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Mind and Society

John Offer
- pp 161-195
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In the process of elucidating Spencer's First Principles and the cosmic theory of evolution, it has proved helpful already to touch on his treatment of social life in that general context.
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In the process of elucidating Spencer’s First Principles and the cosmic theory of evolution, it has proved helpful already to touch on his treatment of social life in that general context. It is essential now, however, to address the theory as manifested in respect of ‘psychical’ and ‘social’ evolution, themselves intimately linked in his discussions.

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Affordances in HCI: toward a mediated action perspective

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Imagined communities, symbolic capital, and the mobilization of individual linguistic resources

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a Table of Table of contents for the table of contents of the table. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Preface................................................................................................. iii Table of

Exploring the effects of computer software for teaching reading and writing skills in young children

TL;DR: Computer software for teaching reading and writing skills grounded on theoretical principles that promote motivating, self-initiated and discovery learning is described, based on error-free learning and allows children to explore textual material successfully without the need for prior reading andWriting skills.
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UTM Postgraduate Students’ Perspective on Feedback Practices in Higher Education

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated mean differences and interactions of assessment feedback practices on three dimensions (Timeliness, Meaningfulness, Specificity) in relation to gender, Mode of Study and Field of Study.
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An Investigation into assessment reform in South Africa with special reference to common task assessment

TL;DR: Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Education in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2013 as discussed by the authors.
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Child's Play.

TL;DR: Woolsey et al. as discussed by the authors suggest that child's play should be the focus of these efforts, and that the Montessori classroom provides a good model to guide these considerations.