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the p€rson'cenrercd 6 conrEsPd with the neds b€itA situ.ationalcent@d<br />
(Bi&ge & Shermis. I 9921 32).<br />
Another theory that con<strong>tr</strong>ibules to le3mer-ccnreftd<br />
appmaches is whar is called 'Nanml Unfoldm€nl'. It assumes tlat<br />
p@pte e mtually good ard at thc sane time active in rclation io<br />
their eDviroments. All p€ople N Essuned to be fie., alnomrnolrs<br />
md foNa.dly aclive p€nom who reach out fiom lhemelves lo<br />
Ek€ then world (Biase & Shermis- 1992:31)- Ihis poi was<br />
aiready ass@ialed with JeaG J. Rouss@u (1712-l7E). the ovelall<br />
philosophical fianework of th€ natu"l urfoldrde<s<strong>tr</strong>ong>rt</s<strong>tr</strong>ong> often bas b€en<br />
labeled Rol]@lic Natur.lisrl! For Rousseau, every thing in rutlE<br />
is basicaly s@d. So hurlan uiire is bolh a good and acdve, s|fdir@led<br />
agent. A bad soci.l environrneni codd make bad hurun<br />
beiDgs; $ be holds thal huDd social istiturio<strong>tr</strong> @ not Mtuml.<br />
Rousseau wged leacheB to peoit sMents to live close to<br />
Da<s<strong>tr</strong>ong>hr</s<strong>tr</strong>ong>e so they mieht indnge fiely in rhen ianiral inpulser,<br />
iatincts &d fecliras (Bigge & Shernis. 1992: 3l). From this<br />
beory, lhe corcepis of Se€dom in classroom, ed activoess have<br />
beome pa<s<strong>tr</strong>ong>rt</s<strong>tr</strong>ong> of l<strong>tr</strong>s-clnrered appruch€s.<br />
<s<strong>tr</strong>ong>tn</s<strong>tr</strong>ong> tle words of Dr. Rashid A. Shah (1999:175):<br />
"RoNFr h tlF fiN b giE childhood ns rishtut phe.<br />
H. tut only |Qs,n d rh. ch.n ieri,ras of childhoo4 bu<br />
also feli its ihporlan€ ii rhe pmes of .d@dod Hc tel th€<br />
*.d of e .du@tioq whjc! sbould he nI ,@d.e wir! rbc<br />
ddE & of chiHhood. Th6 Roussau hs sss6r.d rh.<br />
.bild +.i.nd educ.rio! for a e|uat sro*,ti ad<br />
A ilthe. more ftcent tbeory of leamirg that co<s<strong>tr</strong>ong>rt</s<strong>tr</strong>ong>libuied 10<br />
l@q-cen<strong>tr</strong>ed app@che-s js tbc c{gririve .i@ry of l.3<s<strong>tr</strong>ong>rt</s<strong>tr</strong>ong>riDg.<br />
According to this theory the stlrd€di is r€garded d an active<br />
patliciparr in the knowledg+genirg process. He setects and<br />
<strong>tr</strong>ansfoms infonnatioq cons<strong>tr</strong>ucls h)?otheses, ard a<strong>tr</strong>e6 those<br />
hnotlEses in tie ligh of incoBistent or disc.ep{L Eqodce<br />
(Bieee & Shemis. 1992: 125). Bruiet rhe devetoper ofthh theory<br />
ses dlat 'l€aming' is ar its b€st .thnkina', ad thjnkilg is tbe