Paradigms exist in every industry. A lot of the time, these paradigms are traditional thoughts that have very slowly, if ever, changed. An industry where the common paradigms need shifting would be in the present special and inclusive recreation practices. ... These paradigms are very limiting towards social justice issues in outdoor recreation. ... Alternate paradigms need to focus on educating and awareness and focus more on younger populations. ...

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Paradigm, it is the way we see the world, not in terms of our visual sense of sight but in terms of perceiving, understanding, and interpreting. A paradigm shift is when someone finally sees the composite picture in another way. ...

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The Five Primary Psychological Paradigms Primary Psychological Paradigms 2 In this paper, I am going to briefly discuss each of the five primary psychological paradigms. ... Charles Darwin (1809-1882) played a very significant role in the development Primary Psychological Paradigms 3 of the biological approach. ... Clearly, Freud's shift in thinking led to the change in how subsequent followers thought about psychopathology, shifting from environmental investigations to emphasis on patient fantasies. ... (cited 1 and 4) Primary Psychological Paradigms 9 Referenc...

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It is ideologies that can lead to social paradigm shifts when they become the trigger for a complete transformation of a worldview. ... The first is when a new paradigm replaces an old one and there is little or no continuity between the two, it is called a Two-Stage Paradigm Shift Model. ... The second model, known as the Three-Stage Paradigm Dialectic Model, is a paradigm shift which is completed in three stages: thesis, antitheses, and synthesis. In this model the old paradigm shifts over a period of minor transitions into a new paradigm. This is the more plausible model for it does ...

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"The former view constitutes what we shall call a "noninterventionist" paradigm; the latter is an "interventionist" paradigm" (p.566). ... Nonintervention As the title entails, Michael Roskin's shifting paradigms of intervention and nonintervention are primarily generational. ... For Roskin these separate views, while antithetical, shift based on the impact of some sort of catastrophic event that seems to discount any ideas or concepts relevant to the old paradigm and clearly discern its adherents to be badly mistaken. ... With the acrimony that accompanies these shifts of foreign po...

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The shifting paradigm is illustrated through subversion of the sonnet convention of presenting a problem and then solving it, whereas his use of the sonnet is to offer no solution at all. ... In response, Yeats showed a shift to tolerance to change. ... These poetic features enhance our understanding as they reflect the shift in the influences upon Yeats' thinking. ... The shift between the local and global in these allusions reflects significantly the changing paradigm as Yeats' reconciles himself to the inexorable nature of change. ... Through comparison of the two texts, our unde...

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Jim Luken spoke on three paradigm shifts from the mid 1600's to present. The first was a biology paradigm shift in the mid 1600's, which was the microscope. ... The third and final was the molecular biology shift in 1990. ...

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The paradigm shift in IT has brought with it the need for increased flexibility, constant innovation and an integration of resources to ensure success. ... (Caston and Tapscott, 1992) This report investigates how organisations have been affected by this paradigm shift. ...

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Paradigm shift from the P-based economy to the K-based economy In the road towards new economy, the government has implemented the Knowledged-based Economy Master Plan, in September 2002. " The central mission of Malaysia's Strategic Initiative One of the Tweedy- first Century is to ensure that Malaysia make the paradigm shift from production-based economy (P-Economy) to knowledge-based economy (K-Economy)-(Noordin Sopiee,2002). ... Shifting the economy patterns to K-based economy does not means Malaysia leaving the production or manufacturing sector, since Malaysia is an industriali...

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Considered by many a revolutionary of modern psychology, Sigmund Freud was an intellect that began a scientific revolution, or paradigm shift, by introducing a concept called psychoanalysis in the late nineteenth century. A paradigm is a system of assumptions based on theories that a scientific community uses to define their field of study. When a paradigm shift occurs, the innovative concept is so unique that it is either rejected or received in totality. ... Freud's theory of psychoanalysis was in its day a "great blow to human self-esteem" (Leahey 67) and thus began a shift in psych...

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In written by Michael Dorris, the narrative is viewed from varying perspectives emphasizing the differences in the way we perceive every aspect of our lives, all three characters failed to have paradigm shifts so the basis for their misunderstanding is the fundamental underline miscommunication. ... If Rayona had a paradigm shift she would not felt neglected when she would not have asked her mother if Christine wanted to see her. ... Because of a paradigm shift, I came to a deeper understanding the characters? ... I once encountered a situation were I did not have a paradigm shift. ...

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It will secondly examine Foucault's works though Marinucci's concept of paradigm and the essentialism/constructionism debate on sex/gender/sexuality. It will examine whether Foucault's works suggests a change in the paradigm society uses to think about sex/gender and sexuality. ... The emphasis of the discourse of sex shifted towards reproduction and how it affected economic and political behaviours. ... In terms of binary categories Foucault's argument demonstrates how shifts in socio-economic environment affect one group of people more than others. There is a relationshi...

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This culture is perceived through the different paradigms that exist within the organization, particularly for the purpose of this paper that of the radical and feminist paradigms to expose the differences in daytime and nighttime culture of this unique culture. ... These different cultures will be illustrated through looking through multiple paradigms that are present within organizational behavior, those being radical and feminist. ... This will be done through utilizing the feminist paradigm or "lens " to help enable a full view of cultural differences at Piper's Pub during the day an...

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The course of the history of philosophy shows how the philosophies developed through the years with the paradigm shifts; from the escape of the natural philosophers from the primitive thinking of believing in myths until the rise of existentialism. This shows that with every paradigm shift a new era of philosophy is born as if the shifts alter ones perspective on philosophy. ...

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In order to see these habits one must undergo a paradigm shift, which is seeing through the eyes of others. A perfect example of a paradigm shift is the story of a subway ride. ... In order to improve on the seven habits one must undergo a paradigm shift. ...

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Hence, the rediscovery of the ideas of classical manuscripts catalyzed a paradigm shift: the disproof of the geocentric model and the advent of the heliocentric model which laid the foundation for other astronomers to discover more about the universe. This paradigm shift, set the stage for a complete change in people's mindset and served as an example of the victory of empiricism over Gnosticism, the hallmark of the gradual onset of the Scientific Revolution. ...

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Many scientists still accepted the medieval paradigm that favored tradition over change. ... Copernicus challenged existing paradigms in a number of ways. ... His theory was a shift away from the comfortable interpretation of reality based on human values and experiences in medieval times....

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Covey Part One: Paradigms and Principles Covey, the author of this book, began studying something called the Pylamon Effect, which studies expectancy theory and self-fulfilling prophecies. ... He defines a paradigm as an explanation of something else, and a paradigm shift as when someone views something differently then they would have before, kind of like an epiphany. ...

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Under this new system of brain fingerprinting, the focus of airport security would shift away from examining the content of one's carry-on luggage to analyzing the content of one's emotions. According to Omer Laviv, the CEO of ATHENA GS3 (an Israeli-based security company) "We are seeing a needed paradigm shift when it comes to security .This brain fingerprinting' is much more developed than we think."" ...

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However, Deligonul and Cavusgil (1997) argues that any successful challenger to any theory must come from a new paradigm, but both the neoclassical perfect competition and R-A theory come from the same paradigm, therefore, the replacement thesis is unconvincing. ... Both the R-A theory and perfect competition theory are offshoots of the exchange paradigm. 2. The efficient theories in the exchange paradigm family cannot claim superiority over one another since a supracriterion for their contest is lacking. 3. ... In addition to the above conditions, a successful contender must come from a n...

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Kuhn's model of paradigms and revolutions, and Larry Laudan's model of research traditions. ... In Kuhn's model "paradigms- or exemplary models and prototypes, dominate science. ... A dramatic new way of thinking emerges and leads to a sudden changing of the paradigm, or a scientific revolution. The shift from one scientific paradigm to another may be a mark of improvement in the understanding of causality, the prediction of future events, or the alteration of the environment. ... Laudan incorporates the paradigm concept into his idea of the scientific "research tradition."" ...

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Kuhn's model of paradigms and revolutions, and Larry Laudan's model of research traditions. ... In Kuhn's model "paradigms- or exemplary models and prototypes, dominate science. ... A dramatic new way of thinking emerges and leads to a sudden changing of the paradigm, or a scientific revolution. The shift from one scientific paradigm to another may be a mark of improvement in the understanding of causality, the prediction of future events, or the alteration of the environment. ... Laudan incorporates the paradigm concept into his idea of the scientific "research tradition."" ...

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A report compiled by Goldie Blumenstyk on behalf of The Chronicle of Higher Education highlights the dramatic shift of acceptance by both adults and employers in this mode of learning. Although it is common among many to believe that the quality of distance learning is less than a traditional college, as numbers of these learners grow and employers encourage it, new polls suggest a dramatic shift in this mode of learning. ... As with changing perceptions about other cultural phenomena, these paradigm shifts really are moving at lightning speed' (Blumenstyk, 2008). ... Whether it be ...

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I feel that the potential for e-commerce to change the world of business is still big. IT solutions simplify and expand many businesses and organizations. For example, with proper management, a simple internet connection and web page has the potential to turn a mom and pop business into a global re...

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