Irmeli Palmberg|Maria Hofman-Bergholm|Eila Jeronen|Eija Yli?Panula
Systems Thinking for Understanding Sustainability? Nordic Student Teachers’ Views on the Relationship between Species Identification, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
Åbo Akademi University|Åbo Akademi University|University of Oulu|University of Turku
sustainability complex concept including ecological economic social dimensions turn involve several aspects interrelated complex way cultural health political aspectssystems thinking focuses systems interrelated parts could therefore help people understand complexity sustainabilitythe aim study analyse student teachers level systems thinking regarding sustainability especially ecological dimension explain relationship species identification biodiversity sustainabilitynordic student teachers n 424 participated questionnaire open answers contentanalysed categorisedthe results indicate student teachers low level systems thinking regarding ecological sustainabilityabout quarter 254 basic level including interconnections 137 additional feedback 89 also behavioural aspects 28 none reached intermediate advanced levelthe low level systems thinking could explained two main factors 1 systems thinking used educational method developing understanding sustainability teacher education programmes 2 systems thinking also result life experiences older ones showing systems thinking younger onestherefore elementary forms systems thinking educational method already primary education