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Showing 1 to 20 of 1838 for “"science and technology"”.
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History of science and technology.
… methods were responses to specific stimuli, and that (contrary to much existing analyses) the development of programming methods does not fit an ideal of "progress." I focus on the rise of two fundamental computing problems: complexity, or the proliferation of people and methods; and …
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On Redefining 'Science' and 'Technology' in Educational Objectives
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T18:45:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7219912.pdf: 6152127 bytes, checksum: 25d1c14bc4f4ea1e345a44f7af66cbe3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1972
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The role of leather science and technology in heritage conservation
Hides and skins have been used since before the evolution of homo sapiens and some form of skin working technology has been employed by most human cultures throughout the world. As a result, artefacts made from the different materials that can be made from hides and skins are found in collections …
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An outcome evaluation of the Centre of Science and Technology
Globally education policy, practice and research has emphasized the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) secondary schools in diminishing the skills-gap in STEM disciplines. This research presents an outcome evaluation of a STEM-focused secondary school in the …
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Buildings as systems - a research building for science and technology
Thesis (M.Arch)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1964.
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Research, Science and Technology Parks: A Global Comparison of Best Practices
… exist in the evaluation of effectiveness and efficiency between North American, European, and Asian research parks (RPs). Park directors and staff responded to 25 questions from the Survey for Research, Science and Technology Parks. Effectiveness was measured by director's perception of …
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Making and Breaking Big Rural: Science and Technology Construct the Coalfield
Making and Breaking Big Rural: Science and Technology Construct the Coalfield examines science and technology research and its role in constructing a rural industrial space such as the Pocahontas Coalfield in Southern West Virginia/Southwest Virginia. It examines the ramifications of this single …
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Gaston Bachelard's scientific philosophy: an approach to science and technology studies
… contributions of Gaston Bachelard to the history and philosophy of science are not very well known in the United States. This thesis traces the particular characteristics of Bachelard's epistemology within the context of early twentieth century French culture and science. Bachelard began his …
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Ellipsis in science and technology textbooks in English: Implications for Thai students
… ability to interpret elliptical sentences and to recover and recognise ellipted elements in a science and technology context in English. Students' awareness, understanding, perceptions, problems and strategies in relation to ellipsis were also examined. The subjects for the study were 60 …
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Performative Experiments: Case Studies in the Philosophy of Art, Science and Technology
… can transform our philosophical understanding of scientific experiment itself. The collection of artworks that form the basis of my case studies includes imaginary scientific instruments, responsive sound environments, genetic portraits and live scientific demonstrations. Despite their …
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A Study of the Problem of Complete Documentation in Science and Technology
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A system for a multi-story academic research building for science and technology.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1964. M.Arch.
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Characterizing radio channels : the science and technology of propagation and interference, 1900-1935
… the studies of radio-wave propagation and the treatments of radio interferences in early twentieth-century America and Western Europe. The part on propagation examines the debate between the surface diffraction theory and the atmospheric reflection theory for long waves, the development …
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Science and technology policies, competitiveness, and economic development : a case study of Taiwan
… to explain the economic growth in terms of science and technology (S&T) based on the neoclassical and new growth theories, and comes at a finding that S&T development is significant along with the economic growth. In the process, the author also finds that the government is the major player …
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Spatializing science and technology studies : exploring the role of GIS and interactive social research
… study based on the interplay between science, technology and society in order to inform the design of knowledge exploration systems. It provides a rationale for the integration of science knowledge, geographic information, with digital libraries to build knowledge and awareness about …
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Women in Science and Technology in Higher Education in Ghana: Policy Environments and Experiences
… however, the level of African-based research and development is minuscule. In addition, there continues to be a considerable gender gap in higher education throughout Africa, where male enrolments far outweigh female enrolments, particularly in the science and technology (S&T) fields. This …
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The Structure of Meta-Scientific Claims: Toward a Philosophy of Science and Technology Studies
… structure of epistemological claims made about science within the field of science and technology studies (STS). The social constructivist invocation to put science in "context" necessarily implies a logic of justification. Made explicit, this logic of justification provides a basis on which to …
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A learning ecology framework for collective, e-mediated teacher development in primary science and technology
This thesis reports on the development and testing of a framework for making sense of the collective professional learning of primary Science and Technology teachers in an elearning mediated context. Web-based networks and collaboratories are playing an increasingly prominent role in private and …
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A comparison of science teachers' and engineering students' rankings of science and technology related global problems
Using 262 acknowledged science educators from 41 countries, Bybee developed a scale for measuring the ranked priorities of scientists, and others, with respect to twelve major global problems related to science and technology in 1984. In 1993 this scale was re-administered to samples of 76 Cape …
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