Screening for suicide in child and adolescent population

Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in children between the ages 10 -14years (DeMaso, 2011). Horowitz, Ballard & Pao (2010) noted that every year, suicide claims the lives of tens of thousands of young children worldwide. Despite its high prevalence and known risk factors, suicidality is often undetected by health care professionals (Horowitz, … Read more

Does the excessive viewership of television by children aged between 2-3 years old affect their long term cognitive development

Life Orientation Research Task final proposal. Focus Question: Does the viewership of television in excess of 2-3 hours of the recommended 2 hours of television, for children aged between 2-3 years old affect their long term cognitive development. Aim: The aim of this research task is to look at the problems posed by the excessive … Read more

Child labour

Cheap labour is a disturbingly serious global problem. It happens to be one of the biggest issues in the world, but hardly receives the rightful concern and attention it deserves. It is a true and utter puzzle as to why nothing substantial has been done about it. It’s happening all around us: from young children … Read more

How do Sesame Street and Teletubbies address and construct the child viewer

Paying particular attention to the style and narrative structure of episodes screened in class, compare and contrast the ways in which Sesame Street and Teletubbies address and construct the child viewer. Sesame Street Sesame Street is well known for its combination of Jim Henson’s Muppets, animation, short films, humor, and cultural references, which is an … Read more

Bibliography: Children and advertising

Pecheaux, C. et Derbaix, C, 1999. Children and attitude toward the brand: a new measurement scale. Journal of Advertising Research, 39 (4), 19-27. McNeal, J , 1992. Kids as costumers: a handbook of marketing to children. 1st ed. New York: Lexington Books. Livingstone, S & Bovill, D, 1999. Social perspectives: Have the media ruined childhood?. … Read more

Does size matter? Teachers' perceptions on whether class size has an effect on pupil attainment

Abstract This research study focuses on teachers’ perceptions on class size and its effect on pupil achievement in Key Stage 1. The research was undertaken in a small Church of England Village school with eleven participants in total. Questionnaires and interviews were used to determine whether teachers perceive class size to be a problem on … Read more

Understanding Education: Theories, experiences and arguments

Introduction To accomplish this assignment on Understanding education: theories, experiences and arguments, I have chosen the following topics as literatures from the theme of learning. A. Cognitive development through social interaction by Bandura. B. A social theory of learning by Etienne Wenger. C. The social learning theory by Vygotsky D. A Ph.D. thesis by Jane … Read more

Homeless children

Each year, the numbers of homeless children are growing at an alarming rate all around the world. This issue has deeply affected the lives of millions of children nationwide. Poverty and non-affordable housing are the major leading causes of these rates. While homeless, they experience high rates of acute and chronic health problems. The constant … Read more

Early Childhood Special Education

Introduction Early childhood special education offers education services for infants, ranging from birth to kindergarten age, provided they qualify according to federal and state law. In response to providing effective services, various websites and documents, are developed, in order to provide insightful information that might be of help to children under the early childhood special … Read more