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ERIC Number: EJ499828
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1962
Two Traditions of Systems Thinking in Instructional Development.
Hwang, Ahn-Sook
Educational Technology, v35 n2 p40-42 Mar-Apr 1995
Discusses the historical development of "hard" and "soft" systems thinking traditions and examines how these traditions have been understood and applied in the field of instructional development. Proposes the need for a synthesis of the two traditions in planning, implementing, and evaluating instructional programs. (AEF)
Descriptors: Holistic Evaluation, Instructional Development, Instructional Systems, Interpretive Skills, Performance Technology, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Strategic Planning, Synthesis, Systems Approach
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Historical Background; Optimization; Thinking Approach to Problem Solving