How nonlinear systems inform meaning and early education

Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-68

  Fromberg, Doris Pronin ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Chaos theory; Complexity theory; Early education; Isomorphism; Meaning; Nonlinear dynamic systems; Phase transition; Play

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; LEARNING; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; FRACTALS; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 77950347402     PISSN: 10900578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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