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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"Historical Method"”.
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After MacIntyre: A Critical Assessment of the Historical Method of Value Inquiry
… them for hundreds of years. He employs the methods of historical analysis and interpretation in order to disclose the source of what he perceives to be a dangerous and regrettable condition, and argues for the need to recover essential elements of the tradition of discourse in order to set …
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A multi-contextualist approach to Albert Camus's 'The New Mediterranean Culture': A case study in Intelletual-Historical Method
… multi-contextualist version of the intellectual-historical approach to textual interpretation developed by Quentin Skinner. Whereas Skinner rejects text-centred and crude socio-historical approaches and focuses on the argumentative context of previous texts on the same subject, I argue that …
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A Measure of Detachment: Richard Hofstadter and the Progressive Historians
… argues that Richard Hofstadter's innovations in historical method arose as a critical response to the Progressive historians, particularly to Charles Beard. It argues that Hofstadter's first two books were demonstrations of the inadequacy of Progressive methodology, while his third book (the Age …
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Academic presidential leadership: A study of the presidential leadership of Edmund J. James for the University of Illinois, 1904-1919
… presidential actions. The dissertation uses a historical method to investigate the legacy of functions which underlay academic presidential leadership. The presidency of Edmund J. James for the University of Illinois from 1904 to 1919 illustrates a historical transition point in the leadership …
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Negotiorum gestio in South African law : an historical and comparative analysis
… applied in modern South African practice, but an historical and comparative analysis of an institution which has its origin in classical Roman Law and has experienced fruitful development over a period of approximately two thousand years. In this regard the historical method of research has been …
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The Dominion Express Building : a cultural investigation
… this study intends to reassert, through method developed by Cultural Studies, the building's significance in Canadian history. By extending the focus of architectural historical method to include a variety of cultural readings a rich understanding of the role that commercial architecture …
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History of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching
… of this study was to collect and organize historical information about the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) and then to construct a written history of the organization. The history began with events preceding NARST's founding in 1928 and continued through many …
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History, Moral Philosophy, and Social Theory in David Hume’s Intellectual Development, 1739-1752
This thesis shows how David Hume developed his historical thought between the Treatise of Human Nature (1739-1740) and the Political Discourses (1752). It approaches Hume’s historical thought from two perspectives: historical method and historical structure. On the methodological side, the thesis …
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Historical Perspective on the Implementation of Inclusive Education in Selected Schools in the Diocese of San Diego
… diversity they will face in the real world. The historical method of study was used for this research because it emphasizes tracking the development of a phenomenon over a period of time. Unveiling the evolution of inclusive education in Catholic schools can act as a catalyst to improve programs …
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The Military Frontier in Washington Territory withSpecific Reference to the San Juan Islands 1858-1861
… of San Juan, and above all, prove through the historical method that what was considered, and still is by some historians, a highly diplomatic crisis between England and the United states, was in reality a frontier military Problem. The situation, with all its implications and possible …
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Abu Bakr Effendi: a report on the activities and challenges of an Ottoman Muslim theologian in the Cape of Good Hope
… that explain different dimensions of the socio-historical events which happened during Effendi's stay in South Africa. Due to limited reliable sources, Effendi's activities have not been examined by researchers extensively. Several local newspapers, South African and Ottoman archival materials …
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The history of the principal preparation program: planned program change at Virginia Tech
… planned program change. The researcher used the historical method of research. Three variables of the Probability of Adoption of Change (PAC) model (Creamer & Creamer, 1986)--circumstances, leadership, and strategies--were used as organizational tools. The primary sources of data were interviews, …
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Šintoizmo vaidmuo šiuolaikinėje Japonijoje: Shinkai Makoto kūrybos analizė /
… work was completed by using the content analysis method for my primary resources, and the descriptive historical method for the secondary sources. A conclusion was reached, that Shintoism has an important role in the Japanese society, both in connection with nature, and with people, which can also …
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Two far South: the responses of South African and Southern Jews to Apartheid and Segregation in the 1950s and 1960s
This dissertation uses the comparative historical method to compare and contrast the responses of Southern and South African Jews to apartheid and segregation in the 1950s and 1960s. It focuses on the interrelationship of the two communities with reform rabbis and international Jewish …
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Two far south : the responses of South African and Southern Jews to apartheid and segregation in the 1950s and 1960s
This dissertation uses the comparative historical method to compare and contrast the responses of Southern and South African Jews to apartheid and segregation in the 1950s and 1960s. It focuses on the interrelationship of the two communities with reform rabbis and international Jewish …
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Change in the Structure of Soil Microbial Communities in Response to Waste Amendments
… community. Addition of waste from livestock is a historical method for increasing nutrients needed in the soil for the cultivation of crops, and in turn causes pronounced shifts in soil microbial communities due to the addition of large amounts of carbon, nutrients, foreign microbes, and other …
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California Pioneers in Speech Pathology: 1915 through 1951, Looking Back for the Future
… situations do not yield solutions readily, an historical perspective may serve to provide answers or guidance. Historical documentation was available in detail regarding the foundation of speech pathology in Iowa and Wisconsin, in addition to published histories of the American …
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A Comparative Study of Marxism and Critical Realism
… of Marxism is based on Capital. In Capital, the method of social exploration employed by Marx is historically contextual. Capitalism provides Marx with the condition to construct his method, so that the explanation of capitalistic production is realised. In Marx‘s explanation, the calculation …
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Schleiermacher's Doctrine of Biblical Authority: An Alternative to Content-Based/Supernaturalist and Function-Based Rationalist Models
… in Christian religion in an age of critical, historical awareness. After classifying Schleiermacher’s position in a typology of the doctrine of biblical authority, this dissertation explores his conception of divine revelation and inspiration vis-à-vis scripture. It demonstrates that although …
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Development of vocational and technical education in South Africa up to 1990
… in South Africa in the period under review. Historical method of documentation and analysis was employed in this study. The study analyzed the development of education in South Africa, particularly vocational and technical education prior to the colonial occupation. Colonial occupation …
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