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- Concerning the development and operation of schools and higher education in particular
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- Pursuits or experiences, usually requiring active participation, engaged in because they are of intrinsic interest or lead to some goal sought by the participant (Note: Use a more specific term if possible) (ERIC)
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- Individuals or groups who have high status in a particular society for reasons of race, sex, ethnicity, economics, language, geographic location, environment, education, etc.
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- Harmony of opinion. Agreement between parties or individuals regarding a course of action.
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- A close association of groups, individuals or nations formed to advance common causes of interests.
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- Processes for resolving conflict outside of the judicial system (e.g. mediation, arbitration)
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- Non-preferred term in ERIC for preferred term EVALUATION METHODS. In IIS term represents ANALYSIS as an activity vs. a method, but review ERIC for specific narrower terms (e.g. DATA ANALYSIS)
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- Mentally deconstructing problems into smaller parts and causal relationships to aid solution. Antonym to SYSTEMS THINKING.
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- Groups of individuals or smaller groups, bound together by membership and common goals and interests. Used most often for professional or theoretical groups.
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- Taking for granted or accepting as true without proof.
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- Separating or holding apart.
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- Activities generally accepted and recommended as most effective and appropriate in a given field of study or sector.
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- Limits and or indicated borders.
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- Activities concerned with the production or exchange of goods or the rendering of financial or other services to the public for profit (ERIC)
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- To grow or come together so as to form one whole; fuse.
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- Arranged or systematized knowledge.
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- Scientific study of the mind, including issues of perception, influence, learning, etc.
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- Knowledge held collectively amongst a group.
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- Problems characterised by multiple interactive, interconnected dimensions and uncertainty
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- Study of complexity in nature as characterized by nonlinear dynamic, emergent properties, adaptive and self-organising systems and dissipative structures
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- Theoretical foundation of COMPLEXITY SCIENCE characterized by sub-theories related to non-linear dynamics, emergent properties, adaptive and self-organizing systems and dissipative structures.
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- Use to represent process of resolving conflicts among full range of parties including interpersonal, interorganizational, intergovernmental, intersocial and combinations of these groups
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- Viewpoint in learning theory which holds that individuals acquire knowledge by building it from innate capabilities interacting with the environment (ERIC)
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- Purchasers of goods and services
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- Ability and power to determine course of events or outcomes
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- Act of working together toward a common goal (Note: Use a more specific term if possible) (ERIC) Index with other terms to represent UF references.
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- An amount or level needed for a specific result or new action to occur
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- Infrastructure essential to the operation of human societies including power systems (electricity), telecommunications systems, transportation systems
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- A method of analysis and approach to problem solving that combines systems thinking with critical theory - in effect, using systems thinking to emancipate people.
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- An evaluative approach to social science research ...that aims to criticize as well as analyze society -- ... its goal is to promote human emancipatory forces and to expose ideas and systems that impede them (ERIC) See ERIC for full SN.
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- Ability to function successfully in different cultures (geographic, political, disciplinary)
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- Exchange of ideas, theories and methods between disciplines resulting in new directions in theory, methods, or application in either, both or all disciplines
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- Set of patterns, of and for behavior, that regulate interaction and enable mutual communication among a plurality of people, establishing them into a particular and distinct human group (ERIC)
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- DO NOT USE; Use one of over 100 specific "culture" related terms from ERIC
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- Consistent patterns of change
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- Progression from earlier to later stages of growth or organization -- includes gradual realization of potential, usually accompanied by advances in size, complexity, efficiency, etc. (Note: Do not confuse with "Change,") (ERIC)
- Review multiple narrower terms in ERIC
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- Processes related to expansion and increased credibility of a new field of study or sector
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- Problems concerning financial matters (e.g. budgets, trade, pricing, funding)
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- IIS Sector; infrastructure and systems of education as well as ERIC scope note of process of education (learning)
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- Property of complex systems where new behaviour patterns or phenomena emerge unpredictably at certain scales or after certain time periods
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- Initiation, organization, promotion, and/or management of a business or enterprise with assumption of the risk of loss or failure
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- IIS sector; concerning the natural environment; ranging from conservation, to use (e.g. logging, oil drilling, mining, etc.)
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- Problems concerning the natural environment (e.g. habitat conservation, natural resource speculation)
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- The study of how knowledge is acquired (ERIC) Also used as general characterisation for different THEORIES/Philosophies about how the world works which influence different disciplines and sectors
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- Includes physical sciences (e.g. physics, chemistry, biology and medicine) and also mathematics
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- Act of restricting access to activity or benefit
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- Knowledge in an individual or group at a given point of time; usually referred to as knowledge to be built upon
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- Knowledge gained through experience (as opposed to study)
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- Coordinating, mediating or otherwise bringing together people, groups, materials or concepts to achieve a goal while avoiding digression, distraction or complication
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- Processes and procedures specifically designed for coordinating, mediating or otherwise bringing together people, groups, materials or concepts to achieve a goal while avoiding digression, distraction or complication
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- Individuals who coordinate, mediate or otherwise bring together people, groups, materials or concepts to achieve a goal while minimizing digression, distraction or complication; sometimes can be process or thing as facilitator
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- Capacity or ability for a proposed action to be executed successfully
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- Conceptual foundation of world view from a feminist perspective (i.e., of female consciousness, women's rights, and the resistance to male domination) (partially extracted from ERIC SN for FEMINIST CRITICISM)
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- Distribution of components of single entity (or concept/field) into isolated, disconnected areas
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- The amount of geographic space an entity involves or affects
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- Includes activities and activity based concepts concerned with particular goal (e.g. international development, urban planning, projects)
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- Public or private bodies providing project or operational funds for goal-based purposes (i.e. research or program), usually awarded based on need or merit and requiring application by individual, group or institution
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- of dissimilar elements or parts; of completely different types, species, genders, etc.
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- A categorised series in which elements are graded or ranked;
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- All education beyond the secondary level leading to a formal degree (Note: Also appears in the list of mandatory educational level Descriptors)
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- Includes arts, literature, history, religion and philosophy
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- Primary term in the field of IIS, denotes conversion of ideas, research and planning into practice
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- Act of extending access to activity or benefit
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- The unique, traditional, local knowledge existing within and developed around the specific conditions of persons indigenous to a particular geographic area
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- Conditions that affect the way an individual or group interacts with the world and makes choices
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- The introduction of new ideas, methods, devices, etc. (Note: Use a more specific term if possible) (ERIC)
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- Large organisations, governmental, academic or health-focused in nature. (e.g. United Nationsl, Oxford University, Mass. General Hospital); DO NOT USE for "institutions" of marriage or other like references
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- Method for accurately representing and analyzing real world problems, usually requiring interdisciplinary research; frequently a combination of modeling and participatory methods (conducting modeling exercises with stakeholders)
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- For racial integration use INTEGRATION (SOCIAL) (ERIC)
- Primary term in the field of IIS, denotes combination and interaction of activities, ideas, philosophies or research
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- 6 major IIS sciences: systems thinking, participatory methods, complexity science, diverse epistemologies, inter- and trans-disciplinary approaches and knowledge management
- 8 major IIS sectors where IIS are being applied: education, environment, health, innovation and business, international development, policy and government, risk and security, and society, human behaviour and culture
- Collection of approaches to research and practice contributing to more effective integration of theories, methods and best practices in order to facilitate better implementation in solving large scale complex problems
- DO NOT USE this term; select narrower terms;
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- Integrative Applied Research was original name for Integration and Implementation Sciences. Integrative Research is current preferred term for research which integrates theory and methods from multiple disciplines.
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- Academic field of study focused on integrating multiple disciplines
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- Areas of knowledge or instruction (ERIC)
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- Processes and methodologies concerned with activity between disciplines; interdisciplinary research also usually results in an ability to publish in journals of both disciplines
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- Collection of individuals and/or organisations with common interests. May be informal (as opposed to "organisations" or "associations") or not active.
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- Individuals or groups that facilitate, mediate and/or translate between one or more individuals or groups
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- IIS sector
- Sector concerned with growth activities at international level. Usually concerned with the development of "third world" or "developing" countries
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- An approach to social science research that focuses on value and meaning as criteria for evaulation
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- Familiarity, awareness, or understanding gained through experience or study. The sum or range of what has been learned or discovered (Use narrower term if possible)
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- Organisation, coordination, and dissemination of knowledge and information contained in organisations and groups with the express goal of improving organisation/group outcomes
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- Problems confined to an immediate area; usually at community, municipal or metropolitan level, but also locally within commercial enterprise
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- Experience of being impeded in access to activity, benefit, or opportunity to express/contribute opinion; usually used in reference to less-advantaged social groups
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- Process of facilitating discussion between disputing parties such that they reconciliatoin, settlement or compromise without judicial intervention or arbitration
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- Conceptual foundation of MEDIATION, characterized by a focus on reaching agreement and consensus in resolving conflicts
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- Individuals presiding over processes which parties resolve confict by mutual agreement
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- Systematic approaches to the conduct of an operation or process -- includes steps of procedure, application of techniques, systems of reasoning or analysis, and the modes of inquiry employed by a science or discipline (ERIC)
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- Processes and methodologies concerned with activity of more than two disciplines; multidisciplinary research may be a composite of contributions from experts in each discipline rather than a fully integrated result
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- Problems at the level of sovereignty/nations
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- Sovereign entities; political entities; usually used for UN recognized entities, but may also be used to refer to indigenous groups recognized by governments (e.g. Sioux Nation, Oglala Nation)
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- Discussion between parties to reach agreement on a contract or plan of action or resolution; frequently used to characterise collective bargaining in employer/union contracts
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- Characteristic behaviour of agents in complex systems; no predictable, linear, cause and effect behaviour
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- For description of process, structure, condition of operation, as in "good organisation is important in large projects"
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- Broadest term for formally organised groups; includes commerical, academic, advocacy, community, recreational, governmental, etc. Use Narrower Term
- Use ERIC for specific organisations.
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- IIS approach
- Processes and activities designed to encourage, facilitate and strengthen involvement of stakeholders in decision-making or conflict resolution
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- Formal cooperative relationships between individuals or groups
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- A consistent, characteristic form, style, or method
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- Administrative tools designed to achieve a desired goal by indirect effect. Usually refers to government-level activity (e.g. laws, regulations, tax incentives)
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- Individuals who establish formal policy; usually refers to government-related (e.g. legislators, govenrment administrators/regulators); also can refer to corporate leadership when executing similar function
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- Problems concerning the power and influence of policy makers and stakeholders
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- Perspective based fundamentally on discovery of natural laws via experimentation and hinged on ability to predict events, with the further intention of controlling them. Theory which POSTMODERNISM is a reaction against
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- the postmodern period or approach is characterized by a relativistic or pluralistic sense that truth or reality is dependent on specific context or individual perspective (ERIC) Antonym of POSITIVIST THEORY
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- The ability or official capacity to exercise control; authority; or influence by force or coercision
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- Problems concerning implementation (technical, logistical, temporal, scale, etc.)
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- Activity conducted in the context of daily human life, industry and problems. As opposed to RESEARCH.
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- Individuals applying research and knowledge in practice (daily social life) (e.g. commercial enterprise, service provision, industry, etc.)
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- Also called "interest-based negotiation"; characterized by focus on openly addressing interests of both parties in order to reach consensus, rather than by concealing agendas in order to gain competetive advantage
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- Process of identifying the exact nature of a particular problem. A fundamental issue in complex problems is determining what exactly the problem is to be solved.
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- Includes activities and activity based concepts concerned with particular process (e.g. integration, collaboration, planning, mediation, management)
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- Steady improvement, as of a society or civilization
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- Structured goal-based activities ocurring usually within a specific time-frame and scope
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- Refers to two or more of secondary geographic units (below nation or country) in most countries (except where "STATES" is used)
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- The organization and management of government or community affairs (ERIC)
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- Governing principles that serve as guidelines or rules for decision-making and action as embodied in legislative and judicial enactments (ERIC)
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- Methods associated with producing QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; often include interviews, document analysis, and other non-numerical methods.
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- Research providing detailed narrative descriptions and explanations of phenomena investigated, with lesser emphasis given to numerical quantifications (ERIC)
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- Research conducted to produce numerical results using STATISTICAL ANALYSIS (quantitative methods)
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- Problems within an area larger than a metropolis, but less than a nation); usually geographic region, but can apply to disciplinary "regions"
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- Restriction on activity as imposed by government policy (e.g. environmental regulation, energy regulation, trade regulation); for regulation as part of feedback mechanisms in systems, use SYSTEMS DYNAMICS
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- Systematic investigation, collection, and analysis of data to reach conclusions, estimate effects, or test hypotheses (Note: Use a more specific term if possible) (ERIC)
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- Individuals conducting formal inquiry into nature of structures and processes and/or collecting data and information in support of decision making
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- IIS sector; includes both financial and physical risk and security (e.g. economic markets, insurance, terrorism)
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- Technique or profession of minimizing and preventing loss or harm to a business, institution, group, or individual, as through safety measures, the use of insurance, etc. (ERIC)
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- Ability of idea, activity, method to be utilized at larger or smaller scales
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- Condition of protection from catastrophe or dramatic negative changes; applies to financial, human and societal (nationa) security
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- Characteristic behaviour of entities and phenomena in complex systems
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- Behavior influenced or controlled by other persons or by organized society (ERIC)
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- Change, transformation and transition of societal conditions and infrastructure such that the majority of the social group achieves a higher quality of life
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- IIS sector; activities concerning social endeavors, behaiours and heritage (e.g. sports, welfare, racism)
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- Study of social forces and phenomena and their effect on individuals and groups
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- Actions resulting in the elimination of problems
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- Condition of consistent patterns of behaviour; does not preclude change (e.g. cycles are stable change)
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- Refers to two or more of the 50 states and provinces of the United States, Mexico,etc., otherwise use PROVINCES; for "Nation States" use NATIONS; DO NOT USE for "states of being" (refer to ERIC for more specific term)
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- Application of statistical processes and theory to the compilation, presentation, discussion, and interpretation of numerical data (Note: Use a more specific term if possible) (ERIC)
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- Plans or methods designed to achieve a desired result
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- Cooperative interaction among groups or ideas that creates an enhanced combined effect
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- Methodology for studying and managing complex feedback systems (cause & effect chains where X influences Y, which in turn influences X)
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- Study and principles of systems as characterized by focusing on the whole instead of parts and on communication and feedback mechanisms
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- Theoretical foundation of SYSTEMS SCIENCE characterised by focusing on the whole instead of part and on communication and feedback mechanisms
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- Mentally considering problems holistically in terms of interconnected, circular and reciprocal relationships to aid solution. Antonym to ANALYTICAL THINKING.
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- Problems related to technology and its capacity to meet needs
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- Generalizations or principles, supported by substantial evidence but not conclusively established, proposed as explanations of observed phenomena or of the relations in a given body of facts (Use a more specific term if possible) (ERIC)
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- Processes and methodologies concerned with activity that transcends or is common to all disciplines involved; usually held together by a common idealogical framework
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