British Journal of Visual Impairment http://jvi.sagepub.com/ The hands and reading : What deafblind adult readers tell us Cynthia L. Ingraham and Jean F. Andrews British Journal of Visual Impairment 2010 28: 130 DOI: 10.1177/0264619609359416 The online version of this article can be found at: http://jvi.sagepub.com/content/28/2/130 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for British Journal of Visual Impairment can be found at: Email Alerts:
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Characteristics of adult learning Education of children is compulsory‚ formal and standardized. Adult learning is voluntary and intentional. The aim of adult education is the independent self-directed learner. Adults tend to resist a learning process which is incongruent with their self-concept as autonomous individuals and does not correspond to their needs and interests. Adult learning is learner-centered What children learn in school should be useful to them — but later in life. Child learning
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There is a moment in every child’s life where he or she realizes that growing up is not as desirable as they once thought. Before this moment they fantasize about not having a bedtime or driving or finally being able to drink. But then they feel the weight of the adult world with its responsibilities and restrictions of a society that doesn’t value the individual and expects its citizens to morph into mature‚ controllable adults. This is the time parents hate‚ the time when their children try to
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Adult Learning Today December 2‚ 2012 INFT 101 Summary Adult learning has become the number one priority in everyone’s lives. The motivation and drive that is brought on by dreams and goals is phenomenal. Adult learners must be motivated to want to further their education. “Back in the 20th century various individuals‚ such as John Dewey‚ Eduard Lindeman‚ and Martha Anderson all pursued theories about Andragogy which was first used by Alexander Kapp in 1833” (Abela J‚ 2009). Andragogy means
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require a workforce with greater technical skills‚ such as computer knowledge and e-business. In this respect‚ the older employees may be lagging behind since they belong to a different working experience. The third argument is that employers could save costs in hiring fresh graduates instead of paying more for more experienced workers. Seniority and the years of service rendered by the older employees would need to find its reward in a better pay package apart from higher positions in the corporate world
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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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In “As I Grew Older‚” Langston Hughes describes the battle and perseverance for African-American’s freedom though numerous metaphors. In the title and first stanza‚ Hughes compares his dream to a child growing older. A child is born into the bright sun with the mindset with anything is possible. But as the child grows older‚ they face obstacles. Hughes also refers to his goals as “my dream‚” which was different from the White-American’s dream‚ expressing how personal this dream is. In the second
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D D 12 Benefits of Hiring Older Workers Looking for dedicated‚ focused‚ loyal employees? Your search is over. Employees. They’re the one thing that businesses everywhere have a need for. And not just employees‚ but employees who are honest‚ responsible‚ dependable‚ loyal‚ focused‚ organized and mature. Is this too much to ask? U.S. employers spends millions of man hours each year placing ads‚ prescreening and interviewing candidates‚ and hiring and training workers‚ only to find that many
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WITNESSING OF ADULT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Jeffrey L. Edleson University of Minnesota The author wishes to thank Susan Schechter and Andrea Bible for their helpful feedback provided on earlier versions of this manuscript. Running head: Children’s Experience of Domestic Violence Abstract Social service professionals are more frequently identifying children who witness adult domestic violence as victims of that abuse. This article expands common definitions of how children witness violence‚ and adult domestic
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Considering above plans‚ the policy of health care plan for older people mainly emphasis over improving the overall health status‚ offering quality of life where promoting greater participation‚ decreasing inequalities with in social life and in decision regarding disability and health care support provision. The policy highlights that there should be greater health promotion‚ injury and disease prevention and equitable and timely access to disability and health support services. The key steps and
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