More than 200‚000 children are prosecuted in adult courts each year. All 50 states can prosecute a child‚ under the age of 16 years old‚ as an adult (Young & Gainsborough‚ 2000). Between 1992 and 1997‚ forty two states and the District of Columbia enacted legislation to enable juvenile offenders to be transferred to adult prisons (Young & Gainsborough‚ 2000). Missouri and Indiana lowered the minimum age for transfer to an adult facility from 16 years of age to the incredibly young age of ten (Flesch
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Chapter 1 Question 1 Why is English a ‘Global Language’? English is a ‘Global Language’ because it is one of the most widely spoken and written languages‚ carrying influence due to music‚ cinema‚ general broadcasting‚ science and the internet. Also‚ due to the requirement in many fields and occupations‚ English is become more important on a global scale. Question 2 How has the ‘Communicative Approach’ made learning English less artificial and more like the real world? The ‘Communicative Approach’
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children in adult prisons‚ but that is unacceptable. Juvenile criminals should not receive the same punishment as adults because they have a higher chance of getting raped or killed‚ they are still too immature‚ and they are more likely to commit a crime again. If juveniles get sent to adult prisons they have a higher chance of getting raped or being killed. “Juveniles sent to adult prisons are 7.7 times more likely to commit suicide and 5 times more likely to be raped”(Hanson‚ 47). Some adults in prison
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Children of all ages desire the love and support of adults. Infants are very curious and are able to learn a lot on their own just by exploring. However I feel having an interested and engaged adult is still needed in order for an infant to learn. The interference of an adult only encourage the child’s development. Well a child is playing adults have many opportunities to support their learning. For example‚ if an infant is playing with a car an adult can be their supporting the child’s learning by
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Human Behavior Theories Conflict Theory Of the many theories that pertain to the probation and parole aspect of criminal justice‚ conflict theory stands out. This theory was founded by Karl Marx. Conflict theory states that power is at the center of every human relationship. It theorizes that there are only two types of people in the world: the people that have wealth and are in power and the working class‚ the powerless and poor. It holds the idea that it is in the best interest of the powerful
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Adult Learning Theory Christina Bell (Student #0000000) American Military University Professor Michelle Jones 4/23/10 Adult Learning Theory It is a known fact that Humans dominate the planet because of their intelligence. The ability of the human species to formulate ideas and make use of those ideas and concepts to teach‚ learn and grow as a whole is phenomenal. This paper will focus on the ageless learner and how cognitive learning develops from
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My perception of the older adult has been somewhat influenced by society. Society’s view is that older people need special treatment because of their poor health‚ lack of income‚ or because they lack social support. Therefore‚ they feel that the older adult needs extra help. At times I do feel the same way‚ but my view is more geared to what is called "compassionate stereotyping". This stereotype attempts to create sympathy for older people‚ but it doesn’t give a true picture of later life. See‚
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Adult Educator Interview Name AET/505 November 8‚ 2010 Instructor Adult Educator Interview The thought of becoming an adult educator is exciting and new to this author. The education realm is what a facilitator makes of it. The class can be stimulated or withdrawn just by the actions the class leader has taken. A positive experience is what this author would love to make her goal so she can be remember as the individual who made a difference. One inspiration is that of Jeremy
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characteristics‚ positive and negative‚ of the non-traditional student. The article relays that many non-traditional students are adults who have been in the workplace for an extended period. As stated‚ there is much adult learning theory that comes from the "organizational development field (OD) field . . ." and the article gives four principles that characterize adult learners (Knowles‚ 1974). These principles point out some of the good characteristics of this category of people‚ one of which is
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& Future of Adult Learning Learning for adults is a field of study in and of itself. The study of adult learning‚ or andragogy‚ has come a long way and it is a relatively new idea. Society has tended to be so focused on teaching children‚ that only in the last century or so have educators come to realize that different methods should be used to more successfully educate adult learners. One of the main ideas that must be realized when looking at learning as an adult‚ is that adults tend to learn
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