Purposeful Behavior as the Control of Perception: Implications for Educational Research.

Cziko, Gary A.

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ERIC Number: EJ464900

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Publication Date: 1992

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Purposeful Behavior as the Control of Perception: Implications for Educational Research.

Cziko, Gary A.

Educational Researcher, v21 n9 p10-18,27 Dec 1992

Discusses problems for educational research posed by the unpredictability and indeterminism of human behavior. Presents a theory of purposeful behavior (perceptual control theory) to provide an explicit working model of how individuals produce repeatable outcomes via variable means. Describes primary characteristics of this theory and its potential usefulness. (SLD)

Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Theories, Chaos Theory, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Intention, Models, Physics, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Theory Practice Relationship

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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