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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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Economics and accounting teachers’ beliefs about school-based assessment, the summative and formative tension: A mixed method study

Anne Yates
TL;DR: This article used an explanatory sequential, mixed methods design to investigate a group of economics and accounting teachers' conceptions of assessment, their practices in relation to NCEA internally-assessed standards, and the influences on those practices.
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The emergence of PR consultants as part of the Finnish political communication elite

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the idea of an emerging political communication elite in the context of the Finnish polity, focusing on PR consultants' role as new, evolving actors.

Mit u turizmu: od religije, fantazije i neistine do semiotike u vremenu znakova

TL;DR: SAŽETAK: Rad daje pregled osnovnih značenja riječi mit u znanosti o turizmu transponirajući uvide u mit iz tri glavne kategorije konceptualne analize: religije, fantazije/neistine i semiotike as discussed by the authors.
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Cooperative Assessment for Learning in CLIL Contexts

TL;DR: In this paper, a valid framework for practitioners to assess social processes and learning outcomes when implementing cooperative learning tasks in CLIL contexts is provided, and a sociocultural perspective is explored.