Basic concepts in social sciences III

In this paper the set of concepts considered to be basic to the fields of Economics, Organization Theory, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology is completed. The set of 55 basic concepts in the first two papers on basic concepts was mainly determined by considering concepts in relation to social atoms. The concepts that play a role in n-networks form the majority of the concepts added in this paper

Science in the Elementary and Middle School: Earth and Space Science Starting Points

This chapter focuses on students' alternative conceptions of science that create a barrier to learning concepts in Earth and space science. Using specific examples of basic content and concepts addressing elementary and middle school, a strategy for identifying and addressing alternative conceptions is demonstrated. Examples of discrepant event activities and learning cycle lesson plans are provided. These discussions provide a foundation for teachers who wish to effectively plan lessons that assist students in their learning of Earth and space science concepts. Educational levels: Graduate or professional

Conceptual Role Semantics, the Theory Theory, and Conceptual Change

The purpose of the paper is twofold. I first outline a philosophical theory of concepts based on conceptual role semantics. This approach is explicitly intended as a framework for the study and explanation of conceptual change in science. Then I point to the close similarities between this philosophical framework and the theory theory of concepts, suggesting that a convergence between psychological and philosophical approaches to concepts is possible. An underlying theme is to stress that using a non-atomist account of concepts is crucial for the successful study of conceptual development and change—both for the explanation of individual cognitive development and for the study of conceptual change in science

ADAPTING THE THEORY TO REALITY. THE TRIAD GLOBALIZATION-PROTECTIONISM-ECONOMIC PATRIOTISM

A science is adjusting and developing in time – on this trajectory the evolution of economic science is situated. The emergence of new concepts, as well as re-theorizing of some traditional concepts comes to support this viewpoint. In order to demonstraprotectionism, globalization, economic patriotism.

Understanding Science Through Knowledge Organizers: An Introduction

We propose, in this paper, a teaching program based on a grammar of scientific language borrowed mostly from the area of knowledge representation in computer science and logic. The paper introduces an operationizable framework for understanding knowledge using knowledge representation (KR) methodology. We start with organizing concepts based on their cognitive function, followed by assigning valid and authentic semantic relations to the concepts. We propose that in science education, students can understand better if they organize their knowledge using the KR principles. The process, we claim, can help them to align their conceptual framework with that of experts which we assume is the goal of science education

Experiencing Wireless Sensor Network Concepts in an Undergraduate Computer Science Curriculum

Incorporating Embedded Systems courses in a general and broad Computer Science undergraduate curriculum can be a challenging task. The lack of experience with relevant tools and programming languages tends to limit the amount material that can be included in courses on this area. This, combined with limited familiarity and theoretical background within the field, makes motivating the students a serious issue.\ud In this paper we describe our effort to change one of the embedded systems courses at the University of Twente in a way that enables students, without additional prior knowledge, to obtain a broad experience on the field of Wireless Sensor Networks and possibly motivate them to follow a further specialization in Embedded Systems. To achieve this goal we moved away from the traditional course where students first had to practice with all the tools and languages needed to program embedded systems, after which they could work on the real challenges, to a course where students could work on the final challenges from the start.\ud Reversing this order eliminated the amount of time and effort students had to spent on learning tools and languages of which they did not yet understand the final purpose. This reversal led to a course that was received with great enthusiasm. Furthermore, given the progress the students showed during the course, this new approach proved to be highly effective. Hopefully the effects of this course can be seen in the following years in the form of a higher number of students choosing a specialization in Embedded Systems

The Advancement of New Theology Using New Science: The Three Key Concepts of Thomas Torrance

The author begins with a selective outline of historical understandings of the concepts of space and time, in order to demonstrate their import for and engagement with theology. She then procedes to organize the three key concepts in Torrance\'s thought that are the most significant to the advancement of contemporary theology using insights from \"new science.\

Content repositories and social networking : can there be synergies?

This paper details the novel application of Web 2.0 concepts to current services offered to Social Scientists by the ReDReSS project, carried out by the Centre for e-Science at Lancaster University. We detail plans to introduce Social Bookmarking and Social Networking concepts into the repository software developed by the project. This will result in the improved discovery of e-Science concepts and training to Social Scientists and allow for much improved linking of resources in the repository. We describe plans that use Social Networking and Social Bookmarking concepts, using Open Standards, which will promote collaboration between researchers by using information gathered on user’s use of the repository and information about the user. This will spark collaborations that would not normally be possible in the academic repository context

The Semiotics of Global Warming: Combating Semiotic Corrruption

The central focus of this paper is the disjunction between the findings of climate science in revealing the threat of global warming and the failure to act appropriately to these warnings. The development of climate science can be illuminated through the perspective provided by Peircian semiotics, but efforts to account for its success as a science and its failure to convince people to act accordingly indicate the need to supplement Peirce’s ideas. The more significant gaps, it is argued, call for the integration of major new ideas. It will be argued that Peirce should be viewed as a Schellingian philosopher, and it will then be shown how this facilitates integration into his philosophy of concepts developed by other philosophers and theorists within this tradition. In particular, Bourdieu’s concepts of the ‘habitus’ and ‘field’ will be integrated with Peirce’s semiotics and used to analyse the achievements and failures of climate science. It will be suggested that the resulting synthesis can augment Peirce’s evolutionary cosmology and so provide a better basis for comprehending and responding to the situation within which we find ourselves