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Potential Questions * Does attending Pre-Kindergarten lead to a greater success rate in Kindergarten? * Is academics more important than developing the whole child? * What advantages are achieved by students who attend Pre-Kindergarten compared to those that do not? * Why do some parents prefer not to allow their child to attend Pre-Kindergarten? * How does pre-kindergarten lottery selections affect readiness skills? Keywords Success rate Academic success Public Pre-Kindergarten Public Kindergarten. Readiness skills Parent educational level Educational Significance The researcher will use the qualitative methods approach, which would be most beneficial to support the topic. In qualitative research, the numbers and types of approaches have also become more clearly visible during the 1990s and into the 21st century. Books have summarized the various types (such as the 19 strategies identified by Wolcott, 2001), and complete procedures are now available on specific qualitative inquiry approaches. Case studies are a strategy of inquiry in which the researcher explores in depth a program, event, activity, process, or one or more individuals. Cases are bounded by time and activity, and researchers collect detailed information using a variety of data collection procedures over a sustained period of time (Stake, 1995). Background/Need for the Study Most of the long-term research on the effects of preschool focuses on low-income children. There is very little data on any long-term benefits for middle-class children. A growing number of states have started to fund preschool programs offered at public schools, called pre-kindergarten (or pre-K) programs. Reason for interest in topic As a Kindergarten teacher in the public school system for over ten years, it has amazed me that some students enter Kindergarten ill prepared. Readiness skills are a key factor in a child experiencing academic success during the early years of school. The achievement gap is gradually closing within our school district. However, outreach to parents is still vital in order to help them understand the importance of early childhood learning. References Creswell, J. W. (2008). Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method approaches. (3rd ed. , p. 13). Sage. Stake, R. E. (1995). The art of case study research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Wolcott, H. T. (2001). Writing up qualitative research. (2nd ed. ). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (n. d. ). Retrieved from http://www. healthofchildren. com/P/Preschool. html.

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In the not-so-distant past, there was a world wide effort to create zero population growth. The environmental uproar in the 1970s had scientists convinced that with 4 billion or so people on that planet, Earth had reached her carrying capacity. The basic premises was that there wasn’t enough room for all the people being born and that there definitely would not be enough room when we reached 2050 and a project population of 11 billion (Cohen, 1). Though the global warming predicts had not begun yet, there were huge concerns that the planet could not produce enough food for 11 billion people and that we would be consuming resources at such an alarming rate that world would die from too many people. Flash forward thirty years and now, industrialized countries across the world are expressing concern that they may have been too hasty in their condemnation of population growth. In fact, many are downright worried about their population declines or very slow population growth. They express concern that the economy will collapse as the burden of the elderly is too great for the younger generation to support and care for. Labor leaders claim there will not be enough people to do the work that needs done and others decry the trend as the true end of the British Empire and the dominance of Western Civilization as those are the countries with declining birth rates. The simple truth is that a low birth rate can be a positive choice for the industrialized world, if considered in the right light. This paper will look at some of the factors contributing to the declining population and the effects that are likely because of a population decline. To understand how this situation developed, it is interesting to review the last 900 years of human sexuality. In his essay â€Å"Two Successive Motivations for the Declining Birth Rate in the West†, Phillippe Aries argues that since the Middle Ages, the shift in societal norms had lead to the declining birth rate. The Church enticed people to a moral stance against pre-marital sex and as the economy evolved from largely agrarian to industrial and even retail based, the large family was no longer an economic necessity (646).   In an agrarian society, children were a source of cheap labor and a financial boon to their parents. The cost of feeding and clothing them was more than made up for by their assistance in earning the family sustenance. But as societies moved away from the farm, children became an expense. Indeed, Aries writes, the trend to significantly smaller families began in the Middle Ages and continued unabated until the Baby Boom after the end of World War II (647). The trend toward smaller families was also a sign of planning and forethought. It was assumed that a smaller family could even be considered a measure of self-control and â€Å"The fewer the children, the more care and attention that could be devoted to each† (Aries, 647) As society became more mobile and people were no longer trapper in the social class that they were born in, people chose smaller families with the idea that they could provide more opportunities for that smaller family and their children would have greater economic opportunity that they did (648). In addition, in the mid-1970s concerns about overpopulation ran rampant. By the mid 1990s, they were in crisis mode.   In Science magazine in 1995, JE Cohen wrote, â€Å"Earth’s capacity to support people is determined both by natural constraints and by human choices concerning economics, environment, culture (including values and politics), and demography. Human carrying capacity is therefore dynamic and uncertain.†Ã‚   (341). Though scientists argued about what that carrying capacity might be, they warned rabidly that if the exponential population growth were not stopped the capacity would be reached in our children’s lifetime if not our own. Further complicating things was an environmental movement   that claimed deforestation to turn the land into agricultural production as causing soil erosion and pollution faster than we could imagine. If the world growth continued unabated, the population would reach that carrying capacity much sooner because the Earth would be too polluted to sustain life. Even now, in An Inconvenient Truth Nobel Prize winner Al Gore points out that trees cut down to provide grazing land for cattle are contributing to global warming because the living trees would have cut carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Though Gore does not make the leap, it is there to behold. Too many people means more land devoted to food production which means fewer trees and faster global warming. With all that in place, it is no wonder then that people chose to have smaller families or no families at all. And that is where the new scientific debate and political nightmare began. The United Nations reports that 75 percent of the industrialized nations of the world have reached zero population growth including the United States and most of Western Europe. The population of Britain is still growing at a very slow rate, largely due to immigration, but in Germany and Japan the total population has begun to decline. This has thrown social scientists into a tizzy. They complain that there will not be enough workers to take all the jobs that are needed; they claim the workers will no longer be able to meet the tax demands of their nations; and they claim that a declining number of young people will mean that there is no one around to care for the Baby Boomers as they get older.   Not surprisingly, many of these doom and gloom predictions are written by Baby Boomers. Instead, it might be nice to focus on the positive benefits of population control. A smaller population will mean simple things, like less congestion on the highways and fewer people in the one open checkout line at the grocery store. But those are the incidental effects of a lower population growth. The key benefits of a smaller population are: better access to education, less pollution and therefore less global warming, and more job opportunities. For a decade or so, Americans have been decrying overcrowding in the school systems as a factor in school performance.   In 2003, CNN reported that overcrowding was causing a boom in the temporary classroom business and states across the nation were taking steps to reduce overcrowding (CNN, 1).   With a declining birth rate in the industrialized nations, fewer children will need to be educated and the student to teacher ratio will decrease. That will lead to more individualized attention for each student and better learning opportunities. In addition, as those children get older, instead of being able to raise prices and keep students from going to college, colleges and universities will be forced to compete for students. The reality is that smaller class size throughout the educational process will mean that all students are getting a better education, not just the ones who can afford private school or the ones lucky enough to be talented an attract a teacher’s interest. Furthermore, as the population seeking a college degree decreases second-class universities with questionable accreditation will be driven out of business and the top academic talent will mass in good schools providing good educations. As simple as it sounds, another advantage of a smaller population will be less pollution. Gore’s movie and other studies of global warming indicate that one of the significant contributors to greenhouse gases are personal vehicles. If there are fewer people, there will by simple logic be fewer cars and fewer cars mean that fewer greenhouse gases are emitted. And, fewer people means less need for food, so some farmland could be returned to forest or converted from vast corporate farms to sustainable small farms which produce healthier food and fewer pollutants. The rain forest of the Amazon River Basin could be left as rain forest with no need for more cattle to feed the world’s desire for beef consumption and the demand for electricity would fall as there were fewer people using it. As the demand for electricity falls, older, fossil fuel burning electric plants could be shut down or replaced with newer, cleaner burning generation facilities. The ultimate proof of the effect that the population has on the environment can be observed today in India. â€Å"Environmental pollution is one of the serious problems faced by the people in the country. Rapid population growth, industrialization and urbanization in country are adversely affecting the environment. (Nagdeve, 2).   India has polluted its sacred rivers and begun poisoning itself, creating a severe lack of potable water because of its overpopulation.   Many of the pollution problems come quite simply from human excrement. There are insufficient sewage facilities and the sewage contaminants the ground water, leading to environmental collapse. With 1.1 billion people, India is the second most populous nation in the world and is being destroyed by its high birth rate (Nagdeve, 33). In China, the world’s largest population has become the primary source of greenhouse gases and is polluting the world at an alarming rate. Though they have instituted some population control measures, the population is so large now that until some of it dies off or moves to other areas, overcrowding and pollution, as well as poor access to resources will continue to be their plight. By far the most concerning aspect of the low-birth rate to most the industrialization nations is the impact it is likely to have on the economy. Naysayers claim the smaller populace will be unable to meet the needs of the elderly population, will be unable to meet the tax burden placed on them by their parents and grandparents and will not be able to meet the employment needs of the country.   The arguments are complicated and may have a grain of truth in them, but are not the forgone conclusion that they are assumed to be. First, there is the issue of meeting the needs of the elderly populace. This is in many ways a self-serving argument of the Baby Boom generation the reality is that in the United States, a third of the workforce is now over the age of 55. â€Å"Because of an aging population and declining growth of the labor force, human resource policies are changing. Companies are offering incentives to keep older workers working past retirement age. Older workers can sometimes replace the lack of younger employees. Opportunities like flextime, part-time, temp work, job sharing, and extended vacations are becoming more common for employees of all ages. Businesses are learning that people of all shapes, sizes, ages, colors, and backgrounds can be good workers† (Johnson, 1) Many of the Baby Boomers are living to ripe old ages and will need long term care, but it also means they are staying in the workforce longer.   And, they are better able to care for themselves than any previous generation of retirees. In addition, society has seen this short-term boom in the elderly population coming and ahs planned for it. Retirement communities and apartment complexes make care for the elderly much easier than in previous generations. Since they are all located in one area instead of being spread out in various private homes, the number of people needed to care for the elderly is greatly reduced. Second, there is the question of the tax burden, again a selfish notion of the elderly that the younger generation should have to support their Social Security needs even though it is an unrealistic expectation.   Unfortunately, instead of working as Franklin Roosevelt had planned and being a supplement to a personal retirement plan, Social Security has become the only retirement plan for many Americans and the government has continued to bail out failed retirement plan after failed retirement plan, usually due to poor fiscal planning or malfeasance on the part of those overseeing the plan. The simple reality is that the elderly cannot continue to rely on the government to meet all their needs and it is likely that in choosing to have fewer children they chose not to have the financial support of a younger generation. Aries argued that they shouldn’t need the financial support family or the government because of their decision not to have a large family.   He argued that with the money people saved by not having a family, they should be able to pay for help when they reach retirement age (Aries, 629). While this inability to deal with the tax burden is a valid concern, it can also be viewed as a great opportunity. Many people complain that the current government system is messed up and the tax plan unfair, but no one seems to be able to do anything about it.   Though a collapse of the economic structure is an extreme way to bring about change, it is a valid way and one that may have to be considered in the near future. Finally, the argument against low-birth rates is that the there will be insufficient people to work the jobs that need doing. This is perhaps the weakest argument of all. Do we really need a Starbucks on every corner and a McDonald’s two doors down?   The reality is that the economic market will correct itself.   Fewer people available to do the jobs will mean that high school and college students are able to find part-time work again and it will mean that the unemployment rate will drop. Regardless of the opportunity, there will always be some degree of unemployment either voluntary or temporary, but with greater opportunities available, more people will have better economic opportunities. Yes, some low-paying jobs may go unfilled. If that happens, the need will equate to the job growth. Like the tax issue, it will probably mean a restructuring of societal values. If more people are need in the medical field to care for the elderly and society places a higher value on that then serving coffee or flipping burgers, society will adjust to the loss of mass market coffee and fast food. After all, less than fifty years ago, fast food was barely thought of. Fast food and poor paying retail jobs were not always a vital part of the American economy and if there is a labor shortage, they might be gone again. If there is a shortage of labor, society will adjust and fill the positions that it most needs. Some economists have argued that with a smaller labor force, economies could collapse as the total productivity level of a nation is decreased, but historical analysis shows us that this too may be a made up fear and an irrational prediction. In an essay regarding the impact low birth rates will have on the economy, William H. Reid, writing for the Journal on Extension said that history shows that our most productive times in history were when the population was smaller. For example, he said, right after the Black Plague productivity in Europe skyrocketed (Reid, 1). The idea behind the increase was that people had something to work for and out of necessity worked hard to get it. He further argued that while overall productivity might be down, wages will be up as employers compete for qualified staff. That will mean that the economy will be booming. The simple truth is that zero population growth was a good idea twenty years ago and that has not changed.   The great majority of opposition to it in Europe and North America is in fact a form of xenophobia, a fear that if other parts of the world outbreed the locals, the local way of life will be destroyed. If analysts were honest and admitted to this fear, there might be more action taken on it. By hiding their fears in other â€Å"concerns†, they miss a chance for honest discourse on the effect that a huge Indian and Chinese population will have on the world. They miss the opportunity to take real action to address the overpopulation concerns of India.   Allowing more people to emigrate from overcrowded areas to less crowded areas will cut down on the demands on the resources of individual nations and improve the quality of life around the globe. However, so many areas are insular and afraid to share their land or way of life with anyone of a different culture. If the industrialized countries were at least willing to admit that, there arguments might have more standing in the world’s eyes. The reasons why the birth rate in the industrialized world is dropping are numerous and debatable.   Aries suggested that another reason why the birth rate is declining is that people no longer see a way to make the world a better place for their descendants. Whether it is a fear of nuclear annihilation or global warming, many people are concerned that the world will not be a great place for the next generation and have decided against having children (469). Others have decided to keep the money for their own happiness instead of spending it on a child and some simply wait longer than they meant to and find they unable to have children. Whatever the reasons for the declining birth rate, it is a fact of life in Europe and North America. Those nations can simply decide how to live with the consequences or, as they have in parts of Europe, take extreme action to reverse the course. In Japan and Germany where the population is already beginning to decline, the smaller population had coincided with an economic growth period. Whether this is simply coincidental is hard to tell at this point, but history seems to tell us that the chances are good that a deckling birth rate does not spell doom and gloom and the end of the world. Instead, it will like lead to a period of greater education for the average person, a cleaner environment and a booming economy. It may also lead to revolutionary thinking as the countries that have always had plenty of people to do their menial tasks have to consider other alternatives, such as an open border with Mexico so that there are more workers, or allowing a mass immigration from India, to relieve overcrowding there. Whatever the solution, it will require scientific and political minds meeting together and honestly discussing the wants and fears of Europe and North America and their desire to change them. In the end, the best consequence of a declining birth rate might be a further globalization of the world. Areas in the Far East and the Indian subcontinent with population problems will need to find more space and Europe and North America will have to find more workers. If the struggle be worked through and the prejudices and fears overcome, then the best thing that could come from a lower birth rate would be an international melting pot with everyone working together for a better planet, better economy and a better life. WORKS CITED Aries, Phillippe.†Two Successive Motivations for the Declining Birth Rate in the West† Population and Development Review > Vol. 6, No. 4 (Dec., 1980), pp. 645-650   November 20, 2007. Cohen, JE â€Å"Population growth and earth’s human carrying capacity† Science Vol.269, Issue 5222, Summer, 1995, p. 341-46. â€Å"Ending overcrowding in California Schools†Ã‚   Policylink < http://www.policylink.org/Research/SchoolOvercrowding/> November 20, 2007. Johnson, Kelly. â€Å"The Effects of a Declining Birth Rate on the Labor Force† < http://cber.cba.ua.edu/rbriefs/ab_jan98.html> November 20, 2007. Martin, Steve P. â€Å"Diverging Fertility among U.S. Women Who Delay Childbearing Past Age 30† Demography , Vol. 37, No. 4 (Nov., 2000), pp. 523-533 November 20,2007. Nagdeve,   Dewaram. â€Å"Environment and Health in India†Ã‚   presented to Asian Context at Bangkok, Thailand, June 10, 2002. < http://www.iussp.org/Bangkok2002/S09Nagdeve.pdf> November 20, 2007. â€Å"Overcrowding Fuel Boom† CNN.com < http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/06/02/classsize.portables.ap/index.html> November 20, 2007. Reid, Walter H. â€Å"Will Declining Birt Rates creates a Crisis?† Journal of Extension (Summer 1988), Vol. 26, No. 2 , November 20, 2007.   

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Legal Strategies to Protect the Civilians in Syria Research Paper

Legal Strategies to Protect the Civilians in Syria - Research Paper Example The crisis in Syria has become a humanitarian crisis. The Syrian regime has committed mass atrocities against the population, most used one being the crimes against humanity. Some legal analysts argue that Syrian regime is on the verge of committing genocide, as the Alawi minority dominates the country and is currently fighting the Sunni majority. Moreover, a humanitarian disaster is present, as thousands have fled Syria and burdened neighboring countries such as Turkey. With only few solutions available under the international law to the Syrian conflict, even the ones at hand are either not politically feasible, or need UNSC authorization. Under the international law, military intervention in another country of any kind must be authorized by the UNSC, and it must be done in cases where human rights are in some way violated on a massive scale. The international community has a duty to protect Syrian civilians. There are many prerogatives that demand protection of civilians, two of wh ich are crucial for Syria. The first is the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), aiming to protect civilians from mass atrocities, and the second is elements of the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts (POC). Under elements of POC referring to a conflict, the international community is again obliged to assist civilians and address their most basic needs. The proposed solutions so far have been mostly focused on either intervention or diplomacy. Military intervention conducted in the same style as in Libya has been proposed by some legal analysts. However, others claim that Russia and China would never vote in favor of such an intervention in UNSC. Moreover, factors present in Libya are absent in Syria, and thus an intervention of any type cannot take place. Instead, others propose the use of diplomacy through sanctions and referral of the regime members to the International Criminal Court (ICC) under the Statute of Rome. Since Syria signed the Statute, even in the absence of its r atification, ICC is authorized to prosecute Syrian regime members. However, again, UNSC referral to ICC is needed. Russia and China will never interfere with Syrian sovereignty. A third solution, also based on diplomacy, would be more feasible. It would be to ignore the Statute of Rome and simply allow the Syrian regime to save face and find a common dialogue with the opposition through an organized ceasefire agreement and peacekeeping mission. This option would be based on diplomacy. Sanctions on Syria are crucial in this option, but so is the option offered to the Syrian regime to leave and let the opposition take over the country. Ceasefire agreement would be arranged through sanctions. Once it would take place, peacekeepers would enter the country. The latter would need to be authorized by UNSC, but chances are higher that the resolution would pass, as it is non – interventionist and it does not involve ICC. Kofi Annan or another high profile figure in the Middle East cou ld be used to mediate the negotiations. This option could include a gradual transition to a consolidated democratic system through retention of the former regime members who

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Assignment Web or Mobile System Paper Essay Mobile applications have become essential to every business seeking to remain relevant in the face of a world filled with people who are constantly on the move. The evolution of technology and the dynamic nature of telecommunication industry has made communication become a significant part of everyones life. IPhone is the most versatile communication gadgets that have been created lately. Smartphone’s have become popular these days, and they offer fun filled entertainment. iPhones have become successful and a marvel device which changed the mobile technology with multi-touch interface with powerful features a full-featured web browser, large screen, web browser, email, voice messaging, video calling, thrilling games, beautiful look, and instant messaging. The new wave of the future in the world of technology and businesses are reaping benefits out of their iPhone applications. IPhone apps are design to enhance the experience of the users, engage the customers and build the mobile brand. There are eight generations of iPhone models and can connect too many cellular networks and has WIFI. You can play music, browse the web, shoot video, send and receive email, take photos, record notes, send texts, do mathematical calculations, GPS navigation, and receive visual voicemail. Audio conferencing, caller id, call merging, and call holding is allowed by iPhone. The media library can be sorted by artist, videos, genres, podcast, songs, albums, composers, and audiobooks. The large front on iPhone gives users room to touch their selection and to purchase and downloads songs from the iTunes store that goes directly to their iPhone. With the virtual keyboard on the touch screen and the option to predict what word is needed to be written or correction for any accidental pressing of the keys. There are corrections and spell checking, dynamic dictionary, predictive word capabilities. That learns new words. There are features to support HTML email and gives users the option  to embed photos in your email message. Mail messages can viewed on the phone in words, PowerPoint, pdf, and excel attachments. Some future changes will be the cheap onetime cost foe apps will be replaced by a subscription fee, or a recurring revenue based on usage. The customer expectation, business models and transformations have evolved with the application sophistication and customer experience grows. One of the most fun and innovative things to do is travel and now iPhone offer information about your current location with the touch of a button. The software is developed to know your travel preferences and tastes that is custom tailored to you There are apps in development to prevent texting while driving and apps that can prevent any cell phone use while the vehicle is in motion. Texting while driving has become too dangerous and too many people are having and causing accidents. There have been many deaths and serious injuries cause by texting while driving and many feel the best way to eliminate it is to an app on phones that will not allow cell phone usage while vehicles are in motion. One of the most innovative businesses and one of the most fun things we do in life is travel. With the touch of a button, information about your tastes and preferences are up to date for you. Having that sudden information will benefit you no matter where you’re traveling. IPhones have become important to its users and some could not function on a day-to-day basis without it and some would even feel lost without it. IPhones have given its customers instant access to everything from bills to banks to email to insurance policies and credit cards. The technology of iPhones have advance the way everyone from businesses to the common man or woman. The world of mobile phone technology started changing when iPhone managed to merge the power of smartphones with an attractive design, easy-to-understand and universal style that most people want from a phone. As technology advances and improves, iPhones will only improve and become more helpful. As they become more helpful, people will come to depend on them more. IPhones have been a great benefit, the distraction of all the features have become dangerous and put many at risk.

The meaning of childhood and the ideal childhood meaning

The meaning of childhood and the ideal childhood meaning What does childhood means and what would be considered an ideal childhood? The period of time between the childs birth till the child reached adulthood, its experiences and quality of those years sums up childhood. For children to develop to their optimal, they would need loving, warm and responsible caregivers, within an environment that stimulates their growth. They should be living in lives free from fear, violence and exploitation. Unfortunately, this is not always so. It was reported that 90% of the world children were born into poverty. They live in poorly sanitized areas and suffered from malnutrition. They are exposed to diseases such as malaria, polio, tuberculosis and Aids. They lived in fear of war and famine. Their life expectancy is only of 40 years (Gammage P. 2008) Millions of children suffered in poverty depriving of their many rights including health and education, protection from exploitation and harm. Childrens rights are being denied and are robbed of their childhood. On the 20 November 1989, the United Nations adopted The Convention on the Rights of the Child and ratified all countries except the United States of America and Somalia. The Convention set standards concerning children and their rights. In this essay, I will discuss about the need to protect childrens rights, the aims of the Convection on the Rights of the Child and the difference it makes to childrens lives. The need to protect children Poverty threatens all aspects of childhood, it deprives children of their chance to grow and develop to their full potential. Lives of poor children in Honduras are examples of children whose childhood are being compromised and needed help and protection. Hurricane Mitch in 1978 has caused serious damages to Honduras. Families live in poverty while the city is on the road to recovery. In order to provide basic needs like food, clothing and shelter, both parents would need to work. Young children are being left at home without adequate care. Their health and development were seriously affected. Some even resort to taking the older sibling out of school to help look after the younger ones. Similarly in Botswana, parents had to bring their children to work when faced without support from extended family or money to pay for childcare services. These children are at risks of being exposed to sudden life threatening injuries. For some parents, they engage cheaper inexperienced babysitters to mind their children. Young children were being neglected. There were also many cases of children being left alone at home w ithout any supervision or care by adults. It was not a surprise for surgeons in the hospitals to attend to children who were involved in accidents at home. In Mexico, due to the lack of affordable childcare, mothers bring their young children along to their work. Once again, these childrens lives are constantly at risks. Their health and development will be affected. Research showed that 19 percent of the working parents in Vietnam and 27 percent in Mexico, left their children alone or in the care of another child at home. A high of 48 percent of the working parents in Botswana without support left their children home alone or in the care of another child. These parents were poor and had little education had no choice as they could not afford any childcare services ( Heymann, J. 2006) Children living in poverty are exposed to diseases and malnutrition. In Africa, children live in overcrowded shacks with no running water or electricity. They live and play in alleyways that are covered with sewage and trash. Their parents cannot afford to feed them or parents themselves are ill. Due to poor diet and weaken immune systems, many African children died. Poverty increases childrens vulnerability to other dangers including violence and exploitation. Child labour and child trafficking prevails. In Asia, it was reported that there were more than a million child prostitutes. Parents who are heavily burdened with debts sold their children into the sex trade. There were also many who were kidnapped and forced into prostitution. The aims of the UNCRC In 1989, United Nation adopted the Convention on the rights of the child. It is an international treaty that defines persons aged below 18 years as children. It aims to safeguard childrens rights, welfare, interests and development. All governments have acceded to the Convention except the United States of America and Somalia. There are a total of 54 articles stating the basic human rights of all the children in the world. The right to survival; the right to physical and mental development; the right to protection from harm and the right to be involved in family, social and cultural activities are some of childrens entitlements. Since 1989, there is a significant change in the attention given to early childrens rights. Various laws and policies in countries have been reframed to accommodate the convention. In UK, laws that govern health, housing and welfare benefits have a profound impact on the childrens lives. Children are affected by laws governing the Education and employment rights. The Children Act 1989 put in place the relationship between children, parents and the state. Local authorities were given the power to look after the welfare of childrens lives and provide safeguards against poor care. The Children Act 1989 calls for the reform in child care law pertaining to child services and child protection. Children are protected from harm, with local authorities investigating their situations of risk. Other Agencies like the housing, health and education authorities were involved in assisting the local authorities with their enquiries. Inter-agency work is a distinctive UK response to protecting childr en from harm (Thomas, N. 2009). In 1999, the Sure Start Local Programme (SSLP) had most of the deprived areas in England covered. This programme was designed to provide support for families and parents. It supports good-quality play and learning experiences for children under 4 years of age. Childs health and development, including family health were looked into (Thomas, N. 2009). In recent years, the Childcare Act 2006 requires English local authorities to look after the well-being of young children and provide specific services (Thomas, N. 2009). In acceding to the UN convention, UK has made provisions for areas such as the right to a good education, to participate in cultural and recreational activities, the disable childs right to care and education. Article 12 of the UN convention states that the child has the right to express an opinion, and his voice should be heard in any judicial and administrative proceedings which affects them (Thomas, N. 2009) On 2 October, 1995, Singapore acceded to the UNCRC and came into effect on 4 November 1995. Singapore is a nation without any natural resources. Our people are our only asset, children are our future, and thus their well being is our main concern. As reported in MCYS press release, there are several different government agencies with its policies which formed the Inter-ministry committee (IMC) on the Convention on the Rights of the Child. IMC serves as an inter-agency platform for deliberation and coordination of various issues concerning children. Childrens rights and interests are respected and protected. The government also take a serious view on any child abuse or ill-treatment of a child. However, in special circumstances, slight canning is permissible. Children who misbehave may also be given slight canning on the palm of the hand. Corporal punishment is prohibited especially towards females. Canning can be administered by the headmaster. Singapores education system aims to acquire not just academic knowledge, but also impart values and increase the sense of rootedness in our children. These aims are articulated in our Desired Outcomes of Education. Children with special needs are not left out. The government has implemented the Integrated Childcare Programme, helping childcare centre to equip their staff and the centres to accommodate children with special needs. The discussion above are examples to shows Singapore commitment to uphold the rights and best interests of children. Singapores vision for our children and youth is to be a confident nation full of compassion and committed to social responsibilities, yet developed strong ties with their family and community. UNRC weaknesses The United Convention on the Rights of the Child is not without its weaknesses. According to Vanessa Pupava, children viewed as priceless may not be good all the time. There may be negative consequences for both child and parents. As defined by World Health Organisation, harm to child includes physical and emotional ill-treatment, abuse, neglect and exploitation. All these would affect the mental health and development of a child. In such broad terms, raising a child would become a very problematic task for parents. Parental authority may become abusive in itself. Parents would become paranoid; parents may also become overparented (Furedi F 2002). These children would lose their freedom to play and learn about risk. In other cases, parents and educators may lose sight of their commitment towards children. They are afraid of infringing the rights of the children and may they feel that they cannot attain the ideal way of upbringing the children, in the end, they may transfer their duti es to other institutions or even specialist services (R.Roose and M.Bouverne-De Bie, 2007 p.431-443). In UK, childrens rights can sometimes be seen as problematic. Adolescents may become aggressive and demanding. Parents and teachers fear of losing control with their teens. When children are given the right to participate in decision making, it may seem to discard the traditional notions of parents control over their children (R.Roose and M.Bouverne-De Bie, 2007 p.431-443). Conclusion Best interest of the child is one of the focal point in the convention on the rights of the Child. The childs rights include protection, prevention and participation in decision-making. It would be still a long way for successful implementation of the convention as adults still hold their own perceptions of children. This concept would also have different meanings for different countries in their own context. It would require the joint efforts of all for successful implementation of the convention and tackling with the constraints and shortcomings that comes alongside with it.

Effect of Online Shopping on the Consumer

Effect of Online Shopping on the Consumer Abstract The revolution in information technology (IT) and communications has changed the way people do the shopping today. In recent years, increasing online shopping have been using the Internet and other electronic media for their shopping and people are diverted from offline to online. This research paper is based on the how does online shopping change consumer buying behaviour. Specially buying books through the internet. The main aim of this study was to examine if there are any particular factors that influence the online consumer buying behaviour. Primary information was collected from the London School of Commerce students survey because the students usually buy books from online or normal shop. Price, Trust and Convenience were were recognized as significant factors. For the maximum students price is the main vital issue. Moreover, three sectors were recognized, I) High Spenders, II) Price Easers, and III) Bargain Seekers. In the course of these sectors we found a variation of the different factors significance and recognized propositions for online book shops. Keywords: Online Shopping, Consumer, Online Books, amd Buying Behaviour. Acknowledgements Being a part of the academic community is most special. As a master student at the London School of Commerce (LSC), University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC), the author has felt privileged and grateful. The author would like to therefore take this opportunity to express his gratitude to the many people (although it is impossible to list by name all) who have contributed to the completion of this dissertation. Firstly the author is highly indebted to Tom Reeves (London School of Commerce, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff) and wish to express his heart felt gratitude for his encouragement and approval of the above topic as a researchable topic. His constructive criticisms, comments and guidance are perhaps the secret behind the standard of this paper. Millions of thanks go to Students of London School of Commerce who helped me to survey the offline questionnaires around the Institute of London School of Commerce. Special appreciation goes to all the staff and tutors of the London School of Commerce, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. Especially, Dr. Rajendra Kumar, Dr. Peter McGee, Michael Nieto, Prof. Geoffrey Lancaster, Mervyn Sookun, Ms. Ellie Semsar and Paul Reynolds for your encouragement, inspiration and innovative ideas impacted on me during and after the coursework the author says a big thank you. Finally my father, mother and my family members receive my deepest love and gratitude for their dedication and support for these years. However, the current author would like to make a declaration that this study is an addition to extant literature and was the main contributor of the overall paper. Whenever other peoples work is referred to, they are duly acknowledged. Therefore the author is solely responsible for any error and misrepresentation of facts. Shermim Akter Lucky Chapter One: Introduction 1.1 Background of the Research The development of online has formed a hypothesis transfer of the usual system persons buying. A customer is no longer bound for opening periods or particular places; he is able to turn into dynamic by online whichever moment plus every position as well as buy products or facilities. Online is a comparatively latest means for contact as well as data swap, which has turned into present within our daily existence. Expansion into e-commerce potential is far-reaching through the international world as well as trade has completely been transformed exactly to these online improvements. Separately as of this viewpoint of its outcome, it as well spreads its effectiveness/ influence on other characteristic of human performance, which generate prospect intended for further improvement as well as regeneration. Khosrow Pour (2006), describes that, e-commerce (EC) ground is a varied one, connecting a lot of performance, business components, plus technologies, as well as it includes a structure of lots of substance between which is customer facilities. Peter Rucker (2002) in (Turban et al., 2004 plus 2006) describes e-commerce like a global sharing means intended for commodities, facility as well as astonishingly intended for administrative plus specialized work. Is intensely varying money matters, he described, marketplaces plus manufacturing configuration, products plus facilities as well as their runs ; customer segmentation, customer importances plus purchaser activities. Moreover lots of reviewers described electronic commerce like the entire automatically intervened operation among an association plus any third party it transactions through (Chaffey, 2004, Pg. 7). Turban et al., (2006) within his more description, alleged e-commerce is able to be noticed as of the viewpoint of contact, facility, business education and so on. We are able to monitor that the entire the explanations heats along to the similar viewpoint of what electronic commerce is regarding. E-commerce the same as we require to identify is a broadly considered matter. It includes a lot of features which contain; Business to Business (B2B), Business to Consumer (B2C), Consumer to Business (C2B) etc., however present research is intended for focusing its highlighting happening Business to Consumer. Business to Consumer (B2C) is the mainly increasing one where corporations execute trade by means of customers in the Internet. A main achievement issue of Business to Consumer is locating what customers wish within words of facility, superiority, as well as cost (Turban et al., 2008). Online shopping is the method customers attempt in the course of while they choose shopping taking place online. As a result, online has improved to a very reasonable marketplace, where the rivalry more than the customer is violent. With the purpose of include an effect taking place as well as maintain customers, within a reasonable marketplace, Constantinides (2004) declared that the initial movement is recognizing particular affecting characteristics while buying in the Internet, these are able to be considered as issues. The objective of this research is to build up plus operate a form describing as well as guess implementation of the Internet customer look for plus buying performances depend taking place a combination of effectiveness maximization hypothesis plus customer acceptance assumption that deliberates inspirations (distinguished improvement) developed from the Internet search / buy as well as prices connected by the Internet search / buy. 1.2 Rationale of the Research The purpose of the research is mainly recognizing with acquire close by into what key issues the Internet customer gets into consideration while buying books in the Internet, since books are the most usually purchased product in online (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Online-Forschung e.V. [AGOF e.V.], 2007). Moreover, in this research will examine if any divisions are able to be recognized with recognizing the customers and how these divisions communicate to the recognized issues. The findings of the present study will be summarized as suggestions for the Internet book sellers with the purpose of improve their customer information as well as build up their Internet marketing strategy efficiency. 1.3 Significance of the Research The business-to-consumer is the largely noticeable trade kind of e-commerce. Internet shopping permits corporations giving product data as well as straight transactions to their customers. With the intention of successfully make customers believing electronic commerce plus Internet dealings, readily available an vital require recognizing the issues which effect customer behaviour on the way to carry on consume of Internet dealings. The benefits of Internet shopping dealings are renowned. The largest part general motivations designed for customers shopping in the Internet are convenience, wider choices, reasonable costing, as well as bigger entrance to data. Conversely, Internet transactions quantity even now stays on comparatively small evaluated to alternative transaction types. Many earlier studies have illustrated that apparent causes contain protection plus confidentiality matters, be short of awareness by the medium, as well as the appropriateness of products to be retailed. In reality within the B2C e-commerce, a customer has the twice function of the product buyer plus information technology (website) client. To the shopper within electronic commerce, the website technique is a complete demonstration of the shopping. Such as, a number of well-known Internet purchasing websites (eBay, Amazon etc.) greatly based on information technology (IT) within their trade approaches. Within the majority usual corporations, were brick and mortor trades are performed customers accomplish operations through face-to-face, telephone, report administrators, persons etc. On the contrary, nowadays trade everywhere the planet is at present worldwide, the purchaser boundary within electronic surroundings is display-to-face communication method which insists a machine denotes of Personal Computer depend screens, ATM devices, personal Laptops and many more electronic tools to talk about some. As a result, online is the only communication systems among the company and the clients, therefore it situates huge liability taking place the company to acquire as well as characterize the consumers knowledge, for the reason that there is frequently no opportunity intended for straight individual involvement for the period of meeting. Thus it provides a path in support of a enquiry, which is; Does this line provide like a certain path to disclose costs which be able to also influence c ustomers as well as finish buy with no trouble? Furthermore, how do these corporations which are ease within cost (modified/make specially, perform auctions, trades advertising) Internet vary from corporations which provide steady/permanent pricing systems? 1.4 Aims Objectives To identify the suitable cause that drive consumer to purchase books online; To give a organized and complete evaluation of online consumer buying behaviour; To analysis the exact reasons and charges have on books search and purchase decisions between Internet shoppers global; To suggest an integrated outline that improves our understanding of the fundamental motivating issues of online book consumer behaviour; To give directions used for future investigate in online consumer buying behaviour area. 1.5 Purpose and Research Questions The purpose of this research is to describe how online shopping manipulates consumer buying behaviour for buying books online. There are lots of matters related to this srudy question; however we will simply focus on buying books online. The study problems we plan to answer are: What key issues influence the Internet consumer while considering and creation for buying through the Internet? How do these issues manipulate the consumer when buyinging books in the Internet? What type of parts can be found in the recognized consumers when buying books in the Internet? What is the link by means of the recognized issues and consumer division groups? 1.6 Signposting of the Study Chapter One: Introduction In this chapter the background, rationale and significance of the research will be explained. There are also aims objectives, purpose research questions will be presented. Chapter Two: Related Literature This chapter provides relevant existing theories and models of online shopping and consumer buying behaviour as well as a model modified by the author. The working model builds upon the presented theories and is used as a foundation for the following analysis. Chapter Three: Research Methodology Strategy In this chapter, the research methodology strategy is presented. The research approach that has been adopted in order to answer the research questions and to meet the purpose is described and motivated. The research methods used in this work are as well described and discussed. Chapter Four: Data Analysis Result In this chapter the results of both the qualitative and quantitative research are presented. The results will follow the outline of the working model. Brief companies overviews are also presented. Chapter Five: Conclusion This chapter includes the conclusions of the research as well as reflections for recommendations, a discussion of the limitations and suggestions for further studies. Chapter Two: Related Literature Brief Narrative of E-Commerce While online developed into commercialised plus clients were gathering to take part within the World Wide Web (WWW) during the near beginning 1990s the word e- commerce was invented. E-commerce functions earliest expanded during the 1970s through modernization for example electronic finance shift. Afterwards the electronic data interchange (EDI) occured. The EDI expanded the band of taking part corporations since economic organization to producers, sellers, facilities, as well as other kind of trade (Turban et al., 2008). The cause to why it was executed was for the reason that it was an easy means to automatise buyings. Separately since with the intention of, it was a useful means to permit shops to connect their dealers to their collection record. This needs a costly confidential network link among the two business associates (Percival Straunik, 2001). Instructively, the development of e-commerce contains three cohorts. The initial cohort linked computers linked as well as records can be transmitted from one computer to a different computer. For the duration of the next cohort, the latest equipment as well as online prepared it achievable used for together corporations as well as customers buying taking place through the online. For the period of final cohort dissimilar value chains were associated to one another. Then business societies developed as well as reserves where mutual similar to the computer designed for preparation manufacture record (Fredholm, 2002). E- Commerce is a structure of the Internet trade connections which preserve be present during the entire means of purchasing plus retailing. The opportunity of electronic purchasing as well as retailing turned into a feasible alternative designed for more or less every company moreover e-commerce developed into general within commerce terms. Expected to this attractiveness lots of corporations started on the bandwagon with obviously presenting their facilities in the Internet; nearly all of the website to all intents and purposes gives information on the products they retailed (N. Bandyo Panhyay, 2002) Because the continuation of E-commerce developed big, its improvement ended to stay in the borders of purchasing as well as retailing of customer commodities. It has pushed leading administrators to rethink the means of a trade utilizes technology intended for improved achievement. Therefore, the www has problemed the denotation as well as importance of information plus technology which guided to an assessment of the connection among the two. Such as trade can discover it benefits to deal information like within the case of priceline.com (N. Bandyo Panhyay, 2002). The beginning of e-commerce as well engages the exploit of inter technologies. This technology is applied to improve an infrastructure, whose outcome permits a corporation dividing its information sources by trade associates as well as customers together on a home as well as worldwide stage. Through these technologies corporations moreover present better facilities plus issue them getting reasonable benefit. To this outcome, the majority corporations at present as well as days observe the want reconsidering their objectives, re-originate trade system, and also set up latest methodologies in respect to prospects plus confronts within other to take part into e-commerce. Hoque (2000) inside (N. Bandyo Panhyay 2002) explained a corporations alteration during the online era like a developmentary means of four stages, which are brochureware, e-commerce, e-business, with ultimately e-enterprise. As said by Bandyo Panhyay, the brochureware period taking place during the midpoint of the 1990s while plenty of corporations bring in website which was no further than an electronic list. Since the past, a number of corporations have shifted up the range at the same time as a number of others continued fixed on the primary stage, simply like the organization of a functioning infrastructural makes the structure used for a corporations tour during this stage. He preceded more to describe e-commerce age like the commencement of the dotcom time with the B2C trade forms. This phase was noticeabled through the propagation of activate for example ebay.com and amazon.com which penetrated the Internet trade global retailing product plus facilities straight to customers, as well as a number of other corporations pursued match. On the other hand, it was a challenge to make a web existence plus formulate stipulation intended for value added facilities with the purpose of support, trade on the Internet, as well as continue a strong consumer base. Business Network, the manufacturing syndicate of corporations which apply, support plus construct e-commerce results in the online described e-commerce that the apply of online to change trade connections which walks off distant ahead of purchasing as well as retailing in the Internet. Within this meaning, information is capable of moreover be divided inside and transversely companies restrictions, latest connections are improved among trades plus over and above among trade plus consumers. Plenty of companies started to observe the prospective of the online used for B2B functions also this was what began the e-business age by means of a force in the direction of technological apply to make stronger central part trade systems. Now like lots of companies started to observe information like a most important trade source as well as regarded as its administration like one of the majority significant purposes. Moreover corporations realized to concentrate on information as well as awareness administration like a necessary factor of over the entire goals of their trades. Within expected route, improvement information with communications technology reserved rapidity during an endeavour to maintain this latest period. For the period of this phase, lots of corporations started to use the viewpoint of e-business constructing a trade form essential to maintain together B2B as well as B2C functions. Business Network named this phase the enterprise stage; where the online technologies are applied to carry out B2B trade performance essential to maintain their main proficiencies with giving the Internet consumer facilities which is characteristically of B2C e-commerce. Through the closing stages of twentieth century, lots of big corporations for example banks went into this age. Afterwards by means of improve during development of technology as well as trade form, swift changes within trade situatio n occured. For this reason, B2B corporations will more and more acclimatize their organization communications within the bricks and mortal system to accept a B2C form taking place one hand moreover B2C corporations will broadened their beliefs of customer focused form including B2B performance in contrast (N. Bandyo Panhyay 2002). Several Trade Forms of E-Commerce Since described before, e-commerce taking place the foundation of online is put to develop into a important means of performing trade, but latest array of electronic commerce nowadays are being guided into a lot of divisions of the business used for B2B, B2C as well as Business to Public Administration (B2P) (Paul Timmers 1998). Also, he described that a trade form is a structural design used for commodities, facilities plus information flows, together with an explanation of the different areas, prospective advantages of different trade areas plus income resources. Since the watchings of online trades, information with technology facilitates a broad series of trade forms, technology gives no direction intended for choosing latest forms other than its improvement be capable of guide to characterization of latest forms, as a result the ability of circumstances of the skill technology rise like a decisive factor to form choice. Enlisted plus described under, are several trade forms expr essed via Paul Timmers (1998). E Shops E Shops are observed like a web advertising surroundings used for corporation by the use of online. Within the majority situations, this is prepared to support the corporation, its commodities plus facilities provided through the corporation. Further to corporations performance, there is prospect to entrance manufactured goods, costs, command plus disburse. Within this logic, there will be growth necessitates, a small price way to worldwide existence, furthermore price discount during promotions with auctions. As a result, customers preserve advantage decrease /different costs evaluate to usual deal. Because of this reality, there will be broader preference, cluster of information plus ease of choosing /optimizing cost. Also, purchasing as well as shipping together with 24/7 facilities is prepared obtainable. Within the majority situations retailers income are from cut down price of manufactured goods, enhance deals plus marketing, consequently for this reason there is require intended for costs to be flexible so transactions be able to be boosted. Cases of corporations which manage e-shops are; ebay, Amazon etc. Third Party Market This mould is appropriate while corporations desire to put down the network advertising to a 3rd party market. Within this situation, they recommend a customer interface to the providers manufactured goods list where they include attributes similar to; brand name, cost, payment, logistics, instructing as well as especially the complete range of protected business deal. Every customer who desires to buy manufactured goods at a third party market will have right of entry to complete information starting the primary retailer. A case of third market supplier is Fedex who delivers desirable quality orders plus lots of things. Virtual Society Virtual Society corporations usually offer surroundings where associates who are customers include their data after making buys. This data provides like the final importance of virtual socities corporations. Instructively, these corporations are able to be attached to another marketing operator with the purpose of construct consumer reliability, reactions as well as criticism (Hagel et al., 1997). Amazon is a case of a virtual corporation who transactions going on books as well as other goods throughout the online. Latest facilities plus opportunities of other trade forms such as electronic malls, partnership stage and so on are consequences of further roles of virtual corporations. Value Chain Facility Supplier This form focuses on particular roles used for the value chain for example electronic payments. Banks, such as include put themselves within this form quiet previously. Moreover, latest approaches are rising within manufacture / reserve organization where by, intermediaries suggests concentrated plus fin tuned manufacture to corporations. A model of value chain facility supplier is UPS (www.ups.com) E Auctions Electronic auction is not only observed like a form other than is furthermore observed like a costing system within active costing method. It presents an execution of bidding system. E Auctions are capable of came with through multimedia appearance of manufactured goods plus costs. Mainly frequently, they are confidential to this particular conclusiveness which as well contains combination of the bidding system through dealing payment plus shippment. Thus it provides enormous advantage to equally dealer plus purchasers with reduction time as well as price perhaps, intended for shipping in anticipation of the transaction has been well-known. Customer observe it like way formulating buy, for the reason that separately from the period it accumulates it them provides a chance to set out used for the manufactured goods by the cost they be capable of manage to pay for. Business to Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Business to consumer e-commerce (B2C) among other types of e-commerce is the majority growing one all over the place companies implement business through consumer with the assist of online. However a little feature of business to business (B2B) is demotes to altercation among business plus customers. Cases of corporations which manage their trade through this type of Business to Consumer (B2C) e-commerce are; eBay, Amazon etc. Within this characteristic of e-commerce, the entire transactions performances, customer hunt, frequently ask questions (FAQ) are normally pursued in the Internet (Jeffrey et al., 2001). Lots of corporations have been capable making bigger their trades within an effective means in online, although several in point of fact have vanished keen on economic failure. Within another expression, B2C EC can furthermore be described like the idea of selling plus e-tailing, which involves transactions of commodities with facilities to particular customers in the Internet. Online, corporations attempt policies to flexible costing system which may possibly be applied within arriveing at customers, huge amounts to be accurate. As a result, one of these systems is index transactions which since the past are one of the matured ways exercised via corporations to perform transactions. Index transactions modified to customer recommend customers assistance since the confine of room plus period, as well it at no cost sellers, beginning the require of material shops by which they be capable of allocate goods. Selling carried out through online is entitled electronic retailing (e-tailing) which be able to be performed by way of auctions. It formulates it simpler in support of producers to trade straight to customers elimination intermediary. For instance corporations suppose Amazon, ebay, Abebooks, wal-mart etc. are keen on straight to customer online trade (Turban el at. 2008). These online corporations apply various systems to tell information of goods to customers plus these systems improves how adaptable they are within costs between other items. Furthermore, the central part information of these corporations communicates particularly to trade deals, such as information connected to combine of manufactured goods plus costs wished via customers. Therefore, this integrative information provides like a connection among sellers and customers. The information of goods that are retailed to customer does not merely improve buyings it as well provide corporations a concept of customer purchasing tendency. Through the concept corporations will aim for additional/improved business moreover consequently develop rising the goods plus costs are executed. Within other to profit from taking place the prospective of the online, active bricks plus mortal moreover index letters command corporations require to change their integrative information by their execution of costs on manufactured goods plus the whole corporation administration altogether. Past history used for B2C achievement investigated through earlier period researches highlight biased customers at every movement of their communication by way of EC. Suitable entrance to information within the method of buying is recommended within the sharp stage of Simons choice formulating form (Butler and Peppard 1998). While customers discover Internet shopping to be suitable, period well-organized plus cost discount consumers will be pleased by means of the common usefulness plus good organization of online buying means. Now when consumers will discover buying knowledge flattering if Internet sellers are reactive to costs separation, assessment, anxious plus dependable for the period of shopping system plus consequent relations among consumers (Paul et al., 2000). Pricing Matters Pricing matters during buyings is a reason, which has not to be taken too lightly; a number of studies put down additional importance happening another issue, which improves buyings with provide small or no concentration to pricing. The involvement of manufactured goods information carries a great deal of characteristic factor basis going on the particular customer. Within another word, it based on what the customer observes like significant concerning the data of manufactured goods that provides a primary desirability for shopping. After that, the value is one more feature to control or provide like a first choice, relatively bring about the customer to buy. Consistent with Morris and Paul (2000) within their study, they described about price, which is a factor of purchasing choice, which cannot be neglecting. They extended more describing with the purpose of a factor is positioned additional significant than price during creation buyings choice, afterwards it worth is measured to b e a prerequisite used for buying, except if the factor is positioned not as much of significant than price, at that time suitable array be capable of observed like first choice relatively that conditions. Therefore, price is a common determinant mainly designed for customers, who are price responsive. At present, the majority online corporations have observed the requirement to build prices like flexible as far as they are capable. Companies perform this, with planning plus pricing manufactured goods by means of modification, auctioning, advertisings etc., within a system that corresponds customers require/wish plus in consequence provide consumers prospect to create first choice. These really provide their trade a importance. If the data of goods retailed are extremely rotated to customers concentration, in that case, there is a great deal of pricing flexibility (Shapiro et al., 1999). Behavioural plus Advantage Segmentation At the same time as demographic, geographic and psychographic variables give corresponding depends used for the segmentation of the Internet clients, behavioural variables concentrates going on how to describe the clients concentration plus mail the clients the right letter (Ruiz Lassala, 2006). Hassan, Craft Kortam (2003) deliberates behavioural characteristic segmentation like a non-usual segmentation method, because it categorizes customers depend ahead customers buying performance. Intended for the Internet segmentation these variables be able to present information taking place, such as, rate of recurrence of online entrance; shopping performance; stage of cooperativity; plus outline of data look for going on the website as well as another website (Ruiz Lassala, 2006). Segmentation of buying performance is capable of moreover contain the scope of management of a manufactured goods, reliability performance with management circumstances (Solomon, Bamossy Askegaard, 1999). Advantage segmentation is directly associated by way of behavioural segmentation, giving constructive data taking place the advantages a consumer waits for to obtain from making use of the manufactured goods (Solomon, Bamossy Askegaard, 1999; Vyncke, 2002). These advantages are observed to guide a clients activities. Researchers have the same opinion with the purpose of advantage segmentation gives a precious view keen on the thoughts of the customer (Bhatnagar Ghose, 2004). In the same way, Wu (2001) asserts that advantages required is a useful segmentation variable, while customer first choices intended for the advantages be capable of determined used for one or a few online Effect of Online Shopping on the Consumer Effect of Online Shopping on the Consumer Abstract The revolution in information technology (IT) and communications has changed the way people do the shopping today. In recent years, increasing online shopping have been using the Internet and other electronic media for their shopping and people are diverted from offline to online. This research paper is based on the how does online shopping change consumer buying behaviour. Specially buying books through the internet. The main aim of this study was to examine if there are any particular factors that influence the online consumer buying behaviour. Primary information was collected from the London School of Commerce students survey because the students usually buy books from online or normal shop. Price, Trust and Convenience were were recognized as significant factors. For the maximum students price is the main vital issue. Moreover, three sectors were recognized, I) High Spenders, II) Price Easers, and III) Bargain Seekers. In the course of these sectors we found a variation of the different factors significance and recognized propositions for online book shops. Keywords: Online Shopping, Consumer, Online Books, amd Buying Behaviour. Acknowledgements Being a part of the academic community is most special. As a master student at the London School of Commerce (LSC), University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC), the author has felt privileged and grateful. The author would like to therefore take this opportunity to express his gratitude to the many people (although it is impossible to list by name all) who have contributed to the completion of this dissertation. Firstly the author is highly indebted to Tom Reeves (London School of Commerce, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff) and wish to express his heart felt gratitude for his encouragement and approval of the above topic as a researchable topic. His constructive criticisms, comments and guidance are perhaps the secret behind the standard of this paper. Millions of thanks go to Students of London School of Commerce who helped me to survey the offline questionnaires around the Institute of London School of Commerce. Special appreciation goes to all the staff and tutors of the London School of Commerce, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. Especially, Dr. Rajendra Kumar, Dr. Peter McGee, Michael Nieto, Prof. Geoffrey Lancaster, Mervyn Sookun, Ms. Ellie Semsar and Paul Reynolds for your encouragement, inspiration and innovative ideas impacted on me during and after the coursework the author says a big thank you. Finally my father, mother and my family members receive my deepest love and gratitude for their dedication and support for these years. However, the current author would like to make a declaration that this study is an addition to extant literature and was the main contributor of the overall paper. Whenever other peoples work is referred to, they are duly acknowledged. Therefore the author is solely responsible for any error and misrepresentation of facts. Shermim Akter Lucky Chapter One: Introduction 1.1 Background of the Research The development of online has formed a hypothesis transfer of the usual system persons buying. A customer is no longer bound for opening periods or particular places; he is able to turn into dynamic by online whichever moment plus every position as well as buy products or facilities. Online is a comparatively latest means for contact as well as data swap, which has turned into present within our daily existence. Expansion into e-commerce potential is far-reaching through the international world as well as trade has completely been transformed exactly to these online improvements. Separately as of this viewpoint of its outcome, it as well spreads its effectiveness/ influence on other characteristic of human performance, which generate prospect intended for further improvement as well as regeneration. Khosrow Pour (2006), describes that, e-commerce (EC) ground is a varied one, connecting a lot of performance, business components, plus technologies, as well as it includes a structure of lots of substance between which is customer facilities. Peter Rucker (2002) in (Turban et al., 2004 plus 2006) describes e-commerce like a global sharing means intended for commodities, facility as well as astonishingly intended for administrative plus specialized work. Is intensely varying money matters, he described, marketplaces plus manufacturing configuration, products plus facilities as well as their runs ; customer segmentation, customer importances plus purchaser activities. Moreover lots of reviewers described electronic commerce like the entire automatically intervened operation among an association plus any third party it transactions through (Chaffey, 2004, Pg. 7). Turban et al., (2006) within his more description, alleged e-commerce is able to be noticed as of the viewpoint of contact, facility, business education and so on. We are able to monitor that the entire the explanations heats along to the similar viewpoint of what electronic commerce is regarding. E-commerce the same as we require to identify is a broadly considered matter. It includes a lot of features which contain; Business to Business (B2B), Business to Consumer (B2C), Consumer to Business (C2B) etc., however present research is intended for focusing its highlighting happening Business to Consumer. Business to Consumer (B2C) is the mainly increasing one where corporations execute trade by means of customers in the Internet. A main achievement issue of Business to Consumer is locating what customers wish within words of facility, superiority, as well as cost (Turban et al., 2008). Online shopping is the method customers attempt in the course of while they choose shopping taking place online. As a result, online has improved to a very reasonable marketplace, where the rivalry more than the customer is violent. With the purpose of include an effect taking place as well as maintain customers, within a reasonable marketplace, Constantinides (2004) declared that the initial movement is recognizing particular affecting characteristics while buying in the Internet, these are able to be considered as issues. The objective of this research is to build up plus operate a form describing as well as guess implementation of the Internet customer look for plus buying performances depend taking place a combination of effectiveness maximization hypothesis plus customer acceptance assumption that deliberates inspirations (distinguished improvement) developed from the Internet search / buy as well as prices connected by the Internet search / buy. 1.2 Rationale of the Research The purpose of the research is mainly recognizing with acquire close by into what key issues the Internet customer gets into consideration while buying books in the Internet, since books are the most usually purchased product in online (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Online-Forschung e.V. [AGOF e.V.], 2007). Moreover, in this research will examine if any divisions are able to be recognized with recognizing the customers and how these divisions communicate to the recognized issues. The findings of the present study will be summarized as suggestions for the Internet book sellers with the purpose of improve their customer information as well as build up their Internet marketing strategy efficiency. 1.3 Significance of the Research The business-to-consumer is the largely noticeable trade kind of e-commerce. Internet shopping permits corporations giving product data as well as straight transactions to their customers. With the intention of successfully make customers believing electronic commerce plus Internet dealings, readily available an vital require recognizing the issues which effect customer behaviour on the way to carry on consume of Internet dealings. The benefits of Internet shopping dealings are renowned. The largest part general motivations designed for customers shopping in the Internet are convenience, wider choices, reasonable costing, as well as bigger entrance to data. Conversely, Internet transactions quantity even now stays on comparatively small evaluated to alternative transaction types. Many earlier studies have illustrated that apparent causes contain protection plus confidentiality matters, be short of awareness by the medium, as well as the appropriateness of products to be retailed. In reality within the B2C e-commerce, a customer has the twice function of the product buyer plus information technology (website) client. To the shopper within electronic commerce, the website technique is a complete demonstration of the shopping. Such as, a number of well-known Internet purchasing websites (eBay, Amazon etc.) greatly based on information technology (IT) within their trade approaches. Within the majority usual corporations, were brick and mortor trades are performed customers accomplish operations through face-to-face, telephone, report administrators, persons etc. On the contrary, nowadays trade everywhere the planet is at present worldwide, the purchaser boundary within electronic surroundings is display-to-face communication method which insists a machine denotes of Personal Computer depend screens, ATM devices, personal Laptops and many more electronic tools to talk about some. As a result, online is the only communication systems among the company and the clients, therefore it situates huge liability taking place the company to acquire as well as characterize the consumers knowledge, for the reason that there is frequently no opportunity intended for straight individual involvement for the period of meeting. Thus it provides a path in support of a enquiry, which is; Does this line provide like a certain path to disclose costs which be able to also influence c ustomers as well as finish buy with no trouble? Furthermore, how do these corporations which are ease within cost (modified/make specially, perform auctions, trades advertising) Internet vary from corporations which provide steady/permanent pricing systems? 1.4 Aims Objectives To identify the suitable cause that drive consumer to purchase books online; To give a organized and complete evaluation of online consumer buying behaviour; To analysis the exact reasons and charges have on books search and purchase decisions between Internet shoppers global; To suggest an integrated outline that improves our understanding of the fundamental motivating issues of online book consumer behaviour; To give directions used for future investigate in online consumer buying behaviour area. 1.5 Purpose and Research Questions The purpose of this research is to describe how online shopping manipulates consumer buying behaviour for buying books online. There are lots of matters related to this srudy question; however we will simply focus on buying books online. The study problems we plan to answer are: What key issues influence the Internet consumer while considering and creation for buying through the Internet? How do these issues manipulate the consumer when buyinging books in the Internet? What type of parts can be found in the recognized consumers when buying books in the Internet? What is the link by means of the recognized issues and consumer division groups? 1.6 Signposting of the Study Chapter One: Introduction In this chapter the background, rationale and significance of the research will be explained. There are also aims objectives, purpose research questions will be presented. Chapter Two: Related Literature This chapter provides relevant existing theories and models of online shopping and consumer buying behaviour as well as a model modified by the author. The working model builds upon the presented theories and is used as a foundation for the following analysis. Chapter Three: Research Methodology Strategy In this chapter, the research methodology strategy is presented. The research approach that has been adopted in order to answer the research questions and to meet the purpose is described and motivated. The research methods used in this work are as well described and discussed. Chapter Four: Data Analysis Result In this chapter the results of both the qualitative and quantitative research are presented. The results will follow the outline of the working model. Brief companies overviews are also presented. Chapter Five: Conclusion This chapter includes the conclusions of the research as well as reflections for recommendations, a discussion of the limitations and suggestions for further studies. Chapter Two: Related Literature Brief Narrative of E-Commerce While online developed into commercialised plus clients were gathering to take part within the World Wide Web (WWW) during the near beginning 1990s the word e- commerce was invented. E-commerce functions earliest expanded during the 1970s through modernization for example electronic finance shift. Afterwards the electronic data interchange (EDI) occured. The EDI expanded the band of taking part corporations since economic organization to producers, sellers, facilities, as well as other kind of trade (Turban et al., 2008). The cause to why it was executed was for the reason that it was an easy means to automatise buyings. Separately since with the intention of, it was a useful means to permit shops to connect their dealers to their collection record. This needs a costly confidential network link among the two business associates (Percival Straunik, 2001). Instructively, the development of e-commerce contains three cohorts. The initial cohort linked computers linked as well as records can be transmitted from one computer to a different computer. For the duration of the next cohort, the latest equipment as well as online prepared it achievable used for together corporations as well as customers buying taking place through the online. For the period of final cohort dissimilar value chains were associated to one another. Then business societies developed as well as reserves where mutual similar to the computer designed for preparation manufacture record (Fredholm, 2002). E- Commerce is a structure of the Internet trade connections which preserve be present during the entire means of purchasing plus retailing. The opportunity of electronic purchasing as well as retailing turned into a feasible alternative designed for more or less every company moreover e-commerce developed into general within commerce terms. Expected to this attractiveness lots of corporations started on the bandwagon with obviously presenting their facilities in the Internet; nearly all of the website to all intents and purposes gives information on the products they retailed (N. Bandyo Panhyay, 2002) Because the continuation of E-commerce developed big, its improvement ended to stay in the borders of purchasing as well as retailing of customer commodities. It has pushed leading administrators to rethink the means of a trade utilizes technology intended for improved achievement. Therefore, the www has problemed the denotation as well as importance of information plus technology which guided to an assessment of the connection among the two. Such as trade can discover it benefits to deal information like within the case of priceline.com (N. Bandyo Panhyay, 2002). The beginning of e-commerce as well engages the exploit of inter technologies. This technology is applied to improve an infrastructure, whose outcome permits a corporation dividing its information sources by trade associates as well as customers together on a home as well as worldwide stage. Through these technologies corporations moreover present better facilities plus issue them getting reasonable benefit. To this outcome, the majority corporations at present as well as days observe the want reconsidering their objectives, re-originate trade system, and also set up latest methodologies in respect to prospects plus confronts within other to take part into e-commerce. Hoque (2000) inside (N. Bandyo Panhyay 2002) explained a corporations alteration during the online era like a developmentary means of four stages, which are brochureware, e-commerce, e-business, with ultimately e-enterprise. As said by Bandyo Panhyay, the brochureware period taking place during the midpoint of the 1990s while plenty of corporations bring in website which was no further than an electronic list. Since the past, a number of corporations have shifted up the range at the same time as a number of others continued fixed on the primary stage, simply like the organization of a functioning infrastructural makes the structure used for a corporations tour during this stage. He preceded more to describe e-commerce age like the commencement of the dotcom time with the B2C trade forms. This phase was noticeabled through the propagation of activate for example ebay.com and amazon.com which penetrated the Internet trade global retailing product plus facilities straight to customers, as well as a number of other corporations pursued match. On the other hand, it was a challenge to make a web existence plus formulate stipulation intended for value added facilities with the purpose of support, trade on the Internet, as well as continue a strong consumer base. Business Network, the manufacturing syndicate of corporations which apply, support plus construct e-commerce results in the online described e-commerce that the apply of online to change trade connections which walks off distant ahead of purchasing as well as retailing in the Internet. Within this meaning, information is capable of moreover be divided inside and transversely companies restrictions, latest connections are improved among trades plus over and above among trade plus consumers. Plenty of companies started to observe the prospective of the online used for B2B functions also this was what began the e-business age by means of a force in the direction of technological apply to make stronger central part trade systems. Now like lots of companies started to observe information like a most important trade source as well as regarded as its administration like one of the majority significant purposes. Moreover corporations realized to concentrate on information as well as awareness administration like a necessary factor of over the entire goals of their trades. Within expected route, improvement information with communications technology reserved rapidity during an endeavour to maintain this latest period. For the period of this phase, lots of corporations started to use the viewpoint of e-business constructing a trade form essential to maintain together B2B as well as B2C functions. Business Network named this phase the enterprise stage; where the online technologies are applied to carry out B2B trade performance essential to maintain their main proficiencies with giving the Internet consumer facilities which is characteristically of B2C e-commerce. Through the closing stages of twentieth century, lots of big corporations for example banks went into this age. Afterwards by means of improve during development of technology as well as trade form, swift changes within trade situatio n occured. For this reason, B2B corporations will more and more acclimatize their organization communications within the bricks and mortal system to accept a B2C form taking place one hand moreover B2C corporations will broadened their beliefs of customer focused form including B2B performance in contrast (N. Bandyo Panhyay 2002). Several Trade Forms of E-Commerce Since described before, e-commerce taking place the foundation of online is put to develop into a important means of performing trade, but latest array of electronic commerce nowadays are being guided into a lot of divisions of the business used for B2B, B2C as well as Business to Public Administration (B2P) (Paul Timmers 1998). Also, he described that a trade form is a structural design used for commodities, facilities plus information flows, together with an explanation of the different areas, prospective advantages of different trade areas plus income resources. Since the watchings of online trades, information with technology facilitates a broad series of trade forms, technology gives no direction intended for choosing latest forms other than its improvement be capable of guide to characterization of latest forms, as a result the ability of circumstances of the skill technology rise like a decisive factor to form choice. Enlisted plus described under, are several trade forms expr essed via Paul Timmers (1998). E Shops E Shops are observed like a web advertising surroundings used for corporation by the use of online. Within the majority situations, this is prepared to support the corporation, its commodities plus facilities provided through the corporation. Further to corporations performance, there is prospect to entrance manufactured goods, costs, command plus disburse. Within this logic, there will be growth necessitates, a small price way to worldwide existence, furthermore price discount during promotions with auctions. As a result, customers preserve advantage decrease /different costs evaluate to usual deal. Because of this reality, there will be broader preference, cluster of information plus ease of choosing /optimizing cost. Also, purchasing as well as shipping together with 24/7 facilities is prepared obtainable. Within the majority situations retailers income are from cut down price of manufactured goods, enhance deals plus marketing, consequently for this reason there is require intended for costs to be flexible so transactions be able to be boosted. Cases of corporations which manage e-shops are; ebay, Amazon etc. Third Party Market This mould is appropriate while corporations desire to put down the network advertising to a 3rd party market. Within this situation, they recommend a customer interface to the providers manufactured goods list where they include attributes similar to; brand name, cost, payment, logistics, instructing as well as especially the complete range of protected business deal. Every customer who desires to buy manufactured goods at a third party market will have right of entry to complete information starting the primary retailer. A case of third market supplier is Fedex who delivers desirable quality orders plus lots of things. Virtual Society Virtual Society corporations usually offer surroundings where associates who are customers include their data after making buys. This data provides like the final importance of virtual socities corporations. Instructively, these corporations are able to be attached to another marketing operator with the purpose of construct consumer reliability, reactions as well as criticism (Hagel et al., 1997). Amazon is a case of a virtual corporation who transactions going on books as well as other goods throughout the online. Latest facilities plus opportunities of other trade forms such as electronic malls, partnership stage and so on are consequences of further roles of virtual corporations. Value Chain Facility Supplier This form focuses on particular roles used for the value chain for example electronic payments. Banks, such as include put themselves within this form quiet previously. Moreover, latest approaches are rising within manufacture / reserve organization where by, intermediaries suggests concentrated plus fin tuned manufacture to corporations. A model of value chain facility supplier is UPS (www.ups.com) E Auctions Electronic auction is not only observed like a form other than is furthermore observed like a costing system within active costing method. It presents an execution of bidding system. E Auctions are capable of came with through multimedia appearance of manufactured goods plus costs. Mainly frequently, they are confidential to this particular conclusiveness which as well contains combination of the bidding system through dealing payment plus shippment. Thus it provides enormous advantage to equally dealer plus purchasers with reduction time as well as price perhaps, intended for shipping in anticipation of the transaction has been well-known. Customer observe it like way formulating buy, for the reason that separately from the period it accumulates it them provides a chance to set out used for the manufactured goods by the cost they be capable of manage to pay for. Business to Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Business to consumer e-commerce (B2C) among other types of e-commerce is the majority growing one all over the place companies implement business through consumer with the assist of online. However a little feature of business to business (B2B) is demotes to altercation among business plus customers. Cases of corporations which manage their trade through this type of Business to Consumer (B2C) e-commerce are; eBay, Amazon etc. Within this characteristic of e-commerce, the entire transactions performances, customer hunt, frequently ask questions (FAQ) are normally pursued in the Internet (Jeffrey et al., 2001). Lots of corporations have been capable making bigger their trades within an effective means in online, although several in point of fact have vanished keen on economic failure. Within another expression, B2C EC can furthermore be described like the idea of selling plus e-tailing, which involves transactions of commodities with facilities to particular customers in the Internet. Online, corporations attempt policies to flexible costing system which may possibly be applied within arriveing at customers, huge amounts to be accurate. As a result, one of these systems is index transactions which since the past are one of the matured ways exercised via corporations to perform transactions. Index transactions modified to customer recommend customers assistance since the confine of room plus period, as well it at no cost sellers, beginning the require of material shops by which they be capable of allocate goods. Selling carried out through online is entitled electronic retailing (e-tailing) which be able to be performed by way of auctions. It formulates it simpler in support of producers to trade straight to customers elimination intermediary. For instance corporations suppose Amazon, ebay, Abebooks, wal-mart etc. are keen on straight to customer online trade (Turban el at. 2008). These online corporations apply various systems to tell information of goods to customers plus these systems improves how adaptable they are within costs between other items. Furthermore, the central part information of these corporations communicates particularly to trade deals, such as information connected to combine of manufactured goods plus costs wished via customers. Therefore, this integrative information provides like a connection among sellers and customers. The information of goods that are retailed to customer does not merely improve buyings it as well provide corporations a concept of customer purchasing tendency. Through the concept corporations will aim for additional/improved business moreover consequently develop rising the goods plus costs are executed. Within other to profit from taking place the prospective of the online, active bricks plus mortal moreover index letters command corporations require to change their integrative information by their execution of costs on manufactured goods plus the whole corporation administration altogether. Past history used for B2C achievement investigated through earlier period researches highlight biased customers at every movement of their communication by way of EC. Suitable entrance to information within the method of buying is recommended within the sharp stage of Simons choice formulating form (Butler and Peppard 1998). While customers discover Internet shopping to be suitable, period well-organized plus cost discount consumers will be pleased by means of the common usefulness plus good organization of online buying means. Now when consumers will discover buying knowledge flattering if Internet sellers are reactive to costs separation, assessment, anxious plus dependable for the period of shopping system plus consequent relations among consumers (Paul et al., 2000). Pricing Matters Pricing matters during buyings is a reason, which has not to be taken too lightly; a number of studies put down additional importance happening another issue, which improves buyings with provide small or no concentration to pricing. The involvement of manufactured goods information carries a great deal of characteristic factor basis going on the particular customer. Within another word, it based on what the customer observes like significant concerning the data of manufactured goods that provides a primary desirability for shopping. After that, the value is one more feature to control or provide like a first choice, relatively bring about the customer to buy. Consistent with Morris and Paul (2000) within their study, they described about price, which is a factor of purchasing choice, which cannot be neglecting. They extended more describing with the purpose of a factor is positioned additional significant than price during creation buyings choice, afterwards it worth is measured to b e a prerequisite used for buying, except if the factor is positioned not as much of significant than price, at that time suitable array be capable of observed like first choice relatively that conditions. Therefore, price is a common determinant mainly designed for customers, who are price responsive. At present, the majority online corporations have observed the requirement to build prices like flexible as far as they are capable. Companies perform this, with planning plus pricing manufactured goods by means of modification, auctioning, advertisings etc., within a system that corresponds customers require/wish plus in consequence provide consumers prospect to create first choice. These really provide their trade a importance. If the data of goods retailed are extremely rotated to customers concentration, in that case, there is a great deal of pricing flexibility (Shapiro et al., 1999). Behavioural plus Advantage Segmentation At the same time as demographic, geographic and psychographic variables give corresponding depends used for the segmentation of the Internet clients, behavioural variables concentrates going on how to describe the clients concentration plus mail the clients the right letter (Ruiz Lassala, 2006). Hassan, Craft Kortam (2003) deliberates behavioural characteristic segmentation like a non-usual segmentation method, because it categorizes customers depend ahead customers buying performance. Intended for the Internet segmentation these variables be able to present information taking place, such as, rate of recurrence of online entrance; shopping performance; stage of cooperativity; plus outline of data look for going on the website as well as another website (Ruiz Lassala, 2006). Segmentation of buying performance is capable of moreover contain the scope of management of a manufactured goods, reliability performance with management circumstances (Solomon, Bamossy Askegaard, 1999). Advantage segmentation is directly associated by way of behavioural segmentation, giving constructive data taking place the advantages a consumer waits for to obtain from making use of the manufactured goods (Solomon, Bamossy Askegaard, 1999; Vyncke, 2002). These advantages are observed to guide a clients activities. Researchers have the same opinion with the purpose of advantage segmentation gives a precious view keen on the thoughts of the customer (Bhatnagar Ghose, 2004). In the same way, Wu (2001) asserts that advantages required is a useful segmentation variable, while customer first choices intended for the advantages be capable of determined used for one or a few online