Firm systems thinking: Unifying educational problem solving

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 797-805

  Johnson, Genevieve Marie ^a  

^a MACEWAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Educational systems; Hard; Soft systems; Systems

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS; EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS; GENERAL SITUATION; HARD; IMPRECISE REQUIREMENTS; SOFT SYSTEMS; STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT; SYSTEMS THINKING;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INDUSTRY; SYSTEM THEORY;

EDUCATION;

EID: 60349122062     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.869     Document Type: Article

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