http://mssanz.org.au/modsim2011 Reflections on case studies‚ modelling and theory building M. Mogliaa‚ K. Alexanderb‚ P. Perezc Affiliations: a Urban and Industrial Water Research Program‚ CSIRO Land and Water‚ Victoria‚ b CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences‚ Canberra‚ ACT‚ Australia c SMART Infrastructure Facility‚ University of Wollongong‚ New South Wales‚ Email: magnus.moglia@csiro.au This paper provides a discussion on how case study research fits into the bigger picture of theory building in the social sciences
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SUMMARY Piaget was born in Neuchâtel‚ in the Francophone region of Switzerland. He was born on August 9‚ 1896 and he died on September 16‚ 1980 at the age of 84. He was also known as constructivism‚ theory of cognitive development‚ object permanence‚ egocentrism and also a genetic epistemology‚ which is the study of knowledge. Piaget was a precocious child who developed an interest in biology and the natural world. In the 1920s Piaget observed children reasoning and understanding differently‚ depending
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SOME IDEAS ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD THAT HAVE CHANGED OVER TIME BECAUSE OF NEW OBSERVATIONS. The idea of the earth being flat and that the earth was the center of the universe was proved inaccurate by one of the world’s greatest scientist: Galileo Galilei. By studying and making observations based on his findings using a telescope‚ he was able to prove that the earth is round and is not the center of the universe‚ the sun is. Also‚ when scientists observed that continents do move‚ the theory of plate
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Nursing Essay: Sample Reflecting on one’s Communication Skills Introduction Nursing students can enhance their learning through reflection that is‚ reflecting on a situation that involves nursing care (Parker 2006‚ p.115). In line with this thought‚ I shall reflect on an experience and discuss the communication skills I used or should have used during the patient encounter. I will use the three what model based on the work of Borton (1970) and Boud (1985) to help structure my reflection. Before
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This reflection is divided into two parts: the importance of critical reflection and an evaluation of self. The first part will be drawing upon through the appropriate literature‚ and there are four points to prove the importance of critical reflection in personal development. It will be expounded and distinguish Reflection in action and Reflection on action. Then‚ the theory of Single and double loop learning will be introduced. Moreover‚ the reflection also includes the difficulties and challenges
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countries with a very stricted‚ hostile governments. Along with the people who ignores the government’s strict control over country‚ they act like everything’s going well but on the inside they really do want to protest against our government‚ Going about their days and looking at everything positive is what most of us do because we don’t
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Self-Reflection Paper about CBT and ACT The late 1960s through the 1990s represented a second generation of behavior therapy and it is called Cognitive Behavior Therapy. It is born from the view that the history of behavior therapy‚ in which cognitive factors assumed greater importance in both therapy and practice. The central idea is that psychological disorders involve dysfunctional thinking and modifying dysfunctional thinking is linked to improvement in symptoms. Since the 1990s‚ acceptance-based
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Challenging RN-BSN Students To Apply Orem’s Theory To Practice Susan Davidson‚ EdD‚ RN Abstract: It is a challenge to engage RN-BSN students in learning to apply nursing theory. In associate degree nursing programs‚ nursing theory is barely mentioned and not discussed in detail. This paper reports the experience of one university nursing program that adopted Dorothea Orem’s nursing theory as the basis for its curriculum. The RNs were introduced to Orem’s theory in their first course. Subsequent courses
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This essay will reflect upon an incident in practice when I administered a drug to a child. I will use Gibbs reflective model (Gibbs 1988)(see appendix 1). This model of reflection will be applied to the essay to facilitate critical thought and relating theory to practice where the model allows. Discussion on the incident will include the knowledge underpinning practice and the evidence base for the administration of the drug. A conclusion to the essay will then be given which will discuss my knowledge
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Reflection about my first year of college. After ending this first year of college I experienced a lot of things and I will remember most of them for the rest of my life. I have experienced some good things and some others that have not been that good‚ but probably that is part of college and being away from home. Obviously‚ I would like to have changed some of those‚ but some others I would not have changed. I am going to start talking about all the things I would like to have change. During
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