Dissipative Structures: New Metaphors for Becoming in Education.

Sawada, Daiyo; Caley, Michael T.

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ERIC Number: EJ314726

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Publication Date: 1985

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Dissipative Structures: New Metaphors for Becoming in Education.

Sawada, Daiyo; Caley, Michael T.

Educational Researcher, v14 n3 p13-19 Mar 1985

Describes new theories in science, based on the construct of "order through fluctuations," which lead to new understanding of the emergence of creativity from turbulence, both in the universe and in education. Attempts to develop new metaphors for "becoming" in education. (Author/KH)

Descriptors: Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Metaphors, Models, Organizational Theories, School Organization, Systems Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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