A Novel Approach to Exploring the Concept of Resilience and Principal Drivers in a Learning Environment

Autor/in	Matzenberger, Julian
Titel	A Novel Approach to Exploring the Concept of Resilience and Principal Drivers in a Learning Environment
Quelle	In: Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 7 (2013) 2-3, S.192-206 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-497X
DOI	10.1108/17504971311328071
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Environment; Resilience (Psychology); Definitions; Personality Traits; Adjustment (to Environment); Sustainability; Austria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Begriffsbestimmung; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Nachhaltigkeit; Österreich
Abstract	Purpose: The concept of resilience has emerged recently in scientific debate. The aim of this paper is to outline different notions of the term resilience and explore how the concept of resilience can be applied in order to foster the understanding of complex systems in a learning environment. Design/methodology/approach: Characteristics of the resilience concept used in scientific literature are outlined and a methodology is presented that enables an educated decision to be made upon selection of an indicator set for a resilience assessment. Findings: In this paper, it is argued that vulnerability as well as adaptability shall be the two core components of the resilience concept. It is proposed that resilience is therefore formalised as a function of adaptability and vulnerability. Originality/value: Definitions of resilience, vulnerability and adaptability are very much interlinked and it seems to be not always clear where the line between the different terms is. A novel framework is proposed to foster the understanding of the interlinkage between these three terms in interdisciplinary education, and to cluster indicators to assess system resilience. (Contains 2 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10