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Peer reviewedMattessich, Richard – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1982
This concise survey of the vast literature currently available in field-of-systems thinking and cybernetics discusses the areas of systems philosophy, systems analysis (mathematical systems theory), empirical systems research, and systems engineering, and outlines contributions of selected scholars. A bibliography of 148 books and papers is…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cybernetics, Information Theory, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedMansfield, Una – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1982
Identifies information specialists who employ systems methodology and discusses the modern systems movement, its role in the changing world view of science, disciplines (cybernetics and operations research) that have contributed to its development, and distinctions between General Systems Theory and other approaches to the study of systems.…
Descriptors: Cybernetics, Information Science, Information Scientists, Information Theory
Kincaid, D. Lawrence – 1980
Expressing the need for a description of communication that is equally applicable to all the social sciences, this report develops a general model of the communication process based upon the principle of convergence as derived from basic information theory and cybernetics. It criticizes the linear, one-way models of communication that have…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communications, Cybernetics, Information Networks
Peer reviewedMitchell, P. David – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1989
Discusses the field of educational technology and the need for new perspectives on the processes of learning, teaching, and doing research. Topics discussed include the scope of education; goal-directed feedback; control system theory; cybernetics and general system research; self-instruction; and suggestions for future planning for educational…
Descriptors: Cybernetics, Educational Needs, Educational Planning, Educational Research
Bradsher-Frederick, Howard R. – Journal of Experiential Learning and Simulation, 1981
Argues that gaming-simulation is an appropriate vehicle for conveying research knowledge to policymakers. The appropriateness of scientific inquiry as a means for dealing with problems of a systemic nature is discussed, and questions concerning the conveyance of research knowledge in a useful format are addressed. Thirty references are cited.…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cybernetics, Information Dissemination, Information Utilization
Peer reviewedBraman, Sandra – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1994
Discussion of the impact of the use of information technology on democratic potential highlights the concept of the autopoietic state as a basis for determining appropriate communication policy principles in a network environment. Topics addressed include the relationship between information and power; systems theory; chaos theory; and the…
Descriptors: Chaos Theory, Communications, Computer Networks, Cybernetics
