Work

Education as a Complex System

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: It was a cold rainy day in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Navid was working in his ofﬁce at E40, one of MIT ’s oldest buildings. E40 used to be a factory in the 1930s and was now hosting a large number of students, researchers, visitors, and faculty members. As a postdoctoral researcher, Navid was sharing an ofﬁce with another postdoc, a long-time friend. Like many other researchers in temporary positions, they were both looking for tenure-track academic jobs. Navid and his friend had different training and areas of interest, but they shared an opinion on the job outlook: it was not a seller’s market. Each job opening received hundreds of applica- tions, and it was very difﬁcult to compete. Standing near the window and sipping from his cup of coffee, Navid heard Professor Dick Larson knock on the door. Dick was Navid’s supervisor.

Source: Systems Research and Behavioral Science

DOI: 10.1002/sres.2405

Authors: Navid Ghaffarzadegan, Richard Larson, Joshua Hawley

Institutions: Virginia Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Ohio State University

Language: English

Topic: Complex Systems and Decision Making

Subfield: Management Science and Operations Research

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of General Medical Sciences