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More than a quick pint: Investigating place attachment to an English recreational setting
Authors: Baker Andrew , Tolley Martin , M. Hill Kimberley
Published: January 2023

This study used Tumanan and Lansangan’s (2012) multi-dimensional methodological framework to examine the emotional attachment to place, as experienced by 263 patrons within 8 English public houses. Findings suggest participants view these types of premises as a ‘third place’, after home and work, and that place attachment is mediated predominantly by social factors. Patrons felt a stronger place attachment to welcoming premises, which promoted a sense of belonging and an inclusive atmosphere. Place attachment was also higher for premises with socialisation opportunities, those visited more frequently and premises in close proximity to home. Findings are discussed in relation to previous research and provide implications for studying these types of complex, recreational settings.
Emotional Intelligence and its related constructs
Authors: Challoner Abi
Published: January 2023

The Purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between 4 components of Emotional Intelligence (EI) and other variables, of which included verbal IQ, personality, coping, well-being, empathy, academic achievement and sex differences. EI has been proposed as consisting of a set of related adaptive abilities (Davies, Stankov and Roberts, 1998; Salovey and Mayer, 1990; Gilbert and Coulson, 2001,2002). Research has also shown an overlap between EI and personality factors, (Davies et al 1998), and a link between EI and coping, well-being and empathy. 51 male and 121 female undergraduate native English speaking students individually completed a questionnaire containing 9 measures. The present study revealed moderate to strong correlations for the relationship between the 4 components of EI. Weak to moderate correlations were shown for personality and 2 of the theoretically related constructs and EI. Strong correlations were found between Emotional Perception (EP), expression and empathy, therefore supporting the hypothesis by Davies et al (1998) and Gilbert and Coulson (2001,2002) that in order for components to contribute to EI they must represent an independent ability and demonstrate that they have at least some independent status over and above the other variables measured, i.e. cognitive ability and personality. Results also showed no correlation and thus greatest variance between verbal IQ, academic achievement and sex differences, suggesting EI represents a completely separate construct to IQ.
Trait theory and personal construct theory
Authors: James Phil
Published: January 2023

Trait theory and personal construct theory have markedly different approaches to the understanding of individual differences. Outline these approaches and assess the strengths and weaknesses of each. What consequences does each approach have for understanding agency-structure dualism?
Adolescent Psychotherapy Groups
Authors: Judd Becky , Elsdon Ruth
Published: January 2023

It’s a damp grey Friday afternoon and I find myself sitting in a circle with eight others. As we sit in silence each deep in our own thoughts, avoiding the gaze of those in the circle, I look around me. In front of me are eight young people all looking as awkward and nervous as I feel. I look to the facilitator, who is also my supervisor, for reassurancebut they seem perfectly happy with what seems to me an uncomfortably long silence. As I look around I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and suddenly remember we are being observed from behind it. That only adds to my unease. And at this moment, with the sound of the rain outside momentarily maskingthe silence I think to myself – ‘Is this what it’s like to bea clinical psychologist?’
A vehicle for success. The benefits of a year in industry
Authors: Tweedy Rebecca
Published: January 2023

I am currently on a clinical placement in pain management as part of my degree with Cardiff University.

For many, the idea of early mornings, working 9-5 and retiring to bed shortly after EastEnders, is far from their perception of a typical year in the life of a student. However, an increasing number of us are electing to undertake a placement year as part of our degree. So, what is all the fuss about? I will reflect upon my own experience and that of other placement students on my course.
The wellbeing conundrum
Authors: Tam Daniel
Published: January 2023

Achieving a well-lived life is not rocket science.
THE MIND-BODY DEBATE IN A NEW DIRECTION: MEDITATING OUR WAY TO CONSCIOUSNESS
Authors: MOELLER-JENSEN KRISTINE LOUISE
Published: January 2023

I SEEM TO HAVE BEEN ONLY LIKE A BOY PLAYING ON THE SEA-SHORE, AND DIVERTING MYSELF IN NOW AND THEN FINDING A SMOOTHER PEBBLE OR A PRETTIER SHELL THAN ORDINARY, WHILST THE GREAT OCEAN OF TRUTH LAY ALL UNDISCOVERED BEFORE ME(ISAAC NEWTON).
The Impact Of Perceived Vulnerability To Disease & Social Isolation On Mental Wellbeing
Authors: Cloke Anna
Published: January 2023

IN-LIGHT OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK, THE UK GOVERNMENT HAS ENFORCED A NUMBER OF NATIONWIDE AND LOCAL LOCKDOWNS. DUE TO LIMITED EXISTING RESEARCH, THE CURRENT STUDY AIMED TO EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL ISOLATION AND PERCEIVED VULNERABILITY TO DISEASE ON AN INDIVIDUAL’S WELLBEING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. 29 MALE (N = 10) AND FEMALE (N = 19) PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN A QUESTIONNAIRE-BASED STUDY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. A REGRESSION ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED THAT 65 PER CENT OF A PERSON’S MENTAL WELLBEING COULD BE PREDICTED BY BOTH SOCIAL ISOLATION (-.786) AND PERCEIVED VULNERABILITY TO DISEASE (-.386). FINDINGS HAVE IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING THE GENERAL PUBLIC’S WELLBEING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AS DISCUSSED SUBSEQUENTLY.
Health in the Time Of Covid-19
Authors: Margarit Eduard Daniel
Published: January 2023

FROM QUANTUM MECHANICS AND WERNER HEISENBERG’S UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE TO PHILOSOPHY AND LAPLACE’S DREAM OF A THEORY OF UNCERTAINTY TO PANDEMICS AND HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE, NO FIELD OF SCIENCE IS IMMUNE TO THE UNKNOWN OF UNCERTAINTY. IT HAS PROFOUND IMPLICATIONS BECAUSE IT DETERMINES HOW WE UNDERSTAND OUR WORLD.
Letter from the Editor
Authors: Collett Sarah-Jayne
Published: January 2023

WE HAVE CHANGED THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT IN THIS ISSUE BY INCLUDING A BIT MORE INPUT FROM SOME OF OUR PSYCH-TALK ASSISTANT EDITORS. I FEEL THIS GIVES IT A BIT MORE OF A PERSONAL TOUCH AND SOME INSIGHT INTO WHO WE ALL ARE.
The 2006 BPS SGCP Conference – a non-psychologist’s personal view
Authors: Ellis Paul
Published: January 2023

An informal view of key points arising from the 2006 SGCP Conference from the perspective of a non-psychologist.
Reflection on spiritual performance in celebrating our story of 100 years of Transpersonal Psychology at the 10th Annual Section Conference 2007
Authors: Law Ho
Published: January 2023

This paper represents a reflective account that is based on my personal experience from attending the 10th Annual Section Conference of the Transpersonal Psychology Section. In particular, the reflection has singled out Jessica Bockler’s workshop – Celebrating Our Story ... 100 Years of Transpersonal Psychology – as a significant moment in space for exploration. In doing so, some common threads in transpersonal aspects were drawn out that have resonance in other realms of diverse practices including arts, drama, film, performance, songs, fiction and poetry. Using multi- and interdisciplinary approaches, a framework of reflection was developed by adopting and embedding Gibb’s (1988) six-stage model within Kolb’s (1984) learning cycle. Through the reflective practice, it was discovered that the social and asocial intentions developed from participating in the ritual performance may be symbolically represented as vertical and horizontal orientations within the learning cycle respectively. Finally the conclusion has provided further reflection on the analysis of surprises.
A qualitative investigation into the experiences of participants attending Eckhart Tolle’s Buddhist/mindfulness-based ‘Power of Now’ workshops
Authors: Coxen Domenica , Walley Malcolm
Published: January 2023

The reasons for joining, and the impact of contemporary Buddhist-based lay-spiritual workshops upon everyday psychological well-being, have received little previous empirical investigation. The present qualitative study investigated participants’ experiences of Eckhart Tolle’s Buddhist-based ‘Power of Now’ spiritual workshops. Using audio-taped in-depth semi-structured interviews, the experiences of eight opportunity sampled lay-practitioners were analysed. Findings showed a range of prominent themes which support, from within an informal lay-Buddhist setting, some of the positive effects upon psychological wellbeing described in quantitative studies of mindfulness. Of most significance were the emergent themes of personal peacefulness, inter-connectivity, enhanced awareness and increased self-regulation and selfobservation. The discussion reconciled the present findings with existing research.
Anthropology and the development of the Transpersonal Movement: Finding the Transpersonal in Transpersonal Anthropology
Authors: Sheppard Eileen
Published: January 2023

Transpersonal Anthropology (hereafter ‘TA’) is a growing field within Social Anthropology. It has many similarities with Transpersonal Psychology and, I believe, can offer useful ideas and approaches to study. In particular, it offers a much wider view of human experience than Western psychology because it is based on non-Western peoples, their concepts, philosophies, ways of life and experiences. Secondly, Social Anthropology as a whole has undergone much soul-searching and analysis of its methods,and many of its findings are appropriate across the Social Sciences. But in my view TA appears to have narrowed its vision, and maybe our two disciplines can fruitfully inform each other. I will begin with a brief history of Social Anthropology and its treatment of the sacred and spiritual. This gives something of an explanation as to how TA has developed in a particular way. I will offer an alternative model based on my Fieldwork: I have been studying the Transpersonal within mild altered states of consciousness (ASCs), both sacred and secular, as part of ordinary everyday ‘streams of consciousness’ (James, 1950), and therapeutic effects of such states.
Themes of transpersonal quest in Dan Brown’sThe Da Vinci Code
Authors: Edwards Anthony C.
Published: January 2023

There exist many reasons why transpersonal psychologists can benefit greatly from study of Dan Brown’sThe Da Vinci Code.Seen from a superficial angle, the most obvious aspect of a theme that will be of interest to transpersonal psychology is the reference to the feminine in the Divine. However, at a deeper level, the quest for the feminine inThe Da Vinci Codemay be understood as a search for repressed contents of a creative unconscious mind. References to the Kabbala and word-play inThe Da Vinci Code,linked with the feminine person of Sophie Neveu, help to clarify this point. It is true that there are questionable assertions and scholarship behind this novel, but that does not alter its potential to offer much study for the transpersonal psychologist. Questionable etymologies of the word ‘Paganism’ are presented in the novel, and there are odd portrayals of Opus Dei, but both may be defended when one understandsThe Da Vinci Codenot as a narrative factual exposition, but as an account of a quest to find undiscovered unconscious potential.
The transpersonal model of the psyche: Some implications for psychotherapy and psychiatry
Authors: Read Tim
Published: January 2023

‘Our normal waking consciousness, rational consciousness as we call it, is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all around it, parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different. We may go through life without suspecting their existence, but apply the requisite stimulus, and at a touch they are there in all their completeness.’

(William James, 1902/1960, p.374)
Is a realist interpretation of Shamanic ‘non-physical’ worlds logically incoherent?
Authors: Rock Adam J. , Krippner Stanley
Published: January 2023

Previous research concerning the relationship between the shaman’s conscious experiences and the ‘spirit world’ suggests that shamans are realists in the sense that they conceptualize their multi-layered universe (e.g., upper, middle and lower world) as real, objective and independent of the perceiver. However, these studies have neglected to analyze the logical coherence of a realist interpretation of these shamanic ‘nonphysical.’ worlds (NPWs). We address this lacuna first by determining which variant of realism is most consistent with the shaman’s purported views concerning the ontological status of the aforementioned NPWs. Subsequently, we consider sk.a-ma-nic journeying imagery with regards to the key definitional elements of the term ‘mental image.’ Finally, we formulate three premises pertaining to shamanic journeying imagery and NPWs with the aim of assessing the logical coherence of the shaman’s realist ontology. We conclude that if sk.a-ma-nic journeying images constitute mental images, then this does not necessarily preclude shamanic NPWs from existing independently of the percipient’s mindbody state(s).
A transpersonal contribution to the philosophical debate concerning causality
Authors: Rock Adam J. , Klettke Bianca
Published: January 2023

In metaphysics there exist long-standing, unresolved problems regarding causation. Indeed, rationalist and empiricist philosophers remain engaged in an intricate debate concerning the ontology of causal relations. We review rationalist and empiricist approaches to the problem of causality and formulate transpersonally orientated criticisms of each. Subsequently, we apply Tart’s notion of a ‘state specific science’ (SSS) to a school of Hindu psychology referred to as advaita vedanta. We argue that advaita vedanta may be conceptualised as a SSS on the grounds that its practitioners apply the methods of essential science from within various grades of samadhi for the purpose of enhancing understanding regarding the nature of reality, consciousness, self, etc. Finally, we attempt to demonstrate that an advaita vedantic SSS has the potential to provide valuable experiential insights regarding the ontology of causation that are unavailable a priori or using ‘normal consciousness sciences ’.
Trait absorption, altered meaning, and mood disturbance during shamanic-like journeying: Moderator and indirect effects analyses
Authors: Rock Adam J.
Published: January 2023

Previous studies have linked shamanic practices to high levels of altered personal meaning and reductions in mood disturbance. However, these studies have neglected to investigate whether the effect of shamanic stimulus conditions on mood disturbance is moderated by altered meaning. Moreover, previous research has not evaluated whether, during shamanic journeying, there exists an indirect effect from various personality traits (e.g. absorption ability) to mood disturbance through altered meaning. The present study, therefore, aimed to address these issues. Sixty-one non-shamans were randomly assigned to either a shamanic-like journeying condition (visualisation while listening to monotonous drumming for 15 minutes) or a control condition (sitting quietly with eyes open for 15 minutes). As predicted, altered meaning significantly moderated the effect of condition on total mood disturbance. Further, total mood disturbance was negatively correlated with altered meaning, and this correlation was significant for the shamanic-like journeying condition, but not for the control condition. Unexpectedly, trait absorption was positively correlated with altered meaning for both the shamanic-like journeying condition and the control condition. Finally, in line with expectations, for the shamanic-like group, a significant indirect effect was found from trait absorption to total mood disturbance through altered meaning. It is concluded that altered meaning is an important state variable which appears to reduce mood disturbance during shamanic-like journeying.
Contemplating the butterfly: A grounded theory study into the spirituality of forgiveness
Authors: Platt Diane , Lancaster Brian L.
Published: January 2023

This study aimed to address shortcomings of current psychological models of forgiveness by investigating the impact of spiritual or religious belief systems on individual experience. Using a Grounded Theory approach, and semi-structured interviews, the experience of forgiveness in nine individuals’ lives was explored. Major categories from analysis of interview data gave rise to a transpersonal theory of forgiveness. The key determinant of this theory was experience of connection with something infinite and other than self. This influenced how individuals thought about and worked through forgiveness, resulting in personal and spiritual growth, and transformation.
Towards a biopsychosociospiritual approach to psychological distress
Authors: Hughes Jamie Hacker
Published: January 2023

This paper draws on the author’s clinical and academic experience, and discusses the inadequacies of a number of current explanatory models (biological, psychological, cognitive, social and sociological) in attempting to reach a satisfactory explanation of the human condition. Drawing on the author’s experience as a psychotraumatologist and trauma psychotherapist, it is argued that existing models only go so far in describing a person’s experience and in providing a basis for therapy. A biopsychosociospiritual model is therefore introduced where the spiritual element allows for the spiritual dimension of human experience to be addressed in psychological formulation and therapy. Biopsychosociospiritual models of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress are proposed. It is argued that a biopsychosociospiritual frame of understanding provides an additional and much needed layer with which to work both from the client’s and the therapist’s perspective.
The Transpersonal power of stories: Creating a community of narrative practice
Authors: Law Ho
Published: January 2023

This paper describes the principles and procedure of ‘definitional ceremony’; a narrative method employed to create a community of narrative practice. It argues that the transformative power of these practices can be regarded as transpersonal. Additionally, such an approach can be rapidly implemented across groups and entire communities. Therefore, building communities of narrative practice is more efficient and effective than traditional care model and one-to-one psychological interventions. The paper argues that it is an appropriate approach to a crisis situation – such as the aftermath of the Grenfell fire – where rapid community intervention is needed. (This paper is written in preparation for the workshop in collaboration with Cruse Bereavement Care UK at the BPS East of England Branch 1st Annual Conference: Applying psychology in the Eastern region: From theory to practice, at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge on 8 September 2017. The workshop offers an opportunity to train more psychologists, counsellors, social workers, community leaders and trainers who may not be familiar in this approach thereby widening access to psychological interventions.)
Transpersonal education
Authors: Buckler Scott
Published: January 2023

The field of transpersonal education was originally discussed in the mid-1970s, aiming to unite the various domains of human experience (i.e. cognitive, affective, psychomotor) through a series of principles and practices (Moore, 1975; Roberts & Clark, 1976). There has been a paucity of research in the area, furthermore the field has become strongly associated with postgraduate courses (e.g. Rowe & Braud, 2013), opposed to investigating how transpersonal education may be applied to the early years and compulsory schooling sector. Recently, there have been attempts to redefine transpersonal education to provide a balanced focus within compulsory schooling (Buckler, 2011; 2013), with initial research suggesting that the field has cross-cultural interest. This paper extends research into the concept through analysing current publications in the field, while also deriving international perspectives from participants. To conclude, a discussion of the UK context is provided where an opportunity is highlighted for transpersonal psychologists to lead future development.
The transpersonal that can be defined is not the true transpersonal: A Taoist perspective on defining transpersonal psychology
Authors: Buckler Scott , Woodward April , Law Ho
Published: January 2023

This paper aims to provide an understanding on the meaning of transpersonal psychology. It first examines the current definition of transpersonal psychology and its inherent problems and challenges. It then offers a new insight on the definition by drawing a parallel metaphor from the Taoist perspective and concludes that the nature of transpersonal psychology is fluid like water which is formless. Transpersonal psychologists may well be continuously calling themselves Transpersonal psychologists and let the transpersonal continuously evolve and be defined by the individual concerned. The truth is out there, beyond the definition.
Feminist psychology: A narrative perspective in coaching
Authors: Pérez (María Fornet) María González
Published: January 2023

Whilst there is an abundance of published literature on the area of Feminist Counselling Psychology, the same cannot be said when refereeing to Feminist Psychology applied to Coaching. To be used as an effective tool for change and transpersonal realm embodying the search for meaning, coaching cannot skip the gender question. The narrative perspective may provide answers on Gender Psychology applied to the field of Coaching Psychology. The construction of the self within a patriarchal society is fundamentally different both for men and women because of the process of gender socialisation. Such gender socialisation may have profound implications on every area of women’s development: from dreams to career aspirations, sense of value and belief in the narration of the self. Learning theorists provide us with an explanation on how the stories we consume become the stories we become. This review will explore the need for a feminist form of Coaching Psychology to wholly connect with the problematic nature attributed to gender and better understand client’s stories and implement more effective interventions with narrative coaching.
Development and validation of a plateau experience psychometric to investigate the effect of shinrin-yoku on depression
Authors: Buckler Scott , Woodward April
Published: January 2023

A proposed direction for transpersonal psychology is the development of empirical research within the field, specifically in assessing the effects of transpersonal practices. The areas of self-actualisation, peak experience and flow have been subjected to research predominantly using psychometrics, however a range of theoretical and methodological issues within these concepts are evident. An alternate concept for future research was advocated by Maslow through his concept of self-transcendence, characterised by the plateau experience, yet in the past forty years, this concept has remained relatively obscure. This paper advocates further research into the plateau experience, through initially defining the concept, progressing to discuss the development of a plateau experience psychometric (PLEX), and using the PLEX within a validation study investigating the effects of shinrin-yoku (forest air breathing/bathing).
How do we create relationships able to hold re-connection and recovery?
Authors: Whybrow Alison C.
Published: January 2023

* (To celebrate and honour the life of Dr Alison Clare Whybrow, This paper is written by the second author based on her keynote presentation at the 1st Online National Coaching Psychology/Coaching Conference, 21 May 2021, University College Cork. As such, the subject ‘T’ is used to keep the authenticity of the presenter as the first author. Any typos/errors were made by the second author/editor.)

This paper expands the frame of climate change discussion to a wider context. It starts with a visioning exercise, follows by discussing the climate change crisis in terms of its social psychological Impacts and offers different perspectives and solutions in the coaching context.
Teacher-student relationships and interactions as a factor in learning environments
Authors: Wubbels Theo , Brekelmans Mieke , Mainhard Tim , Brok Perry Den , Tartwijk Jan Van
Published: January 2023

Teacher-student relationships are an important factor in effective and supportive learning environments. This monograph introduces the origin of classroom learning environments research and then reports on findings of a research programme that studied for more than thirty years teacher-student relationships and teacher-student interactions. We summarise a dynamic systems approach to the study of teacher-student relationships and interactions and the attachment and interpersonal perspectives on the study of teaching. We introduce instruments to measure perceptions of the teacher-student relationship and interactions, and present results on the associations of teacher-student relationships and student outcomes, both cognitive and affective. After a discussion on changes in the teacher-student relationships in time, developments over the teaching career and development of relationships in the first 15 weeks in a new class, we discuss common teacher problems in the relationships with their classes. Finally we delve into the study of teacherstudent interactions that not only can be considered building blocks for the development of teacher-student relationships but are also constrained by these relationships. We report on data analyses methods for interactions, studies investigating complementarity in interactions, and influences of supportive and coercive teacher actions on teacher-student relationships in the same and consecutive lessons.

This monograph is based on several earlier publications of our research group; specifically Brekelmans (2010); Den Brok, Brekelmans, & Wubbels (2006a); Wubbels, Brekelmans, Den Brok, & Van Tartwijk, (2006a); Wubbels et al. (2014); Wubbels et al. (2016) and Wubbels (2017).
A research perspective on student learning and university teaching
Authors: Entwistle Noel
Published: January 2023

Ways in which research into university teaching and student learning originated and developed over a forty-year period are illustrated by following a single line of research conducted by the author and his colleagues. The early research drew heavily on established psychological concepts, such as ability, motivation, and personality, to predict degree outcomes using inventories with statistical analysis. Subsequently, this approach was combined with in-depth interviews with individual students, which provided insights into distinctive approaches to learning and studying. The nature of academic understanding was also explored with students who explained the techniques they had used to remember what they had understood. Later, the research on student learning was expanded to explore the influences of teaching, and of the whole teaching-learning environment on students’ levels of knowledge and understanding, and on their feelings. Finally, problems in conveying research findings to university teachers are considered and directions of future research are suggested.
One Century and Two Uprisings Toward the Women’s Liberation Movement
Authors: Shojaei Mansoureh
Published: January 2023

Since the time of the constitution, the Iranian women’s movement has joined the battlefield with three demands: the right to vote, the right to education, and the right to form an organization. This movement is known as the “Women’s Rights Movement” in reference to its demands and historical context. This movement might be regarded the initial phase of the Iranian women’s movement. Despite women’s success in accepting their legal and true identity to society over the past century, discriminatory laws at every historical juncture, from the constitutional era to the era of the National Oil Movement, and from the reform era known as the first Pahlavi White Revolution to the Islamic Revolution, targeted a portion of their identity. Despite being the target of consecutive arrows of various forms of discrimination, women not only insisted on the identification of their legal movement, but at the end of the 20th century, by highlighting their bodily identity, they stood up to regain their bodies confiscated by government discrimination. This period, the seeds of which were sown in women’s daily struggles from the mid-sixties to Homa Darabi’s self-immolation in the seventies, with women’s movements to enter the stadium, Sahar Khodayari’s self-immolation in the nineties, the phenomenon of the girls of the Revolution Street and White Wednesdays in the late nineties and In the last year of the twenty-first century, the emergence of the Iranian MeToo movement: Narr These movements in the first half of the twenty-first century, along with the secular and religious women’s opposition to the ban on screening, the ban on pregnancy prevention, and the plan to increase the population, have propelled the women’s movement into the physical stage or the women’s liberation movement. This article discusses the role of “non-movements” who prepared the women’s rights movement to enter the phase of the women’s liberation movement from a positive and cause-and-effect perspective, while enumerating the characteristics of this two-stage process. Referencing the scientific definitions of the two phases of the legal movement and the women’s freedom movement, this essay examines the impact of individual and collective activities on the growth of the women’s freedom movement. For instance, from the first movement of Taherah Qara Al-Ain to remove the hijab to the phenomenon of the girls of the revolution, from the singing of Qamar al-Maluk Waziri to singers and dancers on the streets today, and from the confiscation of concubines to the rise in popularity of white marriage. From unmarried women’s pregnancies to sperm donation banks to denying pregnancies imposed by the government and males at home, the women’s rights movement has definitely shifted towards the women’s liberation movement since the turn of the century.
Mostafa Rahimi – Towards A Democratic Socialism
Authors: Taj Mohammadi Yashar
Published: January 2023

Despite his importance to Iran’s intellectual history, Mostafa Rahimi has not been widely recognized by researchers. Many academic works on Iranian Intellectual history have discussed Shariati and Ali-Ahmad’s ideas, But there is almost nothing about Rahimi. Prior to others, Rahimi identified and warned about the dangers facing the democracy movement at crucial moments. He had recognized years ago that democracy might be threatened by some nationalist discourses. He warned about the dangers of religious fundamentalism. He recognized the emergence of neoliberalism in Iran much earlier than others. Furthermore, throughout his intellectual project, he attempted to present a progressive and democratic alternative to reactionary discourses in Iran. He rejected all prevailing political discourses in order to present what he considered correct and did not join any of the sides in the existing political debates. The purpose of this article is to review some of Rahimi’s efforts in this direction.
Examining The Position Of Women’s Voices In The Field Of Iranian Music From Long Ago To Today
Authors: Rahmani Shakiba
Published: January 2023

The art of music, along with singing, is always known as one of the cultural phenomena of every nation, which has remained for them since ancient times and is considered one of the characteristics of a nation’s identity. Iran’s cultural geography is not excluded from this category and has always nurtured countless arts in its context and brought them to the fore. The art of Iranian music has also progressed through different ages and centuries so that it can be seen in the icon of contemporary Iranian music. It can be said that the art of music, due to its different expression from other arts, has a more visible effect of the conditions of each period and shows more obvious features of the social situation of each nation, which after the Islamic Revolution of Iran, this art became a tool to suppress women and in a way The system has become patriarchal. Now, more than 4 decades have passed since the beginning of the Islamic Revolution of Iran and the coming to power of the Islamic Republic, the voice of women in different vocal fields of Iran has remained silent and it is as if they have been sentenced to indefinite imprisonment. What will be discussed in this research is the history of women’s presence in the field of music from ancient Iran to the present day. For this purpose, by looking at the historical sources of Iranian music, we will examine the presence of women in music, especially singing and ramshagari, and finally, by reaching the current period and relying on written documents that ban women’s singing in the social arenas of the present era, we will discuss this category. we will pay.
Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran Berbasis Android bagi Guru SD Muhammadiyah Purwodadi
Authors: Basuki Basuki , Purwanto Joko , Jatmoko Dwi
Published: January 2023

Adanya Pandemi COVID-19 memberikan dampak yang sangat signifikan dalam aspek pendidikan. Salah satu bagian yang sangat terdampak yakni proses pembelajaran. Singkatnya, akibat pandemi tersebut, pilihan jatuh pada proses pembelajaran secara daring. Pilihan tersebut tentu saja memiliki dampak yang tidak sederhana. Mulai dari ketersediaan jaringan, kecukupan kuota, kecakapan peserta didik, hingga kecakapan para pendidik/guru dalam memanfaatkan, menguasai, dan mempergunakan berbagai media pembelajaran untuk pelaksanaan pembelajaran daring. Salah satu institusi pendidikan yang terkena dampak adanya COVID-19 dan mau tidak mau harus melakukan pembelajaran secara daring, yakni SD Muhammadiyah Purwodadi, Kabupaten Purworejo, Jawa Tengah. Namun, pembelajaran daring yang dilakukan di SD tersebut masih kurang maksimal dan optimal. Hal ini disebabkan oleh keterbatasan pengetahuan dan kemampuan para guru dalam memanfaatkan dan menggunakan teknologi digital dalam pembelajaran. Oleh sebab itu, perlu adanya upaya untuk memberikan pengenalan, pemahaman, dan penguasaan berbagai media pembelajaran daring, seperti Zoom Meet, situs kuis online Quizizz, dan sebagainya sehingga dapat mempermudah proses pembelajaran secara daring. Kegiatan pengabdian ini menggunakan bentuk pelatihan dan pendampingan. Berdasarkan pada hasil kegiatan dapat disimpulkan bahawa para guru merasakan kebermanfaatan kegiatan pengabdian ini untuk menghadapi dan mengantisipasi pembelajaran secara daring di masa pandemi ini. Para guru juga sangat antusias dalam mengikuti kegiatan pengabdian. Selain itu, pemahaman dan kemampuan para guru dalam menggunakan media pembelajaran daring juga lebih baik dan mengalami peningkatan.
Meningkatkan Nilai Produktivitas UMKM Corn Es Krim melalui Pendampingan Pembuatan NIB di Desa Cipinang, Provinsi Jawa Barat
Authors: Solahudin Ade , Wibowo Sandi Nasrudin , Misbak Misbak , Yepsi Sri Ayu
Published: January 2023

Dalam suatu usaha yang dijlankan, peranan legalitas merupakan hal yang sangat penting. Legalitas usaha ialah implementasi dari pemberian izin bagi penyelenggara kegiatan usaha oleh pihak yang berwenang. Selain itu legalitas usaha juga berperan sebagai penunjuk bahwa usaha yang didirikan dan sudah dijalankan tersebut layak untuk dikembangkan. Pengabdian ini memiliki tujuan untuk memberikan pemahaman kepada pelaku usaha mengenai arti pentingnya suatu legalitas usaha bagi usahanya. Menurut obeservasi yang telah dilakukan, mayoritas UMKM di Desa Cipinang banyak berkembang pada bidang industri makanan, salah satunya yaitu produksi Corn Es Krim. Kurangnya pemahaman para pelaku usaha tentang pentingnya legalitas menjadi sebuah permasalahan yang membuat para pelaku usaha belum memiliki legalitas usaha. Tahap yang dilakukan yaitu dengan melakukan door-to-door untuk memberikan pemahaman serta pendampingan dalam pembuatan Nomor Induk Berusaha (NIB) secara online melalui Online Single Submission (OSS). Hasil yang diperoleh dalam kegiatan ini yaitu adanya peningkatan mengenai pemahaman pentingnya memiliki legalitas usaha dari para pelaku usaha di Desa Cipinang, serta dari 5 UMKM corn es krim yang telah di survey oleh kami diantaranya belum memiliki NIB (Nomor Induk Berusaha) sehingga kami memberi pendampingan dalam hal pengurusan NIB (Nomor Induk Berusaha) bagi usaha yang dijalankan oleh pelaku usaha tersebut.
Pelatihan Produksi dan Pengemasan Sabun Cair Herbal Antiseptik Alami bagi UKM Sabun Herbal di Kota Surakarta
Authors: Susilowati Endang , Ariani Sri Retno Dwi , Mulyani Sri
Published: January 2023

Usaha Kecil dan menengah (UKM) sabun herbal merupakan salah satu usaha yang menarik untuk dikembangkan. Berdasarkan observasi di UKM sabun herbal Dejavu milik Ibu Sherly di Kota Surakarta, telah memproduksi dan memasarkan herbal padat dengan bahan aditif ekstrak dari buah dan sayuran. Namun usaha sabun ini masih perlu pengembangan produk supaya penjualannya meningkat. Program Kemitraan Masyarakat (PKM) UNS memberikan solusi melalui inovasi produksi sabun herbal cair antiseptik alami. Tujuan kegiatan ini adalah memberikan pelatihan produksi dan pemgemasan sabun herbal cair antiseptik alami. Pelatihan dilakukan dengan cara sosialisasi dan praktek pada produksi dan pengemasannya. Selanjutnya, sabun yang dihasilkan dari pelatihan dilakukan pengujian di laboratorium dan uji organoleptik. Hasil pelatihan menunjukkan UKM sabun herbal Dejavu telah dapat membuat dan mengemas 4 varian sabun antiseptik alami berupa sabun lidah buaya, sabun jeruk nipis, sabun sereh dan sabun sirih merah. Berdasarkan uji kualitas sabun diperoleh nilai pH yang memenuhi persyaratan SNI dengan kekentalan dan tingkat kestabilan busa yang baik. Berdasarkan uji organoleptik, sabun herbal cair ini bisa diterima konsumen dengan nilai yang cukup disukai. Sabun ini masih perlu diperbaiki terutama pada penambahan pewangi. Secara umum sabun hasil pelatihan yang dikemas dengan ukuran 250 mL dengan label sesuai variannya memiliki kualitas yang baik dan siap dipasarkan.
Collecting Data Desa di Kecamatan Rambutan Kabupaten Banyuasin untuk Pengimplementasian Sistem Digital Desa
Authors: Azhiman Fauzan , Dasmen Rahmat Novrianda , Putra Ade , Agustian Wiwin
Published: January 2023

Desa menjadi salah satu tumpuan terpenting saat ini bagi negara untuk mengalami suatu kemajuan dengan menerapkan teknologi informasi bagi desa. Transformasi desa digital menjadi masalah utama bagi desa karena sangat minimnya pembangunan yang merata disetiap daerah-daerah 3T (Terdepan, Terluar & Terdalam). Oleh karena itu perlu sekali sebuah system yang menampung segala informasi dan menjadi media branding bagi potensi desa, seiring dengan perkembangan ilmu pengetahuan, arus informasi dan kemajuan teknologi menjadi tuntutan bagi semua kalangan termasuk masyarakat desa. Metode pada kegiatan ini dilakukan dengan cara observasi atau terjun langsung ke masyarakat untuk pengimplementasian System Digital Desa. Yang bertujuan dengan adanya pembangunan inovasi system desa digital dan Collecting data pada system digital desa akan sangat membantu goverment dalam peninjauan kepala desa serta akan banyak sekali membuka peluang kerja bagi sumber daya manusia (SDM) desa.
Efektivitas Media Sosial dalam Upaya Peningkatan Pengetahuan dan Pemahaman tentang Imunitas, Kesehatan Jiwa dan Raga Menghadapi New Normal pada Masyarakat Kabupaten Semarang
Authors: Sunnah Istianatus , Indrayati Lyna Lestari , Liyanovitasari Liyanovitasari
Published: January 2023

Pandemi COVID-19 mengubah tatanan kehidupan bermasyarakat sehingga membuat masyarakat menjadi cemas dan takut. Kehidupan harus tetap berlangsung sehingga masyarakat harus mempersiapkan diri dalam menyongsong tatanan kehidupan baru (New Normal). Dalam rangka new normal, masyarakat harus mempersiapkan diri, dan harus memahami upaya upaya menyongsong kehidupan baru. Tujuan kegiatan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat, untuk menilai tingkat pengetahuan dan pemahaman masyarakat dalam menyongsong tatanan kehidupan melalui upaya-upaya peningkatan imunitas, kesehatan jiwa dan raga yang dikemas dalam buku saku Amanatin. Untuk menilai peningkatan pemahaman tersebut, masyarakat mengisi pretes dan postes tentang cara aman mencegah terpapar virus COVID-19 melalui peningkatan imunitas dan peningkatan keimanan yang diunggah melalui media sosial Youtube. Penentuan kategori tingkat pengetahuan dan pemahaman berdasarkan persentase skor jawaban benar. Kategori baik apabila skor >76-100, cukup baik apabila skor yang diperoleh 56-75, kurang baik apabila skor 40-5 dan tidak baik bila skor <40. Hasil yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa, terdapat peningkatan pemahaman masyarakat setelah diberikan informasi melalui Youtube. Peningkatan pemahaman tersebut yang awalnya dalam kategori cukup baik (76,27) meningkat menjadi kategori baik (90,22). Persentase masyarakat yang memiliki tingkat pengetahuan dan pemahaman dengan kategori baik yang awalnya hanya 8 orang (13,79%) meningkat jadi 100 % (58 orang). Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa media sosial sangat efektif dalam membantu penyampaian informasi kepada masyarakat.
Pengelolaan Limbah Rumah Tangga Menjadi Bahan Kerajinan Bernilai Ekonomi di Desa Beji Kecamatan Kedungbanteng Kabupaten Banyumas
Authors: Suryoto Suryoto , Ranjani Ranjani , Indranika Devit Bagus , Saputra Anggara Setya , Kusumaningsih Oti , Sutikno Chamid
Published: January 2023

Pencemaran sampah berdampak pada manusia, tumbuhan, dan lingkungan (air). Pada manusia menimbukan berbagai macam penyakit terutama yang berasal dari bakteri, selain itu pada tumbuhan pencemaran sampah berdampak kepada menurunnya kualotas tanaman, serta pada air akan berdampak kepada pencemaran air. Hal yang secara nyata terlihat adanya pencemaran sampah bagi kehidupan masyarakat. Masyarakat akan terkena dampak negatif dari pencemaran limbah, dan pengelolaan limbah yang tidak tepat akan mengakibatkan penyebaran virus termasuk polio, mielitis, dan hepatitis serta penyakit lainnya.  Metode pengabdian ini menggunakan metode focus group discussion (FGD) yang dilakukan dengan diskusi kelompok yang dipandu oleh moderator. Hasil pengabdian ini adalah meningkatkan sadar masyarakat dalam pengelolaan sampah menjadi barang bernilai ekonomi. Selain itu meningkatkan partisipasi masyarakat, pemerintah desa dan sektor lain untuk saling bersinergi menciptakan lingkungan Desa Beji yang bebas sampah.
Penerapan Edupreneurship di SMKN 5 Balikpapan pada Siswa Jurusan Teknika Kapal Niaga dengan Memberikan Pelatihan Pembuatan Minuman Non-alkohol (Mocktail) dan Pengolahan Makanan untuk Menumbuhkan Jiwa Wirausaha
Authors: Farida Farida , Winnarko Henry , Gafur Abdul
Published: January 2023

SMK Negeri 5 Balikpapan merupakan sekolah menengah kejuruan pelayaran pertama di Balikpapan, salah satu jurusannya yaitu Teknika Kapal Niaga (TKN) pada pelaksanaan bekerja di kapal pada posisi masinis kapal. Ada beberapa jabatan selain masinis yang tidak kalah pentingnya yaitu jabatan cook sehingga perlu diberikan pelatihan tambahan. Namun untuk dapat menempati posisi tersebut diperlukan multi disiplin ilmu sehingga mempunyai pengetahuan dan keterampilan cukup. Berdasarkan kurikulum yang ada di jurusan TKN tidak mencakup pada pembelajaran khusus untuk koki sehingga diperlukan pemberian pengetahuan dan keterampilan untuk melatih siswa belajar sambil berwirausaha, juga dapat membantu perekonomian orang tua, maka diperlukan cara yang lebih menumbuhkan jiwa wirausaha dengan pemberian pengetahuan dan keterampilan tambahan sehingga dapat berkontribusi di masyarakat dengan melakukan wirausaha. Metode yang digunakan observasi lapangan, sosialisasi pelatihan, persiapan alat dan bahan, pelatihan pembuatan makananan dan minuman, dan pendampingan. Dengan diberikan pelatihan pembuatan makanan dan minuman dapat menambang pengetahuan dan memberikan keterampilan kepada siswa untuk menerapkan edupreneurship sengan membuka angkring untuk berwirausaha di sekolah.
Reviu Laporan Keuangan Tahunan Koperasi Simpan Pinjam Kota Ambon
Authors: Gasperz Jefry , Sososutiksno Christina , Limba Franco Benony , Gainau Paskanova Ch. , Sapulette Shella Gilby , Latuamury Jabida
Published: January 2023

Koperasi merupakan organisasi yang didirikan guna membantu pemerintah dalam meningkatkan perekonomian masyarakat dan juga mensejahterakan anggotanya. Sebagai sebuah organisasi, koperasi diwajibkan untuk menyusun laporan keuangan yang digunakan untuk mempertanggungjawabkan kinerja koperasi kepada pihak-pihak yang berkepentingan serta sebagai sumber informasi bagi pengambilan keputusan. Namun, ditemui bahwa banyak koperasi yang belum mampu menyusun laporan keuangan sesuai standar yang berlaku serta beberapa kesalahan yang dibuat dalam penyusunan laporan keuangan. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini dilakukan pada Koperasi Simpan Pinjam Kota Ambon yang dilaksanakan selama tiga hari. Tujuan dilakukannya kegiatan ini adalah untuk melakukan Reviu atas laporan keuangan serta memberikan rekomendasi atas temuan-temuan. Kegiatan ini dimulai dengan melakukan rapat koordinasi bersama pengurus koperasi setelah itu dilakukan proses reviu. Hasil reviu dibuat dalam sebuah laporan untuk proses evaluasi. Hasil reviu menunjukan masih lemahnya sistem pengendalian internal dalam koperasi dan juga terdapat kesalahan pencatatan, pengakuan transaksi serta pelaporan yang tidak sesuai dengan standar akuntansi keuangan.
Upaya Peningkatan Pemahaman Penggunaan Produk Eliksir dan Sirup Halal Melalui Kegiatan Pengabdian di Apotek Karunia Sehat Baru Kabupaten Semarang
Authors: Dewi Ida Sari , Taufiq Hudan , Sawitri Sunandari Agustina
Published: January 2023

Indonesia merupakan negara dengan penganut agama Islam terbesar di dunia sehingga kehalalan obat di Indonesia masih menjadi isu yang menarik dan penting. Mengkonsumsi obat yang halal dan baik menjadi suatu kewajiban bagi umat Islam. Alkohol atau khamr merupakan salah satu yang diharamkan oleh Allah SWT. Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) menetapkan bahwa kandungan alkohol dalam minuman tidak boleh melebihi 1%. Menurut fatwa MUI No. 40 tahun 2018, obat beralkohol masih diperbolehkan jika dalam keadaan darurat dan secara medis tidak membahayakan. Perlu untuk mengetahui kadar alkohol dalam obat agar tidak terjadi efek yang merugikan setelah penggunaan obat yang mengandung alkohol, khususnya sirup dan eliksir, sehingga diperlukan daftar obat sirup dan eliksir sebagai acuan dalam melakukan pelayanan kefarmasian. Didapatkan hasil bahwa dari produk sirup dan eliksir yang didistribusikan kepada pasien sebanyak 159 item. 150 item tidak mengandung alkohol (94%), dan 9 item mengandung alkohol (6%). Dari 9 item obat yang mengandung alkohol, 7 item mengandung alkohol di atas 1% (78%) dan 2 item mengandung alkohol di bawah 1% (22%). Hasil sosialisasi dalam upaya peningkatan pemahaman penggunaan produk eliksir dan sirup halal melalui kegiatan pengabdian di Apotek Karunia Sehat Baru Kabupaten Semarang secara statistik terdapat perbedaan pengetahuan yang bermakna antara sebelum dan setelah sosialisasi.