In this lesson we examine the literary contributions of FranÃ§ois-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire), a prominent writer and thinker of the French Enlightenment. Voltaire (born FranÃ§ois-Marie Arouet) was a writer in France in the 1700s. At this time in Europe, popular thought was undergoing drastic changes.
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, v27 n4 p391-399 Oct 2006. As experts on the nature and needs of young children, early childhood educators are in prime positions to advocate for the health and well-being of young children. Advocacy can take the form of personal, public, or private-sector endeavors. Personal advocacy is usually informal and involves educating others on an issue about early childhood education. Similarly, public advocacy involves educating policy makers, and private-sector advocacy is directed toward businesses.
Dr. Mohammed Lamine Diallo shares how faith leaders have coordinated Ebola awareness initiatives in Guinea. Advocacy is a continuous and adaptive process of gathering, organizing and formulating information into argument, which is then communicated to policy-makers. UNICEF advocates in order to influence policy-makers, political and social leaders, to create an enabling policy and legislative environment that creates and sustains social transformation.