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ERIC Number: EJ270421
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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The Concept of Problem.
Agre, Gene P.
Educational Studies: A Journal in the Foundations of Education, v13 n2 p121-42 Sum 1982
Examines what makes a problem a problem. Whenever someone decides that a problem exists, there is implied a consciousness of a physical, social, psychological, or intellectual situation. This situation must have something about it that is undesirable and that is believed to be difficult; and it must be solvable. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Definitions, Fundamental Concepts, Problem Solving, Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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