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Education as a Complex System: Conceptual and Methodological Implications

Jacobson, Michael J., Levin, James A., Kapur, Manu·2019·Educational Researcher
DOI 10.3102/0013189x19826958
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Education is a complex system, which has conceptual and methodological implications for education research and policy. In this article, an overview is first provided of the Complex Systems Conceptual Framework for Learning (CSCFL), which consists of a set of conceptual perspectives that are generally shared by educational complex systems, organized into two focus areas: collective behaviors of a system, and behaviors of individual agents in a system. Complexity and research methodologies for education are then considered, and it is observed that commonly used quantitative and qualitative techniques are generally appropriate for studying linear dynamics of educational systems. However, it is proposed that computational modeling approaches, being extensively used for studying nonlinear characteristics of complex systems in other fields, can provide a methodological complement to quantitative and qualitative education research approaches. Two research case studies of this approach are discussed. We conclude with a consideration of how viewing education as a complex system using complex systems’ conceptual and methodological tools can help advance education research and also inform policy.

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Authors
Jacobson, M. J., Levin, J. A., & Kapur, M.
Venue
Educational Researcher
Publisher
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Published
2019-02-13
Volume
48
Issue
2
Pages
112-119
ISSN
  • 0013-189X
  • 1935-102X
DOI
10.3102/0013189x19826958
Cited by
174
References
1
Language
en
Licence
www.sagepub.com/licence-information-for-chorus (vor, 365 d)
Funders
Australian Research Council (DP150102144)

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