Calls for Change: Seeing Cancel Culture from a Multi-Level Perspective

Tomar  Pierson-Brown

doi:10.18682/cdc.vi157.6846

Tomar Pierson-Brown

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18682/cdc.vi157.6846

Palabras clave: Cultura de cancelación ; Call-outs ; Cancelación ; Análisis de perspectiva multinivel ; Educación superior

Resumen

Transition Design ofrece un marco y emplea una variedad de herramientas para abordar la complejidad. “Cancelar la cultura” es un fenómeno complejo que presenta una oportunidad para que los administradores de la educación superior se basen en el enfoque del Diseño de Transición para enmarcar y responder a esta tendencia.

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