The Convention on the Rights of the Child, established a legal and ethical instrument for promoting and protecting the rights of children. The International Community responded enthusiastically to the Convention, and that type of broad participating "symbolizes something very special about the Convention, something that gives it unique importance and authority."

Carol Bellamy with UNICEF believes that this support for the Convention suggests that human rights, particularly child rights, have gained a growing importance in the International Community.

However, the existing legal standards are painfully inadequate for protecting children's rights. First, the United States, still one of the world's superpowers, has failed to give full support to the efforts to keep children from being soldiers. This makes the United States the only recognized country in the world besides Somalia that has failed to ratify the Convention. Despite the U.S.'s failure to ratify it, the Convention was still the "single most widely ratified…...

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Child Soldiers
"The question of children and armed conflict is an integral part of the United Nations' core responsibilities for the maintenance of international peace and security, for the advancement of human rights and for sustainable human development."

Secretary-General Kofi Annan in a speech to the Security Council, 26 July 2000

In every part of the world, children more particularly from underdeveloped or developing countries are selected and recruited by various groups, for instance the armed forces, terrorist groups and opposition groups at war; these recruited children are then trained to become fighters and exploited enough to become commandoes. Children posses a vulnerable personality, hence they can be easily molded and manipulated into committing serious crimes for instance atrocious crimes like rape and murder of innocent civilians, they carry around rifles such as AK-47's and G4's as if they were born with it. To test their loyalty with their group they are sometimes…...

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Al Arjani, S.E., Thabet, A.A., & Vostanis, P. (2008). Coping strategies of traumatized children lost their father in the current conflict. Arabpsynet e. Journal: N_ 18&19 -- Spring & summer, 226 -- 237.

Baker, A. (1999). Effects of political and military traumas on children: The Palestinian case. Clinical Psychology Review, 19, 935 -- 950.

Caffo, E., & Belaise, C. (2003). Psychological aspects of traumatic injury in children and adolescents. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 12, 493 -- 535.

Dybdahl, R. (2001). Children and mothers in war: An outcome study of a psychosocial intervention program. Child Development, 72, 1214 -- 1230.

Children's Literature - Hardy Boys and Encyclopedia Brown
The Shore oad Mystery

On page 12 of The Shore oad Mystery there is moment of potential stress between brothers Joe and Frank, and their Aunt Gertude, over the boys' bad move of tracking in dirt on mother's freshly vacuumed carpet. In any family, boys (and fathers) especially are prone to forget to take their shoes off (in the winter it's snow and ice; in the spring, summer and fall, it's dirt, mud, and leaves). "Frank and Joe! Look at yourselves!" their aunt barked out. And when Joe compliments his aunt of the aroma of food cooking, she urges him not to "change the subject" (a ploy boys are quite adept at), but soon she sees Joe's skinned arm and bruised forehead and notices Frank's limp (the result of the accident), and her tone changes.

The brothers loved their aunt and knew that beneath her…...

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Dixon, Franklin W. The Shore Road Mystery. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1964.

Sobol, Donald J. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Sleeping Dog. New York:

Delacorte Press, 1998.

In spite o the accusations of being a misogynist and encouraging the young minds to embrace such theories related to gender stereotypes, Polly and Diggory, the first two children to populate the series, are far from impersonating stereotypes. Polly appears to be a smart and sensitive young girl, wiser to some degree than her friend, Diggory. In opposition to the children who regardless of their gender, seem to share similar degrees of intelligence, courage and common sense, the adults they describe as part of their reality are more likely to express what to some degree could be the result of certain personal convictions of the author in the two fields of gender that are not very flattering for women in general.

Nevertheless, the novels of the Chronicles are valuable, among other things, because of their potential to enchant, keep the reader interested and intrigued all the way up to the very…...

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Lewis CS. Dorsett LW. Mead, ML C.S. Lewis' Letters to Children. Simon and Schuster, 1996

Hooper W.C.S. Lewis: A Complete Guide to His Life & Works. HarperCollins, 1998

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parent with a young child and a demanding job -- whether it is a mother or a father -- has challenges that a family with both parents on board does not experience, in most cases. And when you add to the equation the fact that the single parent in this case is a male in the U.S. Army, there are complications and serious work-life balance issues to be addressed. After all, the health and care of the child in question must be at the top of the list of priorities, along with the employment of the father and the balance of the conflicting challenges and issues.
As a single dad with a young child, I already face challenges when it comes to raising my child, providing a good home and good health for the child; but in addition I am in the U.S. Army and my duties and responsibilities necessarily…...

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Britt, T.W., Adler, A.B., and Castro, C.A. (2006). Military Life: The military family. Chicago,

IL: Greenwood Publishing Group.

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Support for Various Household Structures. Human Resource Management, 49(2), 173-193.

Military Children and the Effects of Long Deployments on Them
Over the last several years, the children of parents who are serving in the military are facing increasing amounts of scrutiny. This is because one or both of their parents are being sent on long deployments to Afghanistan. These shifts are directly resulting in them and their caregivers having to make dramatic adjustments. (Wells, 2012)

According to a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), they found that their ability to adjust will involve the family situation, age and their environment. These factors are leading to some adapting more effectively than others. Evidence of this can be seen with observations from the report which says, "Children's reactions to deployment-related parental absence vary by age, developmental stage, and other individual and family factors. While young children are likely to exhibit externalizing behavior such as anger and attention difficulties, school-age children demonstrate…...

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Report on the Impact of Deployment. (2010). Military One Source. Retrieved from:

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Baker, L. (2009). Developmental Issues Impacting Military Families. Military Medicine, 174 (1),

Irony in "Soldier's Home" -- Irony is a device used by writers to let the audience know something that the characters in the story do not know. There is usually a descrepancyt between how things appear and the reality of the situation. Often the characters do not seem aware of any conflict between appearances and the reality, but the audience or reader is aware of the conflict because the writer has used irony in the story. Whatever the emotion of the story is, irony heightens it.
There is a strong element of irony in Ernest Hemingway's painful story "Soldier's Home." Harold, who served in the Army in World War I on the bloodiest battlefields, comes home too late to be welcomed as a hero. We know he needed to be treated as a hero (because he makes up lies about himself) but the townsfolk and his parents do not. While Harold…...

5. I was surprised at the idiosyncrasies of Zhensheng's self-portraits. His stance and defiant expression shows that China was not ideologically homogenous at the time. People like Zhensheng found a way to express dissent and anger, even if they often faced repercussions for their brave actions.

6. The Cultural Revolution was not fully extinguished until 1976, after a prolonged power struggle within the Chinese government. This illustrates the vulnerability of ordinary people's lives in a dictatorship: one minute it was 'counterrevolutionary' to support certain politicians, like Deng Xiaoping, and then, not so long afterwards it was considered patriotic to support Deng.

7. The role of women was surprising -- in the countryside, women were often required to labor as hard as their male counterparts, including pulling wheelbarrows to irrigate a field.

8. Early on in the Revolution, children supported the actions of the People's Liberation Army. This made me wonder if typical childhood…...

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Bauret, Gabriel. "About Li." Red Color-News Soldier. 2003. January 13, 2011.

Zhensheng, Li. Red Color-News Soldier. 2003. January 13, 2011.

2005, John Ellsworth, father of deceased soldier Justin Ellsworth, made national news when he asked to be granted access to his deceased son's e-mails. Twenty-year-old Justin had been killed in Fallujah on November 13, 2004, by a roadside bomb. The least, Mr. Ellsworth could do, the father felt, was to collect these e-mails that his son had written whilst in Iraq and fashion them into some sort of memorial. Yahoo! refused. They had promised privacy to their clients and they could not break the promise regardless of the situation. It was only after a Michigan probate court ordered them to release the e-mails that Yahoo complied.
The case reveals two types of ethics. Yahoo! On the one hand epitomized the deontological way of thinking that norms of right and wrong exist and cannot be breached regardless of the situation. The judge, however, took the family's happiness into account and, by…...

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INHERITABLE PROBATE ASSETS OR

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MILITAY DEPLOYED PAENT PECEPTIONS OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE EDUCATION OF THEI CHILDEN: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDYbyEder G. BennettLiberty UniversityA Dissertation Presented in Partial FulfillmentOf the equirements for the DegreeDoctor of EducationLiberty University2021MILITAY DEPLOYED PAENT PECEPTIONS OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE EDUCATION OF THEI CHILDEN: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDYby Eder G. BennettA Dissertation Presented in Partial FulfillmentOf the equirements for the DegreeDoctor of EducationAPPOVED BY:James Eller, Ed.D., Committee ChairMichael-Chadwell Sharon, Ed.D., Committee MemberABSTACTThe purpose of this qualitative transcendental phenomenological study was to explore the perceptions and lived experiences of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their childs education. For this purpose, this study developed an informed answer to the following research question: What are the perceptions of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their childs education? The study used Epstein\\\'s theory regarding the triangle relationship between parents, teachers, and the community to help explore and make sense of the stories and experiences…...

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R., Tsukayama, E., & Duckworth, A. L. (2014). Unpacking grit: Motivational correlates of perseverance and passion for long-term goals. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 9(4), 306-312.Webster, D., & Rivers, N. (2018). Resisting resilience: Disrupting discourses of self-efficacy. Pedagogy, Culture, & Society, 1-13.Whyte, K. L., & Karabon, A. (2016). Transforming teacher-family relationships: Shifting roles and perceptions of home visits through the funds of knowledge approach. Early Years, 36(2), 207-221.Wright, K. B. & Shields, S.M. (2018, Spring/Summer). The effects of teacher home visits on student behavior, student academic achievement, and parent involvement. School Community Journal, 28(1), 67.Yazan, B. (2015). Three approaches to case study methods in education: Yin, Merriam, and Stake. The Qualitative Report, 20(2), 134-152.Yin, R. K. (2014). Case study research: Design and methods (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.Yüksel, P., & Y?ld?r?m, S. (2015). Theoretical frameworks, methods, and procedures for conducting phenomenological studies in educational settings. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 6(1), 1-20. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271833455_Theoretical_Frameworks_Methods_and_Procedures_for_Conducting_Phenomenological_Studies_in_Educational_SettingsAPPENDIX A: LIBERTY UNIVERSITY IRB APPROVALWill includes once Submitted and Approved SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR A RESEARCH STUDYThe purpose of study: To explore the experiences of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education. Participation Requirements:To participate in the study, you must currently be deployed or previously deployed within the past two years and have pre-K-12 school-aged children that are enrolled in a school outside of the homeParticipation in this study involves:1. Face-to-Face interview or online interview with the researcher (approximately 45-60 minutes). Interviews will be audio-recorded, but pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality.1. Online focus group with several other participants. The session will be recorded for transcription. Pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality1. Artifact for Analysis: Participants will be asked to provide relevant artifacts (if available) for analysis. Pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality.To find out more information about this study, please contact Eder Bennett at:Phone: (860) 213-4464Email: Study Title: Military Deployed Parents’ Perceptions Of Involvement In The Education Of Their Children While Deployed.Principal Investigator: Eder Bennett Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 APPENDIX B: RECRUITMENT FLYERAPPENDIX C: INFORMED CONSENTCONSENT FORMMILITARY DEPLOYED PARENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDYEder G. BennettLiberty UniversitySchool of EducationGeneral Overview of Study: You are invited to be in a research study investigating the perceptions of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education. You were selected as a possible participant because you are currently deployed or previously deployed and have pre-K-12 school-aged children that are currently enrolled in school. Please read this form and ask any questions you may have before agreeing to be in the study.Eder G. Bennett, a doctoral candidate in the School of Education at Liberty University, is conducting this study.Background Information: The purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions and lived experiences of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education. This will provide a foundation of understanding that can assist educational stakeholders and the military community in filling the void created by a deployed parent with the goal to help the student of the deployed parent.Procedures: If you consent to be a part of this study, you will be asked to do the following:1. Complete a questionnaire that includes preliminary demographic data, such as age, race, military affiliation, and years of service. The questionnaire will also consist of three open-ended questions and should take approximately 30 minutes to complete2. Participate in a face-to-face or online interview with the researcher. Interviews will be conducted in a predesignated location (chosen by you). Each interview will last for approximately 45-60 minutes. Interviews will be audio-recorded, but pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality.3. Participate in an online focus group through which several prepared questions will be answered. Participants will be gathered in an online forum for 45-60 minutes using a videoconferencing software such as ZOOM. The online session will be recorded for transcription. Pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality.4. Provide relevant artifacts for analysis: You will be asked to provide (if available) artifacts such as journals, letters, and email correspondence with teachers pertaining to your children. These artifacts will be analyzed to gain further insight into the issues that deployed parents face. Pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality.Risks: The risks involved in this study are minimal and are no more than what participants encounter in everyday life. If you experience discomfort while taking part in this study, you may choose to stop participating at any time.Benefits: The direct benefits participants should expect to receive from taking part in this study will be understanding the perceptions of other deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education. Though your participation may have potential benefits to education and the military community as a whole, you may not receive any direct benefits of your involvement. Compensation: Participants will not be compensated for participating in this study.Confidentiality: The records of this study will be kept private. In any sort of report, I might publish, I will not include any information that will make it possible to identify a subject. Research records will be stored securely, and only the researcher will have access to the artifacts. I may share the data I collect from you for use in future research studies or with other researchers; if I share the data that I collect about you, I will remove any information that could identify you, if applicable, before I share the data.1. Procedures will be taken to protect the privacy of all participants, including the use of assigned pseudonyms and interviews conducted in locations where others will not easily overhear the conversation.1. Data will be stored on a password-protected computer, and all documents will be kept in a locked file cabinet. Data may be used in future presentations.1. The researcher will transcribe interviews. Recordings will be stored on a password-locked computer for three years and then erased. Only the researcher will have access to these recordings.1. I cannot assure participants that other members of the online focus group will not share what was discussed with persons outside of the group.Voluntary Nature of the Study: Participation in this study is voluntary. Your decision whether or not to participate will not affect your current or future relations with Liberty University or your positions in the military. If you decide to participate, you are free not to answer any question or withdraw at any time without affecting those relationships.How to Withdraw from the Study: If you choose to withdraw from the study, please contact the researcher at the email address/phone number included in the next paragraph. Should you decide to withdraw, data collected from you, apart from focus group data, will be destroyed immediately and will not be included in this study. Focus group data will not be destroyed, but your contributions to the focus group will not be included in the study if you choose to withdraw.Contacts and Questions: The researcher conducting this study is Eder G. Bennett. You may ask any questions you have now. If you have questions later, you are encouraged to contact him at (860) 213-4464 or [email protected] you would like to address questions or concerns to someone other than the researcher, you are encouragedto contact the researcher’s faculty chair, Dr. James Eller, at (440) 319-1794 or [email protected] of Consent: I have read and understood the above information. I have asked questions and have received answers. I consent to participate in the study. The researcher has my permission to audio-record me as part of my participation in this study.Signature of Participant Date Signature of Investigator DateAPPENDIX D: RECRUITMENT LETTERFall 2019Dear Service Member, As a graduate student in the School of Education at Liberty University, I am conducting research as part of the requirements for a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership. I am writing to invite you to participate in my research study about the perceptions of military parents who are deployed regarding their active involvement in their child’s education. You\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'re eligible to be in this study because you have been identified as having some experience with this particular issue. If you decide to participate in this study, you will partake in a face-to-face or online recorded interview, take part in an online focus group, and be asked to provide relevant artifacts (if available) for analysis. You should be able to complete your participation in approximately two to three weeks, with it taking four to five hours to complete all procedures. Your name and/or other identifying information will be requested as part of your participation, but the information will remain confidential.To participate, please respond to my email with your desire to be a possible participant. Following your response to participate, I will then contact you for an interview and provide the consent form for you to sign. The consent document contains additional information about my research.Sincerely,Eder G. BennettDoctoral CandidateLiberty UniversityAPPENDIX E: QUESTIONNAIREThe purpose of this qualitative transcendental phenomenological study is to explore the perceptions and lived experiences of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education. This questionnaire is designed to obtain demographic information as well as to capture your perceptions and experiences of being a parent while deployed overseas in the military. 1. Name: ____________________________________________________________ 2. Age: _____________ 3. Ethnicity: ______________________ 4. Branch of Service: _____________________________________________ 5. Rank: __________________________________________________ 6. Age of spouse: ____________________________________________ 7. Spouse current profession: _______________________________________8. Highest degree earned ____________________________________________________ 9. How many school age children currently in your household: _______________________ 10. How many times have you been deployed: _____________________________________?11. If currently deployed, what is the duration of your deployment: ______________________12. If not currently deployed: When was your last deployment and how long________________13. Reflect on your experiences of being a parent while deployed in the military. Please provide a brief written response to each question.1. What word best describes your initial thought about deployment as it relates to your ability to be involved in your child’s education. Please explain 1. What support (familial, financial, experience) has aided in maintaining a sense of involvement in your child’s education1. What is the number one challenge (aside from a distance) that hinders your ability to participate in a child’s education? APPENDIX F: INTERVIEW GUIDESemi-Structured, Open-Ended Interview QuestionsCentral Research Question: What are the perceptions and lived experiences of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education?Opening Questions 1. Please introduce yourself, describe yourself and your family 1. How long have you been serving in the military? 1. In the past two years, how many times and for how long where you deployed1. What is the age and gender of your school-age child or children? 1. Please explain your experience in the military thus far Questions relating to participants perceptions 1. What is your definition of parental involvement, particularly as it relates to education? 1. In what way (if any) does your definition of parental involvement change while deployed1. How would you compare and contrast your role in your child’s education when not deployed and while deployed? 1. What changes have you experienced in your child’s behavior, focus, and attitude towards learning while deployed?1. What are some ways or methods used to participate in your child’s education while deployed, and how do they differ from the technique used when not deployed?1. How has your deployment impacted your spouse, particularly as it relates to his/her ability to be involved in your child’s education 1. Reflect on the first time you spoke with your child about their education when you were deployed. What was that experience like? 1. Reflect on your child’s education. What is your perception of your child’s sense of how your deployment impacts his or her learning?Questions relating to participants’ perceptions of challenges1. Describe a time (while deployed) when you encountered a barrier or challenge that prevented you from being involved in their education? 1. Describe a time when you felt that you could be more involved in your children’s education while deployed. Were you able to come up with a solution? If so, please describe it. 1. How does being deployed alters your interactions with your child’s teachers and other educators 1. What stage of deployment (pre-deployment, deployment, post-deployment) do you believe creates the most challenges in attempting to stay involved in your child’s education, please explain. 1. What advice would you give a military parent who is deployed or may deploy in the futureAPPENDIX G: FOCUS GROUP QUESTION GUIDESemi-Structured, Open-Ended Focus Group QuestionsCentral Research Question: What are the perceptions and lived experiences of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education?Opening Questions: 1. Will each individual, please state your name, your military branch, and length of serviceQuestions Relating to Challenges Parents experience while Deployed:1. As a parent, how would you describe your overall experience of being separated from your family while deployed1. What would you identify as the most challenging aspect of being a military deployed parent? 1. From a parental standpoint, what are some examples of challenges you encountered while deployed, and how have you overcome themQuestions Relating to Participants involvement:1. How has your deployment affected your child’s performance in school?1. 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MILITAY DEPLOYED PAENT PECEPTIONS OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE EDUCATION OF THEI CHILDEN: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDYbyEder G. BennettLiberty UniversityA Dissertation Presented in Partial FulfillmentOf the equirements for the DegreeDoctor of EducationLiberty University2021MILITAY DEPLOYED PAENT PECEPTIONS OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE EDUCATION OF THEI CHILDEN: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDYby Eder G. BennettA Dissertation Presented in Partial FulfillmentOf the equirements for the DegreeDoctor of EducationAPPOVED BY:James Eller, Ed.D., Committee ChairMichael-Chadwell Sharon, Ed.D., Committee MemberAbstractThe purpose of this qualitative transcendental phenomenological study was to explore the perceptions and lived experiences of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their childs education. The research question was: What are the perceptions of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their childs education? The methodology included using a qualitative phenomenological research design, applying Epstein\\\'s theory regarding the triangle relationship between parents, teachers, and the community to help explore and make sense of the stories and experiences of parents who…...

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Interviews will be audio-recorded, but pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality.1. Online focus group with several other participants. The session will be recorded for transcription. Pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality1. Artifact for Analysis: Participants will be asked to provide relevant artifacts (if available) for analysis. Pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality.To find out more information about this study, please contact Eder Bennett at:Phone: (860) 213-4464Email: Study Title: Military Deployed Parents’ Perceptions Of Involvement In The Education Of Their Children While Deployed.Principal Investigator: Eder Bennett Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: Eder BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Appendix B: Recruitment FlyerAppendix C: Informed ConsentCONSENT FORMMILITARY DEPLOYED PARENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDYEder G. BennettLiberty UniversitySchool of EducationGeneral Overview of Study: You are invited to be in a research study investigating the perceptions of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education. You were selected as a possible participant because you are currently deployed or previously deployed and have pre-K-12 school-aged children currently enrolled in school. Please read this form and ask any questions you may have before agreeing to be in the study.Eder G. Bennett, a doctoral candidate in the School of Education at Liberty University, is conducting this study.Background Information: The purpose of this study is to explore the perceptionsand lived experiences of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education. This will provide a foundation of understanding that can assist educational stakeholders and the military community in filling the void created by a deployed parent with the goal tohelp the student of the deployed parent.Procedures: If you consent to be a part of this study, you will be asked to do the following:1. Complete a questionnaire that includes preliminary demographic data, such as age, race, military affiliation, and years of service. The questionnaire will also consist of three open-ended questions and should take approximately 30 minutes to complete2. Participate in a face-to-face or online interview with the researcher. Interviews will be conducted in a predesignated location (chosen by you). Each interview will last for approximately 45-60 minutes. Interviews will be audio-recorded, but pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality.3. Participate in an online focus group through which several prepared questions will be answered. Participants will be gathered in an online forum for 45-60 minutes using videoconferencing software such as ZOOM. The online session will be recorded for transcription. Pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality.4. Provide relevant artifacts for analysis: You will be asked to provide (if available) artifacts such as journals, letters, and email correspondence with teachers pertaining to your children. These artifacts will be analyzed to gain further insight into the issues that deployed parents face. Pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality.Risks: The risks involved in this study are minimal and are no more than what participants encounter in everyday life. If you experience discomfort while taking part in this study, you may choose to stop participating at any time.Benefits: The direct benefits participants should expect to receive from taking part in this study will be understanding the perceptions of other deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education. Though your participation may have potential benefits to education and the military community, you may not receive any direct benefits from your involvement. Compensation: Participants will not be compensated for participating in this study.Confidentiality: The records of this study will be kept private. In any sort of report, I might publish, I will not include any information that will make it possible to identify a subject. Research records will be stored securely, and only the researcher will have access to the artifacts. I may sharedata I collect from you in future research studies or with other researchers; however,in such an event, I will remove any information that could identify you, if applicable.1. Procedures will be taken to protect the privacy of all participants, including the use of assigned pseudonyms and interviews conducted in locations where others will not easily overhear the conversation.2. Data will be stored on a password-protected computer, and all documents will be kept in a locked file cabinet. Data may be used in future presentations.3. The researcher will transcribe interviews. Recordings will be stored on a password-locked computer for three years and then erased. Only the researcher will have access to these recordings.4. I cannot assure participants that other members of the online focus group will not share what was discussed with persons outside of the group.Voluntary Nature of the Study: Participation in this study is voluntary. Your decision to participate will not affect your current or future relations with Liberty University or your positions in the military. If you decide to participate, you are free not to answer any question or withdraw at any time without affecting those relationships.How to Withdraw from the Study: If you choose to withdraw from the study, please contact the researcher at the email address/phone number included in the next paragraph. Should you decide to withdraw, data collected from you, apart from focus group data, will be destroyed immediately and will not be included in this study. Focus group data will not be destroyed, but your contributions to the focus group will not be included in the study if you choose to withdraw.Contacts and Questions: The researcher conducting this study is Eder G. Bennett. You may ask any questions you have now. If you have questions later, you are encouraged to contact him at (860) 213-4464 or [email protected] you would like to address questions or concerns to someone other than the researcher;you are encouragedto contact the researcher’s faculty chair, Dr. James Eller, at (440) 319-1794 or [email protected] of Consent: I have read and understood the above information. I have asked questions and have received answers. I consent to participate in the study. The researcher has my permission to audio-record me as part of my participation in this study.Signature of Participant Date Signature of Investigator DateAppendix D: Recruitment LetterFall 2020Dear Service Member, As a graduate student in the School of Education at Liberty University, I am conducting research as part of the requirements for a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership. I am writing to invite you to participate in my research study about the perceptions of military parents deployed regarding their active involvement in their child’s education. You\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'re eligible to be in this study because you have been identified as having some experience with this issue. If you decide to participate in this study, you will partake in a face-to-face or online recorded interview, take part in an online focus group, and be asked to provide relevant artifacts (if available) for analysis. You should be able to complete your participation in approximately two to three weeks, with it taking four to five hours to complete all procedures. Your name and/or other identifying information will be requested as part of your participation, but the information will remain confidential.To participate, please respond to my email with your desire to be a possible participant. Following your response to participate, I will then contact you for an interview and provide the consent form for you to sign. The consent document contains additional information about my research.Sincerely,Eder G. BennettDoctoral CandidateLiberty UniversityAppendix E: QuestionnaireThe purpose of this qualitative transcendental phenomenological study is to explore the perceptionsand lived experiences of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education. This questionnaire is designed to obtain demographic information andto capture your perceptions and experiences of being a parent while deployed overseas in the military. 1. Name: ____________________________________________________________ 2. Age: _____________ 3. Ethnicity: ______________________ 4. Branch of Service: _____________________________________________ 5. Rank: __________________________________________________ 6. Age of spouse: ____________________________________________ 7. Spouse current profession: _______________________________________8. Highest degree earned ____________________________________________________ 9. How many school age children currently in your household: _______________________ 10. How many times have you been deployed: _____________________________________?11. If currently deployed, what is the duration of your deployment: ______________________12. If not currently deployed: When was your last deployment and how long________________13. Reflect on your experiences of being a parent while deployed in the military. Please provide a brief written response to each question.1. What word best describes your initial thought about deployment as it relates to your ability to be involved in your child’s education. Please explain 1. What support (familial, financial, experience) has aided in maintaining a sense of involvement in your child’s education1. What is the number one challenge (aside from a distance) that hinders your ability to participate in a child’s education? Appendix F: Interview GuideSemi-Structured, Open-Ended Interview QuestionsCentral Research Question: What are the perceptions and lived experiences of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education?Opening Questions 1. Please introduce yourself, describe yourself and your family 1. How long have you been serving in the military?1. In the past two years, how many times and for how long where you deployed1. What is the age and gender of your school-age child or children?1. Please explain your experience in the military thus far Questions relating to participants perceptions 1. What is your definition of parental involvement, particularly as it relates to education?1. In what way (if any) does your definition of parental involvement change while deployed1. How would you compare your role in your child’s education when not deployed and while deployed?1. What changes have you experienced in your child’s behavior, focus, and attitude towards learning while deployed?1. What are some ways or methods used to participate in your child’s education while deployed, and how do they differ from the technique used when not deployed?1. How has your deployment impacted your spouse, particularly as it relates to his/her ability to be involved in your child’s education 1. Reflect on the first time you spoke with your child about their education when you were deployed. What was that experience like? 1. Reflect on your child’s education. What is your perception of your child’s sense of how your deployment impacts his or her learning?Questions relating to participants’ perceptions of challenges1. Describe a time (while deployed) when you encountered a barrier or challenge that prevented you from being involved in their education? 1. Describe a time when you felt that you could be more involved in your children’s education while deployed. Were you able to come up with a solution? If so, please describe it. 1. How does being deployed alters your interactions with your child’s teachers and other educators 1. What stage of deployment (pre-deployment, deployment, post-deployment) do you believe creates the most challenges in attempting to stay involved in your child’s education? Please explain 1. What advice would you give a military parent who is deployed or may deploy in the futureAppendix G: Focus Group Question GuideSemi-Structured, Open-Ended Focus Group QuestionsCentral Research Question: What are the perceptions and lived experiences of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education?Opening Questions: 1. Willeveryone please state your name, your military branch, and length of serviceQuestions Relating to Challenges Parents experience while Deployed:1. As a parent, how would you describe your overall experience of being separated from your family while deployed1. What would you identify as the most challenging aspect of being a military deployed parent?1. From a parental standpoint, what are some examples of challenges you encountered while deployed, and how have you overcome themQuestions Relating to Participants involvement:1. How has your deployment affected your child’s performance in school?1. How often and in what way do you interact with your child’s teachers or educator, what types of feedback have you received Appendix H: Participant QuestionnaireQuestions Demographic Information 1. Name:1. Age: 1. Ethnicity:1. Branch of Service1. Rank: 1. Age of spouse: 1. Spouse current profession: 1. Highest degree earned:1. How many school-age children currently in your household?1. How many times have you been deployed?1. If currently deployed, what is the duration of your deployment?1. If not currently deployed: When was your last deployment, and how long?Written Refection of experiences 1. Reflect on your experiences of being a parent while deployed in the military. Please provide a brief written response to each question.1. What word best describes your initial thought about deployment as it relates to your ability to be involved in your child’s education. Please explain?1. What support (familial, financial, experience) has aided in maintaining a sense of involvement in your child’s education?1. What is the number one challenge (aside from a distance) that hinders your ability to participate in a child’s education? Appendix I: Standardized Open-Ended Interview QuestionsQuestions Opening Questions 1. Please introduce yourself, describe yourself and your family 2. How long have you been serving in the military?3. In the past two years, how many times and for how long were you deployed?4. What is the age and gender of your school-age child or children?5. Please explain your experience in the military thus far 6. Questions relating to participants perceptions 7. What is your definition of parental involvement, particularly as it relates to education?8. In what way (if any) does your definition of parental involvement change while deployed?9. How would you compare and contrast your role in your child’s education when not deployed and while deployed?10. What changes have you experienced in your child’s behavior, focus, and attitude towards learning while deployed?11. What are some ways or methods used to participate in your child’s education while deployed, and how do they differ from the technique used when not deployed?12. How has your deployment impacted your spouse, particularly as it relates to his/her ability to be involved in your child’s education?13. Reflect on the first time you spoke with your child about their education when you were deployed. What was that experience like? 14. Reflect on your child’s education. What is your perception of your child’s sense of how your deployment impacts his or her learning?15. Questions relating to participants’ perceptions of challenges16. Describe a time (while deployed) when you encountered a barrier or challenge that prevented you from being involved in their education? 17. Describe a time when you felt that you could be more involved in your children’s education while deployed. Were you able to come up with a solution? If so, please describe it. 18. How does being deployed alters your interactions with your child’s teachers and other educators?19. What stage of deployment (pre-deployment, deployment, post-deployment) do you believe creates the most challenges in attempting to stay involved in your child’s education? Please explain 20. What advice would you give a military parent who is deployed or may deploy in the future?Appendix J: Standardized Open-Ended Focus Group QuestionsQuestions Opening Questions: 1. Will everyone please state your name, your military branch, and length of service?2. Questions Relating to Challenges Parents experience while Deployed:3. As a parent, how would you describe your overall experience of being separated from your family while deployed?4. What would you identify as the most challenging aspect of being a military deployed parent?5. From a parental standpoint, what are some examples of challenges you encountered while deployed, and how have you overcome them?Questions Relating to Participants involvement:6. How has your deployment affected your child’s performance in school?7. How often and in what way do you interact with your child’s teachers or educator? What types of feedback have you received?https://www.fhsdschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_995699/File/2015-16/Parents/Epstein%20-%20Six%20Keys.pdf

MILITAY DEPLOYED PAENT PECEPTIONS OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE EDUCATION OF THEI CHILDEN: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDYbyLiberty UniversityA Dissertation Presented in Partial FulfillmentOf the equirements for the DegreeDoctor of EducationLiberty University2021MILITAY DEPLOYED PAENT PECEPTIONS OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE EDUCATION OF THEI CHILDEN: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDYbyJohn G. BennettA Dissertation Presented in Partial FulfillmentOf the equirements for the DegreeDoctor of EducationAPPOVED BY:Ed.D. Committee ChairEd.D. Committee MemberABSTACTThe purpose of this qualitative transcendental phenomenological study is to explore the perceptions of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their childs education. For this purpose, this study will develop an informed answer to the following research question: What are the perceptions of deployed militaryparents regarding active involvement in their childs education? The study will use the theory of Epstein regarding the triangle relationship between parents, teachers, and the community to help explore and make sense of the stories and experiences of parents who have or are currently…...

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Theoretical frameworks, methods, and procedures for conducting phenomenological studies in educational settings. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 6(1), 1-20. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271833455_Theoretical_Frameworks_Methods_and_Procedures_for_Conducting_Phenomenological_Studies_in_Educational_SettingsAPPENDIX A: LIBERTY UNIVERSITY IRB APPROVALWill includes once Submitted and Approved SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR A RESEARCH STUDYThe purpose of study: To explore the experiences of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education. Participation Requirements:To participate in the study you must currently be deployed or previously deployed within the past two years and have pre-K-12 school-aged children that are enrolled in school outside of the homeParticipation in this study involves:· Face-to-Face interview or online interview with the researcher (approximately 45-60 minutes). Interview will be audio-recorded, but pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality.· Online focus group with several other participants. The session will be recorded for transcription. Pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality· Document for Analysis: Participants will be ask to provide relevant documents (if available) for analysis. Pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality.To find out more information about this study, please contact John Bennett at:Phone: (860) 213-4464Email: Study Title: Military Deployed Parents’ Perceptions Of Involvement In The Education Of Their Children While Deployed.Principal Investigator:John Bennett Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: John BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: John BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: John BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: John BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: John BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: John BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: John BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: John BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 Research Study: Perception of Involvement in Childs EducationContact: John BennettPhone: (860) 213-4464 APPENDIX B: RECRUITMENT FLYERAPPENDIX C: INFORMED CONSENTCONSENT FORMMILITARY DEPLOYED PARENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDYJohn G. BennettLiberty UniversitySchool of EducationGeneral Overview of Study: You are invited to be in a research study investigating the perceptions of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education. You were selected as a possible participants because you are currently deployed or previously deployed and have pre-K-12 school-aged children that are currently enrolled in school. Please read this form and ask any questions you may have before agreeing to be in the study.John G. Bennett, doctoral candidate in the School of Education at Liberty University, is conducting this study.Background Information: The purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education. This will provide a foundation of understanding that can assist educational stakeholders and the military community in filling the void created by a deployed parent with the goal tohelp the student of the deployed parent.Procedures: If you consent to be a part of this study, you will be ask to do the following:1. Complete a questionnaire that includes preliminary demographic data, such as age, race, military affiliation and years of service. The questionnaire will also consist of three open-ended questions and should take approximately 30 minutes to complete2. Participate in a face-to-face or online interview with the researcher. Interviews will be conducted in a predesignated location (chosen by you). Each interview will last for approximately 45-60 minutes. Interview will be audio-recorded, but pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality.3. Participate in an online focus group through which several prepared questions will be answered. Participants will be gathered in on online forum for 45-60 minutes using a videoconferencing software such as ZOOM. The online session will be recorded for transcription. Pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality.4. Provide relevant document for analysis: You will be ask to provide (if available) documents such as journals, letters and email correspondence with teachers pertaining to your children. These documents will be analysis to gain further insight into the issues that deployed parents face. Pseudonyms will be used to maintain confidentiality.Risks: The risks involved in this study are minimal and are no more than what participants encounter in everyday life. If you experience discomfort while taking part in this study, you may choose to stop participating at any time.Benefits: The direct benefits participants should expect to receive from taking part in this study will be understanding the perceptions of other deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education. Though your participation may have potential benefits to education and military community as a whole, you many not receive any direct benefits from your participation. Compensation: Participants will not be compensated for participating in this study.Confidentiality: The records of this study will be kept private. In any sort of report I might publish, I will not include any information that will make it possible to identify a subject. Research records will be stored securely, and only the researcher will have access to the records. I may share the data I collect from you for use in future research studies or with other researchers; if I share the data that I collect about you, I will remove any information that could identify you, if applicable, before I share the data.· Procedures will be taken to protect the privacy of the all participants including the use of assigned pseudonyms and interviews conducted in locations where others will not easily overhear the conversation.· Data will be stored on a password-protected computer and all documents will be kept in a locked file cabinet. Data may be used in future presentations.· The researcher will transcribe interviews. Recordings will be stored on a password locked computer for three years and then erased. Only the researcher will have access to these recordings.· I cannot assure participants that other members of the online focus group will not share what was discussed with persons outside of the group.Voluntary Nature of the Study: Participation in this study is voluntary. Your decision whether or not to participate will not affect your current or future relations with Liberty University or your positions in the military. If you decide to participate, you are free to not answer any question or withdraw at any time without affecting those relationships.How to Withdraw from the Study: If you choose to withdraw from the study, please contact the researcher at the email address/phone number included in the next paragraph. Should you choose to withdraw, data collected from you, apart from focus group data, will be destroyed immediately and will not be included in this study. Focus group data will not be destroyed, but your contributions to the focus group will not be included in the study if you choose to withdraw.Contacts and Questions: The researcher conducting this study is John G. Bennett. You may ask any questions you have now. If you have questions later, you are encouraged to contact him at (860) 213-4464 or [email protected] you would like to address questions or concerns to someone other than the researcher, you are encouragedto contact the researcher’s faculty chair, Dr. James Eller at (440) 319-1794 or [email protected] of Consent: I have read and understood the above information. I have asked questions and have received answers. I consent to participate in the study. The researcher has my permission to audio-record me as part of my participation in this study.Signature of Participant Date Signature of Investigator DateAPPENDIX D: RECRUITMENT LETTERFall 2019Dear Service Member, As a graduate student in the School of Education at Liberty University, I am conducting research as part of the requirements for a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership. I am writing to invite you to participate in my research study about the perceptions of military parents who are deployed regarding their active involvement in their child’s education. You\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'re eligible to be in this study because you have been identified has having some experience with this particular issue. If you decide to participate in this study, you will partake in a face-to-face or online recorded interview, take part in an online focus group and be ask to provide relevant documents (if available) for analysis. You should be able to complete your participation in approximately two to three weeks, with it taking four to five hours of time to complete all procedures. Your name and/or other identifying information will be requested as part of your participation, but the information will remain confidential.To participate, please respond to my email with your desire to be a possible participant. Following your response to participate, I will then contact you for an interview and provide the consent form for you to sign. The consent document contains additional information about my research.Sincerely,John G. BennettDoctoral CandidateLiberty UniversityAPPENDIX E: QUESTIONNAIREThe purpose of this qualitative transcendental phenomenological study is to explore the perceptions of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education. This questionnaire is designed to obtain demographic information as well as to capture your perceptions and experiences of being a parent while deployed overseas in the military. 1. Name: ____________________________________________________________ 2. Age: _____________ 3. Ethnicity: ______________________ 4. Branch of Service: _____________________________________________ 5. Rank: __________________________________________________ 6. Age of spouse: ____________________________________________ 7. Spouse current profession: _______________________________________8. Highest degree earned ____________________________________________________ 9. How many school age children currently in your household: _______________________ 10. How many times have you been deployed: _____________________________________?11. If currently deployed, what is the duration of your deployment: ______________________12. If not currently deployed: When was your last deployment and how long________________13. Reflect on your experiences of being a parent while deployed in the military. Please provide a brief written response for each question.a. What word best describes your initial thought about deployment as it relates to your ability to be involve in your child’s education. Please explain b. What support (familial, financial, experience) have aided in maintaining a sense of involvement in your child’s educationc. What is the number one challenge (aside from distance) that hinders your ability to participate in child’s education? APPENDIX F: INTERVIEW GUIDESemi-Structured, Open-Ended Interview QuestionsCentral Research Question: What are the perceptions of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education?Opening Questions 19. Please introduce yourself, describe yourself and your family 20. How long have you been serving in the military 21. In the past two years, how many times and for how long where you deployed22. What is the age and gender of your school age child or children 23. Please explain your experience in the military thus far Questions relating to participants perceptions 24. What is your definition of parental involvement, particularly as it relates to education 25. In what way (if any) does your definition of parental involvement change while deployed26. How would you compare and contrast your role in your child’s education when not deployed and while deployed 27. What changes have you experienced in your child’s behavior, focus, and attitude towards learning while deployed?28. What are some ways or methods used to participate in your child’s education while deployed, and how do they differ from method used when not deployed29. How has your deployment impacted your spouse, particularly as it relates to his/her ability to be involved in your child’s education 30. Reflect on the first time you spoke with your child about their education when you were deployed. What was that experience like? 31. Reflect on your child’s education. What is your perception of your child’s sense of how his or her learning is impacted by your deployment?Questions relating to participants’ perceptions of challenges32. Describe a time (while deployed) when you encountered a barrier or challenge that prevented you from being involved in their education? 33. Describe a time when you felt that you could be more involved in your children’s education while deployed. Were you able to come up with a solution? If so, please describe. 34. How does being deployed alters your interactions with your child’s teachers and other educators 35. What stage of deployment (pre-deployment, deployment, post-deployment) do you believe creates the most challenges in attempting to stay involve in your child’s education, please explain 36. What advice would you give a military parent who is deployed or may deploy in the futureAPPENDIX G: FOCUS GROUP QUESTION GUIDESemi-Structured, Open-Ended Focus Group QuestionsCentral Research Question: What are the perceptions of deployed military parents regarding active involvement in their child’s education?Opening Questions: 7. Will each individual please state your name, your military branch and length of serviceQuestions Relating to Challenges Parents experience while Deployed:8. As a parent, how would you describe your overall experience of being separated from your family while deployed9. What would you identify as the most difficult aspect of being a military deployed parent 10. From a parental standpoint, what are some examples of challenges you encountered while deployed, and how have you overcome themQuestions Relating to Participants involvement:11. How has your deployment affected your child’s performance in school12. How often and in what way do you interact with your child’s teachers or educator, what types of feedback have you received https://www.fhsdschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_995699/File/2015-16/Parents/Epstein%20-%20Six%20Keys.pdf

Children's Literature Research
The Changing Representation of Female Characters and Feminist Heroines in Children's Literature from Baum to Montgomery
Introduction
Once children can read, they are cast into the literature world – characters, themes, settings, and plots. Children's literature brings concepts like friendship, nature, education, discovery, religion, and the structure and operation of society so that the child feels connected to the material. Some have argued that children's literature only comes to existence when it can portray child or child-like characters or appeal to the child's point of view (Grenby, 2007, p.277). children's literature has a long, global history that originates in the traditional and folk oral tales. In Britain, children's books can be traced back to the eighteenth century, with such classics as John Newbery's A Little Pretty Pocket-Book (1744). In the nineteenth century, children's books formed a distinguishable genre within the literary world. Expansion of children's literature to the international level…...

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Child Soldiers:
One of the most alarming trends across the globe in the past few years has been the increased participation of children in armed conflicts as soldiers. According to a report by the United Nations, the exploitation of children and involvement in armed conflict is an issue that must come to an end. The report states that the increased involvement of children in armed conflict as soldiers is created by adults, which implies that it can only be eradicated by adults ("Children at Both Ends of the Gun" par, 2). As children have been increasingly exploited to participate in war as soldiers, there is an ever-growing need for an international campaign to demobilize child soldiers and stop their use in such conflicts. One of the major ways to stop this trend is for governments to denounce the practice of forced recruitment, which constantly put children in armed conflicts against…...

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"Children at Both Ends of the Gun." Impact of Armed Conflict on Children. UNICEF, n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2013. .

Jal, Emmanuel. "Sharing My Story." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 21 Dec. 2012. Web. 30 Nov. 2013. .