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Recall that a system is an intentionally designed, systematically organized, whole entity that has one or more essential functions so that an individual and/or group of people are thereby able to realize their purposes.

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  1. James, William, Pragmatism, Prometheus Books, Buffalo, New York, 1991, p. 129.

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© 2013 Ian I. Mitroff, Lindan B. Hill, and Can M. Alpaslan

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Mitroff, I.I., Hill, L.B., Alpaslan, C.M. (2013). Epilogue. In: Rethinking the Education Mess: A Systems Approach to Education Reform. Palgrave Pivot, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137386045_10

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