Soft-Systems Methodology. Mendip Papers.

Autor/in	Kowszun, J.
Institution	Staff Coll., Bristol (England).
Titel	Soft-Systems Methodology. Mendip Papers.
Quelle	(1992), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; College Administration; Decision Making; Educational Planning; Educational Quality; Educational Strategies; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Management Systems; Postsecondary Education; Problem Solving; Quality Control; Systems Approach; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Bildungsplanung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Lehrstrategie; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Problemlösen; Qualitätskontrolle; Systemischer Ansatz
Abstract	This paper provides an introduction to a particular systems-theoretical approach to problem-solving in the management of education usually referred to as soft-systems methodology (SSM), developed by Peter Checkland in the 1970s. SSM should provide a powerful tool for managers in education at any level who have a strategic role because it can be used to address many problems and questions such as whether current courses meet student needs, or how to introduce a college-wide quality improvement system. The paper begins by providing background information on systems theory and then moves on to discuss the educational context and micropolitics and to describe the methodology of SSM, first through an overview and then through a detailed description of its seven stages. A discussion of the use of SSM in strategic planning and quality assurance concludes the paper. Contains eight references. (GLR)
Anmerkungen	Staff College, Coombe Lodge, Blagdon, Bristol BS18 6RG, England.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC