Mainstreaming

some governments set short-term goals– the potential to increase jobs and incomes through boosted investment in green technology. Others approach green energy from an environmental view– the potential to incorporate environmental externalities by mainstreaming sustainable development requirements into economic decision-making. A third importance has more recently been expressed, especially by developing countries – the idea that green energy should serve the part of the population excluded by…

Nurses and providers have an important role to play in the health care system. High patient to staff ratio is an essential feature in ensuring patient safety and quality of health care provided (Manion, 2012). Adequate staffing is a key requirement for nurse retention and patient care. While on the other hand, inadequate staff ratios endangers the patient’s life and the quality of care provided by driving the nurses away from their profession (Connecticut, 2000). In essence, high patient to…

Government Policies The government policies of the Northern Intervention consist of 4 major bills: the northern territory national emergency response bill, social security amendment, families, community, services, and other legislation amendment, and the appropriation bill of 2007. The legislation of the intervention presented many policies involving indigenous life. The legislation introduced alcohol restrictions for aboriginals as well as welfare reforms to end the flow of money towards…

Cultivation Theory. The second assumption is “television shapes out society’s way of thinking and relating” (Jensen 2010 pp. 379). This focuses on the level of influence that television has on individuals. Furthermore, understanding the idea of mainstreaming as presented by Gerbner is important to note. “It is the tendency of groups that watch television heavily to become more similar to one another than might otherwise be the case.” (Littlejohn & Foss 2011, pp.350). This really brings in…

National Geographic’s article on Farming and Agriculture states that, “40 percent of the Earth 's land is now given over to agriculture” (Owen, 1). This means the amount of land susceptible to the detrimental effects of climate change is incredibly vast. The Farming and Agriculture article also notes that, “maps suggest that an area roughly the size of South America is used for crop production, while even more land; 7.9 to 8.9 billion acres (3.2 to 3.6 billion) is being used to raise livestock”…

can skew the views of leadership and can do more harm than good for the organization. Leaders must integrate all five frames to find effective solutions. Utilizing the rational frame, management should focus on the processes of the work itself. Mainstreaming each job and process will boost productivity. Tapping into the human frame, employees should be asked about their work aspirations. Training and job assignments could be tailored to match the employee. Employees who enjoy their work…

Education in America is a priority and raising the responsibility and efforts of the instructional setting is of high importance. The provision of appropriate educational needs for children with special disabilities has long been a standard issue in education (Huang, 2009). PL 42-124, the Education for All Individual Acts of 1975 was a foreseeable law that implied students with disabilities receive a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) suggested that students with disabilities need to be…

There are many differences between traditional schooling and a school with an inclusive model. Perhaps the most significant difference is that in an inclusive building there is a philosophy that every child regardless of having a disability or not is able to achieve and are held to a high standard. Due to this philosophy in an inclusive school the majority of students are served in general education classrooms rather than in a traditional school setting where many students with disabilities…

Before the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, children with disabilities were not acknowledged in the educational setting. This act has been revised many times to ensure that exceptional people will be provided with the best possible education along with their average peers. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act allows students to learn in the least restrictive environment (LRE), to ensure that they are comfortable and able to actively learn (Zigmond, 1). This environment…

Indonesia’s Tsunami Challenges: While others are trying to achieve world peace, I convince that Indonesia still needs to struggle reconsolidating with the nature. This consolidation refers to keeping the nature preserved from desolation while the society lives in peaceful minds being safe from disasters. According to Yulianto, et al. (2009), disasters including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, etc. are part of God’s gift along with the earth (including minerals, oil, gas, etc.) that both…