The debate surrounding the nature of anthropology has been omnipresent in the discipline for numerous years, although no clear answer has been materialised as of yet. ... From Carrithers' definitions, anthropology cannot be considered a scientific discipline, and therefore, must be categorised as an art. ... From this, it can be deduced that anthropology is a multi-faceted discipline that encompasses both scientific and humanistic approaches. ... In conclusion, a great deal of controversy exists in determining the nature of anthropology as a discipline. ... Kluckhohn and Hickman consid...

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The author did a good job of including information from both disciplines rather than focusing on just one. ... Identification and Analysis of Disciplines The disciplines that were included in this article and used to develop a solution were limited to education and social sciences. ... As far as including all relevant disciplines I believe that they could have included many other disciplines in order to examine the role of emotional intelligence and its importance in our society. ... Although this is true education became a redundant discipline that was discussed and as a result the authors w...

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Anthropology is not considered a scientific discipline because it cannot prove anything. ... There is no formula that proves a way the human society came to be and that is why Anthropology is not officially a scientific discipline. ... There is a ton of evidence to back up the fact that Anthropology should be a discipline. ... Just like any other discipline Anthropology to uses the scientific method to figure out problems but instead of testing things they just have to look for more convincing evidence and peace it together, and I think that's the only reason Anthropology is not a scie...

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Account for the change in popular attitude toward science and evaluate the effect it has had upon the discipline. ... But, recently there has been a backlash against science as a discipline and a solution to the problems of humanity. ... These debates over human cloning and "weapons of mass destruction" have drastically changed the discipline of science. ... The changing popular attitude towards science has had some dramatic effects on the discipline and the way it is taught today. Science was previously a discipline in which all "advancements" were celebrated, but now someone in th...

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However, he approaches psychological science differently from other science disciplines that require physical or mechanical parameters. ... Descartes suggested that it was possible to perform significant tests, calculate correlations and other quantitative analysis of psychological parameters differently from disciplines like physics. ...

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He highlights a research-based design culture as an independent discipline, for example the relationship between the study of art history and the practice of studio arts. He goes even further in advocating that despite numerous conferences, publications, and initiatives centering on Design Studies, the discipline has only just begun to be integrated into the canon of graduate programs, and its curriculum is far from being fully formalized in the terms theorized by Margolin. ...

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It is also important that the researcher have the discipline to write down and primarily analyze the data as soon as possible because our memory is limited and constructive which can affect the accurateness of data. Hence, the quality of data is depends on the self-discipline of the researcher. ...

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Science is typically taught as a single subject, combining the different scientific disciplines. ... Although the separation only occurs at this point, the topics taught in earlier years are often recognised, and described to pupils, as belonging to one of the three basic science disciplines. ...

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When Robert Pirsig suggested that science was traditionally concerned with truth, while art was traditionally concerned with beauty, he was both right, and wrong. Science and art appear to be very separate studies, but they also rely heavily on each other. The Greek word for art is techne, which t...

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Is sociology value free? "Can Sociology Be Value Free?" Value neutrality is a term used by Weber to indicate the necessary objectivity researchers need when investigating problems in the social sciences. Weber also cautioned against the making of value judgements which coincide with the o...

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Ethnography is a description of peoples or cultures and involves the researcher going into the "field" to experience life with the chosen culture. Early anthropologists used ethnography to find out about societies different from their own, such as small "endangered" tribes in far off lands. As Den...

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Not only did these regulations leave many scientific questions unanswered, and many important discoveries lost in the midst of political and scientific controversy; it also confined science as a discipline open to only the upper-class and wealthy, not the working class majority. Brecht, being a Marxist, did not agree with this closed scientific system and believed scientific research should be open to all who wished to explore the discipline. ...

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The particular sub-discipline of educational technology we will explore in this paper does not have a long history. Information technology and teacher education (ITTE) is now a scholarly and professional discipline, but it has only recently become so. ... One of those sub-disciplines is now known as technology and teacher education or ITTE. ... The Emergence of IT In the early 1980's, ITTE was part of the general fields of educational technology and educational computing, and scholarship on ITTE was dispersed throughout the 50 or so journals dealing with some aspect of those disciplines. ...

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Structured observation and participant observation are two observation research methods that are vastly employed as instruments in social research and other disciplines alike. Rather than relying on instruments like questionaries and interviews for social research, observation is a simple and easy s...

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The transition from high school to college is one of the hardest steps in a teenager's life. Moving away to college presents many challenges that teens haven't had to face before. For the first time, the high school graduate is without the supervision of parents or caregivers, has been stripped of ...

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Abstract The endeavor herein, is to examine the issues surrounding why there is a lack of scientific literacy among America's students, as well as, how this lack of knowledge impacts on the science and technology workforce of tomorrow. At present, America is not the leading world power in scientific research, exploration, or advances in basic science. Federal, private, and public experts point out that some European, Asian, and Middle Eastern countries now contend with, and often surpass America's contributions and accomplishments. This decline in our nation's prowess holds long...

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In addition, they attack concepts that originate from the founding fathers of each discipline (i.e. ... In addition, Smith repudiates the idea that Sociology can be a science challenging therefore directly positivist ideas concerning the status of this discipline within the social sciences. ...

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Nowadays, the fast advancement of science and technology and the enormous growth brought about unprecedented progress of human civilization and profound social change. Based on advanced technology and sustained innovation, high-tech industries made swift transformation of knowledge into products and...

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ENG 214: RESEARCH METHODS LECTURERS: Mrs Abdulsalam Nike and Mr Mathias Orhero This course is designed to equip students with the knowledge, methods and technicalities of research writing. In every institution of the world, students must submit a form of research work or another as a pre-requisite for graduation. This research usually adopts names such as project, long essay, thesis, dissertation, term paper, etc. It is mandatory for students to show how well they know their area of study and contribute to the general frontiers of such area of study. This is why this course is important bec...

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Modern science is the practice of skepticism. Skepticism is defined as acritical attitude which systematically questions the notion that absolute knowledge and certainty are possible...in particular fields? (Skeptic's Dictionary), meaning that modern science is the understanding that current scientificknowledge? is never infallible and that methods and truths must constantly evolve. Someone who experiments and constantly questions norms is a modern scientist. ...

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In the traffic environment one aspect that occupies several disciplines is the aspect of traffic safety. All disciplines have to think about that different traffic safety measures have other effects than just reducing the risk of being killed or injured, such as increased travel time, inconvenience, environmental impact, etc. ...

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For many centuries, there was very little scientific advancement due to a restraint the Catholic Church had over Europe during the Middle Ages, but this all changed during The Scientific Revolution. During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church had created a system of beliefs based on the teachings o...

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Introduction Modern psychology has the following industry practice: Psychotherapy, psychological correction, psychoanalysis, psychological training, personal, family Production counseling hotline, vocational guidance centers, personnel service companies, psycho-diagnostic public services, forensics, conflict resolution, psychological services in the educational system, and so on.. In modern psychology emerged following main trends: 1. complicate the structure of psychology: there are new scientific sectors (both theoretical and applied) and new areas of practical application of psychology. Wha...

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1. Introduction As the title of this chapter suggests, the discussion here will approach our experimental findings from three different perspectives. First we consider the implications of our work for L2 instruction and materials design. Then we discuss problems in the research and how they can be addressed. Finally, we propose a plan for investigating important questions raised by our experiments. ...

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