Knowledge Society and the New Productivity Paradigm:

Knowledge Society and the New Productivity Paradigm: A Critical Review of Productivity Theory and the Impacts of ICT

Analysis of information behavior paradigms: past and present

Introduction: Information behavior in knowledge and information science is seen as a fundamental human behavior that has been studied extensively thus far. This study include different approaches and perspectives that examined information behavior. The purpose of this article is to investigate the paradigm shift in information behavior by using the texts of this research ground. Methodology: Th...

Introduction to the teachings of the transcendental paradigm in the process of teaching-learning and its critique

The purpose of this study is to study the teachings of the transcendental paradigm in the process of teaching-learning and its critique. In order to achieve the purpose of the research, three methods of conceptual, inference and critical analysis have been used to analyze and critique the foreman paradigm. Findings of the research indicate that meta-text instead of oral text emphasizes written ...

Examining the Relationship between “Science” and “Religion” in Socio-Cultural Context of the Renaissance: A Kuhnian Reading of Bacon’s New Atlantis

Thomas Kuhn’s model of paradigm shift as an intra-systemic framework to account for changes within the scientific discourse has been adopted by scholars in different fields as diverse as sociology, theology, economy, and education, to name only a few. The present study argues that the same model can usefully be drawn upon to examine the relationship between ‘science’ and ‘religion’ with some re...

The Investigation of the Impact of Agricultural Extension program upon the Knowledge and Productivity of the Wheat Peasants Growers in Kermanshah

Learning, development of technology and adoption of new agricultural methods would have great impact upon peasant productivity more specifically upon subsistent farmer’s status. This study aims to investigate the impact of agricultural extension program upon the performance of wheat producers in Kermanshah. Research statistical society includes 186 of wheat farmers who participated in the schoo...