{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4384558148","doi":"https://doi.org/10.3390/systems11070361","title":"Towards Understanding the Causal Relationships in Proliferating SD Education\u2014A System Dynamics Group Modelling Approach in China","display_name":"Towards Understanding the Causal Relationships in Proliferating SD Education\u2014A System Dynamics Group Modelling Approach in China","publication_year":2023,"publication_date":"2023-07-16","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4384558148","doi":"https://doi.org/10.3390/systems11070361"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.3390/systems11070361","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.3390/systems11070361","pdf_url":"https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/11/7/361/pdf?version=1689500477","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210219410","display_name":"Systems","issn_l":"2079-8954","issn":["2079-8954"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310310987","host_organization_name":"Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310310987"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Systems","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref","doaj"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/11/7/361/pdf?version=1689500477","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5011571397","display_name":"Haiyan Yan","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8780-2601"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I905225518","display_name":"Shanghai University of International Business and Economics","ror":"https://ror.org/031t68441","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I905225518"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Haiyan Yan","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Management, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai 201620, China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Management, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai 201620, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I905225518"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100348988","display_name":"Linlin Wang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3526-4992"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I129335695","display_name":"Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences","ror":"https://ror.org/04xa4q582","country_code":"CN","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I129335695"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Linlin Wang","raw_affiliation_strings":["Institute of Ecology and Sustainable Development, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Shanghai 200020, China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Institute of Ecology and Sustainable Development, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Shanghai 200020, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I129335695"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5033471384","display_name":"Jenson Chong-Leng Goh","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I168639165","display_name":"Singapore Institute of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/01v2c2791","country_code":"SG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I168639165"]}],"countries":["SG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jenson Goh","raw_affiliation_strings":["Engineering Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore 138683, Singapore"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Engineering Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore 138683, Singapore","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I168639165"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5076902406","display_name":"Wuzhi Shen","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4432739","display_name":"University of Bergen","ror":"https://ror.org/03zga2b32","country_code":"NO","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4432739"]}],"countries":["NO"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Wuzhi Shen","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Social Sciences, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Social Sciences, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4432739"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5001676019","display_name":"J. D. Richardson","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4041-7540"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I181401687","display_name":"American University","ror":"https://ror.org/052w4zt36","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I181401687"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"John Richardson","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC 20016, USA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC 20016, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I181401687"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5033245885","display_name":"Xinyue Yan","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7211-9629"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I24943067","display_name":"Fudan University","ror":"https://ror.org/013q1eq08","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I24943067"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Xinyue Yan","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Management, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Management, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I24943067"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":4,"institutions_distinct_count":6,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5033245885","https://openalex.org/A5100348988"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I129335695","https://openalex.org/I24943067"],"apc_list":{"value":1600,"currency":"CHF","value_usd":1732},"apc_paid":{"value":1600,"currency":"CHF","value_usd":1732},"fwci":0.9592,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":4,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.77786561,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":94,"max":96},"biblio":{"volume":"11","issue":"7","first_page":"361","last_page":"361"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11810","display_name":"Complex Systems and Decision Making","score":0.9995999932289124,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1803","display_name":"Management Science and Operations Research"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/18","display_name":"Decision Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11810","display_name":"Complex Systems and Decision Making","score":0.9995999932289124,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1803","display_name":"Management Science and Operations Research"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/18","display_name":"Decision Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12805","display_name":"Cognitive Science and Mapping","score":0.994700014591217,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/causal-loop-diagram","display_name":"Causal loop diagram","score":0.7067146897315979},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/generalizability-theory","display_name":"Generalizability theory","score":0.6810976266860962},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/leverage","display_name":"Leverage (statistics)","score":0.6585959196090698},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/normative","display_name":"Normative","score":0.6249288320541382},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/dynamics","display_name":"Dynamics (music)","score":0.5594794750213623},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/system-dynamics","display_name":"System dynamics","score":0.5514317154884338},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/china","display_name":"China","score":0.5195813179016113},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/set","display_name":"Set (abstract data type)","score":0.5158040523529053},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.3985042870044708},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics-education","display_name":"Mathematics education","score":0.3522579073905945},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/psychology","display_name":"Psychology","score":0.3474854528903961},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/knowledge-management","display_name":"Knowledge management","score":0.3316888213157654},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/political-science","display_name":"Political science","score":0.2379942238330841},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/pedagogy","display_name":"Pedagogy","score":0.2201036810874939},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.16815680265426636},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/developmental-psychology","display_name":"Developmental psychology","score":0.10188722610473633}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144400606","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2412982","display_name":"Causal loop diagram","level":3,"score":0.7067146897315979},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C27158222","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5532422","display_name":"Generalizability theory","level":2,"score":0.6810976266860962},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C153083717","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6535263","display_name":"Leverage (statistics)","level":2,"score":0.6585959196090698},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C44725695","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288156","display_name":"Normative","level":2,"score":0.6249288320541382},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C145912823","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113558","display_name":"Dynamics (music)","level":2,"score":0.5594794750213623},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77405623","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q598451","display_name":"System dynamics","level":2,"score":0.5514317154884338},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C191935318","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q148","display_name":"China","level":2,"score":0.5195813179016113},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C177264268","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1514741","display_name":"Set (abstract data type)","level":2,"score":0.5158040523529053},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.3985042870044708},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C145420912","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q853077","display_name":"Mathematics education","level":1,"score":0.3522579073905945},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.3474854528903961},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C56739046","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192060","display_name":"Knowledge management","level":1,"score":0.3316888213157654},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.2379942238330841},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19417346","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922","display_name":"Pedagogy","level":1,"score":0.2201036810874939},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.16815680265426636},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138496976","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175002","display_name":"Developmental psychology","level":1,"score":0.10188722610473633},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199360897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9143","display_name":"Programming language","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":3,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.3390/systems11070361","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.3390/systems11070361","pdf_url":"https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/11/7/361/pdf?version=1689500477","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210219410","display_name":"Systems","issn_l":"2079-8954","issn":["2079-8954"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310310987","host_organization_name":"Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310310987"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Systems","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:doaj.org/article:f0c05bf1ae264be59cd460493ea43cca","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doaj.org/article/f0c05bf1ae264be59cd460493ea43cca","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401280","display_name":"DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by-sa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-sa","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"Systems, Vol 11, Iss 7, p 361 (2023)","raw_type":"article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:mdpi.com:/2079-8954/11/7/361/","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/systems11070361","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400947","display_name":"MDPI (MDPI AG)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I4210097602","host_organization_name":"Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (Switzerland)","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210097602"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"Systems; Volume 11; Issue 7; Pages: 361","raw_type":"Text"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.3390/systems11070361","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.3390/systems11070361","pdf_url":"https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/11/7/361/pdf?version=1689500477","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210219410","display_name":"Systems","issn_l":"2079-8954","issn":["2079-8954"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310310987","host_organization_name":"Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310310987"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Systems","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4384558148.pdf"},"referenced_works_count":27,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W776174536","https://openalex.org/W1581595146","https://openalex.org/W1744787401","https://openalex.org/W1966654879","https://openalex.org/W1983608786","https://openalex.org/W2031259468","https://openalex.org/W2065349294","https://openalex.org/W2069756905","https://openalex.org/W2070912321","https://openalex.org/W2071351790","https://openalex.org/W2077180421","https://openalex.org/W2089861951","https://openalex.org/W2111346087","https://openalex.org/W2114570931","https://openalex.org/W2125052867","https://openalex.org/W2135846572","https://openalex.org/W2513742988","https://openalex.org/W2519710581","https://openalex.org/W2799908881","https://openalex.org/W3004617901","https://openalex.org/W3008412425","https://openalex.org/W3012830534","https://openalex.org/W3088962147","https://openalex.org/W3196788674","https://openalex.org/W3202515873","https://openalex.org/W4282049112","https://openalex.org/W6839863548"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4309288015","https://openalex.org/W4390053504","https://openalex.org/W3105963488","https://openalex.org/W2154418186","https://openalex.org/W4320028870","https://openalex.org/W2461628653","https://openalex.org/W3204944752","https://openalex.org/W2264413734","https://openalex.org/W3048443160","https://openalex.org/W1517668147"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Given":[0],"the":[1,41,73,79,91,102,126,143,163,170],"growing":[2],"importance":[3],"of":[4,75,93,106,128,147,158,172],"system":[5,50],"dynamics":[6,51],"(SD)":[7],"in":[8,15,28,44,55,78,96],"solving":[9],"increasingly":[10],"complex":[11],"and":[12,62,98,104,118,145,150,175],"dynamic":[13],"problems":[14],"any":[16],"country,":[17],"we":[18,69],"believe":[19],"SD":[20,46,94,130,148],"education":[21,47,95],"will":[22],"become":[23],"an":[24,129],"imperative":[25],"leverage":[26],"point":[27],"helping":[29],"us":[30],"deal":[31],"with":[32,153],"our":[33,159,173],"uncertain":[34],"future.":[35],"This":[36,85],"study":[37,160],"tries":[38],"to":[39,71,100,108,120,123,133,168,178],"understand":[40],"causal":[42,81],"relationships":[43],"proliferating":[45],"by":[48],"a":[49,59,63],"group":[52,64],"modelling":[53],"approach":[54],"China.":[56],"Based":[57],"on":[58],"questionnaire":[60],"survey":[61],"model":[65],"building":[66,151],"(GMB)":[67],"workshop,":[68],"aim":[70],"explore":[72],"interactions":[74],"feedback":[76],"loops":[77],"constructed":[80],"loop":[82],"diagram":[83],"(CLD).":[84],"uncovers":[86],"insights":[87,174],"into":[88],"what":[89],"constitutes":[90],"growth":[92],"China":[97],"helps":[99],"guide":[101],"design":[103],"implementation":[105],"policies":[107],"achieve":[109],"this":[110],"growth.":[111],"We":[112],"conclude":[113],"that":[114],"it":[115],"is":[116],"important":[117],"relevant":[119],"find":[121],"ways":[122],"improve,":[124],"including":[125],"construction":[127],"teaching":[131],"platform":[132],"integrate":[134],"normative":[135],"resources,":[136],"providing":[137],"opportunities":[138],"for":[139,165],"teacher":[140],"training,":[141],"enhancing":[142],"availability":[144],"accessibility":[146],"education,":[149],"networks":[152],"international":[154],"partners.":[155],"The":[156],"results":[157],"may":[161],"set":[162],"foundation":[164],"further":[166],"research":[167],"extend":[169],"generalizability":[171],"methodological":[176],"approaches":[177],"other":[179],"countries.":[180]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2026-05-21T06:26:12.895304","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}