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Purposeful Behavior as the Control of Perception: Implications for Educational Research.
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Cziko, Gary A. – Educational Researcher, 1992
Discusses problems for educational research posed by the unpredictability and indeterminism of human behavior. Presents a theory of purposeful behavior (perceptual control theory) to provide an explicit working model of how individuals produce repeatable outcomes via variable means. Describes primary characteristics of this theory and its…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Theories, Chaos Theory, Educational Research
Perceptual Control Theory: One Threat to Education "Not" (Yet?) Faced by Amundson, Serlin, and Lehrer.
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Cziko, Gary A. – Educational Researcher, 1992
Reiterates the author's convictions about the inadequacy of mainstream educational research. If perceptual control theory is correct in positing a closed-loop, negative feedback relationship between individuals and their environments, then current and mainstream educational research is not adequate for explaining purposeful behavior. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Theories, Educational Research, Educational Theories
On the Threats That Do "Not" Face Educational Research.
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Amundson, Ron; And Others – Educational Researcher, 1992
Argues that G. A. Cziko's conclusions about the inadequacy of mainstream educational research result from misunderstandings of statistical method, philosophy of science, and other topics. Perceptual control theory, which he espouses, may contribute for educational research but its potential does not result from shortcomings of mainstream…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Theories, Educational Research, Educational Theories