Catastrophe Theory: A Unified Model for Educational Change.

Cryer, Patricia; Elton, Lewis

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Publication Date: 1990

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Catastrophe Theory: A Unified Model for Educational Change.

Cryer, Patricia; Elton, Lewis

Studies in Higher Education, v15 n1 p75-86 1990

Catastrophe Theory and Herzberg's theory of motivation at work was used to create a model of change that unifies and extends Lewin's two separate stage and force field models. This new model is used to analyze the behavior of academics as they adapt to the changing university environment. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, Educational Change, Educational Research, Higher Education, Models, Motivation, Universities, Work Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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