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Title Complex dynamical systems in education : concepts, methods and applications / Matthijs Koopmans and Dimitrios Stamovlasis, editors
Published New York, NY : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016

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Contents Preface; Contents; About the Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction to Education as a Complex Dynamical System; References; Chapter 2: Re-searching Methods in Educational Research: A Transdisciplinary Approach; The Question of Questions; The "Why" of Educational Research; Method of Methods; Re-searching the Culture of Method; Making a Difference Through Educational Research; References; Chapter 3: A Batesonian Perspective on Qualitative Research and Complex Human Systems; Introduction; Clash of Paradigms and Conflicting Assumptions; Systems Thinking and Complex Systems
Research as and About Complex SystemsGetting Past the Limitations of "The Researcher" and "The Research" as Separate and Special; References; Chapter 4: Emergence, Self-Transcendence, and Education; Introduction; The Rise of the Idea of Emergence; The Inadequacy of Self-Organization; A New Logic for Emergence: Self-Transcending Constructions; G.H. Mead and the Emergence of the Social Self; Conclusion: Education and the Emergence of the Social Self; References; Chapter 5: Opening the Wondrous World of the Possible for Education: A Generative Complexity Approach; Introduction
A New Framework of ComplexityA New Foundation of Education; New Theorizing on Complexity; On Generative Complexity; Learning Causality Anew in a Complex World; Understanding the Generative Nature of Causation; Conclusions About Causality; Building a New Theory of Complexity; New Theorizing on Education; A Complex Theory of Generative Change; A Possibility-Oriented Approach; Opening the World of the Possible; A New Theory of Education; Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Towards the Teaching of Motor Skills as a System of Growing Complexity; Introduction; Motor Skills as a Subject in Education
Motor Skills as a Complex System of Hierarchical OrganizationMotor Skills Learning as a Process of Growing Complexity; Final Remarks: Insights on the Teaching of Adaptation; References; Chapter 7: The Fractal Dynamics of Early Childhood Play Development and Nonlinear Teaching and Learning; Introduction; Sociodramatic Play; Box 7.1. Seven Integrated Conditions for Learning in Early Childhood; Construction Play; The Relationship Between Assessment and Educator ScaffoldsAssessment and educator scaffolds; Brain Dynamics; Dynamic Themes Curriculum; Concluding Statement; References
Chapter 8: Ergodicity and the Merits of the Single CaseIntroduction; Merits of the Single Case; Nomothetic Versus Idiographic Perspectives; The Temporal Dimension; Ergodicity; An Example of Data Suggesting a Non-Ergodic Structure; The Dynamics of Daily High School Attendance Rates; Endogenous Processes and Feedback Loops; Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 9: Catastrophe Theory: Methodology, Epistemology, and Applications in Learning Science; Introduction; A Brief History of Catastrophe Theory; Catastrophe Theory; Deterministic Catastrophe Theory; Stochastic Catastrophe Theory
Summary This book capitalizes on the developments in dynamical systems and education by presenting some of the most recent advances in this area in seventeen non-overlapping chapters. The first half of the book discusses the conceptual framework of complex dynamical systems and its applicability to educational processes. The second half presents a set of empirical studies that that illustrate the use of various research methodologies to investigate complex dynamical processes in education, and help the reader appreciate what we learn about dynamical processes in education from using these approaches
Notes Statistical and Methodological Issues
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Education -- Research.
Educational technology.
Statics and dynamics (Social sciences)
Examinations & assessment.
Teaching skills & techniques.
Educational equipment & technology, computer-aided learning (Calif.)
EDUCATION -- Essays.
EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION -- Reference.
Statics and dynamics (Social sciences)
Education -- Research
Education
Educational technology
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Form Electronic book
Author Koopmans, Matthijs, editor
Stamovlasis, Dimitrios, editor
ISBN 9783319275772
3319275771