Re-creating universities for 'beyond the stable state': From 'Dearingesque' systematic control to post-dearing systemic learning and inquiry

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-190

  Weil, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Complexity; Dearing; Innovation; Learning society; Learning systems; Quality; Social learning; Systemic inquiry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033247880     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1743(199903/04)16:2<171::AID-SRES284>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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