Educational Philosophy and the Challenge of Complexity Theory

Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 16-31

  Morrison, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH   (Macao)

Author keywords

Complexity theory and education; Complexity theory and educational research; Complexity theory, learning and teaching; Educational philosophy and challenge of complexity theory; emergence as the partner of self organization; Self organizing system both autocatalytic and demonstrating autopoiesis; Systems possessing ability for self organization grand design a cosmological argument nor a teleological argument; Ten challenges to complexity theory for philosophy of education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891040298     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444307351.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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