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Human Dignity and Homosexuality in Catholic Teaching: An Anthropological Disconnect between Truth and Love?
Authors: Salzman Todd A. , Lawler Michael G.
Published: August 2020

Catholic teaching proposes a definition of sexual human dignity that finds truth and love in the meaning of sexual acts between spouses in heterosexual marriage. For those acts to be moral between fertile couples, they must be potentially-reproductive acts, but that requirement does not hold for infertile couples. The Church proposes sexual norms and legislation based on that definition. We propose a definition of human sexuality that finds love and truth in all just and loving heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual potentially-reproductive and non-reproductive acts, and we propose norms and legislation based on that definition. Underlying these different proposals are different sexual anthropologies and definitions of human dignity. In this paper we first briefly explain and then critique Catholic teaching on homosexual orientation, moral norms governing homosexual relationships, and legislative norms derived from these teachings and defended by the Church.
Percepção de docentes de Odontologia sobre o uso de dentes humanos como recurso educativo em atividades pré-clínicas
Authors: Silva Iago Bruno da , Ferreira Tâmara Tiffany , Silva Elias Gomes Ferreira da , Barros Andressa Barcelos Aires , Franco Lila Louise Moreira Martins , Silva Brunno Santos de Freitas , Carvalho Raquel Baroni de , Martorell Leandro Brambilla
Published: August 2020

O estudo teve por objetivo avaliar a percepção de docentes de Odontologia em relação à utilização de dentes humanos extraídos e dentes artificiais em atividades pré-clínicas. Utilizou-se um questionário com perguntas objetivas e subjetivas aplicado aos  professores cirurgiões-dentistas do Curso de Odontologia Centro Universitário de Anápolis - UniEVANGÉLICA. Dos 50 professores que correspondiam aos critérios de elegibilidade, obteve-se taxa de resposta de 76%. A média do tempo de formado dos docentes é de 20±9,7 anos e a média do tempo de docência de 17±10,5 anos. Quando questionados se dentes humanos deveriam ser utilizados como recursos educativos, a maioria (89,4%) respondeu que sim e em relação à aquisição de habilidades psicomotoras dos estudantes 68,4% acreditam que os dentes humanos são mais vantajosos. Citaram como desvantagem do uso aspectos relacionados à biossegurança (36,8%), dificuldade para obtenção dos dentes (21%), riscos de comercialização (15,7%) e aspectos éticos (15,7%). A maioria dos docentes de Odontologia do curso avaliado entendem que o uso de dentes humanos em atividades pré-clínicas tem maior potencial pedagógico, além de favorecer o desenvolvimento de habilidades motoras em comparação ao uso de dentes artificiais.
Toward an Understanding of Intersectionality Methodology: A 30-Year Literature Synthesis of Black Women’s Experiences in Higher Education
Authors: Haynes Chayla , Joseph Nicole M. , Patton Lori D. , Stewart Saran , Allen Evette L.
Published: August 2020

Kimberlé Crenshaw’s scholarship on Black women has been the springboard for numerous education studies in which researchers use intersectionality as a theoretical framework; however, few have considered the possibilities of intersectionality as a methodological tool. In this literature synthesis, the authors (a) examined studies about Black women in higher education that had been published in the past 30 years to understand how those scholars applied intersectionality across Crenshaw’s three dimensions (i.e., structural, political, and representational) and (b) advanced a set of four strategies, arguably providing a guide for engaging “intersectionality methodology,” what the authors coin as “IM.” Implications for higher education research and social science research broadly are also presented.
A Systematic Review of International Higher Education Scholarships for Students From the Global South
Authors: Campbell Anne C. , Neff Emelye
Published: August 2020

This systematic literature review maps an emerging subfield in educational research : international scholarships for students from the Global South. To untangle the multiple and sometimes competing rationales for scholarship programs, this study identified and reviewed 105 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters published from years 2010 to 2019. From the findings, six primary and distinguishable program rationales emerge: scholarships to develop skills development and human capital, to enhance diplomatic relations, to promote social change, to spur sustainable development, to internationalize universities, and to increase students’ access to higher education. In the analysis, complements and contradictions among the rationales are explored, thereby emphasizing the importance of clarifying programs’ goals and designs. The goal of this review is to highlight variances, opportunities, and omissions within the literature to inform scholars, administrators, and policymakers in the field of international higher education.
Prague Spring of 1968 and Disagreements in the Socialist Camp
Authors:   Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Stykalin Alexandr S.
Published: August 2020

The article analyses the different views of the leaders of the socialist countries on the Prague Spring and the August 1968 intervention of ﬁ ve countries — members of the Warsaw Pact — in Czechoslovakia. Although Moscow tried to present the military ac- tion to suppress the Czechoslovak experiment as a manifestation of common concern for the “salvation” of Socialism in one of the countries of the bloc, the intervention did not receive, for various reasons, the full support of even all those countries that were members of the Warsaw Pact (Romania opposed it, as well as Albania, who had long distanced itself from the eastern bloc). The Hungarian leadership supported the collective action with hesitation. The intervention of 21st August was not supported by the second communist power of the world — China — and the inﬂ uential non-aligned socialist country — Titoist Yugoslavia. Special attention is paid to the attitudes of Ro- mania and Yugoslavia, which caused new problems in Soviet-Romanian and Soviet- Yugoslav relations. Although disagreements on the Czechoslovak question persisted, by the beginning of the 1970s, Soviet-Yugoslav relations, as the author shows, did not deteriorate further. As for Romania, where they feared a similar military intervention, its leader N. Ceauşescu as early as in the autumn of 1968 took the ﬁ rst measures to nor- malize relations with the USSR.
Pyotr S. Makhrov. The Civil War in Ukraine
Authors:   Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ganin Andrey V.
Published: August 2020

The material is a publication of an annotated excerpt from the memoirs of General Pyotr Semyonovich Makhrov about the events of the Civil War in Ukraine from the autumn of 1918 to the winter of 1919. The manuscript of Makhrov’s memoirs is kept in the Bakhmetev archive of Columbia University in the USA. This valuable testimony of an informed contemporary of crucial historical events is an important source on the history of the First World War, the Civil War in Russia and Ukraine, and Russian mili- tary emigration, and covers the period from the late nineteenth century to the ﬁ rst half of the twentieth century. Makhrov was an ofﬁ cer of the Russian army, a graduate of the Nicholas General Staff Academy, a man of liberal views, and brilliantly wielded a pen. In 1918, Makhrov lived in Ukraine in Poltava and was an eyewitness to a series of sig- niﬁ cant events, including several changes of power. The memoir covers in detail the life of Ukraine under Hetman Pavlo P. Skoropadsky, the German occupation, the anti-Hetman uprising, the fall of the Hetmanate, the rampant ataman, and the establishment of the power of the Directory of Ukrainian People’s Republic in late 1918. The memoirs represent the view of a military man who was critical of the new Ukrainian state and was focused on the ideology of the White movement. Much attention is paid to the be- haviour of ofﬁ cers in the varied conditions of independent Ukraine and in its collapse.
RBMXL1 is differentially expressed in the brains of patients with psychotic disorders.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: August 2020

We used public and published microarray data (1, 2) to identify the most significant gene expression changes in the brains of patients with psychotic disorders. We identified RBMXL1 as differentially expressed in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. In neurons of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, RBMXL1 was expressed at significantly lower levels in patients with psychotic disorders.
The Dietary Trend In The World Particularly In China And India
Authors: Yadav Kiran
Published: August 2020

Objective: Evaluate the trend of dietary convergence in the world. How specifically do Indian and Chinese diets have changed and middle-class consumption and evaluate their dietary trend? Methodology: The paper analyses the diet patter of India and China from 1990 to 2019. The paper is particularly keen to analyse the impact of income, urbanization and proportion of the young population on diet pattern. The data of food balance for these two countries is taken from FAOSTAT. To measure the income effect, the GNP per capita data is taken from World Bank. The population and urbanization data is taken from UN world population prospects 2019 and UN world urbanization prospects 2018. The linear regression model is used to analyse the impact of socio-economic factors. Results: The analysis has found that rise in income is positively associated with the macronutrients diet for Indians particularly for carbohydrates consumption whereas for Chinese the reverse is true. The study found that urbanization of the population is highly positively associated with the consumption of carbohydrates diet for Chinese whereas, for India, urbanization is negatively associated with fat consumption. The change in young age population negatively impacts the fat consumption for China while positively impact the consumption of carbohydrates for Indians.Conclusion: The gap between dietary pattern is found to be reduced globally. Consumption of many food groups shows convergence for a different region. The consumption of macronutrients between India and China from 1990 to 2019 shows the converging trend in the early 1990s but after that, it shows divergence. In both countries, socio-economic factors push more toward carbohydrates diets.
Changes in the Relationship Between Formal Education and Formal Employment Sector in Nepal Between 1995 and 2014
Authors: Bolli Thomas , Parajuli Mahesh Nath , Renold Ursula
Published: August 2020

This paper uses seven individual-level surveys between 1995 and 2014 to analyse the hypothesis that formal education increases wage-employment and formal sector employment in Nepal. The results show that formal education has increased substantially. However, formal sector employment has remained relatively stable. Individuals with tertiary education are about twice as often employed in the formal sector than individuals without completed primary education. This relationship is less strong for secondary education (22%) and primary education (7%). The results further show that about half of the relationship arises from working in government-related sectors. The overall picture regarding the relationship between formal education and formal sector employment has remained similar over time. However, the strength of the relationship between completed primary and secondary education and formal sector employment has decreased over time. The relationship between tertiary education and formal sector employment has remained stable unless the government related sectors are excluded.
Transnational Work Migration of Nepali Youths: The Changing Phenomena and the Context of Achieving Education
Authors: Adhikari Dhruba Singh
Published: August 2020

This literature-based paper has concentrated on the transnational work migration of Nepali youths. The high poverty, minimum opportunities and shifting nature of the profession of the country and desired options, income differences and feeling of the secured mentality of the migrants have been analysed through the perspective of push and pull model and its continuity through the lens of network theory. Concurrently, the remittances have become a prominent resource for the country and its total share of gross domestic product (GDP) has reached more than 29 per cent. Increasing remittance itself clarifies that the out-migration of Nepali youths is towering and consistent. Escalating abroad migration for work has become a contemporary issue and buzzword. At the same time, foreign employment is amplifying the educational gap. Accordingly, government initiation towards the sector has centralised highly even though it is not sufficient. The fear of ‘brawn drain’ as well as 'brain drain' is broadening and deepening in a rapid pace in general, and the adverse impact of it in the country to some extent is reverberating in particular. Nevertheless, comparatively less work has been done to utilise the achieved skills of the migrated youths.
Implementation of Grade 8 Science Curriculum 2012 in Bangladesh: Challenges and Way Forward
Authors: Hossain Mohammed Zakir
Published: August 2020

This paper identifies the challenges encountered by the Science teachers in implementing Science Curriculum 2012 at Grade 8 and search the effective way forwards to minimize the challenges. The mixed method research design was employed. The population of this study was the Grade 8 Science teachers in Bangladesh. A set of survey questionnaire and interview schedule each was used for data collection. Data collection tools were reviewed by science curriculum experts and pre-tested by Grade 8 science teachers. Descriptive statistics was used for survey data interpretation. To interpret the findings, both qualitative and quantitative data were triangulated. The challenges identified by the Grade 8 Science teachers were unfriendly textbook, inadequate physical and instructional facilities, lack of teachers' professional skills, irregular in-service trainings, inefficient instructional monitoring and mentoring system. The way forwards were introducing regular professional development initiatives, upgrading instructional facilities, improving the physical environment, updating Grade 8 Science textbook and establishing a continuous instructional monitoring and mentoring system.
Inglorious Empire – A Critical Reading
Authors: Poudel Tikaram
Published: August 2020

Review of the book "Inglorious Empire: What the British did to India".
Perception of Postgraduate Students on the Integration of Social Media in Learning in South-West, Nigeria
Authors: Odewumi Michael Olubunmi
Published: August 2020

Social media is a technology, which came into existence out of curiosity for social interaction to connect people but has evolved to become an influential tool for teaching and learning globally. However, despite its usefulness and relevance to learning, the perception, Ease of Use (EoU), Perceived Usefulness (PU), Self-efficacy (Se), and intention to integrate social media into learning by postgraduate students have not been substantially established. Therefore the objectives of this study were to: (i) identify the social media used by postgraduate students; (ii) investigate postgraduate students’ PU, EoU, Se and intention to use social media for learning; (iii) investigate the relationships among postgraduate students’ PU, EoU, Se, and the intention to use social media for learning; (iv) examine the influence of postgraduate students’ gender on their PU, EoU, Se, and intention to use social media for learning; and (v) determine the influence of postgraduate students’ discipline on their PU, EoU, Se, and the intention to use social media for learning.
Determinants of Dropout Risk in Primary Education of Nepal: The Case of the Kathmandu Valley
Authors: Bajracharya Dinu
Published: August 2020

Even though the enrollment rate has been elevating in the primary education of Nepal, there are still numerous children who dropout from the school because of multifarious reasons that leads weighty impact for an individual and also to the society. Existing literature had already investigated key factors of dropout issues and educational intervention program after dropout in Nepal.
O Princípio da Divisão de Funções na Persecução Penal Jurisdicional: sob o prista do Estado democrático de direito
Authors: Boscaro Nilton César
Published: August 2020

O Princípio da Divisão de Funções na persecução penal jurisdicional, oriundo do Princípio da Separação de Poderes, o qual, por sua vez, constitui-se como postulado do Estado democrático de direito, tem como objetivo resguardar os direitos, garantias e liberdades do ser humano. Essa proteção se materializa mediante o controle recíproco entre os órgãos estatais competentes que buscam responsabilizar o(s) autor(es) do fato delituoso. Assim, quanto mais entes públicos exercendo as funções jurisdicionais no âmbito penal, maior será a fiscalização sobre o Estado, e menor a incidência de violações aos direitos, garantias e liberdades do ser humano. As funções de acusar e defender, pela própria natureza, são exercidas por entes com interesse no processo penal, enquanto que as funções de investigar e julgar devem ser desempenhadas por órgãos públicos imparciais, a fim de propiciar um processo igualitário na efetivação da justiça e, consequentemente, uma proporcionalidade na resposta estatal – ao abalo social acarretado pela infração penal – e os direitos, garantias e liberdades fundamentais da pessoa humana.
RESPON GURU MGMP IPA KABUPATEN BATOLA TERHADAP PELATIHAN PEMBUATAN SOAL IPA BERBASIS HOTS DI LINGKUNGAN LAHAN BASAH
Authors: Misbah Misbah , Rochgiyanti Rochgiyanti , Wati Mustika
Published: August 2020

Soal IPA yang digunakan oleh guru dalam evaluasi pembelajaran masih ada yang belum berkategori high order thinking skills (HOTS). Oleh karena itu dilakukan pelatihan pembuatan soal IPA berbasis HOTS di lingkungan lahan basah. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pemahaman guru tentang pembuatan soal IPA berbasis HOTS. Selain itu juga untuk mengetahui respon peserta terhadap pelatihan yang diberikan. Sasaran kegiatan ini ialah 44 guru Musyawarah Guru Mata Pelajaran (MGMP) IPA Kabupaten Batola. Kegiatan pelatihan dilaksanakan melalui metode ceramah, diskusi, dan praktik. Di akhir kegiatan pelatihan, para peserta diberikan angket untuk mengetahui respon peserta terhadap pelatihan. Diperoleh hasil bahwa para peserta memamai dengan baik materi yang disampaikan selama pelatihan berlangsung. Hal ini menunjukkan penyelenggaraan pelatihan pembuatan soal IPA berbasis HOTS di lingkungan lahan basah berjalan dengan baik.
Sistem prediksi dan evaluasi prestasi akademik mahasiswa di Program Studi Teknik Informatika menggunakan data mining
Authors: Rolansa Freska , Yunita Yunita , Suheri Suheri
Published: August 2020

Pada tahun 2019 Program Studi Teknik Informatika memiliki jumlah kelas reguler sebanyak 11 kelas dan sebanyak 1 kelas program kerjasama internasional dengan Perguruan Tinggi di Malaysia. Salah satu cara untuk menghasilkan mahasiswa yang berkualitas adalah dengan menciptakan sistem pembelajaran yang tepat terhadap mahasiswa. Sehingga mahasiswa tersebut memiliki prestasi yang baik dalam bidangnya. PenerapanÂ  dalam data mining adalah klasifikasi. Metode klasifikasi dapat digunakan untuk memprediksi atau meramalkan prestasi mahasiswa berdasarkan variabel â€“variabel tertentu. Teknik ini juga dapat diaplikasikan dalam mencari informasi penting berkaitan dengan prestasi mahasiswa. Berdasarkan teknik klasifikasi akan dapat diketahui faktor-faktor yang berpengaruh terhadap prestasi mahasiswa serta seberapa besar pengaruhnya tersebut. Prestasi mahasiswa dalam hal ini direpresentasikan dengan nilai IPK. Hasilnya diharapkan dapat menjadi bahan masukan atau rekomendasi kepada pihak kampus Â khususnya manajemen di Program Studi Teknik Informatika untuk membuat sistem pembelajaran yang tepat dan dapat menangani dengan segera mahasiswa yang memiliki prestasi rendah dan upaya dalam melihat faktor-faktor yang berperan dalam peningkatan prestasi akademik mahasiswa
Miniature (dwarf) daﬀ odils in the collection of Federal Research Center “Subtropical Scientiﬁ c Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences”
Authors: Ryndin A. V. , Slepchenko N. A.
Published: August 2020

The Subtropical Scientiﬁ c Center has a large collection of bulbous plants, including daﬀ odils, dating back to the 1960s. The purpose of this work was to study miniature daﬀ odils attracted to the collection. The research was carried out at the experimental base of the Center in Sochi (Razdolnoye village) in 2013-2019. As the collection was replenished with dwarf varieties, the work was begun on developing a methodology for evaluating this group. Climatic conditions of the research area are typical for the zone of humid subtropics, characterized by a large amount of precipitation, mainly in winter and early spring, and mild winters. During the research, it was noted that the meteorological parameters in the years of research diﬀ ered both from the average long-term indicators and between themselves. When introducing and studying varieties, much attention was paid to both phenological observations and biometric measurements, as well as to varieties’ reproduction ability. It is established that all these parameters largely depend not only on variety characteristics, but also on climatic conditions during the growth and development of plants. Insuﬃ cient precipitation in some years and relatively cold winters contributed to the later phenophases, reducing their terms and biometric parameters. In general, as a result of long-term observations, it was found that in the humid subtropics of Russia, dwarf daﬀ odils begin their vegetation in the ﬁ rst or second ten-day period of January, which lasts from 118 to 135 days, depending on a variety. Early blooming (in the third ten-day period of February) was recorded in ‘Tete-a-Tete’ and ‘Jetﬁ re’ cvs. Later blooming was recorded in ‘Jack Snipe’ and ‘Canaliculatus’ cvs. in the second ten-day period of March. As a result of the research, the following miniature varieties with a plant height of less than 20 cm were selected from the daﬀ odils collection: ‘Canaliculatus’, ‘Jack Snipe’, ‘Jetﬁ re’, ‘Rip van Winkle’, ‘Tete-a-Tete’ and ‘Topolino’. The studied varieties have high ornamental qualities, are resistant to biotic factors and can be used in pot culture and landscaping of open ground.
A model of a commercial strawberry variety for the conditions of central Russia
Authors: Kulikov I. M. , Aytzhanova S. D. , Andronova N. V. , Borisova A. A. , Tumaeva T. A.
Published: August 2020

The article presents a model of a commercial variety of strawberry for the conditions of central Russia. This model covers 40 features and properties, which are combined into three groups: 1) plant resistance to a complex of adverse abiotic and biotic factors (adaptive potential); 2) productivity and quality of products; 3) manufacturability of the variety. In the middle zone of Russia, adapted strawberry varieties should develop normally and produce a high quality crop of 20-25 t/ha with the sum of temperature from 1800 to 2000 oC and the duration of the vegetative period from 130 to 180 days. They must withstand spring frosts, sharp and prolonged cooling during the vegetative period, more frequent droughts and high temperatures up to +36 oC, early-winter frosts up to -25 oC in the absence of snow, the frosts up to -36 oC in winter under snow cover, temperature drops from 0…+3 oC to -20 oC in December-March after thaws and have ﬁ eld resistance to numerous diseases and pests. The parameters of high productivity of a biennial strawberry bush are: the number of ﬂ ower stalks ≥10 pieces, the number of berries ≥50 and the average weight of fruits for all collections is more than 10.0 g. The ideal strawberry variety should contain >12 % RSV, >8 % sugars, >80 mg% ascorbic acid, >80 mg% anthocyans and no more than 1.5 % organic acids in berries. In addition to the high taste qualities and biochemical composition, strawberry berries should be attractive, one-dimensionally, have good transportability and keeping quality. According to the ideal variety model, the crushing force of strawberry berries, which determines their preservation during harvesting and long-term transportation, must be at least 10.0 N. The combination of the above-mentioned features and properties in one genotype is a task of the future, but systematic researches in this direction should be carried out constantly. The creation and gradually updating of sources and donors for each of breeding features on a genetically diverse basis will accelerate the implementation of this model into speciﬁ c varieties.
Impact of A.V Aids on Academic Achievement of Students at Secondary School Level in Southern Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Authors: Ahmad Tanveer , Ali Nasir , Khan Abdul Basit
Published: August 2020

AV aids are very important in the learning process. It prepares students for useful learning. There is no doubt that learning materials have great importance in education. Due to this the researcher conducts a study regarding "impact of AV AIDS on the academic achievement of students". A descriptive nature study was conducted. All the 10th class students of Gov secondary schools were the study population. As a sample 500 respondents were selected from 12 Govt. secondary schools, by applying a simple random sampling technique. The researcher delimited the study only to 10th grade of the 12 females and males' schools. To collect the data, a self-made tool was used. The collected data was analyzed by SPSS. John Curry formula was applied. Frequency, percentage, and linear regression were used for analysis. It was revealed that students' academic achievement has a positive relation with AV aids.
An Analysis of Stakeholders Concerns Regarding Dropout of Professional Degrees in the Recruitment of Teachers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Authors: Saeed Abdul Ahad Roshan , Gul Mazhar , Khan Allah Noor
Published: August 2020

Teaching is a prophetic profession. It requires a considerable amount of professional knowledge and skills that allows any individual to become a competent teacher and play his role successfully in the school environment. The government of KP recently gave an open opportunity for everyone to apply on each and every teaching cadre/posts of teaching without having the professional degree. The purpose of study was to explore, compare and explain the concerns of stakeholders (professional degree holders) regarding this new recruitment policy for all cadres in district D.I.Khan. The mixed method, convergent parallel design was used for the study. Closed ended questionnaire on five point Likert scale (n=202) and semi-structured, open ended interview (n=12) as a tool was used for the study. Concerns regarding needs/importance of professional degree, dropping out professional degree and acceptance of policy were pointed out.
Analysis of the Independence of Superior Judiciary Under Civilian Governments in Pakistan: From 1947 till 2009
Authors: Mehsood Mobina , Khan Fawad , Shah Raza Ullah
Published: August 2020

The political history of Pakistan is divided into two phases: military regimes and political/civilian governments. The military ruled over Pakistan more than half and civilian governments remained in power less than half of its entire history. This paper studies and examines the function of the judiciary and effect of executive on independence of the superior courts during civilian governments in Pakistan from 1947 till 2009. Violation of judiciary independence of through executive are examined under several domains like its undue role in judicial appointments and removal; its undue influence during the case proceedings and decisions; the abuse of judicial proceedings due to political considerations.
Investigating the Influence of Leadership Styles on Employees Commitment
Authors: Muhammad Saeed , Khan Muhammad Saqib , Javed Aziz
Published: August 2020

The leadership styles and employees’ commitment are widely research topic explored around the globe in different contexts. Keeping in view this trend, the current study also “examined the impact of leadership” styles and employee commitment by collecting data from employees hailing from PESCO, Pakistan. The survey approach for data collection has been used by collecting the data from the workforces working in Peshawar electricity supply company to walk around “influence of leadership style on the employees’ commitment”. The current study sent out 255 questionnaires to bring together data from workers of the PESCO. The outcomes show that the leadership style significantly and positively affect employees’ commitment. The study provided significant results about the relationships among the research variables. Some recommendations have been emerged from the results to the policy makers and “future researchers to focus on the leadership” styles to get the desired results and keep the employees more committed and dedicated towards the concerned organizations.
Comparative Study of Principal Role in Parents Participation at Secondary School Level
Authors: Aajiz Niaz Mohammad , Khan Nasrullah
Published: August 2020

School Success mainly depends upon active participation of parents with schools. The role of school principals is crucial in providing more opportunities to parents about their kid performances and progress. Their effective participation with schools greatly enhances the academic and non-academic performance of the learners. It is the strong home-school connection that also motivates teachers and school faculty to make the school better. A sample of 30 principals and 80 parents were selected for the study. Data were collected through questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed statistically, and conclusion drawn at the end. It was concluded that private school principals were more active and connected with the parents of their students as compared to the public schools. The study identified that school and home communication could enhance the learners' motivational level, classroom performance and social behavior.
Role of Emotional Intelligence in Strengthening links of Teacher Management Skills with their Performance in HEIS of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Authors: Nadeem Gohar , Nawaz Allah
Published: August 2020

Teacher management skills (TMS) determine his/her performance in the workplace however, there are many factors which affect relationships between TMS and teacher-performance (TP). One of the most highlighted factors is the emotional intelligence (EI) of teacher. In the current study, both personal EI (PEI) and social EI (SEI) have significantly played their role however, social EI has emerged as Full mediator confirming the assumption that for social interactions, SEI is more relevant than PEI. Positivism has been used as the research philosophy which emphasizes to accept facts and figures as knowledge if verified through observational scientific-method for both data collection and analysis. Survey approach was applied on literature and field surveys with scientific treatment of data supplemented by statistical procedures. Correlations and mediations are significant with huge statistics thereby confirming the assumed interactions of variables. The study has implications for the stakeholder to consider EI as the major contributor towards positive relations between TMS and TP.
Mediational Role of Emotional Intelligence between Transformational Leadership and Employee’s Performance
Authors: Khan Hamid , Khan Muhammad Saqib , Shah Raza Ullah
Published: August 2020

The present study aims to investigate dynamic connection between transformational leadership and employee’s performance (Task performance and OCB) with mediating Perception Emotional intelligence (EI) in Higher Education Institutions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The relationship between the variables of the current model is based upon different theories i.e. Vroom (1964) Expectancy Theory, LME Theory (Graen, 1976) Wang et al., (2005), as well as Social Exchange Theory proposed by (Blau,1964). Data was obtaining from public and private sector universities and through purposive sampling in dyads. Response obtain were analyze through rigorous statistical procedures i.e. CFA via AMOS in first phase, followed by bootstrapping and mediation through Preacher and Hayes (2008) SPSS macros. Findings indicate that both emotional intelligence and perception of organization politics act as a stronger role in enhancing the association between organizational citizenship behavior and transformational Leadership
Assessment of Government Teacher's Burnout Regarding Selected Demographic Variables
Authors: Iqbal Muhammad Javed , Atta Malik Amer , Nawaz Qayyum
Published: August 2020

The study was conducted to assess and compare the burnout level of SSTs of district Dera Ismail Khan pertaining to selected demographics like gender, locality and marital status. A researcher made "Teacher's Burnout Inventory-TBI" was used to assess the burnout level of SSTs. The inventory was validated using Exploratory Factor Analysis and also through face and content validity. The reliability of the inventory was recorded as 0.822. The population of the study consisted of 884 Secondary School Teachers. The burnout inventory was distributed among a selected sample of 272 SSTs out of which only 204 SSTs responded in which 183 SSTs (126 male and 57 female SSTs) completely and properly filled the inventory. Data was analyzed using SPSS (Version 22.0). Three null hypotheses were also devised and accordingly tested. The data analysis revealed that all together, burnout level among SST teachers of D.I.Khan was however low. On gender basis, a significant difference was recorded while no significant differences were noted on marital status and locality facets of burnout. Various recommendations including increase in pay and allowances, convince and medical facilities, along with trainings regarding coping and diminishing stress and burnout were made on the basis of data analysis.
Analyzing The Effect Of English Subject Teaching On The English Writing Skills Of Secondary School Student
Authors: Haider Syed Zubair , Ali Rafaquat , Ikram Madiha
Published: August 2020

English is known as international language for communication. If we talk about Pakistan, English is used as an official language however, the national language of Pakistan is Urdu. In schools, English language is taught as a compulsory subject. It plays a very important role in developing communication skills among students. The present research is related to analyze the effect of English subject teaching on the writing skills of Secondary School Students in South Punjab. In this research 9th class government and private school were taken as study sample. A writing skill test that was related to English language conducted for collecting the data. After collection of data a comparison chart was made. In this chart difference between both school students was clearly visible. Conclusion was made on the basis of result and in the end, suggestions were given for improving the writing skills of students.
Students Academic Achievement at University as Determined by their Communication Skills
Authors: Shah Ashfaque Ahmed , Fatima Syeda Zunaira , Shahzadi Uzma
Published: August 2020

This study investigates into the academic achievement (AA) of university students as determined by their Communication Skills (CS). The effect was measured on the basis of gender, locality, semester and program of study. The researchers developed their research instrument by adapting from two questionnaires. On was the research instrument used at the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario (n.d.); and the other was the “QuestionnaireVerbal Communication” (Pierrete Desrosiers, n.d.). Taking Sargodha district as the population, conveniently sampled 160 students from the University of Sargodha were surveyed through the questionnaire. The study was quantitative in nature. The findings of the study concluded that n students’ CS yielded any effect on their AA. Also, the students at all levels (semesters) and in all programs were reported to have equivalent level of CS. However, it was interesting to note that the level of both CS was prominently higher as perceived by the students.
Perceptual Study Regarding the Impact of Recreational Activities Upon Healthy Lifestyle of Youth
Authors: Khanum Fehmida , Zia -ul- Islam Syed , Khan Muhammad Asghar
Published: August 2020

The main focus of the existing research study was to examine the impact of recreational activities upon youth from social prospective healthy lifestyle. The study Population consist of 520 Teachers, 15890 Students and 14926Parents from Government Girls Colleges (GGC), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Five districts Swabi, Peshawar, Kohat, Lakki Marwat and Dera Ismail Khan (20% percent of 25 districts) were randomly selected from the population further the researcher using proportionate sampling technique for the data collection. Self- developed and administered questionnaire was used for the present study to draw finding and conclusion. Both descriptive frequency and percentage and inferential statistic was used for such as regression and ANOVA were used for the data analysis. It was concluded that the researcher concluded that a very positive stance was received regarding effectiveness of recreation in individual lives and particularly among the youngster. The respondents of all categories i.e. parents, students and teachers thought that recreation is very effective tool to promote and develop healthy lifestyle.
Evaluative Study of Plagiarism in Post Graduate Research in Punjab, Pakistan
Authors: Moin Muhammad , Dahar Muhammad Arshad , Yousuf Muhammad Imran
Published: August 2020

The purpose of the present study is to highlight the seriousness and explore the level of awareness of postgraduate students regarding plagiarism, HEC plagiarism policy and practice. The research design used in the study was convergent mixed method. The population of the study was comprised of all the postgraduate students and supervisors of the public sector universities of Punjab. The sample of this study consisted of 64 supervisor and 272 postgraduate students from Punjab. Three research instruments; questionnaires, semi-structured interview and focus group discussion guidelines (FGDs) were used to collect the data. The results of the study indicated that students were aware about plagiarism but unaware of the plagiarism policy except that the similarity index of the dissertation. Study recommends arranging awareness about plagiarism to the teachers, students and administrators through orientations, various workshops, trainings and seminars.
Spirituality as a Category of Musical Art and Education
Authors: Rapatskaya Lyudmila A.
Published: August 2020

Postmodern methodology, which influenced the development of the human sciences of the XXI century, teaches researchers to freely use any concepts and definitions outside of the original semantic context. The author of the article, opposing this practice, defends the traditional methodological foundations of the national pedagogy of music education, identifying the problem of ambiguity and inconsistency of understanding the category of spirituality in modern music and pedagogical research. Identification of the original meanings and clarification of the categorical specifics of spirituality is impossible outside of theological sources that capture the “mechanisms” of centuries-old experience of spiritual knowledge of the world and man. Recognizing the spirituality as the highest reality of human existence, it is suggested that in the pedagogy of music education this category is the basis for a dialogue of scientific and religious knowledge. Scientific interpretation of the category of spirituality in musical art and education is impossible without the correct “translation” of theological pedagogical attitudes into the language of music and musical creativity. Historical and cultural analysis of spirituality as a “super-understanding” of the existence of music is revealed using a comparison of religious meanings with the real sound “analogs”. The appeal to the Russian musical heritage allowed us to identify significant trends between “spiritual” and “artistic”. The first trend is the dominance of spirituality in temple music. It is confirmed by the birth of the artistic Canon of Orthodox temple singing, which emphasizes the semantic depth and grace of prayer texts. The article highlights the norms of the embodiment of spirituality in music, born in the bowels of the theory of its “inspired” origin, as well as the time cycle of the revival of the spiritual dominant in the phenomenon of the “Orthodox musical Renaissance”. Another trend is related to the development of spirituality in secular musical genres. The article notes the ambiguity of the contact between “spiritual” and “artistic” in secular music, the semantic diversity in the implementation of spirituality by Russian composers from its Evangelical understanding to mystical “author’s” interpretations. The transformation of the content components of spirituality into morality in the public consciousness of Russia and their further interaction contributed to the formation of the now widespread, but clearly insufficiently researched concepts of “spiritual and moral education” and “spiritual and moral culture”. In the content of modern music and pedagogical education, the moral component outside of its spiritual context is taken into account to a greater extent. All the above points to the need to develop a new master’s degree program that takes into account the following interrelated factors: the centuries-old experience of embodying spirituality in the musical art, the secular nature of the training of future music teachers.
EFEK ANTIBAKTERI SENYAWA METABOLIT SEKUNDER YANG DIPRODUKSI OLEH KAPANG ENDOFITIK AT 32 DARI Artemisia annua
Authors: Tisnadjaja Djadjat
Published: August 2020

Antibacterial Effect of Secondary Metabolite Compound Produced by Endophyte Mould AT 32Infection diseases such as malaria, dengue hemorrhagic fever, and tuberculosis still counted as one of major health problem in Indonesia. On the other hand Indonesia has mega biodiversity including plant and microbes potentially used for the production of antibacterial or lead compound for antibiotic. One of a potential resources is Artemisia annua. This plant is already known as a secondary metabolite compound artemisinin producer, an active compound against malaria virus. This research work  was aimed to study the possible used of endophyte microbe isolated from Artemisia annua to produce antibacterial active compound through a fermentation process. Research result shown that extract of fermentation broth, either fermentation was conducted in Erlenmeyer flask or two liters stirred tank reactor, gave antimicrobial activity. It is shown by the clearing zone formation on the dish inoculated with bacterial seed.  Two bacterial strains Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 and Escherichia coli BCC 2210 were used for this study. The biggest clearing zone diameter formed was 20 mm for inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus and 9.5 mm for Eschericia coli, those were obtained by using extract of fermentation broth of two liters stirred tank reactor.Keywords  :  Artemisis annua, antimicrobial, endophyte, fermentation, secondary metabolite ABSTRAK         Penyakit infeksi seperti malaria, demam berdarah dan tuberculosis (TBC) masih merupakan masalah kesehatan utama di Indonesia. Pada sisi lain Indonesia memiliki mega biodiversitas termasuk tanaman dan mikroba yang berpotensi untuk dimanfaatkan dalam produksi antibakteri atau  senyawa aktif untuk antibiotik. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mempelajari kemungkinan pemanfaatan mikroba endofitik yang diisolasi dari tumbuhan Artemisia annua untuk memproduksi senyawa aktif antibakteri melalui proses fermentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ekstrak dari cairan fermentasi, baik ketika fermentasi dilakukan dalam skala Erlenmeyer maupun fermentor stirred tank skala 2 liter, menunjukkan adanya aktivitas antimikroba. Aktivitas antimikroba ini ditunjukkan dengan terbentuknya zona jernih pada petri dish yang diinokulasi dengan bakteri. Dalam hal ini digunakan dua galur bakteri patogen yaitu Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 dan Escherichia coli BCC 2210. Diameter zona jernih terbesar yang terbentuk yaitu 20 mm untuk inhibisi dari Staphylococus aureus dan 9,5 mm untuk penghambatan Escherichia coli keduanya diperoleh dengan pemberian ekstrak cairan fermentasi yang dilakukan dengan fermentor stirred tank skala 2 liter.Kata kunci : Artemisis annua, anti mikroba, endophyte, fermentasi, metabolit sekunder
The Use of Questioning Strategy to Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension
Authors: Yeni Mardiyana Devant Ana Rizqi Amalia,
Published: August 2020

This research is a classroom action research which was conducted at SMA Muhammadiyah Jember. It is aimed at improving students’ reading comprehension by the use of questioning technique. The second grade students were taken as the subjects of the research. They are all thirty-two students. The data were collected from in-depth-interview during the process of teaching and learning and test which was given in the end of the process. In the first cycle, there were twenty students (62.5%) who gain the criteria of success. Meanwhile, in the second cycle, twenty-six students (81.25%) gain the target score. This showed that the students were successful in reading comprehension class. The conclusion of the study is that the use of Questioning Strategy can improve the second grade students’ reading comprehension of SMA Muhammadiyah 2 Jember.Keywords: reading comprehension, questioning strategy.
Experiencing Differentiated Instructions as the Effort of Promoting Reading Comprehension Level
Authors: Taufik Taufik
Published: August 2020

The current study explored the usefulness of differentiated instruction in the promotion of English learners reading comprehension in higher educational system. One TOEFL preparation class of a language center at University of Muhammadiyah Jember was chosen as the research participants. The students were taught through the strategies of differentiated instruction, viz. flexible grouping, tiered instruction, and tiered assignments, in the areas of content, process, and product. The outcomes of descriptive statistics from comparing pre-test and post-test results indicated that the students were having a positive experience with differentiated instruction in relation to their reading comprehension level. Further, the results also revealed that students also performed better in literal and inferential reading comprehension after experiencing differentiated instruction in the classroom.Keywords: differentiated instruction, reading comprehension.
Teenagers’ Language Use in Batam: Language Variation
Authors: Suhardianto Suhardianto
Published: August 2020

This research is aimed to figure out the phenomenon of language variation that is used among teenagers in Batam. The language variations which are created by teenagers contrast to the standard language formula. The aplication of that language can massively affect the standard language used in every formal situation. Knowing the basic knowledge about the variation, how are the process of constructing the non-standard language and the aspect of language can help the teenagers to avoid the devastating of standard language. The result of the research showed that in daily conversation among teenagers in Batam, the teenagers mostly used the non-standard language in their interaction involving the slang and colloquial languages. The use of these languages were frequently mixed by other languages, such as English language and regional language that teenagers imitated from Jakarta. Moreover, teenagers mostly used the slang and colloquial languages in the informal situation.Keywords: Language variation, slang, colloquial.