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21pedagogy — /ped euh goh jee, goj ee/, n., pl. pedagogies. 1. the function or work of a teacher; teaching. 2. the art or science of teaching; education; instructional methods. [1575 85; < Gk paidagogía office of a child s tutor. See PEDAGOGUE, Y3] * * *… …
22human behaviour — Introduction the potential and expressed capacity for physical, mental, and social activity during the phases of human life. Human beings, like other animal species, have a typical life course that consists of successive phases of… …
23intelligence, human — ▪ psychology Introduction mental quality that consists of the abilities to learn from experience, adapt to new situations, understand and handle abstract concepts, and use knowledge to manipulate one (human being) s environment. Much of… …
24ZIONISM — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the word and its meaning forerunners ḤIBBAT ZION ROOTS OF ḤIBBAT ZION background to the emergence of the movement the beginnings of the movement PINSKER S AUTOEMANCIPATION settlement… …
25fascism — /fash iz euhm/, n. 1. (sometimes cap.) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often… …
26William G. Perry — William G. Perry, Jr. (b. 1913, Paris; d. January 12, 1998) [ [http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/1999/05.27/mm.perry.html Memorial Minute: William Graves Perry Jr ] ] was a well known educational psychologist whose work focused on the… …
27Environment and intelligence — are two closely related aspects of human well being. The impact of environment on intelligence is one of the most important factors in understanding human group differences in IQ test scores and other measures of cognitive ability.Historically,… …
28Society of Jesus — Jesuit redirects here. For the American hardcore punk band, see Jesuit (band). For the personal philosophy encompassing the moral teachings of Jesus, see Jesuism. Society of Jesus Abbreviation SJ, Jesuits Motto …
29Amir-Abbas Hoveida — Infobox Prime Minister name=Amir Abbas Hoveida order=Prime Minister of Iran term start =1965 term end =1977 predecessor =Hassan Ali Mansour successor =Jamshid Amouzegar birth date =birth date|1920|2|18|mf=y (28 Bahman 1298 AH) birth place =Tehran …
30environmentalism — en·vi·ron·men·tal·ism (ĕn vī rən mĕnʹtl ĭz əm, vī ərn ) n. 1. Advocacy for or work toward protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution. 2. The theory that environment rather than heredity is the primary influence on… …
