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In this paper, we discuss ways collaborative research groups can be used and what students appear to learn about social science reasoning and quantitative literacy from such groups. Data are from field observations, pre- and post-semester surveys in both collaborative and traditional courses, end of the semester student comments, and student work on semester-long group-based projects. The findings illuminate teaching and learning processes, cognitive and personal learning outcomes, and remaining challenges. Students resist having to work in groups, while simultaneously becoming attached to their group and acknowledging its importance. In the end, many students see the importance of both social science reasoning and quantitative skills and demonstrate the ability to articulate key components of both. Challenges that remain include more specific measures of particular skills, potential group conflicts, and active learning within a culture of consumerism and entitlement.

Like other Progressive Era reformers, Thomas Nixon Carver promoted a form of biology-infused social science that included both eugenics and a strong version of hereditarianism. Carver was also a charismatic teacher who trained several generations of economists and sociologists at Harvard. In this paper we will focus on the contribution of three of them: James A. Field, Norman E. Himes, and Carl S. Joslyn. These authors differ in terms of style, method, and emphasis—with Field and Himes more interested in population and birth control issues, and Joslyn in the dynamics of social stratification. As it will be shown below, however, all of them reveal an explicit commitment to hereditarianism and eugenics, which can be directly traced back to Carver's influence during their student days at Harvard.

Kriminalistik - ein Wort, hinter dem sich sehr viel mehr verbirgt, als es einem viele spannende Filme verraten.Das vorliegende Buch gibt einen Einblick in die breite Palette der kriminalistischen Kleinarbeit, das akribische Vorgehen im Rahmen einer Ermittlung und zeigt die Komplexität bei der Herangehensweise an die Aufklärung einer Straftat.Lassen Sie sich entführen in die Welt der kriminalpolizeilichen Aufgaben mit all ihren Facetten, erleben Sie die Möglichkeiten wissenschaftlicher Mittel und Methoden und sehen Sie selbst, was die Kriminalistik kann und wo sie an ihre Grenzen stößt

The aim of this book is to demonstrate how Agent-Based Modelling (ABM) can be used to enhance the study of social agency, organizational behavior and organizational management. It derives from a workshop, sponsored by the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behavior (AISB), held at Bournemouth University Business School in 2014 on 'Modelling Organizational Behavior and Social Agency'. The contents of this book are divided into four themes: Perspectives, Modeling Organizational Behavior, Philosophical and Methodological Perspective, and Modeling Organized Crime and Macro-Organizational Phenomena.ABM is a particular and advanced type of computer simulation where the focus of modeling shifts to the agent rather than to the system. This allows for complex and more realistic representations of reality, facilitating an innovative socio-cognitive perspective on organizational studies. The editors and contributing authors claim that the use of ABM may dramatically expand our understanding of human behavior in organizations. This is made possible because of (a) the computational power made available by technological advancements, (b) the relative ease of the programming, (c) the ability to borrow simulation practices from other disciplines, and (d) the ability to demonstrate how the ABM approach clearly enables a socio-cognitive perspective on organizational complexity.Showcasing contributions from academics and researchers of various backgrounds and discipline, this volumes provides a global, interdisciplinary perspective.

This editorial points to the need for developing a positive research culture for advancing social science research in Sri Lanka. This is not to say that a positive attitude towards research is absent among social scientists and the scientific community in general in Sri Lanka. On the contrary, there is an emerging recognition that social science inputs are necessary for tackling the various challenging problems facing the country today. However, what is lacking is a firm faith in building a local social science knowledge base for exploring various approaches for understanding critical issues facing the country, constant debates about relevant issues and a critical engagement with the social, economic, and political environment in which we find ourselves. This is what I call a "proactive research culture" where we constantly turn to new research for generating new knowledge and finding answers to serious problems affecting the current and future generations.

Science controversies encounter political opportunities -- Research method and data -- Science controversies in transitional China -- Hydropower, fragmentation, and knowledge making -- GMO controversy : how orthodox science lost control -- Nuclear power debate in a narrow political opportunity structure -- Why are science controversies so different -- Synergy of different theoretical traditions in a comparative lens.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Notes -- Chapter 1 Rules, Norms, and Values -- 1.1 Some Background to the Issues -- 1.2 The Pervasiveness of Rules and Norms -- 1.3 The Space of Reasons, the Causal Nexus, and Norms -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Norms and the Rule of Law -- 2.1 Actions, Reasons, and the Normativity of the Legal Order -- 2.2 Political Culture and the Rule of Law -- 2.3 Moral Intelligibility and the Rule of Law -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Hume's Moral Philosophy and His Contested Legacy -- 3.1 Some of the Philosophical Contours of the Issues -- 3.2 Some Relevant Metaethics -- 3.3 Hume's Naturalistic Morality -- 3.4 Hume and Prescriptivity -- 3.5 Normativity and Naturalism -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Relativism and the Study of Morality -- 4.1 Why is Anyone a Relativist? -- 4.2 Relativism and Moral Explanation -- 4.3 Relative to What? -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Some Illustrations -- 5.1 Some General Considerations About Norms -- 5.2 Investigating Moral Life Through the Study of Prisons and Prisoners -- 5.3 Desistance, Character, and Agency -- Notes -- Chapter 6 The Multiple Layers of Normativity -- 6.1 Identifying Layers of Normativity -- 6.2 The Liberal State and Responsibility for Criminal Justice -- 6.3 Discrimination and Criminal Justice -- 6.4 A Restorative Approach to Integrating the Layers of Normativity? -- 6.5 What Does Experience Show? -- Notes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix I -- Index.