VYGOTSKY’S SOCIO – CULTURAL LEARNING INTRODUCTION Who is Lev Vygotsky? Birth: Lev Vygotsky was born November 17‚ 1896 Death: He died June 11‚ 1934. Vygotsky’s Early Life: Lev Vygotsky was born in Orsha‚ a city in the western region of the Russian Empire. He attended Moscow State University‚ where he graduated with a degree in law in 1917. He studied a range of topics white attending university‚ including sociology‚ linguistics‚ psychology and philosophy. However‚ his formal work in psychology
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Regulations and Legislations at Huntingdon Life Sciences Following accidents and allegations‚ it has been said that health and safety are not being taken serious in Britain’s Scientific Workplaces‚ there are many organisations that keep a check on laboratories to make sure that they are continuing to maintain the standards that are required for that particular scientific area and that all the staff members who work there are not being put at risk. The aims of these regulations are to ensure safe
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Interpret the contents of a trading profit and loss account and balance sheet for a selected company. Wansbeck Motors Ltd is a limited company‚ there for have to submit their income statement and balance sheet to HM Revenue and Customs every year‚ for larger businesses this could be more often. The Income Statement (Trading Profit And Loss Account) I would also point out the fact that the “trading profit and loss account” is now called an income statement. The income statement was constructed
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Introduction: In this task I will analyse the reasons why costs need to be controlled to budget. Budget: An estimate of costs‚ revenues‚ and resources over a specified period‚ reflecting a reading of future financial conditions and goals. One of the most important administrative tools‚ a budget serves also as a plan of action for achieving quantified objectives‚ standard for measuring performance‚ and device for coping with foreseeable adverse situations. Variable costs: Variable costs include
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Ethical principles There are four key principles in health and social settings‚ where the individual is at the heart of the health and social care provision. The four key principles are: Justice: people must be treated fairly no matter what their background. Autonomy: a person’s choices must be respected. Beneficence: this involves risks and costs; the health or care professional should act in a way that benefits the patient. Non-maleficence: any harm caused by a treatment or
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“Do you agree with the view suggested in source 5 that the main factor preventing the press from publishing ‘bad news’ during the Boer war was censorship by the military authorities?” Bad news during the Boer war was events such as the mass death which occurred in the concentration camps. Source 5 says that “some journalists tried to report bad news as well as good‚ but in the face of military cenecorship‚ they did not persist”. I do agree with the view suggested by Source 5 because the Boer war
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Share your thoughts on sustainability. How important is it for sustainable business practices to take hold in order for a business to succeed in today’s business environment? For example‚ does a green company impact your choice when purchasing products? Sustainability to me in the business world means that an organization operates environmentally responsible and safe. The different methods utilized and products produced must have no harmful effects on the environment due to their existence. It
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Three software utilities that can improve performance on a computer system Having security based software‚ clean-up based software‚ and drive formatting can dramatically change how well you computer performs. Security based utilities such firewalls are highly important as your computer is at risk all the time. The main risks to your computer are from virus‚ Trojans‚ worms‚ cookies‚ spyware and many more. These can be sent though free software downloads emails‚ internet websites‚ bad cookies
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When applying for a job‚ it is necessary that a person has employability‚ personal and communication skills‚ in order to obtain the job. Employability skills are general skills that are needed to get most jobs‚ but they also represent the skills that would help a person keep the job and improve their position. For example‚ an employer would look at skills like experience in similar role; knowledge of products/services; experience of specific industry; effectiveness in meeting personal and team/departmental
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Job Description A job description is a list that a person might use for general tasks‚ functions and responsibilities of a position. It may often include to whom the position reports to‚ specifications such as: Job Title - To make sure applicant knows what job he/she is applying for Location - To inform the applicant of where the job requires him/her to be Description of the organisations business - To show what the applicant will be working with if employed Purpose of job – To show what field of
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