An ontological approach to conceptual change : the role that complex systems thinking may play in providing the explanatory framework needed for studying contemporary sciences
This dissertation comprises a two-part longitudinal inquiry of complex systems thinking as a means of facilitating conceptual change. Study 1 employed a "posttest only control group" random assignment experimental design. Changes in ontological frameworks were assessed using an ontological...
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http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/2082/1/NQ78619.pdfCharles, Elizabeth S <http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/view/creators/Charles=3AElizabeth_S=3A=3A.html> (2003) An ontological approach to conceptual change : the role that complex systems thinking may play in providing the explanatory framework needed for studying contemporary sciences. PhD thesis, Concordia University.