“You are under my roof, so listen to me and go to college in Korea!” my father shouted. That was when I started packing, determined to leave the house. My father added, “Explain to me how you will survive without my help.” I ignored him, focusing on fitting my belongings in a small luggage, which was unpacked just two days ago. After putting ‘my room’ in it, I said, “I will show you how,” and that is how I became homeless, two days after coming home from America.
Frankly, I did not link leaving home to becoming homeless; however, it was clear after I left home that I was homeless. Trying to come up with a place I could stay, what came to my mind was a ‘private library’ in my town, which lends rooms, not books, for people to study in a quiet environment. I headed straight to the library and asked for the manager. I had to wait for an hour, so I did.
The manager finally came and asked why I wanted to see him. I said, “I know this place runs from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., but would you let me stay here 24/7? I will clean the whole library and restroom for free.” The manager was perplexed by my request, but I was confident he would take me up on the offer until he said, “It’s against our policy, and we already have a cleaning lady” My first strategy failed.
I needed more time with the manager to change his mind, so I asked for coffee. While waiting, I shouted in mind “Come on, think!” and the second strategy came to me.
As the manager sat down with a cup of coffee, I asked, “Wouldn’t it be great if your library offered your customers help with their study? I think it would be a great service, and I am confident I can help students here with their English.” By the expression on his face, I knew my second strategy worked. After I promised to help with math as well, I got permission to stay there 24/7, something unprecedented.
Since then, I have ‘achieved’ many nicknames such as Captain of Cafeteria(the place where I teach students), Mr. Resident(self-explanatory), and best of all, the Guy. I am there all the time so people refer to me as the Guy.
The Guy is happy most of the time; he is appreciated when teaching and feels independent having a roof over his head without his father’s help. But the trouble comes at night, when he is left all alone in a small room. In the room are a laptop, books, some clothes, and the biggest of all, uncertainty. He despises the uncertainty because it constantly whispers to him that he has no future. It incessantly tries to convince the Guy to submit to his fate and go back home.
The Guy, however, does not give in. He instead accepts fate in his way, by pronouncing it differently. He pronounces it as ‘fight.’ He could well have given in to fate and stayed home. Instead, he decided to fight his fate.
No, actually, he decided to fight his ‘fight.’ He will lose many times, but at least it will be him who chooses the fight, not the other way around. He will regret his choice at times, but every time he does, he will be comforted by that he did not let fate dictate him, but chose his fate and fought it his best. Whenever his fate tries to talk him into giving in, the Guy looks straight in its eyes and asserts, “The only part of my life you can affect is its ending. Until then, let me take care of my life!”
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The vision of FC Barcelona has been to be more than a club focusing on being a brand ambassador for its country. FC Barcelona was founded in 1899 by Gamper Joan. The club is well known in Europe and Spain and has one of the strongest brand names. Gamper put a notice in the dailies stating that he wished to form a football club, together with his friend they chose the team colors and called the team Barcelona. In the early years, Barcelona emerged as one of the top teams in Spain and competed effectively in Copa De La Rey. One of the clubs first trophies were won in 1902, the early years for the club were very tough, and Gamper’s mission was for the club to acquire a stadium to stabilize its income. For several yes, the club that is famously known as Barca has risen to be one of the wells known Soccer clubs. The club has had success in European Football and good marketing strategies. The Headquarters of the Football Club is located in Catalonia, Spain. The local stadium of the club is Camp Now that has a sitting capacity of a hundred thousand people. FC Barcelona co-founded La Liga in 928; the club has never been demoted from La Liga although it shares a similar record with Real Madrid its biggest competitors. Also, the club has some of the best players the world has ever known. The club is associated with strong brand names such as NIKE, UNICEF, and the QATAR Foundation to name a few. Barcelona has a high bargaining power (Hamil 479). This paper shall present the Business aspect of FC Barcelona; it shall discuss its mission statement, top players, competitors, the current business trends it is adopting. The paper shall also discuss the current challenges facing the club. The last section of the paper shall provide reasons why I want to work for FC Barcelona.
Mission statements are important in communicating to stakeholders about the future of the business. FC Barcelona’s mission statement encompasses the principles of treating sports as the primary goal, recognition, and endorsement of Catalonia through Barcelona to build the talent of children and the youth, showing the value of education. The mission statement appreciates the very reason the club was formed, which is to promote sports. The statement also recognizes the importance of education among the youth who are talented in sports. The football club also has several core values to help fulfill its mission. The club supports activities towards racial discrimination, it also recognizes the input of the disabled in sports, and also stands for healthy dietary choices.
As mentioned earlier the FC Barcelona is the home of the world’s top soccer players. Beginning with its founder, Gamper was among the first players of the club and holds a record for scoring the most number of goals in one much (Minder 1). Another famous player of the club is Lionel Messi, widely known by his second name. Messi has scored over 392 goals in Barca matches; consequently, he is the top scorer in La Liga (Minder 1). Andres Iniesta is also recognized as one of the top three Barca players, playing the Middlefield position (Deitsch 34). Diego Maradona is regarded as a legend in soccer matters.
The top competitor club for FC Barcelona is Real Madrid, like Barca, Madrid also has some of the best players and coaches. The clubs are also well-known for their complex strategies. Despite the competitiveness, FC Barcelona plays some of the most thrilling and captivating matches. The club values are reflected in the field among the players; there is confidence, skill, and trust among the players as they pass the ball. Through its foundation, the club contributes towards social responsibility at the same time passing positive values to children and the youth. Some of the world’s best players have been natured by the FC Barcelona Foundation, for instance, Messi passed through the foundations as a young boy (Ghosh 25).
In business, challenges are inevitable. FC Barcelona like any other business faces several challenges towards the achievement of its mission. In 2010, the club faced financial difficulties, the club lost close to a hundred million dollars. This affected the club’s transfer period since it was not able to get new players (Ghosh 42). The club has from time to time been faced with the need to cut and minimize costs. It is the duty of the club management to find new sources of revenue to maintain the club’s stadium, and maintain the high wages for the players.
Another well-known challenge faced by the club is balancing between the needs of the stakeholder. Stakeholders are those who are affected by the actions of the club directly or indirectly; the stakeholder could be primary, secondary, or key stakeholders. Examples of stakeholders are employees, employee’s families, investors, the government, and the club itself. There exist internal problems in Barcelona, especially between players and management. There is also the issue of frequent transfer of expensive players which is affecting teamwork among the players.
Completion is common, especially in the soccer business. Although FC Barcelona is one of the best soccer clubs, it has other rivalries like Real Madrid. For a long time, Real Madrid has been giving Barca a run for its money, trophies, and players. Most of the players in both teams have either been taken by the rival. Barca has the duty to make sure it maintains the high wages for its players. Also, the club has to ensure that it plays interesting matches that will increase its competitive advantage.
Despite the challenges, I wish to work at FC Barcelona. I recognize and appreciate the challenges faced by the club; I also believe that the club will benefit if it utilizes Porter’s five forces to overcome its challenges. The Porter five forces that shape strategy in competition Michel Porter recognized that completion is determined by the threat of newcomers in the market, the bargaining power of suppliers, power of buyers, the threat of substitution, and competition. The porter five forces were devised by Michel Porter to assist businesses to overcome their challenges to achieve their missions. Porter’s five forces are used to analyze the level of competition in a particular industry and determine the best strategy to create competitive advantage in explaining (Porter 27).
First, Barcelona has no threat of entry; this is because the club is an established brand and is widely recognized. Although Real Madrid possesses a threat to the club, the club has a very high chance of overcoming this threat. The second force is the power of suppliers, having established the FC Barcelona Foundation that supports young players; the club has the ability to continue producing more skillful players like Lionel Messi. Additionally, the club has received endorsements from recognized brands, this has increased its bargaining power to the best soccer club, and the team, however, has the duty to perform well or risk losing their endorsements. FC Barcelona is facing threats of substitutes, either the occasionally financial troubles.
With this analysis, if allowed to work for FC Barcelona, I believe I will part of the team that transforms the club into an even better brand. Additionally, I fully understand the history of the club, and I have been a fan of the team since childhood.
Conclusion
FC Barcelona is an accomplished club and business organization that has strived for the best results since it was founded. The dreams of Jon Gamper and other founders still live in the mission statement of the club. The club’s mission is to be the ambassador for sports, inspiring the youth with educational values. Some of the best players that ever played for the club re Lionel Messi, who was natured in the club’s foundation from childhood, Iniesta, Maradona, and many more. The club’s biggest competitor is Real Madrid. Some of the challenges faced by FC Barca include disagreements between the players and the management that affects the matches. Another problem is the high wage bill that needs to be maintained to avoid its competitors from taking its players. The club had also faced financial troubles.
I want to work for FC Barcelona because soccer has been my passion since I was a child. Although I do not play much often, my accountancy skills will come in handy to assist Barcelona to realize its mission. I have analyzed the potential way of overcoming the challenges faced by Barca through the use of Porter’s Five forces. Barca needs to maximize on its supplier, lack of new entry threat, and low rivalry power to achieve its goals.
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Interference with the harmonious order of the ecosystem greatly affects all entities in the system negatively and has led to the extinction of some creatures while others like Amur Leopard are on the brink of extinction. Imbalance in the ecosystem is largely attributed to human abusive activities which include industrial pollution and desertification pursued in an attempt to sustain the rapid population growth. Amur Leopard is one of the most endangered species whose numbers have been gradually diminishing over the years due to poaching and other factors related to environmental destruction yet just like all entities in the ecosystem is valuable. This creates the need to take drastic measures to prevent the species existence on earth from becoming history one day. This paper explores Amur Leopard in terms of the requirements for its habitat, species that it interacts with, and its food and growing conditions. Factors contributing to the threat against Amur Leopard’s survival and conservation measures are also looked into extensively.
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Biology
Amur Leopards also referred to as the Korean Leopards, Manchurian Leopards or the Far East Leopards are subspecies of leopards that reside mainly in the forest and mountain rangers and are currently just found in the northeastern part of China. The Amur Leopards are interesting species of wild animals with an approximate speed of 37 miles per hour, capable of jumping up to 19 feet horizontally and 10 feet vertically, are slightly smaller in size with the males being larger than the females, and have longer limbs compared to other leopard species adapted for walking through snow. The animals tend to have a life span of about 10-15 years for the ones in the wild and 20 years for those in captivity. The species play a very significant part in balancing the ecosystem considering it directly or indirectly influences the herbivorous primary consumers since it is at the top of the food chain as noted by Jinzhe, Quanhua, Guiming, Zhilin, Quan, Yan & Guangshun (2015).
Amur Leopards mainly prey on ungulates especially roe and deer. The animals usually commence hunting immediately before sunset and remain active in the early morning but hide out during the day and are known to prefer younger deer. Their main competitors are tigers that resort to younger deer during winter when medium-sized animals are scarce. Amur leopards normally require a cold environment and large home ranges that can go up to 100 square kilometers a range that is no longer supported forcing them to reside in homes with a smaller scope of about 70 square kilometers as indicated by Xiaofenga, Qu Yia, Li Diqiangb, Liu, Wang, Wu Bob & Zhu (2011).
Threats
Jinzhe et al. (2015) claim that Amur Leopards are among the most endangered species since they face numerous threats. For instance, they are threatened by poaching since humans hunt them for food, money and their beautiful spotted fur that are being sold in the black market as proven by the undercover investigation that found male and female skins going for $1000 to $500 respectively in Russia in 1993 has largely contributed to the reduction in their number. Amur Leopards’ population has been realized to have reduced excessively since currently their population worldwide is estimated to be around 360-450. The animals are also threatened by habitat distraction since their homes are constantly under attack from regular forest fires and human activities that exhaust natural resources like de-forestation carried out in favor of agriculture, an extension of villages as well as road construction as explicated by Xiaofenga et al. (2011).
Also, ecological destruction attributed to industrial pollution creating unfavorable conditions for their survival and those of their prey due to the existence of foreign fatal diseases. spread of foodborne disease. Part 9. Washing and drying of hands to reduce microbial contamination. Journal of Food shortage is also a challenge for these lovely creatures attributed to competition with other predators like tigers that runs out of medium-sized animals during winter and turn to younger ones which are the major source of food for Amur Leopards. The existence of Amur leopards is also endangered by inbreeding that possess a threat to their health, survival, and reproduction since it has was realized that the species lost genetic diversity as implied by Jinzhe et al. (2015).
Conserving
In light of the numerous threats Amur leopards are exposed to and the acute reduction of their numbers worldwide, there is a need for drastic action that ought to be taken as soon as possible to protect them. It is important to note that environmental and wildlife conservation requires collective responsibility spearheaded by the government and environmental conservation. Thus, creating awareness on the significance of preserving wildlife life Amur Leopards since it minimizes poaching. Making people understand the dangers of reckless destruction of natural resources ought to aid in protecting their habitats as implied by Xiaofenga et al. (2011). The government also regulates harmful human activities that fragment their habitats like establishing appropriate laws that burn poaching and the black market trade of Amur Leopards’ products. Other legislation also needs to be drafted to ensure the dumping of industrial waste in the environment is regulated to minimize pollution of development of the country. Through environmental policies also, there is conservation of critical natural resources. Moreover, the government ought to urgently preserve and enlarge the few remaining core habitats just like the Russians that identified a large Amur Leopards’ core habitat covering about 650 000 acres and declared it a reserve referring to it as the land of leopard national park. The creation of wildlife corridors connecting Amur Leopards core habitats aid conservation and restoration of the animals with time as they offer a suitable network for the animal’s conservation as indicated by Xiaofenga et al. (2011).
Furthermore, more artificial reserves ought to be created since the better part of their natural habitats have been taken over by humans, and restoring them to their original natural state would take ages yet Amur Leopard’s risks of extinction are acute. Artificial habits have worked for some animals facing a similar circumstance thus are likely to aid avert the situation. Extensive research on their genetics is required in response to the challenge of inbreeding. WWF may decide to mate them according to their genetic composition to increase genetic diversity and minimize the current abnormalities causing a threat to their existence as recommended by Xiaofenga et al. (2011).
Conclusion
In conclusion, Amur Leopards which are subspecies of leopards mainly adapted to the cold and mainly found in the northeastern part of China are facing the possibility of extinction soon if drastic measures are not taken to curb the situation. The animals are endured by excessive human hunting, inbreeding, depletion of natural resources, and destruction of their habitats caused by despicable human activities that affect the environment like pollution and desertification. Food scarcity that consists majorly of young roe and deer has also contributed to a reduction in their population that currently is estimated to stand at 360-450. Therefore, this upsetting risk of Amur Leopard extinction requires rapid measures about environmental challenges and poaching like drafting of a wide range of legislation aimed at protecting their habits and educating the public on the significance of wildlife conservation. Conserving and extending existing core habitats would also help just like establishing artificial reserves.
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Jinzhe, Q., Quanhua, S., Guiming, W., Zhilin, L., Quan, S., Yan H., & Guangshun J. (2015). Spatial distribution drivers of Amur leopard density in northeast China. Biological Conservation.
Xiaofenga, L., Qu Yia, Li Diqiangb, Liu, S., Wang, X., Wu Bob,& Zhu C. (2011). Journal of Environmental Management.
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Advocacy apprehends active support for oneself or of another so that actions are taken on individual requirements. Every person requires recognition and worth despite class, gender, or health status. Advocacy concentrates on an individual’s objectives and goals besides being concerned with people’s respect, rights, and decision-making process on direct and indirect problems. The process of advocacy involves speaking, acting, or writing arguments in support of an action that defends human rights. Any prejudgment directed to persons with disabilities is a lack of respect in society. The notion of this essay is to explore the origin, history, types, and principles of advocacy and its application to the Ireland community.
Advocacy originated during an attempt to solve the issues of poverty, its causes, and consequences in the world. Addressing this problem was only possible through interventions to the poor by the charity organizations. Social work in Ireland began in the late 1770s when a legislative speaker, Grattan strongly argued out for the removal of limitations on Ireland’s rights to take part in the British Empire trade (Timberlake, 2012, Pp. 25-40). He aimed at defending society against constitutional and commercial restrictions. Later, Grattan inspired activists to demand the elimination of the existing trade regulations and to impose the government to amend the laws. The practice continued to exist in the Trade Unions and legal systems.
According to Bemak, Chung, and Pedersen (2003, p.140), the ancient social workers supported the need for advocacy in stimulating a series of deficiencies and scheme on differences. A movement that encouraged settlers arose in the nineteenth century, which tried to address ancient problems especially inadequate resources among the poor. The settlement movement organized youth programs and sponsored active social work for the poor. It marked the beginning of meaningful advocacy. The poor man’s lawyer system began in 1891 at Mansfield Settlement and extended to other regions (Stein, 2004, pp. 556-600). The movement launched a campaign demanding the government support in the provision of legally authorized services. Today, social work practice taking place involves campaigning association including the Claimants Union where individuals collectively organize a group to make a general decision about certain issues.
Types of advocacy
There are various types of advocacy, which include group, statutory, political, citizen, specialist, peer, and self-advocacy (Nolan, 2008, p. 40). Group advocacy is concerned with the issue of an organization or group of people. Those who make personal decisions, admit responsibilities and speak out for their rights practice self-advocacy. Citizen activism is when persons volunteer to assist people who are unable to defend themselves such as those with mental disabilities by totally being independent of individuals who give services like Age Action Ireland for old people. Also, statutory and specialist advocacy refers to a situation where one is legally selected to stand in for another. It comprises trained lawyers and therefore, is the best method to fight for the health demand of clients. The nation can also appoint public workers like the National disability Authority to advocate for people with various challenges. Lastly, family advocates address issues that concern peers and family members.
Principles of advocacy
The nation of Ireland adopted several principles of advocacy to facilitate public services that include empowerment, autonomy, social justice, citizenship, and social inclusion (Nolan, 2008, p. 40). Empowerment is the ability to work with others by encouraging them to be creative, active, and liberated to their responsibilities. This principle eliminates inequality of power and promotes sharing regarding collective activities and power. Social justice defies discrimination and oppression and stimulates the growth of a society that values the rights of every individual. It protects opportunities, social benefits, obligations, and rights of persons. Autonomy is a principle that supports people to take control of their responsibilities and take part in personal choices.
Advocates work to protect the privileges and rights of every citizen hence, assist to minimize barriers encountered by individuals with challenges. Social inclusion promotes complete participation for vulnerable individuals since everyone poses equal worth and value. Social exclusion affects the aged, refugees, asylum seekers, and people with disabilities by denying them meaningful choices. In Irish society, people with disabilities encounter exclusion in decision-making, segregation, negative attitudes, and limited privileges like employment opportunities. The principle of social work encourages clear communication, coordination, trust, and honesty between clients and advocates.
Reasons for advocacy
Advocacy is very crucial despite being rampant. The Society of Ireland and other countries in the world experience various development in the fight for justice, marginalization, seclusions, rights of individuals with disabilities, and misrepresentations. Supporters assist in sanctioning the community in accessing their needs. It encourages the attempt to inculcate self-confidence, accountability, and responsibility to individuals or organizations for the rebuilding of openness in the decision-making process and transparency and help people to exercise self-control. It can also work to alter the attitude of community members in regards to certain misconceptions. (Timberlake, 2012, Pp. 25-40). In fact, the process helps individuals to get access to community resources and knowledge and protect people’s rights including the opportunity to speak out opinions in public.
Advocacy is necessary for situations that demand public or personal assistance. The practice is vital in public health conditions such as when underaged individuals face illegal limitations in rehabilitation centers and prisons (Hickey, 2014, pp. 160). Clinical situations both in Ireland and everywhere in the world require social workers especially when health professionals conduct a clinical procedure on patients without their informed consent. Another case is child discrimination in society such as neglect, abuse, or any unauthorized actions that infringe on their rights. Support is crucial when checking damaged laws like the physical penalty for children and in situations when a certain community faces denial to access health services.
There are many people with mental illnesses locked in prisons and jails rather than getting appropriate medical care. Epilepsy is a condition of mental illness that can result from multiple sclerosis, brain tumors, trauma, genetic, or diseases like stroke meningitis. The lack of proper treatment in the correction institutions exposes them to abominable and promotes dangerous actions of this population in the society. They often become victims of drug abuse, sexual assault, suicides, and other aggressive behavior such as violence.
Social workers should be concerned with the rights of patients with mental problems and fight for the need to provide them with better health services than jailing them. For instance, the case of Marija, a woman who struggled with a mental complication for a long period. Her condition became work after spending much time in a locked room until Carol; a mental expert approached and listen to her side of view. She advocated for Marija’s opinion in her vulnerable and powerless situation. The story indicates that for advocacy to be successful, they should be many approaches to a critical situation that involve monitoring and evaluating social work. Negotiating and speaking out for people with mental disabilities was the major role played by Carol as a social worker.
Normalization process theory
Normalization process theory is a sociological aspect that explains the dynamics of implanting, instigating, and assimilating composite intervention. It focuses on embedding evolving technologies in health care services. The theory gives an account of changes that take place during a shift from a therapeutic approach to a personal-centered approach. The structure of the normalization procedure consists of dynamic, planned, and contingent interaction between objects, agents, or context (Hickey, 2014, pp. 160). Actors refer to those who meet one other in health care; context is organizational and physical that organize and resource individuals, while objects are recognized authorized methods in which procrastination of information takes place. NPT assists individuals to disassemble the social procedures that are at work when experiencing a new set of performance. It relates to a set of constructs that is planned information that explains processes in human life.
Role of social workers
Social workers have the responsibility of assisting groups, people, and families to adapt to the difficult situation in their life to change their patient’s lives. They perform this process by educating them on mechanisms and skills they might help them during the recovery period. Advocates also provide straight counseling services to patients. In most cases, communal personnel serve as links between dissimilar institutions and coordinate with health practitioners to promote the wellness of patients. They also address permitted problems that include helping in providing testimony and hearing connected to clients. Policy growth, research, and advocacy of service is another role of social workers. Also, they keep and prepare records and reports.
The field of social work comprises of several industries and specialization that requires professionals to pursue the foundations of services such as flexibility, empathy, respect, and persistence in different situations. They are expected to aid with problems, which originate from disability, trauma, mental or emotional issues, poverty, abuse, acute or chronic sicknesses, and addictions. They occur in three groups depending on their professional fields where they deal with public health, child, family, and institutions, and the mental health workforce is those who help patients suffering from unhealthy basic methods.
Social workers also collaborate with other health experts to assess the physical and medical status and needs of patients. They advocate for them in resolving crises through proper evaluation, monitoring, keeping reports of patient’s progress depending on their recovery objectives (Hickey, 2014, pp. 160). Another role they play is to refer family or clients to community assets to provide them financial assistance, education, job, housing, legal aid, and to help them throughout the recovery process. Patients’ supporters review health records or interviews to find out environmental obstructions to their recovery process. They investigate neglect cases and take legal actions in cases of child abuse or assault. Lastly, they organize discharge plans from hospitals to home care services and assign support groups to provide home-based counseling and appropriate educations.
Equality Act
The equality act refers to the most vital piece of parity legislation that streamlines, simplifies, and strengthens laws. The act sets a standard for individuals who provide public workers to treat the public with respect and dignity. It enables workers to understand their responsibilities and offers people protection from biased discriminations. Employment and equal pay Codes of Practice provide a clear explanation of the necessities in the Act to apply authorized concepts in every situation (Dalrymple, 2003, pp. 1048). The act helps tribunal and courts, which require applying the laws in interpreting the legislation and assist advisers, lawyers, human resources, and trade unions. Employment equality guidance supports workers’ right to equality regarding flexibility, payments, training, management, promotion, transfer, development, and benefits.
The legislation, constitution, and complainants Mechanism advocacy in Ireland relies on the background of equivalent rights for every individual and promotes laws. The Bill of Rights in the constitution of Irish offers persons political and civil support and relies on gratitude in the legislation of the rights and role of the social workers (Ratts, DeKruyf, and Chen-Hayes, 2007, pp. 90-97). The mandate guarantees several rights and equality to citizens especially asylum families who need exile orders. In Ireland, the legislations currently uphold social welfare and employment rights, and equality measures discernment in vocational teaching, employment, cooperative agreements, provision, and advertising.
Disability Act of 2005
It defines advocacy as services in which the vulnerable and the needy have their interest represented for assistance. Advocacy supports persons with disabilities to adapt meaningful lives by encouraging them to speak out their views. Personal advocacy is under the management of the Citizen Information Board as suggested by the Disability Act in Ireland. According to the board, the primary functions of an advocate are representing the public in need assessment, social services, and acts as appealing professionals to courts. The UN provides a convention for the moral consideration of individuals with disabilities in Ireland and globally (Timberlake, 2012, Pp. 25-40). The movement protest that persons with challenges have legal rights to lead an independent life in society. Advocacy is the primary technique for the mechanical living movement that enhances independence among disabled people. It also ensures that this group has similar human rights as the normal population.
Conclusion
Advocacy is very vital in the achievement of humanity and equality in Ireland and internationally. The Irish constitution focuses less on the recognition of social work in regards to the formation of policies and funding. Therefore, there is a need for the state of Ireland to facilitate crucial changes by appealing movements such as the National Disability Authority and those concerned with the Mental Hospitals, in the strengthening and founding of the rules governing advocacy in general especially the support for the disabilities
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You are a new employee of the teachers’ service commission as a commissioner of the early childhood development. Your first task is to lend a hand in enhancing the impact of the early childhood education. As such, the commission feels the public needs to understand more concerning individuals, theories, and events that have affected the role of modern early childhood educator, as well as, how these factors have impacted our contemporary learning environment.
Task
You are about to discover how various persons, theories, and events have influenced the early childhood education and subsequently create awareness through a periodical to the populace based on your findings. In so doing, you need to find out more about Education Theories by investigating the role of teachers, the needs of children, kindergarten education, technology and young children, the preschool years, the primary grades, parents and families involvement, and community participation. In addition, you should determine the means of meeting the special needs of children, the theories and history involved, and the professional development process of early childhood education. Are you prepared to explore more about these issues on early childhood development? As you study these factors, you ought to keep notes in your periodical. Your task is to investigate important information about the issues herein. Your periodical will go through documentation for your study and used as a tool for educating the community on early childhood education.
Before you start, kindly search the following sites to obtain a general idea of Education Theories.
History and Theories of Early Childhood Education
Montessori- Education Theories
Pestalozzi- Parents, Teachers, and Community Involvement in Early Childhood Education – you will require clicking on the early childhood button to obtain the available information.
Professional Development Process of Early Childhood Education – click on the professional development button to access information
Part 2
For this section, you will need to explore a range of events, theories, and people who have influenced our contemporary childhood education and put records of your findings on the documentation sheet. To find out how the most suitable ways of enhancing early childhood education, have an exciting adventure about the following:
Luther
Comenius
Locke
Rousseau
Pestalozzi
Owen
Froebel
Montessori
Dewey
Pigat
Vygotsky
Maslow
Erikson
Bronfenbrenner
Gardner
Write in your periodical –provide answers to the below questions using comprehensive sentences.
What is the role of a teacher in the entire process of promoting child’s education and development?
What are the sensitive periods when children are more vulnerable to some behaviors and have the potential to lean certain skills with ease?
What are the educational theories in existence? What do they talk about in details?
Does respect to children help in supporting their development?
What are some of the important events that contribute to the development of a child?
What are some of the important contributions from individuals that have helped to enhance the impact of early childhood education?
It will be important, as well, that you record the teachers’ responsibility in the implementation of the early childhood development and identify its impact on both the child and the present society. For this reason, learn more regarding the duty of educators in promoting early childhood development.
Making children the core of learning
Teacher’s task
A sequence of drives/motives for cultural action
A special setting/environment for learning of a child
Motivating children in learning
Giving children freedom in organized environment
Observing children
Diverting inappropriate behavior
Identifying children’s sensitive periods
Meaningful tasks
Preparation of the learning surroundings
Orderly provision of learning materials
Provision of appropriate experiences for every child
Respecting all children
Modeling continuing respect for every child
Respecting all children’s work
Introduction of learning resources
Demonstration of learning resources
Supporting learning of children
Observing each child previous to introducing learning resources
Part 3
Now that gathering of your information is complete, make decision on which events, theories, and persons have made the greatest impact on the contemporary child education and development. You will need to put in order the periodical to enable the public have easy access to your collection, which in turn will enhance the impact of the child development in the society. Ensure that your decisions are the most considerable and that you have a proper presentation containing pictures with every success and impact of childhood education and development. Your work will be to offer the society with a periodical presentation.
Evaluation
Rubric for Web-Quest
Starting
a
Developing
b
Completed
c
Excellent
d
Score
Course of Action
Worksheet Completion
Fail to complete worksheet, fails to address all areas; has less than 4 attainments.
Incomplete filling of worksheet; fails to address all areas; has less than 7 attainments
Worksheet completed totally with 6 areas covered; at least 8 attainments
Worksheet completed totally with every of the 6 areas covered; at least 9 attainments
Course of Action
Importance of Attainments
Importance of attainments not addressed.
Importance fail to address for both societies; provision of minimal support
Importance of attainments covered for both societies; with good provision of support
Importance of attainments covered for both societies; with good provision of support
Task
Has one attainment; picture; lacking creativity.
Contains two attainments; having pictures; not creative or very neat
Has three attainments recognized; lacks pictures; creative and neat
Contains three attainments undoubtedly identified and having pictures; as well creative
Task
Support for attainments
Lacks support for options; fails to mention impact on societies
Fails to support reasons for options clearly; mentions impact on societies
Somewhat supports reasons for choices; mentions and supports impact on societies
Clearly supports reasons for options; relevance f impact on societies
Speaking
Fails to speak clearly; Deficient of rate and volume; many physical or verbal distractions; Fails to meet time obligation
Speaks undoubtedly however lacks reliable rate and volume. Some physical/verbal distractions; fails to meet time obligation
Speaks undoubtedly at a suitable volume and rate; minimal physical/verbal distractions; meets time obligation
Speaks undoubtedly at a suitable volume and rate; Lacks verbal or physical distractions; meets time obligation
Summary Paragraph
Paragraph has no sense of organization. With the topic sentence uncertain- lack of support.
Paragraph contains smallest organization- missing support, topic, or summary.
Paragraph having proper organization, with topic sentence, 3-4 supporting information, and summaryParagraph having clear organization; topic sentence, 3-5 supporting information, and summary Mechanics-
Format, Grammar, Spelling
Main mechanical mistakes in formatting, grammar, and spelling
The concluding work body has 4-5 mechanical mistakes in formatting, grammar, and spelling.
The concluding work body has 2-3 mechanical mistakes in spelling, grammar, and formatting.
The concluding work body has no mechanical mistakes
Conclusion
Following all your investigation, at this moment is your chance to influence the public and the teachers’ service commission of the most important elements of improving children’s education and development. You will put in writing a well-ordered, sufficiently supported section defending your option or preference of the most significant childhood development events that promote a child’s education. Be certain to take account of a topic sentence, in support of details, and a summary.
Credits
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Jonathan Maxwell
Steve Holland
Timothy Kennedy
Vincent White
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