Brent Davis, Dennis Sumara

Complexity and Education

Inquiries Into Learning, Teaching, and Research

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the contributions, actual and potential, of complexity thinking to educational research and practice. While its focus is on the theoretical premises and the methodology, not specific applications, the aim is pragmatic--to present complexity thinking as an important and appropriate attitude for educators and educational researchers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 149mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 314g
• ISBN-13: 9780805859355
• ISBN-10: 0805859357
• Artikelnr.: 22076764

Autorenporträt

Davis, Brent; Sumara, Dennis

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface. Part I: Complexity Thinking. What Is "Complexity"? What
Is "Science"? The Shape of Complexity. The Network of Complexity. Part II:
Complexity Thinking, Education, and Educational Inquiry. Descriptive
Complexity Research: Qualities of Learning Systems. Descriptive Complexity
Research: Level-Jumping. Pragmatic Complexity Research: Conditions of
Emergence. Complexity and Education: Vital Simultaneities. Endnotes.