The term “Core competence” was first put forward in the 1990. In the book The Core Competence of the Corporation‚collaborated on by famous management experts C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel. It points out‚ “Core competence is optimized knowledge and skills inside some organization‚ especially regarding how to adjust diverse manufacturing skills and optimize different technologies and skills.” In their view‚ core competence first of all should provide the enterprises with the potential to enter different
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Becoming a Fair-Minded Thinker Weak versus Strong Critical Thinking Critical thinking involves basic intellectual skills‚ but these skills can be used to serve two incompatible ends: self-centeredness or fair-mindedness. As we are learning the basic intellectual skills that critical thinking entails‚ we can begin to use those skills in a selfish or in a fair-minded way. For example‚ when students are taught how to recognize mistakes in reasoning (commonly called fallacies)‚ most students see
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How to Prevent Obesity in Adults and Young Children Obesity is a growing concern in today’s society; however‚ it is a disease that can be prevented through simple changes in lifestyle. Obesity is defined as being grossly overweight. Benson‚ J. (2009‚ August) (p2) in his article states that obesity is a condition that affects individuals of all ages worldwide. There are many contributing factors to being obese‚ with the main ones being the consumption of junk food‚ lack of a proper diet and exercise
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Support Children and Young People ’s Health and Safety This essay will provide knowledge and understanding of supporting children and young people ’s health and safety. In my placement there are many policies regarding health and safety when working with children. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Act 1999 and The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 require all schools to have policies and procedures to ensure the safety of staff and children. If the policies and procedures are not in
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In the video Observing young children‚ it explained three steps on how to observe young children in the classroom. The three steps that were observed by the teachers were child social development‚ instructional purposes and assessment purposes. First‚ child social development interaction is the process by which the child act and react to those around them. For example‚ in the video it illustrated the case of Joey. Joey has a problem with interacting with the other students in the classroom. In order
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Unit title: Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Unit number: TDA 2.2 1.1 The UN Convention of the rights of the child 1989 and was ratified by the UK in 1991. The articles which are especially important for schools are Article 2 – Children have the right to protection from any form of discrimination Article3 – the best interest of the child are primary consideration Article 12 – Children are entitled to express their views‚ which should be given consideration in keeping with
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Heynes‚ G. Sage Journals‚ Business Communication Quarterly‚ December 2012. Proctor II‚ R.F. Looking Out Looking In. Northern Kentucky University. Cengage Learning Inc.‚ 2010. Spitzberg‚ B. H.‚ & Cupach‚ W. R. (1984). Interpersonal communication competence. Beverly Hills‚ CA: Sage.
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Unit 02 – Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 1. Using the headings provided‚ briefly describe the key points of each of the following guidelines and legislation. (1.1) and analyse how these guidelines affect the day to day work with young children (1.3) The Children act 1989 The aim of this act is to simplify the laws that are already in place‚ which protect children and young people in the UK. It was seen as a “serious shake up” of children’s rights and protection‚ and also
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Reading Guide 2: Bullard pgs 10-15‚ Chs 10 & 12 [Due week 9] 1. What beliefs did Montessori‚ Piaget and Vygotsky have in common regarding young children? Montessori‚ Piaget and Vygotsky share many of the same philosophies when it comes to young children. All three individuals believe that children should actively construct their own knowledge through play. In addition‚ all three individuals agree that environment is important for constructing a free and open learning setting. 2. What did Reggio
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Nutrition in Children and Young People Within this essay I am going to discuss nutrition in children. The definition of nutrition is (Oxford‚ 2013) the process of providing or obtaining food necessary for growth and development. I will consider why nutrition is important; looking at how it benefits children‚ how we get nutrients from food and what nutrients we get from our food‚ as well as looking at a balanced diet. I will then focus my research down into looking at breastfeeding and the composition
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