Book Review: “Is Voting for Young People?” (2E) by Martin Wattenberg Watternberg‚ Martin. Is Voting for Young People? With a Postscript on Citizen Engagement‚ 2nd edition. Harlow: Longman‚ 2007. In this concise work of political science‚ Professor Wattenberg of UC Irvine sketches the outline of a potentially serious problem facing modern democracies: the ever-declining political awareness and participation among youth. Wattenberg analyzes election surveys and public opinion polls in order to ascertain
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Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce (CYPW) Who is it for? The Level 3 Diploma is aimed at those who work in the Children and Young People’ Workforce in England at an un-supervised level. The Diploma will help learners build the knowledge and skills that are required to work with children and young people from birth to 19 years. Due to the optional units it covers a diverse range of jobs and roles within this occupational area All mandatory units must be part
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Political Science 298 Book Review November 6th‚ 2012 Danny Fitzpatrick Is Voting For Young People? The main point according Martin P. Wattenberg in Is Voting For Young People is that young people today do not vote during elections as much compared to other voting groups. Young people today are politically unengaged. “These state patterns of voting participation can be confirmed on the national level by the Census Bureau’s 2010 survey data. Among U
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Assessment task – TDA 2.8 Support children and young peoples Health and Safety Task links to learning outcome 1‚ assessment criteria 1.1‚ 1.2‚ 1.3 and 1.4 Describe how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in the setting Health and Safety Legislation is there to protect everyone within a setting‚ (everyone being pupils‚ staff and visitors) through policies and procedures for preventing and controlling risk of accidents. All those working in school have
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Name: Samantha Louise Jones Unit 113: Promote the well-being and resilience of children and young people. Unit code: SCMP2 Unit reference number: F/600/9780 QCF Level: 3 Credit Value: 4 Guided learning hours: 30 1. Understand the importance of promoting positive well-being and resilience of children and young people. Factors that influence well-being of children and young people are: •Attachment Attachments are formed in the very earliest months and years of life. These have
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these theories. They are interested in how people communicate and create meaning and understanding‚ but they are also interested in questions of power and inequality. They use a variety of sources such as historical documents‚ observations‚ survey research to help develop reliable information about how society operates. Define social stratification Social stratification is a system where people are ranked hierarchically which leads to groups of people being classified into layers and strata (class
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TDA 2.16 Support Children and Young People with Play and Leisure 1. Understand the Nature and Importance of Play and Leisure 1.1 Describe the Importance of Play and Leisure for young people Both Play and Leisure are vital components of a child’s life as a range of stimulating play and leisure opportunities will support the physical emotional sensory and spiritual and intellectual growth of the child. It helps them to form and sustain relationships and also improves communication‚ educational
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Resilience of Children and Young People 1.1 explain the factors that influence the wellbeing of children and young people There are many factors that influence the wellbeing of children and young people. Some of these are evident in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. A child should have the ability to have secure and nurturing attachments that offer emotional warmth and security from a care giver. This will offer security and safety to the young person. As well as secure attachments‚ the young person will
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discuss the state support: state provision for children‚ the historical development of the ECCE in Ireland‚ the current ECCE provision by the state‚ health and welfare‚ equal opportunity legislation and quality ECCE environment in 1200-1400 words. Childcare has changed over the years in so many ways. In the past women stayed at home to mind the children‚ there was no childcare facilities if children needed to be cared for neighbours or family members cared for the children. Also in the past anyone could
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Discuss the skills and attitudes required to work with children‚ young people and families In this essay I will be researching policies‚ frameworks and reports that have highlighted skills and attitudes required to work with children‚ young people and families. I will also look at government documents such as EPPE‚ Common Core Framework and Every Child Matters. From my research I will discuss my findings and go on to include some personal opinions and reflection of my experience within settings
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