Applying complexity theory: A review to inform evaluation design

M Walton - Evaluation and program planning, 2014 - Elsevier
Complexity theory has increasingly been discussed and applied within evaluation literature
over the past decade. This article reviews the discussion and use of complexity theory within …

Complexity in manufacturing systems: a literature review

G Herrera Vidal, JR Coronado Hernández - Production Engineering, 2021 - Springer
The business environment is increasingly complex and competitive so organizations must
respond to different market conditions by reconfiguring their processes, products and …

Complexity thinking in physical education

A Ovens, T Hopper, J Butler - Routledge Studies in Education …, 2013 - api.taylorfrancis.com
When we began this project almost four years ago, the idea of editing a book on complexity
thinking in physical education seemed somewhat far-fetched. While complexity was not a …

Tackling 'wicked'health promotion problems: a New Zealand case study

LN Signal, MD Walton, C Ni Mhurchu… - Health promotion …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
This paper reports on a complex environmental approach to addressing 'wicked'health
promotion problems devised to inform policy for enhancing food security and physical …

Competency, capability, complexity and computers: exploring a new model for conceptualising end‐user computer education

R Phelps, S Hase, A Ellis - British Journal of Educational …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Notions of competency have dominated the computer education literature, and have
underpinned Competency‐Based Training (CBT) in information technology at all levels of …

Measuring manufacturing system complexity: a literature review

GH Vidal, JR Coronado-Hernández… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2023 - Springer
The measurement of complexity is a metric that can be used as a restructuring parameter in
a production system, and it is also useful for the analysis of improvements based on the …

Viruses as Living Systems—A Metacybernetic View

M Yolles, R Frieden - Systems, 2022 - mdpi.com
The debate over whether viruses are living organisms tends to be paradigmatically
determined. The metabolic paradigm denies that they are, while new research evidences …

Primary physical education: A complex learning journey for children and teachers

M Jess, J Keay, N Carse - Sport, Education and Society, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Primary physical education (PPE) is increasingly being recognised for the role it can
potentially play in setting a foundation for lifelong engagement in physical activity. However …

[图书][B] Changing anarchism: anarchist theory and practice in a global age

J Purkis, J Bowen - 2004 - library.oapen.org
The high ideals of anarchism have inspired generations of activists and political thinkers for
over a century and a half, winning respect from even the fiercest of opponents. As …

Chreods, homeorhesis and biofields: Finding the right path for science through Daoism

A Gare - Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 2017 - Elsevier
CH Waddington's concepts of 'chreods'(canalized paths of development) and
'homeorhesis'(the tendency to return to a path), each associated with 'morphogenetic fields' …