📙論文名稱：
Towards K-12 Education Innovation with Systems Thinking and Sustainable System Development in Taiwan
📙刊登處：2023 IFKAD國際學術研討會
https://www.ifkad.org/event/ifkad-2023/
📙作者姓名：Min-Ren Yan, Ping-Chen Tsai
論文摘要：
As the society becomes increasingly complex and globalized, the importance of systems thinking and education for sustainable development has been recognized by United Nations and the education systems in various countries. Many businesses, organizations, and educational institutions internationally have begun to utilize systems thinking to solve complex problems. Systems thinking can help students gain a deeper understanding and mastery of the knowledge and skills they are learning. When learning, students often see knowledge and skills as independent units, lacking a holistic perspective and understanding. However, systems thinking can help students integrate various types of knowledge and skills, forming a systemic understanding that allows them to understand the nature and value of a subject more deeply.
In Taiwan's education policy, the educational value and application of systems thinking have already begun to receive attention. The Ministry of Education strengthened the concept of interdisciplinary integration and subject integration when promoting the "12-year Basic Education Curriculum Guidelines" in 2014, with systems thinking being regarded as an important teaching method to be applied in various subject areas.
In addition, the Ministry of Education is also promoting the "Innovative Education Action Plan," encouraging schools to cultivate students' innovative thinking and problem-solving abilities through systems thinking. In various levels of schools, more and more teachers are incorporating systems thinking and education for sustainable development with project-based learning into their curricula, using various teaching methods and activities to allow students to experience the process and value of systems thinking, and learn how to deal with complex problems. Therefore, it can be said that Taiwan's education policy has already begun to emphasize the teaching application and value of systems thinking and is gradually promoting and applying it in practice that helps the understanding and developments of sustainable systems for their living environments.
This article explores the current situation of utilizing systems thinking and sustainable system development principles in K-12 education in Taiwan, as well as the differences compared to international practices, and provide practical recommendations for areas that need further developments.
