700/233 1.1 Issue 1: Maternity Leave 233 The issue of maternity leave is a debatable topic among governments‚ employers and employees with differing interests. Varying across countries‚ Malaysia practices a minimum of 60 days according to the Employment Act 1955 (Lawnet.com.my 2010) . In theSun Newspaper‚ Chandranagayam (2010) discussed how Malaysian practitioners responded poorly towards National Union of Bank Employee’s (NUBE) call to increase maternity leave from 60 to 90 days‚ citing business
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Connections Between Parental Involvement and Academic Achievement Among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Students Arelí Dohner-Chávez Abstract This study used a correlational design to investigate how parental involvement and ethnicity (Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic) is related to the academic achievement (measured by grade point average) of college students. Participants included 48 Hispanic and 40 non-Hispanic college students who were asked about parental involvement received during their primary education
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Parental involvement is a combination of commitment and active participation on the part of the parent to the school and to the student. There are many problems concerned with involvement. Many secondary schools simply do not know how to deal with the nontraditional family and the areas of concern that it represents. Parents feel unwelcomed at school‚ lack knowledge and education‚ and may not feel that education is important. The number of solutions that can be used to improve parental involvement
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adolescence and tend to lack respect for the rules of society (Fite‚ Stoppelbein‚ & Greening‚ 2009). Ultimately‚ passive parents become more liberal parents resulting from the continual defiance and rebellion that their adolescent children express towards their parenting efforts (Keijsers‚ Frijins‚ Branje‚ & Meeus‚ 2009). The goal is to be a combination of authoritarian and permissive‚ which is referred to as an authoritative parent. The authoritative parent is highly supportive‚ and takes time
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Nursing 464—Exam 3 Death in the Lives of Adults (Class 11) * I. Parental Bereavement * Introduction * Erickson‚ adulthood- Generativity vs. Stagnation: A child’s death is opposed to the nurturing psychosocial task of adulthood * Death of a child represents the untimely loss of a potential future * In earlier times and less developed countries‚ child is not viewed as a “person” until he/she has lived long enough to be viable * In modern societies
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children whose parents have been incarcerated for various reasons in the country. Social work actions and the efforts of researchers may help a lot in dealing with the children whose parents are serving jail terms in various parts of the country. Parental incarceration has severe effects on both the adolescents and young children. Hairston (2012) posits that it is very common to find a child whose parents have been incarcerated experiencing a lot of problems in the society. According to recent studies
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By: Kristin Brenner Parental Pressure = Late nights‚ Health risks‚ Confusion Why this may be occurring and strategies for elimination… Some Parents Expectations: ◊ Adolescents should spend all or most of their time studying‚ instead of being able to socialize with their friends ◊ Adolescents should start producing good grades even at an early age of nine (Murphy‚ 2005) ◊ Adolescents should begin building Harvard-quality resumes Risks ⇒ Mental Risks: ◊ Suicide o The constant pressure
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Paternity Leave “Paternity leave” refers to a kind of special leave granted to employees for meeting their family need. (ref 1) It is a kind of parental leave that is for caring of newborns or newly adopted children (ref 15). In the society‚ people put more emphasis on creating a better work-life balance. Paternity Leave is one of the sources of creating work-life balance. According to the studies of the University Of Hong Kong Public Opinion Programme‚ it found that Paternity leave is one of the
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“Unlike the mother‚ the unmarried father has no ’automatic’ parental responsibility.” To what extent is this an accurate summary of the law on parental responsibility? Consider whether compulsory joint birth registration in the case of unmarried fathers would be a helpful reform. The Children’s Act defines parental responsibility as “all the rights‚ duties‚ powers‚ responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has in relation to the child and his property”. The law does
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STEP BY WICKED STEP Themes ~ Step By Wicked Step Family relationships Coping with new family members for example Pixie understands that her new stepmother is having as much trouble ‘adjusting’ as she is. Family unity The nucleus of moral values‚ “the family unit‚” is being invaded by outsiders (‘step’ or ‘steps’) and this causes disharmony. Dealing with adversities Young children and adults may find difficulties dealing with frustrations‚ fears and sadness. Being happy ‘Life has
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