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ERIC Number: EJ474994
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
General System Theory: Toward a Conceptual Framework for Science and Technology Education for All.
Chen, David; Stroup, Walter
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v2 n3 p447-59 Sep 1993
Suggests using general system theory as a unifying theoretical framework for science and technology education for all. Five reasons are articulated: the multidisciplinary nature of systems theory, the ability to engage complexity, the capacity to describe system dynamics, the ability to represent the relationship between microlevel and macrolevels, and the ability to unite the natural and human worlds. (PR)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: General Systems Theory