European Journal of Social Sciences – Volume 13‚ Number 2 (2010) Students and Teachers’ Perception of the Causes of Poor Academic Performance in Ogun State Secondary Schools [Nigeria]: Implications for Couselling for National Development Asikhia O. A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Curriculum Studies and Instruction Michael Otedola College of Primary Education Noforija-Epe‚ Lagos State Abstract The study examined the perception of students and teachers on the causes of poor academic performance
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Vol. 2‚ No. 1‚ 2012‚ pp. 26-31 DOI: 10.3968/j.hess.1927024020120201.2640 Higher Education of Social Science ISSN 1927-0232 [Print] ISSN 1927-0240 [Online] www.cscanada.net www.cscanada.org An Empirical Study on Speaking Proficiency Training for Chinese EFL Learners MA Ruixue1‚ *; MA Zejun2; WANG Yijing3 Lecturer‚ main research areas are EFL teaching‚ second language acquisition and intercultural communication. School of Foreign Languages‚ Dalian University of Technology‚ Dalian‚ Liaoning
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I. The Need for Indigenization of Social Sciences A. Overview: There was been a great crisis existing in the field of social sciences as most local researchers face the reality that the Western aspect on research methods used in their studies influence the outcome or interpretations of their findings in the cultural context of the country. As Pe-dua‚ R. (1989) states that‚ “May mga limitasyon ang ganitong pamamaraan na matatagpuan sa iba’t- ibang antas ng pag-aaral‚ mula sa pagplaplano‚ hanggang
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Science is the The observation‚ identification‚ description‚ experimental investigation‚ and theoretical explanation of phenomena. . In other words ‚it is such activities restricted to a class of natural phenomena and Such activities applied to an object of inquiry or study. Therefore the purpose of the science should be description‚ explanation‚ control and prediction. Description is summary the something and try to show the phenomena actually. Explanation is statement about specific phenomenon
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Study Guide: Intro to Social Sciences Anthropology: * How culture contributes to the make-up of humanity * Science of people (origin‚ classification‚ distribution‚ races‚ physical character‚ culture) * Emphasis on cultural relativity‚ in-depth examination of context and cross-cultural comparisons * Anthropologists: Ruth Benedict‚ Margaret Mead * Both quantitative and qualitative methods of research * Fields: Biological/physical anthropology‚ Sociocultural anthropology‚ archaeology
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GITTENS-HIPPOLYTE Taking Two Of The Theoretical Approaches To Social Research Discussed In The Module‚ Demonstrate The Connections Between Their Ontological‚ Epistemological And Methodological Assumptions. Which Method Or Methods Would Proponents Of Each Theory Favour As A Result Of Their Assumptions. In order to understand the production of sociological knowledge one must first examine the thought processes that lay behind each piece of research. Before a particular subject matter is researched‚ the
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Behavioral Finance Behavioral finance attempts to explain what‚ why‚ and how of finance and investing from a human perspective. More specifically‚ behavioral finance integrates psychology and economics into the study of human judgment and biases in decision making under conditions of uncertainty. (David‚ 2004) In order to clearly define and explain the origin of behavioral finance‚ it is important to first define finance‚ which is the foundation of behavioral finance. Finance is a field
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Department of Economics Napier University SOCIAL SCIENCE WORKING PAPER NO. 33 Defining Entrepreneurship – Implications for ICT‚ Social Enterprise and Regional and Local Development Policies. Ronald W. McQuaid May 2000 Department of Economics Napier University SOCIAL SCIENCE WORKING PAPER NO. 33 Defining Entrepreneurship – Implications for ICT‚ Social Enterprise and Regional and Local Development Policies.
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Family Social Science Theories Structure-Function Theory - views the family as a social system with members who have specific roles and functions. Systems Theory - describes families as a unit of the whole composed of members whose interactional patterns are the focus of attention. Developmental Theory - emphasizes how families change over time and focuses on interactions and relationships among family members. Interactionist Theory - focuses on the family as a unit of interacting personalities
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Abstract Software defined networking is a new concept that redefined the current network device architecture and the way they behave. Due to the exponential growth of the Internet and services attached to this worldwide infrastructure‚ a number of issues have cropped up in modern day networks. This paper discusses a few of these limitations and how the software defined networking approach tries to alleviate them. OpenFlow‚ released in the year 2008‚ is a commercially viable implementation of this
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