Human ecological complexity; epistemological implications of social networking and emerging curriculum theories
Citation
Gilstrap, Donald L. 2011. Human ecological complexity; epistemological implications of social networking and emerging curriculum theories. -- Complicity: An International Journal of Complexity and Education;v.8 no.2: pp.36-51
Abstract
This article explores the growing use of social networking among contemporary students and
researchers in education. It is argued that social networking systems exhibit many of the
characteristics of complex systems, such as self-organization and far-from-equilibrium conditions.
This article, therefore, contends that curriculum development in the near future will be deeply
impacted by social networks. Equally, curriculum scholars are in a unique position to integrate
chaos and complexity theories which help to recreate the ontological and epistemological
frameworks needed to respond to social networking phenomena.
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© Copyright 2011. The author, DONALD L. GILSTRAP, assigns to the University of Alberta and other educational and non-profit
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