Paradigm Wars

Author : Mark B. Woodhouse
Publisher : Frog Books
ISBN 13 : 9781883319427
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paradigm Wars written by Mark B. Woodhouse and published by Frog Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this powerful exploration of worldviews in transition, Mark Woodhouse examines current controversies in the quest for an integrative vision of reality. These include alternative medicine, holistic education, spiritual healing, and ecofeminism, as well as reincarnation, the New Physics, extraterrestrial visitations, and personal growth. In the Appendix, Fred Mills contributes a pioneering study of sacred geometry.

Author : Jane Gaines
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822312994
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classical Hollywood Narrative written by Jane Gaines and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of film studies

Author : Jerry Mander
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paradigm Wars written by Jerry Mander and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this spirited book, best-selling author Jerry Mander partners with one of the world's most celebrated indigenous leaders, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, to gather powerful firsthand reports on a momentous collision of worldviews that pits the forces of economic globalization against the Earth's indigenous peoples. With many of the planet's remaining natural resources on indigenous lands, traditional indigenous practices of biodiversity preservation have, ironically, made these lands targets for global corporations seeking the last forests, genetic and plant materials, oil, and minerals to feed their unsustainable growth. Corporate invaders often employ military force, as well as harsh pressures from the World Bank, IMF, and WTO. But native peoples refuse to be victims. Their stories of resistance and growing success are inspirational. Book jacket.

Author : Keith E. Eitel
Publisher : OCMS
ISBN 13 : 9781870345125
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paradigm Wars written by Keith E. Eitel and published by OCMS. This book was released on 2000 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Matthias Baumgarten
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656113580
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paradigm Wars - Validity and Reliability in Qualitative Research written by Matthias Baumgarten and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2012-01-30 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Politics - Methods, Research, grade: 1,3 (77%), University of Warwick (Politics and International Studies), course: Qualitative Research Methods, language: English, abstract: Validity and reliability as quality indicators have an uneasy standing in qualitative research and are subject to numerous debates. Researchers from different paradigmatic backgrounds expressed a variety of views, the extremes ranging from a complete denial of the possibility of valid and reliable qualitative research on one hand to the rejection of validity and reliability as meaningful quality indicators on the other. The following essay acknowledges the diverging assumptions underlying the different paradigms associated with quantitative and qualitative research. However, it denies that validity and reliability are inherently connected to predetermined ontological or epistemological assumptions and argues for their general use as quality indicators. To clarify this claim, a selection of different paradigms and the development of alternative quality indicators within them are highlighted. Since the usefulness of this multitude of indicators is questionable, reconciliation is attempted by consolidating them. The concepts of “core validity” and “core reliability”, which can be specified according to the researcher’s paradigm, are introduced for this task. These concepts underline the relevance and applicability of validity and reliability as quality indicators in qualitative research. Furthermore, qualitative research has developed strategies and methods, which enable the researcher to address negative influences on validity and reliability and achieve high degrees of both.

Author : Max G Manwaring
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000009513
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Uncomfortable Wars written by Max G Manwaring and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-06-11 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume aims to operationalize General John R. Galvin's call for a new paradigm to fight the most prevalent form of conflict in the world today-insurgency. It contributes to the understanding needed to formulate and implement efforts in the contemporary international security arena.

Author : Abbas Tashakkori
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761900719
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mixed Methodology written by Abbas Tashakkori and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1998-06-24 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authors Abbas Tashakkori and Charles Teddlie explore the most resourceful way to combine qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Researchers wanting to learn how to think about and utilize mixed methods in their studies will find this an indispensable guide for their work.

Author : Matthias Baumgarten
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656114153
Total Pages : 53 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paradigm Wars - Validity and Reliability in Qualitative Research written by Matthias Baumgarten and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Politics - Methods, Research, grade: 1,3 (77%), University of Warwick (Politics and International Studies), course: Qualitative Research Methods, language: English, abstract: Validity and reliability as quality indicators have an uneasy standing in qualitative research and are subject to numerous debates. Researchers from different paradigmatic backgrounds expressed a variety of views, the extremes ranging from a complete denial of the possibility of valid and reliable qualitative research on one hand to the rejection of validity and reliability as meaningful quality indicators on the other. The following essay acknowledges the diverging assumptions underlying the different paradigms associated with quantitative and qualitative research. However, it denies that validity and reliability are inherently connected to predetermined ontological or epistemological assumptions and argues for their general use as quality indicators. To clarify this claim, a selection of different paradigms and the development of alternative quality indicators within them are highlighted. Since the usefulness of this multitude of indicators is questionable, reconciliation is attempted by consolidating them. The concepts of "core validity" and "core reliability", which can be specified according to the researcher's paradigm, are introduced for this task. These concepts underline the relevance and applicability of validity and reliability as quality indicators in qualitative research. Furthermore, qualitative research has developed strategies and methods, which enable the researcher to address negative influences on validity and reliability and achieve high degrees of both.

Author : Abbas Tashakkori
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761920731
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Mixed Methods in Social & Behavioral Research written by Abbas Tashakkori and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2003 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook contains a gold mine of articles by leading scholars on what has come to be known as the third methodological movement in social research. Aimed at surveying the differing viewpoints and disciplinary approaches of mixed methods, this breakthrough book examines mixed methods from the research enterprise to paradigmatic issues to application. The book also discusses the strengths and weaknesses of mixed methods designs, and provides an array of specific examples in a variety of disciplines, from psychology to nursing. The book closes with a brief section on how to teach and perform collaborative research using a mixed methods research design. Written so that it can be used either as a pedagogical tool or as a reference for researchers, the book is rich in examples and includes a glossary, easy-to-follow diagrams, and tables to help readers become more familiar with the language and controversies in this evolving area.

Author : Rupert Smith
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307267415
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Utility of Force written by Rupert Smith and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-01-16 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a highly decorated general, a brilliant new way of understanding war and its role in the twenty-first century. Drawing on his vast experience as a commander during the first Gulf War, and in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Northern Ireland, General Rupert Smith gives us a probing analysis of modern war. He demonstrates why today’s conflicts must be understood as intertwined political and military events, and makes clear why the current model of total war has failed in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other recent campaigns. Smith offers a compelling contemporary vision for how to secure our world and the consequences of ignoring the new, shifting face of war.