This lecture introduces the systems theory thinking and applies it to educational setting. The lecture studies school organizations as open systems and clarifies what kind of sub-systems might be connected to education. The systems theory is also taken to national level when looking at education.

Before the lecture either print or save on your computer the related power point slides.

Assignment before the lecture: Read from Bennett, Crawford and Cartwright chapters 1-4

Open or save the PowerPoint slides related to this lecture EDLS210_S6_L1.pdf​

Listen to the lecture, and afterwards do the assignment given below.

Assignment after the lecture:

1. 1. Reflective report. Write your learning experiences into your personal reflective report. The reflective report for session 6 will be submitted after lecture 8.

After completing the assignment you can proceed to lecture 2.