Educational Systems Theory

Property: Educational System Independence

Definition:

"Educational System independence is components which do not have channels to them."

Comments:

Independence is measured at the component level. Components which have no channels to them have the property of independence.

Illustration:

Examples:

In Figure 1 above, teacher 1 has channels leading away from her, but none going to her. She has the property of independence with respect to the affect relation "guides the learning of".

Another example of indepdence would be a social studies teacher who ignores instructions by the school board and superintendent to change his curriculum. With respect to the affect relation "decides curriculum", this teacher would have the property of independence.

Related Terms:

disconnectivity

centrality

stability

wholeness

state steadiness

hierarchical order

size

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Hypotheses Containing the Property: Independence

#58. If educational system disconnectivity is greater than some value, then independence increases.

#68. If educational system centrality is less than some value, then independence increases.

#164. If educational system independence increases, then stability is less than some value.

#168. If educational system independence increases and wholeness increases, then state steadiness is greater than some value.

#178. If educational system hierarchical order at a given time is greater than some value and size at a given time is greater than some value, then independence at a later time increases.

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