Tag: complexity theory
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Complexity as a theory of education
Complexity theory is presented as an emerging transdisciplinary approach that is well-suited to making sense of the complex, adaptive, self-organising phenomena studied by educational researchers. The authors provide a theoretical framework for understanding the complex nature of learning environments, particularly in the context of digital innovation and blended learning.
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Complexity theory: learning in unfamiliar contexts
The following are notes I took while reading Fraser, SW & Greenhalgh, T. (2001). Coping with complexity: educating for capability. During the past 6 months or so I’ve found myself thinking more and more that the way we teach health professionals (at least, in my experience) has had too much of a focus on technical…