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Richard M. Lerner (born February 23, 1946) [1] is professor of Human Development at Tufts University, occupying the Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science. Also at Tufts, he directs the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development.
1 Human developmental systems theory. 2 comments. 2 History needed. 2 comments. 3 Criticism? 1 comment. Toggle the table of contents. Talk: Developmental systems ...
Contextual learning is based on a constructivist theory of teaching and learning. [1] [page needed] Learning takes place when teachers are able to present information in such a way that students are able to construct meaning based on their own experiences. Contextual learning experiences include internships, service learning and study abroad ...
Relational developmental systems (RDS) is a developmental psychological metatheory and conceptual framework. [1] It is an extension of developmental systems theory that is based on the view that relationism is a superior alternative to Cartesian mechanism.
Contextualism, also known as epistemic contextualism, is a family of views in philosophy which emphasize the context in which an action, utterance, or expression occurs. Proponents of contextualism argue that, in some important respect, the action, utterance, or expression can only be understood relative to that context. [ 1 ]
Functional contextualism is a modern philosophy of science [1] rooted in philosophical pragmatism and contextualism. It is most actively developed in behavioral science in general and the field of behavior analysis and contextual behavioral science in particular (see the entry for the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science ).
The Richard A. Lerner Stock Index From January 2008 to May 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Richard A. Lerner joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 18.0 percent return on your investment, compared to a -10.2 percent return from the S&P 500.
World Hypotheses: A Study in Evidence, by Stephen C. Pepper (1942), presents four relatively adequate world hypotheses (or world views or conceptual systems) in terms of their root metaphors: formism (similarity), mechanism (machine), contextualism (historical act), and organicism (living system).