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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTowards the Decline and fall of Radical and Educational Constructivism (Mark I)James Carifio, Rocco J. PerlaProblem statement: In 1974, McKeachie published a brief article in The Educational Researcher called, &#34The Decline and Fall of the Laws of Learning&#34. Approach: This article was primarily about the decline and fall of the behaviorist laws of learning and radical behaviorism, both of which were never quite the same in psychology or education after this article as before it … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 1 Jan 2010 · 8,070 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDoes the Size of Personalized Menus Affect User Performance?Khalid Al-Omar, Dimitrios I. RigasProblem statement: To date, researchers have personalized graphical user interfaces for individual users to reduce visual search time. Little research, however, has been directed at understanding the factors which cause approaches to personalization to have positive effects at one time and negative ones at others. Approach: The study reported here investigated empirically the effects of content size on 5 different … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 5, Issue 12 · 31 Dec 2009 · 6,596 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNorm Divergence Opportunity Structure and Utilization of Self-Employed Immigrants' QualificationsShahamak Rezaei, Marco GoliProblem statement: Denmark experienced one of the most successful periods of its economy in 2004-2008, with a tremendous reduction of 77% in unemployment. Due to the structural challenges with regard to the labor market the utilization of immigrants’ qualifications has come up to the surface of political and societal debate in Denmark. The focus of this study was challenges to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 7,832 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Numerical Computation of Rational Structures and Asymptotic Standard Deviations in Causal Time Series DataConcepción González-Concepción, María Candelaria Gil-Fariña, Celina Pestano-GabinoProblem statement: The specific properties of data series are of primary importance in several sciences. In the field of time series analysis, several researchers have considered the rational approximation theory, particularly the Padé Approximation and Orthogonal Polynomials. Approach: In this study, an approach for the statistical significance of two numerical methods, the r-s and q-d algorithm, was proposed which made … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 7,049 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFactors Affecting Agricultural Land Fragmentation in Iran: A Case Study of Ramjerd Sub District in Fars ProvinceKhalil Kalantari, Gholamhossein AbdollahzadehThe objective of this study was to examine the factors influencing fragmentation of landholdings commonly regarded as a major obstacle to agricultural development in Iran. A sample of farmers was selected and household and village-level data from 12 villages of Ramjerd sub district in Fars province were used to test these factors empirically. Required data were collected by questionnaire from … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 8,407 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNew Graph Coloring AlgorithmsHussein Al-Omari, Khair E. SabriTwo new heuristic graph-coloring algorithms, based on known heuristic algorithms, have been introduced. One of them is a modification of the Largest Degree Ordering (LDO) algorithm, and the other one is a modification of the Saturation Degree Ordering (SDO) algorithm. The two new algorithms proposed in this paper, were compared empirically, in terms of used colors, with some of the … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 2, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 7,044 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBlockade for Career Advancement in Japanese Organization Abroad: The Case of Malaysian SubsidiariesRaduan Che Rose, Naresh KumarThis study empirically examines the significance of demographic factors and organizational characteristics in influencing the perceived barriers to career advancement of local managers in Japanese subsidiaries. Moreover, significant relationship between stereotype and discrimination and the number of local managers in higher management positions also been analyzed. The perceived barriers were examined through an analysis of 317 local managers working in … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 30 Apr 2007 · 6,971 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Applicability of the Short-run Phillips curve to NamibiaCyril A. OgbokorIn this research, we invoke linear and logarithmic regression models to empirically test the validity of the Short-run Phillips curve for Namibia by relying on macroeconomic time-series data running from 1991 to 2005.Our results offer some support for the presence of the phenomenon of stagflation in Namibia. This is rather contradictory to the underlying philosophy of the original Phillips curve. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2005 · 7,211 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Method for Social Scientists to Adapt Instruments From One Culture to Another: The Case of the Job Descriptive IndexRamzi NasserThis study outlined an adaptation procedure for the Job Descriptive Index Subscale of "type of work". The cross-translation or committee translation procedure asks two or more translators to translate a text from source to target language, and then an expert assesses the validity of these translations. Empirically, this method has three or more translators translate the instrument from English to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2005 · 7,353 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTime-series Evidence for Export-led Growth Paradigm: A Case Study of ZimbabweCyril A. OgbokorThe study addresses empirically the Export-led Growth Hypothesis (ELGH) using Zimbabwe as a case study. This research work attempts to provide some evidence in this regard by examining the influence of trade on economic growth in the economy and ascertaining if the regressors utilised are good predictors of growth. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method is resorted in order to estimate … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2005 · 7,453 accessesView PDFCite