Introducing the Systemic Approach to Early Education

The United States is lagging behind the rest of the developed world in adopting systemic thinking as a means of dealing with societal issues. Such thinking is introduced only in the late stages of our educational process, if at all. The article presents an argument for introducing it at the primary...

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Published inPerformance improvement (International Society for Performance Improvement) Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 21 - 26
Main Authors Roth, Ian M., Roth, William F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Silver Spring Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2016
International Society for Performance Improvement
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Summary:The United States is lagging behind the rest of the developed world in adopting systemic thinking as a means of dealing with societal issues. Such thinking is introduced only in the late stages of our educational process, if at all. The article presents an argument for introducing it at the primary and secondary levels of the education hierarchy, discusses the value of such an approach, and offers a model for doing so.
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ArticleID:PFI21552
ISSN:1090-8811
1930-8272
DOI:10.1002/pfi.21552