Environmental problem-solving: Psychosocial factors |
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Authors: | Alan Miller |
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Affiliation: | (1) Psychology Department, University of New Brunswick, E3B 6E4 Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
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Abstract: | This is a study of individual differences in environmental problem-solving, the probable roots of these differences, and their implications for the education of resource professionals. A group of student Resource Managers were required to elaborate their conception of a complex resource issue (Spruce Budworm management) and to generate some ideas on management policy. Of particular interest was the way in which subjects dealt with the psychosocial aspects of the problem. A structural and content analysis of responses indicated a predominance of relatively compartmentalized styles, a technological orientation, and a tendency to ignore psychosocial issues. A relationship between problem-solving behavior and personal (psychosocial) style was established which, in the context of other evidence, suggests that problem-solving behavior is influenced by more deep seated personality factors. The educational implication drawn was that problem-solving cannot be viewed simply as an intellectual-technical activity but one that involves, and requires the education of, the whole person. |
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Keywords: | Conceptual systems theory Decision-making Problem-solving Resource management education Psychosocial factors |
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