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Developing Pedagogical Approaches to Foster Futures Literacy and Cognitive Diversity in Higher Education
This paper explores the concept of futures literacy as a critical competency for navigating diverse future possibilities. It suggests that future research should focus on how educational interventions can effectively cultivate these skills in diverse student populations.
In plain words
Futures literacy is the skill of imagining and thinking through many possible futures. Which teaching methods best build that skill among different kinds of students, at university and on courses for working adults?
Primary research question
What pedagogical strategies are most effective in developing futures literacy competencies among diverse student cohorts?
Knowledge gap
What remains worth asking
The source suggests that the relationship between specific educational interventions and the development of futures literacy remains an area for further study.
Potential contribution
Why it may matter
Enhancing futures literacy can empower individuals to better anticipate and adapt to complex societal changes.
Academic placement
Academic fields and topic tags
Study frame: Higher education and professional development programs · Method signals: Experimental Design, Longitudinal Study, Curriculum Analysis
Possible study pathways
One question, different levels
Postgraduate diploma
Educational leadership and curriculum design
Doctoral
Cognitive development and futures education research
- originality
- Moderate
- methodology
- Moderate
- Data access
- Accessible
- ethics
- Moderate
Quality and audit
78/100 quality
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APA 7 source
Mangnus, A. C., Oomen, J., Vervoort, J. M., & Hajer, M. A. (2021). Futures literacy and the diversity of the future. Futures, 132, 102793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2021.102793
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