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    research (Lakatos, 2014). The basic idea behind scientific approach to be used in psychological research is to idealize the fact that the information must be gained through experience. That gained experience is then transformed into an empirical inquiry that requires a careful observation of events and other experiments for gathering the required data (Mackey, and Gass,

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    philosophy, education, literature, science, and medicine, among others. Its primary objective was providing answers to questions on the development and progress of the human nature. The application of this knowledge was hoped to improve the lives of human beings through availing practical results to humanity’s problems. It heavily borrows from the European Enlightenment in various aspects, such as scientific discovery and rejection of superstition, critical inquiry, and a dedication to political and

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    family car at a camping area beside Uluru (Ayers Rock) in central Australia. Her husband, Michael, was convicted as an accessory. Appeals to the Federal Court and the High Court were unsuccessful. The convictions were quashed in 1988 after a judicial inquiry. Few cases have generated as much public controversy. The role of the High Court in this drama was, however, a minor one. Controversy did not stem from the novelty and significance of the doctrinal issues raised by the case but from the ‘facts’:

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    been able to determine which preferred curriculum bases my future classroom would be arranged as, and I am very excited to share! For my classroom, I plan to utilize and practice a play-based curriculum along with Reggio-Emilia and Montessori influences, ensuring that the academic areas of math, English, science and fine arts are appropriately introduced and concentrated on within my kindergarten classroom. I personally believe that high quality early childhood programs consist of teaching young

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    during this era, bringing about amazing pieces of work such as the Arch of Triumph in Paris (at the end of the period). Leonardo’s contribution reflects an excellent example of art and how it was affected by the scientific revolution in early modern science. The superior quality and complexity of his Oeuvre, Leonardo was recognized as an extraordinary artist already from the Renaissance. When scholars turned to his scientific research in modern times, they privileged his anatomical and botanical drawings

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    Prior to the 18th century, the European mindset was based on religion and superstition, with the church at the forefront. In the realm of science, people had accepted without question what they deemed to be irrefutable theories of “natural philosophy”, such as Aristotle’s “common sense physics” and Ptolemy’s geocentric view of the universe. But due to the rediscovery of classical learning, new technology such as the printing press, international competition, and many other factors, in the 18th century

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    modern equivalent in a public library would be breaking all sorts of laws of men, much less arousing concupiscence before the host of Saints and of Heaven, unthinkable. I suppose this “Swing” is very informative of the result of a change in the science of reality and final

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    Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) was a Greek Philosopher from the Socratic/Classical period in Athens, Greece. Socrates developed a system of critical reasoning in order to determine how to live properly and tell the difference between right and wrong. Aristotle was one of his followers along with Plato and they made a commitment to the truth, and organized and systematized most of the problems of philosophy. He is one of the most important figures in Western Philosophy and was the first person to create

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    PCS Edventures promotes hands-on, project-based learning as a means of helping students develop the foundations of scientific inquiry, engineering design and computational thinking while exercising 21st century problem-solving, communication, reflection and collaboration skills. Our content is designed to integrate instructional goals into application-based learning experiences. With the freedom to experiment and design, students gain the tangible benefits that come from frequent analysis and reflection

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    philosophy of Husserl and other German philosophers who studied the interpretive understanding or meaning called ‘hermeneutics’ (Dowling, 2007). A constructivism paradigm rejects the objective reality that can be known by the researcher through scientific inquiry which is dominant in other paradigms such as post-positivism (Gray, 2014). According to constructivism paradigm the "reality is socially constructed" (Mertens, 2005), which means that the reality as meaning and value are subjective and experiential

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