Epistemological Beliefs and Philosophical Perspective of the Science and Mathematics Teachers about the Nature of Science
The focus of the research was to find science teachers' philosophy about the nature of science NOS in philosophical perspectives serving in the public sector universities of Pakistan. The descriptive research method was used to investigate the difference in perceptions of the science teachers about NOS on the basis of gender and subject. An online questionnaire was utilized in order to gather data from respondents. Different constructs of NOS were identified to explore. The female teachers had more understandings about NOS than male teachers. The teachers of mathematics were positivists and decontextualized view of NOS. Male teachers were having an inductivist view of NOS. Physics teachers believed in inductivism. The teachers of chemistry were having process and realism view of NOS. Mathematics teachers were found to have contextualized NOS. It is recommended to provide orientation to science teachers in order to build NOS towards concept clarification during the process of the teaching-learning process.
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Epistemological Beliefs, Inquiry, Nature of Science, Philosophical Perspectives, Scientific literacy, Science Teaching
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(1) Farkhunda Rasheed Choudhary
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Hina Noor
Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Tariq Javed
SST, Federal Government Public School No. 2 (Boys), Tariqabad, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
Human Nature, Anarchy, and Hierarchy as Determining Factors of Realism
Realism is an important theory in International Relations that shapes the politics of the world. The main purpose of realism is to maximize gains and minimize losses. It is a common phenomenon that insecurity the balance of power never remains constant since self-help leads to a condition known as the security dilemma. Realists look at the states from two angles; states either a unitary actor or a hard shell of the black box. Most of the realists view human nature as a cause of war and conflict. They also see the state as negative with self-seeking interests and aggressiveness. Security is the key factor in international politics and is always based upon the power struggle among the nations. Anarchy and hierarchy are the two cardinal principles of realism. The former refers to the structure with no superior authority to dictate the inter-state relations while the latter describes the relations in terms of super-ordination and subordination. The prisoners dilemma provides a different choice for the solution of maximizing gains.
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Human Nature, Anarchy, Hierarchy, Realism, Prisoner's Dilemma
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(1) Muhammad Tariq
PhD in Political Science,Elementary & Secondary Education,Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Rizwan
Chairman,Department of Pakistan Studies,Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Abbottabad, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Manzoor Ahmad
Chairman,Department of Political Science,AWKUM, KP, Pakistan.
Exploring Humanity Versus Nature in the Writings of Robert Frost and Ghani Khan: An Ecocritical Analysis
The current study examines human beings versus nature in Robert Frost's and Ghani Khan's writings. Frost's contribution to nature is from English literature, whereas, Ghani Khan's anthology is an exceptional appreciation of nature from Pashto literature. Both of the literary figures illustrate nature and human's treatment of nature. Ecocriticism is used as a lens to analyze the writings of Robert Frost and Ghani Khan. Ghani Khan is labelled as a mad philosopher due to his unconventional writing style, perception of nature, and exotic expression of love. The enchanting beauty of nature and its mysterious hazards are different sides of a single coin in Frost's writings. Nature has prime importance in both of the glaring literary figures from America and Pakistan.
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Nature, Ecocriticism, Human Nature, Love. Environment
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(1) Raees Khan
Ph.D. Scholar, Department of English Language and Literature, Karabuk University, Turkiye