over time.</p>","PeriodicalId":51694,"journal":{"name":"Systemic Practice and Action Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9911944/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9268058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-02-04DOI: 10.1007/s11213-023-09633-3
E. Shaba, M. Guerci, Filomena Canterino, S. Gilardi, R. Cagliano, E. Bartezzaghi
{"title":"Correction: Adopting an Ecosystem Approach to Digitalization-driven Organizational Change? Actionable Knowledge from a Collaborative Project","authors":"E. Shaba, M. Guerci, Filomena Canterino, S. Gilardi, R. Cagliano, E. Bartezzaghi","doi":"10.1007/s11213-023-09633-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-023-09633-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51694,"journal":{"name":"Systemic Practice and Action Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44871291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-31DOI: 10.1007/s11213-022-09630-y
Steve Waddell
{"title":"Book Review: How to do Action Research for Transformation, at a Time of Eco-Social Crisis","authors":"Steve Waddell","doi":"10.1007/s11213-022-09630-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-022-09630-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51694,"journal":{"name":"Systemic Practice and Action Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44384121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-24DOI: 10.1007/s11213-023-09632-4
E. Shaba, M. Guerci, Filomena Canterino, S. Gilardi, R. Cagliano, E. Bartezzaghi
{"title":"Adopting an Ecosystem Approach to Digitalization-driven Organizational Change ? Actionable Knowledge from a Collaborative Project","authors":"E. Shaba, M. Guerci, Filomena Canterino, S. Gilardi, R. Cagliano, E. Bartezzaghi","doi":"10.1007/s11213-023-09632-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-023-09632-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51694,"journal":{"name":"Systemic Practice and Action Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48434570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-20DOI: 10.1007/s11213-023-09631-5
K. Dutta
{"title":"Exploring Digital Multisided Platforms: A Systems Thinking Approach","authors":"K. Dutta","doi":"10.1007/s11213-023-09631-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-023-09631-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51694,"journal":{"name":"Systemic Practice and Action Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-26"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44112111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-19DOI: 10.1007/s11213-022-09629-5
Eric Chang, Chi-kuo Mao
{"title":"An Interpretation of the Technological Evolution of Human Society—A Self-organization System Perspective","authors":"Eric Chang, Chi-kuo Mao","doi":"10.1007/s11213-022-09629-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-022-09629-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51694,"journal":{"name":"Systemic Practice and Action Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-24"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47892390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-10DOI: 10.1007/s11213-022-09626-8
R. Chowdhury
{"title":"Holistic Flexibility for Deploying Systems Thinking as a Cognitive Skill","authors":"R. Chowdhury","doi":"10.1007/s11213-022-09626-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-022-09626-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51694,"journal":{"name":"Systemic Practice and Action Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-23"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45070660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-06DOI: 10.1007/s11213-022-09628-6
José A. Alfaro-Tanco, Miguel Mediavilla, A. Erro-Garcés
{"title":"Creating New Knowledge while Solving a Relevant Practical Problem: Success Factors for an Action Research-Based PhD Thesis in Business and Management","authors":"José A. Alfaro-Tanco, Miguel Mediavilla, A. Erro-Garcés","doi":"10.1007/s11213-022-09628-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-022-09628-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51694,"journal":{"name":"Systemic Practice and Action Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49108176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}