Classrooms as Complex Adaptive Systems: A Relational Model

Autor/inn/en	Burns, Anne; Knox, John S.
Titel	Classrooms as Complex Adaptive Systems: A Relational Model
Quelle	In: TESL-EJ, 15 (2011) 1, (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-4303
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Classroom Environment; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Linguistic Theory; Theory Practice Relationship; Praxis; Teaching Methods; Teacher Role; Systems Approach + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Linguistische Theorie; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrerrolle; Systemischer Ansatz
Abstract	In this article, we describe and model the language classroom as a complex adaptive system (see Logan & Schumann, 2005). We argue that linear, categorical descriptions of classroom processes and interactions do not sufficiently explain the complex nature of classrooms, and cannot account for how classroom change occurs (or does not occur), over time. A relational model of classrooms is proposed which focuses on the relations between different elements (physical, environmental, cognitive, social) in the classroom and on how their interaction is crucial in understanding and describing classroom action. (Contains 5 figures, 2 tables, and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10