Two Traditions of Systems Thinking in Instructional Development.

Hwang, Ahn-Sook

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ERIC Number: EJ499828

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Publication Date: 1995

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Two Traditions of Systems Thinking in Instructional Development.

Hwang, Ahn-Sook

Educational Technology, v35 n2 p40-42 Mar-Apr 1995

Discusses the historical development of "hard" and "soft" systems thinking traditions and examines how these traditions have been understood and applied in the field of instructional development. Proposes the need for a synthesis of the two traditions in planning, implementing, and evaluating instructional programs. (AEF)

Descriptors: Holistic Evaluation, Instructional Development, Instructional Systems, Interpretive Skills, Performance Technology, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Strategic Planning, Synthesis, Systems Approach

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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