Studying the Future.

Delahanty, B. David

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ERIC Number: EJ078213

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1973

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Studying the Future

Delahanty, B. David

Social Science Record, 10, 3, 33-35, Spr 73

Four means of studying the future are discussed: through extrapolation, or the study of trends; by writing scenarios of the future; through the use of games and through the utilization of the Delphi technique, making predictions in a specific field over a period of time. (JB)

Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Prediction, Social Change, Social Studies, Teaching Methods

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