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ERIC Number: EJ401033
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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What Should Instructional Designers Know about General Systems Theory?
Salisbury, David F.
Educational Technology, v29 n8 p42-45 Aug 1989
Describes basic concepts in the field of general systems theory (GST) and explains the relationship between instructional systems design (ISD) and GST. Benefits of integrating GST into the curriculum of ISD graduate programs are discussed, and a short bibliography on GST is included. (LRW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Instructional Systems, Interdisciplinary Approach, Systems Approach
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: General Systems Theory; Instructional Systems Design