Tag: Education

Sophie’s Place, Socio-cultural Difficulties for the Disabled Pt 4

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Sophie's Place Sophie’s Place is a haven for mentally and physically disabled children in Jamaica. Socio-cultural Difficulties Socio-culture is defined as of or involving both social and cultural factors according to the Lexicon student dictionary. The socio-cultural difficulties facing Sophie’s Place are many and include economic deprivation as the families for these children are not … Continue reading Sophie’s Place, Socio-cultural Difficulties for the Disabled Pt 4 →

Sophie’s Place, Career Development Resources Available Pt 3

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Sophie's Place Sophie’s Place is a haven for mentally and physically disabled children in Jamaica. Human Resource Sophie’s Place provides a substitute home for severely mentally and physically challenged, dependent, neglected children attempting to restore their broken lives. To accomplish this goal Sophie’s Place employs the assistance of long- and short-term volunteers, administrative staff, an … Continue reading Sophie’s Place, Career Development Resources Available Pt 3 →

Sophie’s Place, Career Development for the Disabled Pt 2

Sophie’s Place Sophie’s Place is a haven for mentally and physically disabled children in Jamaica. Career Planning Approaches Duane Brown (2003) agreed with Super (1976, p. 4) when he wrote that career is “… the course of events which constitutes a life; the sequence of occupations and other life roles which combine to express one’s … Continue reading Sophie’s Place, Career Development for the Disabled Pt 2 →

Sophie’s Place in Jamaica, Home for the Disabled

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Sophie’s Place Sophie’s Place is a haven for mentally and physically disabled children in Jamaica. The Facility Located off the Gordon Town main road is a set of quaint little buildings which houses Sophie’s Place. It is aptly named for the remembrance of its original benefactor’s daughter. Dr Trevor Hope, the original occupant of the … Continue reading Sophie’s Place in Jamaica, Home for the Disabled →

How Education and Gender Impact Work – Part 3

How Education and Gender Impact Work - Part 3

Education The community needs individuals to perform a wide array of crucial functions if it is to prosper but if a community elects to reward only a small number of those functions, say, entrepreneurial success, then a condemnation of that society ensues. As a neo-Darwinian, John Dewey believed the key to survival is diversity not … Continue reading How Education and Gender Impact Work – Part 3 →

How Education and Gender Impact Work – Part 1

How Education and Gender Impact Work - Part 1

Introduction "Philosophy is a field of study in which people question and create theories about the nature of reality. It includes diverse subfields such as aesthetics, epistemology, ontology, ethics, logic, metaphysics, and law. Philosophers concern themselves with such fundamental and mysterious topics as whether or not God(s) exist, what is the nature of being and … Continue reading How Education and Gender Impact Work – Part 1 →