'Knowledge must be contextual: Some possible implications of complexity and dynamic systems theories for educational research

Educational Philosophy and Theory

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 158-176

  Haggis, Tamsin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case study methodology; Complexity theory; Educational research; Epistemology; Ontology

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349104091     PISSN: 00131857     EISSN: 14695812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2007.00403.x     Document Type: Article

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