bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Reflexões sobre a docência: dilemas e possibilidades nas práticas cotidianas
Authors: Prado Josiane Sales Martins do , Dantas Luiz Felipe Santoro , Alves Thiago Rodrigues de Sá , Lima Valéria da Silva
Published: March 2021

Este trabalho visa pesquisar sobre a formação dos professores e a atual realidade da sua prática em sala de aula. Para esta pesquisa utilizou-se a combinação dos métodos quantitativo e qualitativo com caráter exploratório, apoiado na pesquisa do tipo bibliográfica. Investigou-se, na perspectiva de dezoito professores que atuam no município de Barra do Piraí (RJ), quais os pontos de vista sobre a formação para a ação docente, os dilemas, fracassos e possibilidades sobre a atual situação de sucateamento e desvalorização docente, assim como suas vivências e sugestões sobre a prática escolar. Para isso, aplicou-se um questionário on-line com perguntas abertas e fechadas, por meio da plataforma Google Forms, em que a maioria dos professores alegou a necessidade de melhoria nas condições de trabalho docente, investimento na formação de qualidade e garantia de políticas públicas que possibilitem a continuidade da qualificação profissional digna, eficaz e transformadora. Reflexões, mudanças de mentalidade, prática docente emancipatória e políticas públicas de valorização docente são pontos cruciais para iniciar uma transformação libertadora de intervenção social.
Casa de apoio às crianças filhas de migrantes São Geraldo: um relato de experiência
Authors: Carvalho Erick , Fernandes Ferreira Lúcio
Published: March 2021

Este relato tem o intuito de explanar sobre o trabalho realizado na casa de apoio ao longo de dois anos, afirmando a importância do projeto para as crianças participantes, para o autor e para futuros alunos da área de educação física que possam viver essa experiência. Abordando a questão comportamental, tendo em vista que este projeto foi uma vivência mais próxima de um contexto escolar para as crianças, além das situações sociais e culturais que, por serem filhas de migrantes, apresentam hábitos e costumes diferenciados. O Programa de desenvolvimento motor para crianças de famílias migrantes teve como objetivo geral aplicar o programa de desenvolvimento motor em crianças da primeira infância e seus objetivos específicos: (a) Melhorar os padrões motores nas habilidades de locomoção; (b) Melhorar os padrões motores nas habilidades de estabilização e (c) Melhorar os padrões motores nas habilidades de manipulação. Foi estimulado o desenvolvimento das habilidades motoras básicas das crianças de 2 a 4 anos de idade. Habilidades motoras que foram abordadas: (1) manipulação; (2) estabilização; e (3) locomoção, com frequência semanal de três sessões, com duração de até 50 minutos. Os materiais utilizados foram brinquedos e equipamentos pertencentes à casa de apoio, materiais recicláveis também foram aproveitados. O método observacional foi utilizado para averiguar o desenvolvimento das crianças no decorrer do projeto, tendo entre seus resultados obtidos, por meio das atividades, o desenvolvimento apresentado pelas crianças participantes do programa, desde as melhoras no quesito motor, melhoras no ganho de autonomia, nas atividades da vida diária e socialização.
Prevalencia de obesidad de peso normal en estudiantes universitarios en Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, México
Authors: Rodríguez-Rosas Cristina , Zapata-Gerónimo Degrai , Acuña-Lara Juana Patricia , Torres-Zapata Angel Esteban , Castillo Trejo Dariola Astrid
Published: March 2021

El método más utilizado para definir y clasificar a la obesidad en el adulto es el Índice de Masa Corporal (IMC). Sin embargo, este indicador no permite identificar a los sujetos con obesidad de peso normal (OPN). El OPN es un síndrome en donde se presenta un IMC dentro de los parámetros aceptables según la Organización Mundial de la Salud, asociado a elevada proporción de grasa corporal, por lo cual el objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar la prevalencia de OPN en estudiantes universitarios, al ingresar en las Licenciaturas de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud (FCS), de la Universidad Autónoma del Carmen (UNACAR). Se realizó un estudio cuantitativo, donde se registraron los datos generales y medidas como talla, peso, IMC y % de grasa corporal. Los datos se analizaron con el programa SPSS.v20. y las variables continuas se reportaron en tablas con media y desviación estándar. Resultados: La población estudiada se conformó por un total de 111 estudiantes, la prevalencia de OPN fue de 7,48 %, mayor en hombres (6,3 %), que en mujeres (1,18 %). La prevalencia de OPN en estudiantes universitarios es baja y se presentó con mayor proporción en el género masculino. La OPN es una condición presente en estudiantes universitarios, por ello es necesario continuar con este tipo de investigaciones, donde se diversifiquen las técnicas y criterios de medición, así como los puntos de corte utilizados, lo que permitirá determinar con mayor precisión el exceso de grasa corporal y el diagnóstico temprano de OPN.
Juegos tradicionales en las Islas Canarias. Ejemplo de una unidad didáctica
Authors: Carrillo López Pedro José , Rosa Guillamón Andrés , García Cantó Eliseo
Published: March 2021

En la actualidad, el juego motriz se ha visto desplazado por el juego virtual, lo que contrasta con el desarrollo de las destrezas y la socialización de los seres humanos. El juego dentro de la sociedad ha sido y es un medio por el cual se transmite la cultura y tradiciones de generación en generación, es una actividad vital en el desarrollo integral del ser humano ya que provee de experiencias trascendentales para su proceso de aprendizaje y maduración, física, emocional y social. Por ello, el objetivo de este manuscrito ha sido el desarrollar una unidad didáctica de juegos tradicionales de Canarias a través del área de Educación física. Estas sesiones han ido dirigidas al aprendizaje de la lucha canaria y la bola canaria ya que son dos de las manifestaciones culturales que más contribuyen a la identificación del pueblo canario y a su conjunto cultural en las Islas Canarias.
Main demographic indicators and their infl uence on the health state of the population of Russia
Authors: Бадов О.А.
Published: March 2021

Важнейшим фактором, влияющим на состояние здоровья населения, является
демографический. В связи с этим, исследование показателей естественного движения насе-
ления, динамики численности и многих других являются основополагающими при определе-
нии перспектив развития системы здравоохранения и многих других социальных объектов и
услуг, так или иначе связанных с населением и поддержанием его здоровья на должном уров-
не. Особый интерес представляют исследования динамики рождаемости и смертности за
сравнительно большие промежутки времени, включающие в себя какие-либо события, так
или иначе повлиявшие на рождаемость и смертность населения.
В настоящей статье исследуется территориальная дифференциация рождаемости и
смертности населения России в период 2005-2018 гг. Поскольку статья имеет полимасштаб-
ный характер: демографические элементы рассматриваются по федеральным округам Рос-
сии, ее регионам и, отдельно, по регионам Северо-Кавказского ФО.
С целью возможности сопоставления регионов с различными географическо-социальными по-
казателями (площадь, численность населения и т.д.) были применены относительные пока-
затели (число рождений и смертей за год на 1000 жителей).
Результатом исследований явилось выявление территориальной дифференциации основных
демографических показателей населения России за 2005-2018 гг. и определение особенностей
их влияния на состояние здоровья людей и структуру системы здравоохранения.

The most important factor infl uencing the health status of the population is demographic factor.
In this regard, the study of indicators of the vital movement of the population, population dynamics and
many others are fundamental in determining the prospects for the development of the health care system
and many other social facilities and services, one way or another related to the population and maintaining
its health at the proper level. Of particular interest are studies of the dynamics of fertility and mortality over
relatively long periods of time, including any events that somehow infl uenced the birth and mortality of the
population. This article examines the territorial differentiation of the birth and death rates of the population
of Russia in 2005-2018. Since the article is of a poly-scale nature, demographic elements are considered
for the federal districts of Russia, its regions and, separately, for the regions of the North Caucasus Federal
District.
In order to be able to compare regions with different geographical and social indicators (area, population,
etc.), relative indicators were used (the number of births and deaths per year per 1000 inhabitants).
The result of the research was the identifi cation of territorial differentiation of the main demographic
indicators of the population of Russia for 2005-2018 and determining the characteristics of their impact on
the health status of people and the structure of the health care system.
B.A. Kaloev’s contribution to the development of ethnographic Сaucasian studies
Authors: Гостиева Л.К.
Published: March 2021

В статье рассмотрен вклад Б.А. Калоева в развитие этнографиче-
ского кавказоведения. Проанализированы работы ученого по этнографии чечен-
цев, ингушей, балкарцев, агулов, лезгин и др. Выявлено главное направление его
научных интересов: разработка одной из сфер культуры жизнеобеспечения на-
родов Северного Кавказа – хозяйства. Акцентировано внимание на значимости
показа ученым многообразия хозяйственной сферы бытовой культуры северо-
кавказских народов и ее изменения в ХХ в. Сделан вывод о значительном научном
вкладе Б.А. Калоева в развитие этнографической науки Кавказа.

The article considers the contribution of B.A. Kaloev in the development
of ethnographic Caucasian studies. The works of the scientist on the ethnography of
Chechens, Ingush, Balkars, Aguls, Lezgins and others are analyzed. The main direction
of his scientifi c interests is revealed: the development of one of the spheres of the culture
of life support of the peoples of the North Caucasus - the economy. Attention is focused
on the importance of showing scientists the diversity of the economic sphere of everyday
culture of the North Caucasian peoples and its changes in the twentieth century. The
conclusion is made about the signifi cant scientifi c contribution of B.A. Kaloev in the
development of the ethnographic science of the Caucasus.
Social Marketing Strategies for Stigmatized Target Populations: A Case Example for Problem Gamblers and Family Members of Problem Gamblers
Authors: Calderwood Kimberly , Wellington William
Published: March 2021

Advertising theory and accompanying research literature are in their infancy when it comes to advertising services to stigmatized populations. We know very little about what messages will impact potential clients of services and what messages could even be harmful to potential clients and to society’s shaping of social issues. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the views of problem gamblers and family members of problem gamblers in developing 10 foot by 20 foot billboards to promote a local problem gambling service. Participants identified issues such as photographs of money being a trigger to gamble, guilt and shame being emotions that would turn them off of the advertisement, and a fear of the advertisement leading to a scam or hoax. More research and theory development on stigmatized populations is necessary to better promote services to stigmatized populations and to avoid contributing negatively to social issues.
Discursive Narrative Analysis: A Study of Online Autobiographical Accounts of Self-Injury
Authors: Sutherland Olga , Breen Andrea , Lewis Stephen
Published: March 2021

This article offers an innovation in narrative analysis afforded by incorporating analytic concepts from discourse analysis. We share some examples from our study of online autobiographical accounts of non - suicidal self - injury (NSSI) to illustrate the various aspects of a discursive narrative approach to research. We show how the participants construct events and experiences as sequentially linked and temporarily related using a range of discursive practices and devices, including producing contrasting descriptions of emotional states, using figurative language, vivid or vague descriptions, and extreme case formulations. The specific way in which experience was constituted as sequentially and causally linked allows narrators to attribute relief from suffering to NSSI and to present NSSI as a reasonable and justifiable behavior to those who may read these autobiographies. This study offers insight into what may be missed when interpretation is focused solely on the content or broad structural elements of stories, as in much narrative analysis, and suggests the critical role of narrators’ social or interactive orientation and their reliance on the micro - details of language in the construction of stories. Methodological and theoretical implications are discussed.
Me and Goldilocks...Searching for What Is “Just Right” in Trauma Research: An Autoethnography
Authors: Reilly Rosemary
Published: March 2021

This is a reflexive account of the tensions and dilemmas emerging from my experience as a woman qualitative researcher researching trauma and tragedy in communities. Framed as an autoethnography, using my conflictual childhood feelings about Goldilocks as an overarching metaphor, I will weave fairy tale and experience into an examination of the impact I can have on individuals, families, and communities in the course in pursuing research. I will attempt to highlight the edges of research culture and ethical conduct, the politics of trespass and the rights of individuals and communities while trying to discover what is “just right.”
Perceptions of Elementary Teachers Who Educate Linguistically Diverse Student
Authors: Greenfield Renee
Published: March 2021

This study investigated elementary teachers’ perceptions of linguistically diverse students (LDS). Using Sociocultural Theory as a lens, nine elementary teachers responded to a case study dilemma about a LDS. This study was guided by the following question : How do elementary teachers from the same teacher preparation program perceive the LDS they educate? Data were analyzed using qualitative methods, including domain analysis. The majority of teachers associated the following perceptions with the LDS case: concern for the student, use of deficit language to describe student, assumption that the student’s families had limited English proficiency, and difficulties and assumptions surrounding the identification of LDS with learning disabilities. Related to their perceptions, teachers reported they would engage in varied professional, grouping, and instructional practices when educating LDS. The following five factors lead to predictive patterns within the data: teachers’ school setting (urban, rural, suburban), school’s percentage of students with native English speakers, school’s percentage of students who qualify for special education services, teachers’ language education coursework, and the teachers’ classroom setting). Implications for LDS, their teachers, schools, and teacher educators are discussed.
Empowering Indigenous Community through Community Radio: A Case Study from Nepal
Authors: Dahal Sudhamshu , Aram I.
Published: March 2021

The recently won People’s Democracy ( Loktantra ) in Nepal has transpired a contested yet ever demanding platform furthering rights and identity movements. The availability of alternative voices through community radios is a space to emancipate the identity movement towards indigenous empowerment and asserting their respectful and equitable entry in to “ New Nepal .” Within the theoretical framework of identity and democracy this research is based on the study of community radios as “ case study organizations .” We have used media ethnography and media text analysis including the observation to both corroborate and contradict with the participants’ understandings and expressions in the research. We find that indigenous communities can reflect their agenda of identity re - establishment towards empowerment through the active participation in the production of media contents. Active participation of indigenous communities in local radio production not only mandates acknowledgement of ethnic identity in the new nation building but also give an opportunity of lesson learning on the potentiality of using community radios as one of the tools for empowerment. In this context, reestablishment of identity through community radio deserves appreciation because it facilitates the creation of discursive space which will ultimately help to establish pluralist democracy by creating different public spheres.
Playing Set® to Discover Qualitative Data Analysis
Authors: Scandlyn Jean , Hautzinger Sarah
Published: March 2021

This article describes the use of an experiential classroom exercise using the card game Set® to introduce concepts related to qualitative approaches to research design and analysis, particularly those based in an interpretive framework. The multiple components of the game, which centers on visual pattern recognition, parallel the “organic” complexity of ethnographic investigation and demonstrate how strong interpretations can be supported with qualitative evidence. The first author adapted the exercise, originally developed by the second author for teaching undergraduate anthropology students, for use in workshops teaching qualitative research to mid - career professionals working on health - related projects in Bolivia. In the process the first author discovered that the game was also useful in team - building in a workshop setting, providing a base of shared experience to which participants could refer as they grappled with the intellectual and emotional issues that arose while designing their own research projects and discovering the system and rigor of qualitative data analysis. An unanticipated finding was the exercise’s usefulness in demonstrating the distinction between and complementarity of inductive and deductive approaches in qualitative research.
Dialectical Inquiry–Does It Deliver? A User Based Research Experience
Authors: Seligman James
Published: March 2021

Dialectical Enquiry (DI) as a research method was used in the study of customer/student experience and its management (CEM) in not for profit as higher education. The (DI) method is applied to senders, receivers of the customer experience across six English universities to gather real world data using an imposed dialectical structure and analysis. By conducting sixty interviews from the actors involved an extensive data base was developed., The enquiry was grounded in interviewing actors and their real experiences (the phenomena) from which data was analyzed to create scripts, themes and eventually three models of not for profit CEM. Seven for profit models of CEM were analyzed and compared to expose current assumptions, and do they fit in a not for profit setting. The motives and objectives for profit CEM centers on revenues and profits and lifetime value were the customer is manipulated to stay loyal to the organization., Not for profit CEM motives and objectives at universities was to use CEM as a communication and support tool that is used to inform students on secondary services (supports).
Performativity in the Real World: How Playing with Purpose Informs and Inspires Social Scientists
Authors: Beer Laura
Published: March 2021

An adventure into a realm where scholarly endeavor and artistry live in harmony, Playing with Purpose is an inviting, provocative, intimate exploration of the intersection between the arts and social sciences. Mary and Ken Gergen are steeped in tradition al research methods and have evolved out of these into fluid expressions of their work that are academically rigorous and artistically satisfying.
Understanding Student Veterans in Transition
Authors: Jones Kevin
Published: March 2021

In this research report the author details a phenomenological study documenting identity development in student veterans making the transition from active military service to higher education. This study took place at a doctoral granting proprietary university with a significant veteran population and consisted of in - depth interviews. This analysis illustrates how student veterans construct and achieve more complex senses of self that incorporate their experiences as service member, veteran, and civilian student into a coherent identity.
Identifying Ugliness, Defining Beauty: A Focus Group Analysis of and Reaction to Ugly Betty
Authors: Goldman Adria , Waymer Damion
Published: March 2021

This article discusses the ideological construct “beauty” that permeates our society by focusing specifically on socially constructed ideals of beauty and ugliness as they are represented in media text, specifically, in the TV sitcom Ugly Betty. For this study we conducted focus group interview sessions to explore the influence an alternative representation of beauty and ugliness, as portrayed in the show Ugly Betty, has on college aged females’ definition and interpretation of beauty—typically questions explored using traditional experimental and other quantitative methods. Moreover, this study provides insights into tensions surrounding how beauty and ugliness are defined and the implications of these definitions for women.
Conversation Analysis and Gender: Establishing and Challenging the Relevance of Gender in CA Research
Authors: Shelton Stephanie
Published: March 2021

In this book review, I addressed the ways that qualitative researchers have examined the links between Conversation Analysis (CA), which often is criticized as a method without context or theory, and the issue of gender. I consider the ways that the editors adopt the controversial position that CA is a politically laden method and that authors extend and challenge existing CA research. I point out the ways that this book both inconsistently connects its chapters and establishes its intended audience, while clearly offering a balanced examination of the ways that gender-in-talk is often relevant but not omnipresent in conversations.
Networked Grounded Theory
Authors: Brailas Alexios
Published: March 2021

The present paper demonstrates a research method combining Grounded Theory and Network Analysis for the inductive generation of a theory solely based on the empirical data being analyzed. This method was developed during my PhD research on the utilization of a virtual community (case study in Wikipedia) in formal Education institutions (tertiary or secondary education). The focus of this paper is on demonstrating the research method developed during this study. Networked Grounded Theory constitutes a remodeling of Grounded Theory and the rationale for the inclusion of Network Analysis techniques into the process of theory generation is explained. The software used and the steps followed are presented in detail in order to help other researchers to utilize the method or adapt it to meet their own research pursuits.
One Step at a Time: A Journey of Hope, Inspiration, and Determination
Authors: Hermanns Melinda , Haas Barbara
Published: March 2021

Approximately three million persons in the United States face the challenge of living with Parkinson's Disease (PD). In spite of medical and surgical interventions, the disease progresses, resulting in bradykinesia, rigidity and postural instability that impair functional ability and quality of life. The purpose of this case study is to illuminate the impact an exercise program may have on an individual with PD. A single case study design was used to explore the effect of exercise on the quality of life of a 73-year old gentleman with advanced PD. Interviews and field observations of the client, wife, and staff at a community based exercise facility were conducted. Analyses were based on coding of verbatim transcripts and field notes. Three themes emerged from the study: hope, inspiration, and determination. This case study is an exemplar of the impact exercise conducted in a supportive environment may have on improving the functional ability and quality of life for persons with PD.
Empowerment and Sense of Adequacy in Infertile Couples: A Fundamental Need in Treatment Process of Infertility - A Qualitative Study
Authors: Zargham-Boroujeni Ali , Jafarzadeh-Kenarsari Fatemeh , Ghahiri Ataollah , Habibi Mojtaba
Published: March 2021

Many Iranian couples are suffering from infertility, and their needs have remained unexplored thus far; therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the infertile couples’ needs and experiences during diagnosis and different stages of infertility treatment. Specific research question included: What are infertile couples’ viewpoints and perceptions about their needs in treatment process of infertility? Researchers used a qualitative design, based on a content analysis approach to analyze in-depth unstructured interviews conducted with seventeen infertile couples. The participants’ needs were categorized into five categories. All five categories had one theme in common which was identified as “empowerment and sense of adequacy” as a fundamental need during diagnosis and treatment processes of infertility. The study findings showed that the under-studied fertility care centers were not patient-centered; and patients’ needs were not recognised appropriately. Perhaps, addressing patients’ needs and expectations is the first step toward more paying attention to infertile couples and empowering them.
Collaboration in Action: A Book Review of Alice McIntyre's Participatory Action Research
Authors: Fields Jacqueline
Published: March 2021

In this review of the book, Participatory Action Research (PAR) by author Alice McIntyre, I write from the perspective of a PhD student at the beginning of her doctoral social work program and who is considering using PAR in her future research. I highlight McIntyre’s description of PAR, its application as a research technique, the challenges that confront the researcher, and the rewards that could result from the PAR approach.
Ethical Perception of University Students about Academic Dishonesty in Pakistan: Identification of Student's Dishonest Acts
Authors: Rehman Rana , Waheed Ajmal
Published: March 2021

The current research work aims to explore major activities performed by the university students during academic misconducts and their perception regarding such activities. The study further explores the ethical limits drawn by the students about academic dishonesty. Case study methodology is utilized in this research. Sixty-one post graduate and doctoral students were interviewed. Pattern analysis is conducted to analyze the information received through structured interviews of the participants. Study founds the key activities through which students are involved in such misconducts and make a comprehensive agreement on academic dishonesty that has become the normal part of life in education system of Pakistan. Furthermore, students opined that these activities are ethically wrong habits and may be avoided.
Liberatory Ethnographic Research - Changing the Lives of Researchers and Participants
Authors: Waingort Elisa
Published: March 2021

In their book on participatory research, Aline Gubrium and Krista Harper provide a thorough look at various visual and digital tools that can be used in collaboration with traditionally oppressed communities to empower and change the course of their lives.
Dishing Direct Instruction: Teachers and Parents Tell All!
Authors: Kanfush Philip
Published: March 2021

This qualitative study assessed overall parent and teacher satisfaction with Direct Instruction reading for students having low incidence disabilities at an approved, private-licensed school for exceptional children in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Results of four parent and four teacher interviews coupled with document analysis disclosed inadequate teacher training in Direct Instruction methodologies, an incomplete understanding of Direct Instruction on the part of the parents interviewed, and high rates of teacher and parent satisfaction with Direct Instruction methodology for teaching reading. Secondary findings included teacher infidelity to the Direct Instruction methodology and inadequate communication concerning reading instruction between school and parents. Recommendations for enhancing the teachers’ and parents’ experience of Direct Instruction are offered based upon the findings.
Understanding the Linkages in Organisational and Human Relations: A Review of Social Network Analysis
Authors: Constantine Loum
Published: March 2021

This article proposes a methodological stance, an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) of participants’ drawings as one that is useful for research into people’s experiences of seizure consciousness. Using empirical examples located in an original, larger study, this article offers a rationale for, and illustrates the analytic potential of, this combination. It also considers that elicitation interviewing techniques and methods from the field of neuro-phenomenology could take this work further in terms of deepening the analysis by reaching people’s pre-reflexive conscious experiences. This theoretical and practical combination has the potential to develop this work significantly.
YouTube for Transcribing and Google Drive for Collaborative Coding: Cost-Effective Tools for Collecting and Analyzing Interview Data
Authors: Hopper Tim , Fu Hong , Sanford Kathy , Hinkel Thiago
Published: March 2021

Cloud-based tools are increasingly used in research processes. In this paper, we illustrate the practice of one research team making use of multiple cloud-based applications in preparing, analyzing, and sharing research data, as well as in collaborative writing and display of results. Important research ethics considerations are also explored as a foundation for this practice. We believe that our detailed description of the steps involved can be of help to researchers, particularly novice researchers who may lack research funds to have qualitative interviews transcribed. This mashed-up use of free cloud-based software makes data preparation from qualitative interviews cost-effective, more efficient, thorough, and collaborative.
Scrutinizing Cheating Behavior among EFL Students at Islamic Higher Education Institutions in Indonesia
Authors: Habiburrahim Habiburrahim , Trisnawati Ika Kana , Yuniarti Yuniarti , Zainuddin Zamzami , Muluk Safrul , Orrell Janice
Published: March 2021

Cheating has been a significant issue over the years throughout the world, including in Indonesian Higher Education. In this study, we aimed to explore students’ perceptions of cheating, the practices they engage in when they cheat, the factors influencing their behavior, and possible solutions to stop cheating in the context of Islamic Higher Education. This mixed methods research involved 43 undergraduate students in the Department of English Language Education of two Islamic Higher Education institutions: The University of Muhammadiyah Aceh and Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Ar-Raniry Darussalam, Banda Aceh - Indonesia. A questionnaire comprising demographic and cheating related questions was emailed to students taking the subject, Ilmu Akidah (Theology). This subject is a third-semester optional subject offered to students at both universities. The subject covers issues about ethics, morals, good Muslim citizenship, and other universal Islamic values. Eight students were interviewed to seek their opinions about cheating in the context of Islamic education and to suggest ways to stop cheating at their university. Survey findings indicated the prevalence of cheating among these Islamic university students during their studies reached 84%, with the most common cheating practices including requesting/exchanging answers with friends during exams, duplicating texts from the internet/books and then submitting them, and cooperating with friends in doing individual assignments. The underlying issues involved external factors (i.e., exam difficulty, overloaded assignments, inadequate time for finishing assignments, and assisting friends) and internal factors (i.e., fear of low grades and failure in exams, and motivation for gaining high scores). Sixteen percent of the students claiming that they never cheated because of their religious/moral awareness, a sense of accomplishment in their own ability, and fear of academic sanctions suggestions for preventing cheating are shared along with a discussion of cheating within Islamic higher education. An important finding from the interviews was many students believed cheating was sinful and those who cheat must repent. The paper concludes with a discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of conducting mixed methods research to answer these questions and adding a set of interviews to the survey instrument.
Research Recruitment: A Case Study on Women with Substance Use Disorder
Authors: Cook Kristy , Larson Kim
Published: March 2021

Women with substance use disorder may evade research participation because of individual and societal factors. Limited information exists on recruitment of women with substance use disorder. The purpose of this study was to delineate recruitment challenges among women with substance use disorder and identify successful recruitment strategies. An exploratory case study was used to examine recruitment of women with substance use disorder. This case study was informed by a pilot study in 2017-2018, where data were generated from 25 direct observations and three key informants from a drug rehabilitation treatment agency. Analysis took an explanation-building approach, which incorporated chronological field notes from direct observations, memos from key informant conversations, and the extant literature to revise our initial proposition. Macro-level contextual factors influencing recruitment were: (a) establishment of a triage system, (b) reactivation of agency ethics committee, (c) scheduled accreditation site visits, (d) varied guidelines, and (e) required treatment regimen. Recruitment may benefit from multiple sites, staff training in protocol, increased researcher presence, and the opportunity for women’s voices to be heard. This study advances knowledge of macro-level challenges faced during recruitment of women with substance use disorder in southeast USA. Indirect and direct recruitment, when combined, could maximize participation.
ržište privatnog zdravstvenog osiguranja u debatama o reformi zdravstvenog sistema u postsocijalističkim zemljama
Authors: Šolak Zdravko
Published: March 2021

Debates on the reform of health care fi nancing in the former socialist countries during the period of social transformation were conducted as part of a wider debate regarding changes in the overall social system. Existing financing models and innovative measures were reviewed. As part of such discussions, the voluntary health insurance market also received a lot of the attention. Diff erent views were expressed in the debates that were conducted during the 1990s, from seeing a suitable supplementary source of health care funding to those who highlighted the constraints in its implementation and modest results that can be expected. As one of the criteria for assessing the suitability of this mechanism, we could review what has been achieved so far in its application. Th e paper looks at the ground covered and the situation in the former socialist countries at the end of the second decade of this century, with particular reference to Serbia and countries in its surroundings. When it comes to Serbia it can be expected that the limiting factors from the last ten years will be still manifested in the future. It is estimated that there are weak prospects of activating voluntary health insurance as a way to alleviate the problems of insuffi cient fi nancing of the health care system.
Was wir bisher wissen
Authors: Ehmann Rosina , Gürtler Lutz
Published: March 2021

Die Forschung zu SARS-CoV-2, das im Dezember 2019 erstmals in China beschrieben wurde, läuft immer noch auf Hochtouren. Der große Wissenszuwachs zur Pathogenese des Virus hilft dabei, die (Begleit-)Diagnostik, Prävention und Therapie stetig zu verbessern.
The Impact of Digital Library Resources’ Usage on Research Productivity: A Study Among Engineering Students in Pakistan
Authors: Khan Amjid , Ahmed Shamshad
Published: March 2021

The role of digital library resources (DLRs) in accelerating academic and research productivity has been acknowledged worldwide. To examine its impact on engineering research in Pakistan, this study empirically explored the DLRs usage as predictor of respondents' satisfaction and research productivity. Quantitative research method was adopted to solicit viewpoints from a sample (n=196 out N=707) of Master and PhD students selected randomly from the public sector engineering universities in KPK, Pakistan. After the initial data screening, 177 questionnaires were processed as usable for statistical data analysis while five questionnaires with some missing values, erroneous or insufficient data were rejected. The response rate was computed as 90%. The findings of this empirical study show that the frequency of DLRs usage and purpose of DLRs significantly contributed to users' satisfaction and research productivity. In addition, a significant relationship was found between the independent variables IVs (DLRs Purpose, DLRs Frequency) and dependent variables DVs (users' satisfaction and research productivity). Outcomes of the study also supported all the four hypotheses between the variables. Major findings of this study could lead to further change in the provision of information sources by university libraries in order to support research efforts and make a scientific knowledge based society in the country. These outcomes are also helpful for HEC authority, university library administrators, LIS professionals / Information providers to develop e-resources, formulate effective DLRs usage policies through which they could make best use of these resources. This study empirically examines the impact of DLRs usage on engineering research in the context of engineering universities in Pakistan
Merger and Acquisition and Perfomance of Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria: Pre and Post Analysis
Authors: Babatunde Bunmi Osifalujo , Najeem Ayodeji Isiaka , O. Omotilewa Olufemi
Published: March 2021

Low capital base, insolvency, poor corporate governance and incessant banks distress among other factors have contributed to the recent failure of banks in Nigeria. To curb such challenges, banks all over the world now adopt mergers and acquisitions as a strategy to improve their performances. Therefore, this study examined the impact of mergers and acquisition on the performance of deposit money banks in Nigeria. The study considered capital structure, asset profile, total deposit and profit after tax of the selected bank as the measurement for the performance and effect of merger and acquisition of the bank in both pre and post merger and acquisition period. Data were collected from the published financial statements of the bank namely former Intercontinental Bank Plc and Access Bank (now Access Bank Plc) from 2005 to 2017 and the model was formulated using ordinary least square method. It was revealed that for both the pre-merger and post-merger periods, it was revealed that the access bank performed better. In the post – merger and acquisition period as asset profile and total deposit has no significant effect on the profit after tax of access bank in Nigeria, while capital structure has a significant effect on profit after tax of access bank plc. While in the pre-merger and acquisition capital structure, asset profile and total deposit have no significant impact on profit after tax of access bank plc. The study concludes that mergers and acquisitions have a significant impact on the performance of deposit money bank in Nigeria. Therefore, the study recommended that banks can merge or acquire one and other. This has proved to be an effective strategy for rescuing ailing or weak banks. This would provide financial muscles and managerial competence that would enhance financial performance.
Ritual Ibadah Shalat Rebo Wekasan of the MonthShafar According To Islamic Law
Authors: Al Faruq Ahmad Bima Risyta
Published: March 2021

Allah has perfected this Islamic religion and all aspects in it such as maghdhah forms of worship, ghoiru maghdah and so on, no need to be added and subtracted like maghdhah worship, namely prayer, fardu prayer and sunnah, there are standard rules of both time and number. rekaat and its terms and guidelines, but in the modern era there is a prayer ritual performed on the last Rabo month of Shafar with certain rules and conditions, until now there is no basis for the argument.

In his book Mujarrobat, Shaykh Ad-Dairobi states, "According to some scholars of enlightenment, every year there are 320,000 calamities that are sent down to the world, and all those calamities are revealed on the last Wednesday in the month of Shafar (Wednesday Wakesan). So that day, is a heavy day compared to other days in a month ". So there is a group of people who make a practice in the form of prayer to reject it. However, this prayer is not prescribed.
The Role of Principal Supervision in Improving Teacher Performance
Authors: Surayya Ely , Sumirah Sumirah
Published: March 2021

Principal supervision aims to improve teacher performance. Next is teacher performance, namely strengthening teacher characteristics in an effort to improve the quality of work life, as stated by Sellar and Maura, which states that teacher characteristics have traditionally been assessed as a desired indicator or as teacher quality, the latter is closely related to the impact of values, attitudes and understanding as a professional practitioner educator. For teachers to be effective in the information age, they need to get to know students more about their backgrounds and learning styles. Teachers must be effective and act positively in the classroom to improve educational outcomes. In order to do this they must have the will to enhance cognitive learning inthe process.
Đặc điểm đá mẹ khu vực đảo Bạch Long Vĩ
Authors: Nguyen Thi Tuyet Lan  , Phan Van Thang  , Le Hoai Nga  , Nguyen Thi Thanh  , Bui Quang Huy
Published: March 2021

Bài báo trình bày đặc điểm đá mẹ khu vực đảo Bạch Long Vĩ, thuộc cánh Đông Bắc bể trầm tích Sông Hồng, Việt Nam. Kết quả nghiên cứu giếng khoan thăm dò Enreca-3 tại khu vực này đã làm sáng tỏ hơn về cấu trúc, đặc điểm địa chất cũng như điều kiện môi trường trầm tích nơi đây [1]. Việc liên kết số liệu phân tích địa hóa và đặc điểm thạch học mẫu tại giếng Enreca-3 và mẫu tại các điểm lộ cho thấy sự tồn tại tầng đá mẹ sét kết Oligocene chứa phong phú nguồn tảo nước ngọt đầm hồ, trở thành tầng đá mẹ tiềm năng sinh dầu, khí tốt cho khu vực.
Cơ hội, thách thức từ cam kết cắt giảm thuế quan trong hiệp định đối tác kinh tế toàn diện khu vực (RCEP) đối với hoạt động kinh doanh một số sản phẩm của Tập đoàn Dầu khí Việt Nam
Authors: Nghiem Thi Ngoan  , Pham Ba Nam  , Nguyen Thi Ngoc  , To Minh Hieu  , Dao Minh Phuong
Published: March 2021

Hiệp định đối tác kinh tế toàn diện khu vực (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership - RCEP) được ký kết ngày 15/11/2020, sau 8 năm đàm phán, là Hiệp định thương mại tự do (Free Trade Agreement - FTA) lớn nhất thế giới với sự tham gia của 10 nước thành viên ASEAN và 5 quốc gia gồm: Australia, Trung Quốc, Nhật Bản, Hàn Quốc và New Zealand. Đến cuối lộ trình, giai đoạn năm 2035 - 2040, Việt Nam sẽ xóa bỏ thuế quan với khoảng 85,6 - 89,6% số dòng thuế với các nước đối tác và các nước đối tác xóa bỏ thuế quan cho Việt Nam trong khoảng 90,7 - 92% số dòng thuế. Bài báo so sánh thuế nhập khẩu của Việt Nam và thuế nhập khẩu của các nước (trong RCEP) từ Việt Nam và so sánh với biểu thuế của các FTA mà Việt Nam đã tham gia trực tiếp hoặc thông qua ASEAN đối với các sản phẩm chính của Tập đoàn Dầu khí Việt Nam (PVN) và các đơn vị thành viên gồm: xăng dầu, LPG, polypropylene (PP), urea, NPK, xơ, sợi. Từ đó, nhận diện cơ hội và thách thức trong hoạt động kinh doanh các sản phẩm này khi tham gia vào Hiệp định RCEP.
Didáctica de la historia en la Educación Superior a través de las mediaciones. De la Historia Estelar a la Educación Estelar
Authors: Ojeda Pérez Robert Manuel
Published: March 2021

La enseñanza de la historia en Colombia evidencia los distintos enfoques con los que se han divulgado las investigaciones en esta área. Sin embargo, son pocos los trabajos que se han hecho en el país sobre la didáctica de la investigación y la enseñanza de este campo. Este artículo hace una revisión documental sobre la enseñanza de la historia en Colombia y presenta un estudio de caso en el que se propone una didáctica desde la Historia Estelar en un espacio académico propio denominado “Narraciones para el posconflicto”. Específicamente, se orienta a los estudiantes de primer semestre de Negocios y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad de La Salle en el proceso de hacer una investigación a manera de monografía para presentar un artículo en una revista de divulgación académica universitaria indexada. Los resultados evidencian un cambio en las narrativas, en los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje, y la escritura de artículos de investigación históricos de la comunidad académica implicada.
Writing under the Same Banner?
Authors: Fortna Benjamin C.
Published: March 2021

This article explores the motivations behind the creation and preservation of ego-doc- uments written by late Ottoman participants in World War I. Focusing on three distinct but linked narratives found among the papers of Kuşçubaşı Eşref, it investigates the authors’ impulse to write “ego-documents” in this volatile period and among this par- ticular group of individuals. The discussion focuses on three texts: first, the diary writ- ten by Süleyman Askerî, Eşref’s close friend and colleague, during the Italian-Ottoman War in Tripolitania (Trablusgarb) of 1911–12, which was later hand-copied by Eşref; secondly, fragments from Eşref’s own massive but ultimately lost memoir; and thirdly, Eşref’s wife Pervin Hanım’s own memoir. In assessing these three interrelated but dis- tinct pieces of writing, the contribution sheds light on the different contexts in which memoirs from the war years were conceived and written as well as the factors contrib- uting to their preservation or loss. It also considers the different personalities involved and the motivations, stated or unstated, that informed the task of putting pen to paper.
Hungarian Accounts from the Ottoman Fronts of the First World War
Authors: Fodor Gábor
Published: March 2021

Even though the annexation of Bosnia by the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in 1908 raised the tension between the Monarchy and the Ottomans, Hungaro-Turkish political, economic, and cultural relations significantly improved from the beginning of the twentieth century until the end of the First World War. With the eruption of the Great War these friendly relations turned into a war alliance, where suddenly the battlefields became fields of joint effort. As a consequence, the outbreak of the war caused intensification of mutual visits and the arrival of Hungarian soldiers, journalists, and even artists and religious representatives in greater numbers in the Ottoman Empire.

In this paper the author mainly focuses on Hungarian accounts of different Ottoman fronts during the First World War, while not forgetting to put all these activities in the frame of the wartime alliance. War correspondents like Béla Landauer, István Dobay, and Jenő Heltai from different Hungarian journals, soldiers from the Austro-Hungarian Army like Dr Emil Vidéky and Dr László Király, the painter Géza Maróti, and even a military chaplain, Pál Schrotty left behind detailed memoirs of environments ranging from the picturesque Bay of Izmir to the desert of Palestine. These mostly unknown depictions reveal the cruelty of the war, research the healthcare system of the capital, and provide detailed accounts of the Berlin-Bagdad line and historical sites in the Empire, while also raising questions regarding the situation of Turkish women.