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ERIC Number: EJ460316
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0889-0293
Can a Renaissance Person Survive in a Competitive Culture?
Loeb, Arthur L.
International Journal of Social Education, v7 n1 p24-40 Spr 1992
Presents a mathematical metaphor for the birth and decline of historical eras. Identifies conditions necessary for transition from one era to the next. Argues that each era is characterized by sigmoidal growth that declines to saturation. Suggests that only synergetic, innovative people can open new areas and criteria to issue in a new era. (DK)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Higher Education, History Instruction, Innovation, Intellectual History, Mathematical Models, Metaphors, Social Change, World History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Historical Eras; Historical Explanation