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Strategic Analysis

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In this chapter, we present four basic concepts of strategic analysis as they are used in the business sector, as well as their adaptation for the case of STEM education. The four concepts are: a strategic analysis model, SWOT analysis, Delphi Method, and Risk Management.

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    See http://www.nistep.go.jp/en/?page_id=56.

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    In Israel, the number of units of each subject matter represents the level of learning of the subject in the high school: One (1) represents the lowest level and five (5) represents the highest level.

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  1. Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

    Anat Even Zahav

  2. Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

    Orit Hazzan

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Zahav, A.E., Hazzan, O. (2017). Strategic Analysis. In: Risk Management of Education Systems. SpringerBriefs in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51984-5_2

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