bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Urgensi dan Kontribusi Psikologi dalam Pendidikan
Authors: Siregar Siti Aisyah , Panggabean Hadi Saputra , Jubaidah Siti , Aqila Nazwa , Zahrach Eca May , Andrian Muhammad
Published: February 2025

Psikologi pendidikan berperan dalam memahami dinamika belajar mengajar, karakteristik peserta didik, serta berbagai faktor yang memengaruhi pencapaian tujuan pembelajaran. Penelitianmenunjukkanbahwapendidik yang memiliki pemahaman mendalam tentang aspek psikologi ssiswa dapat merancang strategi pengajaran yang lebih efektif dan sesuai dengan kebutuhan individu. Salah satu fokus utama adalah hubungan sosial antara guru dan siswa, yang berpengaruh signifikan terhadap motivasi dan keterlibatan siswa dalam proses belajar. Pendidikan inklusif juga mendapatkan perhatian, di mana pendidik yang memahami perbedaan individu dapat memberikan dukungan yang tepat kepada siswa berkebutuhan khusus, memastikan semua siswa mendapat kanpendidikan yang berkualitas. Dengan mempertimbangkan karakteristik psikologis siswa dalam pengembangan kurikulum, pengalaman belajar dapat menjadi lebih relevan dan menarik.
Implementasi Program Badan Usaha Milik Desa (BUMDes) Dalam Mendorong Inklusi Keuangan Dan Pembangunan Ekonomi Lokal (Studi Deskriptif di Desa Labuan, Kabupaten Pandeglang)
Authors: Izzah Salma Nurul , Fitrayadi Dinar Sugiana
Published: February 2025

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis perencanaan dan pelaksanaan strategi program BUMDes dalam mendorong inklusi keuangan dan pembangunan ekonomi lokal di Desa Labuan tanpa adanya bantuan dana desa, serta mengidentifikasi hambatan yang dihadapi dan dampaknya terhadap kesejahteraan masyarakat. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif. Pengumpulan data menggunakan wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (a).Pengelolaan dan pelaksanaan program BUMDes belum optimal akibat berbagai hambatan internal dan eksternal. (b) Hambatan tersebut meliputi keterbatasan pendanaan, (c) komunikasi yang kurang efektif, (d)fasilitas yang tidak memadai, (e) rendahnya daya saing pasar, dan (f) waktu diskusi yang tidak ideal. Meskipun demikian, terdapat perencanaan program lanjutan berupa pengembangan UMKM yang berpotensi meningkatkan perekonomian desa. Strategi untuk mengatasi hambatan pendanaan dilakukan melalui pelibatan stakeholder dan promosi melalui media sosial. Selain itu, pendekatan berbasis manajemen kekeluargaan juga diterapkan untuk meningkatkan efektivitas kerja. Namun, dampak positif terhadap kesejahteraan masyarakat masih belum maksimal.
Mengungkap Indigenous Knowledge pada budaya tenun kain, Leuit, dan Struktur Rumah Suku Baduy melalui Banten Physics Education Documentary
Authors: Guntara Yudi , Oktorisa Yuvita , Fadilah Aditya Akmal , Damayanti Nurfuzi , Defitri Sarah Aulia
Published: February 2025

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap indigenous knowledge masyarakat Baduy dalam konteks budaya tenun, struktur rumah adat, dan leuit melalui pendekatan fisika yang didokumentasikan dalam Banten Physics Education Documentary. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dikumpulkan melalui wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa budaya tenun kain Baduy melibatkan prinsip elastisitas, tegangan, dan gaya gesek yang secara intuitif diaplikasikan oleh pengrajin. Struktur rumah adat Baduy mencerminkan prinsip elastisitas, distribusi beban, dan redaman energi, dengan desain yang tahan gempa, nyaman secara termal, dan memanfaatkan bahan lokal. Selain itu, leuit Baduy memanfaatkan prinsip termodinamika, seperti pengelolaan suhu dan kelembapan, yang memungkinkan penyimpanan padi hingga ratusan tahun. Penelitian ini menunjukkan relevansi antara kearifan lokal masyarakat Baduy dengan konsep fisika, mendukung pembelajaran yang kontekstual dalam Kurikulum Merdeka. Dokumentasi hasil penelitian dalam bentuk film dokumenter diharapkan dapat menjadi media pembelajaran fisika yang menarik sekaligus upaya pelestarian budaya lokal.
Administrasi Pendidikan di MIN 13 Kecamatan Secanggang
Authors: Nurhayati Nurhayati , Sari Audy Vimala , Rahmawati Siti , Farhan Abid , Febriani Mely , Utami Siregar Sahkira Nabila
Published: February 2025

Ketertiban dan keteraturan administrasi sangat diperlukan karena menjadi salah satu komponen penting dalam proses pembelajaran. Sebagian administrasi sekolah dinilai  tidak cukup baik sehingga administrasi dan kearsipan sekolah menjadi bertumpuk dan sulitnya mengambil kembali saat dibutuhkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi administrasi pendidikan di institusi pendidikan dengan menggunakan metode kuesioner. Fokus utama penelitian adalah mengidentifikasi efektivitas sistem administrasi pendidikan, hambatan yang dihadapi, serta strategi peningkatan kualitas administrasi pendidikan. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan pengumpulan data melalui kuesioner yang disebarkan kepada guru, staf administrasi, dan kepala sekolah di sekolah-sekolah menengah di Indonesia. Data dianalisis menggunakan teknik deskriptif kuantitatif untuk memberikan gambaran yang komprehensif mengenai praktik administrasi pendidikan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa mayoritas responden (54,5%) menyatakan sistem administrasi di institusi berjalan sesuai prosedur. Sebagian besar responden juga menilai sistem digital cukup efektif (60,6%) dan kualitas pengelolaan dokumen akademik sangat baik (51,5%). Pelayanan administrasi dinilai sangat membantu (54,5%), dengan respons kebutuhan yang cepat (48,5%) dan transparansi biaya pendidikan yang memuaskan (54,5%).  Penelitian ini merekomendasikan peningkatan pelatihan tenaga administrasi dan optimalisasi sistem digital dalam pengelolaan administrasi pendidikan.
Pengaruh Motivasi Kerja,Work Life Balance dan Budaya Kerja Terhadap Kepuasan Kerja Karyawan PT Bening Mata Sentosa
Authors: Oktasiana Oktasiana , Hazmi Shandrina
Published: February 2025

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh motivasi kerja, work life balance, dan budaya kerja terhadap kepuasan kerja karyawan PT Bening Mata Sentosa. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui kuesioner yang diisi oleh 65 responden. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa motivasi kerja tidak memiliki pengaruh signifikan terhadap kepuasan kerja, sementara work life balance dan budaya kerja memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan. Implikasi dari hasil ini diharapkan dapat membantu perusahaan dalam meningkatkan kepuasan kerja karyawan melalui pengelolaan work life balance dan budaya kerja yang lebih baik.
Pengaruh Media Pembelajaran Geoboard terhadap Hasil Belajar Siswa Materi Keliling dan Luas Bangun Datar Kelas V SDN Leuwikidang
Authors: Pujawati Sri , Saleh Yopa Taufik , Habibie Alfadl
Published: February 2025

Berdasarkan hasil observasi dan wawancara di SDN Leuwikidang ditemukan kurangnya penggunaan media pembelajaran, siswa kurang memahami materi keliling dan luas bangun datar sehingga hasil belajar siswa masih dibawah KKm khususnya pada mata pelajaran Matematika materi keliling dan luas bangun datar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan sebuah media pembelajaran yaitu media Geoboard pada materi keliling dan luas bangun datar kelas V Sekolah Dasar. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kuantitatif dengan desain penelitian Nonequivalent Control Group Design yang terdapat 2 kelas yaitu kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. Penelitian ini dilakukan di SDN Leuwikidang  dengan sampel 34 siswa, instrument pengumpulan data yang digunakan diantaranya observasi, wawancara, angket, penilaian para ahli  dan tes.  Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif  berdasarkan hasil uji normalitas, uji homogenitas, dan uji hipotesis data. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa media pembelajaran geoboard memiliki kriteria sangat baik. Berdasarkan hasil output SPSS 23 dapat dilihat nilai rata-rata posttest kelas eksperimen adalah 83,53 lebih besar dari nilai posttest kelas kontrol yaitu 76,47. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa media pembelajaran geoboard berpengaruh terhadap hasil belajar siswa pada materi keliling dan luas bangun datar di kelas 5 SDN Leuwikidang.
Dampak Penggunaan Media Sosial Terhadap Prestasi Akademik Siswa Sekolah Dasar: Studi Literatur
Authors: Barokah Awalina , Fadillah Siska Nur , Juanda Aisyah Aizza
Published: February 2025

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dampak penggunaan media sosial terhadap prestasi akademik siswa sekolah dasar. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode literatur review yang dilakukan pada 5 artikel yang dipublikasikan di berbagai jurnal dari tahun 2020-2024. Literatur review dilakukan dengan 4 langkah yaitu memilih topik yang akan direview, melacak dan memilih artikel yang cocok/relevan, melakukan analisis dan sintesis literatur dan mengorganisasi penulisan review. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan media sosial yang berlebihan dapat merugikan prestasi akademik, sementara penggunaan yang terkontrol dapat membantu meningkatkan pencapaian akademik.
Analisis Manajemen Logistik Obat di Apotek Bersinar Farma Medan Tuntungan
Authors: Fadila Nurly , Fauziah Ella Asri , Salsabila Fatma , Rizqika Indah , Lubis Adelina Fitry R , Hilmi Taufik , Hasibuan Rapotan
Published: February 2025

Manajemen logistik obat di apotek merupakan salah satu peran penting dalam menjamin ketersediaan, kualitas, dan efisiensi layanan kesehatan kepada masyarakat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengevaluasi sistem manajemen logistik obat di Apotek Bersinar Farma Medan Tuntungan, mencakup aspek perencanaan, pengadaan, penganggaran, pengendalian, penyaluran, penyimpanan, serta penghapusan obat. Penelitian dilakukan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode wawancara mendalam (indepth interview), observasi, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Apotek Bersinar Farma telah menerapkan manajemen logistik obat secara efektif, meskipun belum menggunakan metode berbasis data dalam perencanaan. Sistem pengadaan dilakukan secara sederhana dengan dukungan distributor, sementara pengendalian stok dilakukan secara rutin setiap bulan dengan menggunakan aplikasi digital. Penelitian ini merekomendasikan penerapan perencanaan berbasis data dan penyusunan kebijakan pemusnahan obat untuk meningkatkan efisiensi dan kualitas pelayanan kesehatan.
Pengembangan Komik Sejarah (KOMIRAH) pada Pembelajaran Pendidikan Pancasila Untuk Siswa Kelas V Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Annisa Annisa , Guslinda Guslinda , Witri Gustimal
Published: February 2025

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan media Komik Sejarah (Komirah) pada pembelajaran Pendidikan Pancasila unuk sisa kelas V Sekolah Dasar yang valid dan praktis. Penelitian ini menggunakan Pengembangan menggunakan metode RD (Research and Development) dengan model 4D atau 4-D Models. Model 4D atau Four-D Models dilakukan dengan 4 tahapan utama, yaitu define (pendefinisian), design (perencanaan), development (pengembangan), dan dissemination (penyebaran). Pada pengumpulan data peneliti menggunakan lembar validasi dan angket tanggapan respon siswa serta guru dengan skala 1-4. Berdasarkan hasil uji validasi yang dilakukan oleh 3 orang validator, yaitu validator media, validator materi, dan validator bahasa diperoleh produk berkategori sangat layak dengan persentase rata-rata validasi keseluruhan yaitu 91,67%. Sedangkan berdasarkan hasil uji coba terbatas yang dilakukan oleh 1orang guru dan 21 orang siswa kelas V SD Negeri 188 Pekanbaru diperoleh produk yang berkategori sangat praktis dengan persentase rata-rata hasil uji terbatas oleh guru yaitu 96,25% dengan kategori sangat praktis dan persentase rata-rata hasil uji terbatas oleh siswa yaitu 93,33% dengan kategori sangat praktis. Dengan demikian, berdasarkan hasil validasi oleh 3 orang validator, yaitu validator ahli media, ahli materi, dan ahli bahasa serta uji coba produk oleh 1 orang guru dan 21 orang siswa kelas V SD Negeri 188 Pekanbaru dapat diambil kesimpulan bahwa produk media KOMIRAH (Komik Sejarah) yang dikembangkan sudah memenuhi kategori penilaian yang layak dan praktis.
Pengaruh Viral Marketing,Kualitas Layanan,dan Persepsi Harga Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian di Kopi Kenangan Ruko Kaliurang Yogyakarta
Authors: Qotimah Chusnul , Subarjo Subarjo
Published: February 2025

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Kebijakan Moneter dan Dampak Terhadap Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Indonesia Tahun 2020
Authors: Sukma Salsabila , Syakila Dwi Arni , Avrilia Bunga Manja , Hendra K Joni
Published: February 2025

Pada tahun 2020 pandemi COVID-19 telah menyebar dengan cepat ke seluruh belahan dunia dan berdampak buruk perekonomian dunia, termasuk Indonesia yang mengalami resesi ekonomi pada tahun 2020. Bank Indonesia mempunyai kewenangan dalam kebijakan moneter menjaga stabilitas perekonomian Indonesia. Oleh karena itu, berbagai upaya dilakukan oleh pemerintah Indonesia untuk menjaga kestabilan ekonomi  di masa pandemi Covid 19.Pemerintah dan otoritas moneter telah berupaya  melakukan  berbagai  reformasi  kebijakan  dan  pengawasan  terhadap  sistem  perbankan,  dengan tujuan  meningkatkan  stabilitas  lembaga-lembaga  keuangan  tersebut.  Salah  satu  kebijakan  yang  diambil pemerintah   Indonesia   dalam   merespon   dampak   pandemi   COVID-19   adalah   dengan melakukan restrukturisasi kredit perbankan.  Kebijakan moneter merupakan kebijakan bank sentral dalam bentuk pengendalian besaran moneter untuk mencapai perkembangan kegiatan perekonomian yang diinginkan.
Analisis Dampak Financial Technology (Fintech) Terhadap Inklusi Keuangan dan Perkembangan UMKM di Indonesia
Authors: Wahyuni Sri Rahayu , Ulfa Maria , Maisyarah Juwita , Hendra K Joni
Published: February 2025

Penelitian ini membahas dampak Financial Technology (Fintech) terhadap inklusi keuangan dan perkembangan Usaha Mikro, Kecil, dan Menengah (UMKM) di Indonesia. Dengan semakin pesatnya perkembangan fintech, tercatat lebih dari 300 perusahaan fintech aktif pada tahun 2023, yang berperan penting dalam memperluas akses keuangan masyarakat, khususnya di wilayah terpencil. Fintech memberikan solusi inovatif dalam mengatasi berbagai kendala akses perbankan tradisional, memungkinkan UMKM mengakses permodalan dengan lebih fleksibel, serta mendukung peningkatan literasi keuangan melalui fitur edukasi digital. Data menunjukkan peningkatan signifikan dalam indeks inklusi keuangan dan kontribusi UMKM terhadap Produk Domestik Bruto (PDB) Indonesia setelah adopsi fintech. Meskipun demikian, tantangan berupa infrastruktur digital, literasi teknologi, dan biaya adopsi masih menjadi hambatan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan pemahaman komprehensif mengenai peluang dan tantangan fintech sebagai pendorong inklusi keuangan dan pemberdayaan UMKM di Indonesia.
Pengaruh Regulasi Diri dan Konformitas Teman Sebaya Terhadap Prokrastinasi Akademik Dengan Smartphone Addiction Sebagai Variabel Intervening
Authors: Nabila Ivaniar Nadaa , Sugiarti L. Rini , Erlangga Erwin
Published: February 2025

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh regulasi diri dan konformitas teman sebaya terhadap prokrastinasi akademik dengan smartphone addiction sebagai variabel intervening. Jumlah responden penelitian ini sebanyak 140 siswa SMP Diponegoro Ungaran. Pengambilan sampel penelitian menggunakan sampling jenuh. Pengambilan data penelitian menggunakan skala untuk skala prokrastinasi akademik, smartphone addiction, regulasi diri dan konformitas teman sebaya. Analisis data menggunakan program SmartPLS. Hasil diharapkan dapat memberikan wawasan tentang bagaimana faktor-faktor ini saling berinteraksi dan mempengaruhi perilaku akademik mahasiswa.
Pengaruh Manajemen Konflik, Kompensasi dan Budaya Organisasi Terhadap Kinerja Staf Non Akademik di Universitas Ottow Geissler Papua
Authors: Tarigan Pebrianto Putra , Fathorrahman Fathorrahman , Pradiani Theresia
Published: February 2025

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh manajemen konflik, kompensasi, dan budaya organisasi terhadap kinerja staf non-akademik di Universitas Ottow Geisler Papua. Data dianalisis menggunakan uji t dan uji F dengan SPSS 22. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode sampling jenuh, di mana seluruh staf non-akademik di universitas tersebut dijadikan responden. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa manajemen konflik berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja staf non-akademik, dengan t hitung sebesar 4,826 yang lebih besar dari t tabel 2,034 dan signifikansi 0,000. Kompensasi juga berpengaruh positif dan signifikan, dengan t hitung sebesar 30,039 dan signifikansi 0,000, yang menunjukkan bahwa kompensasi yang adil dan kompetitif meningkatkan motivasi dan kinerja. Selain itu, budaya organisasi berpengaruh sangat positif terhadap kinerja staf non-akademik, dengan t hitung sebesar 50,546 dan signifikansi 0,000, yang menunjukkan bahwa budaya organisasi yang mendukung berperan besar dalam meningkatkan kualitas kerja. Secara simultan, ketiga variabel ini memiliki pengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja staf non-akademik, dengan F hitung sebesar 1022,854 dan signifikansi 0,000, yang menunjukkan bahwa manajemen konflik, kompensasi, dan budaya organisasi bekerja bersama-sama untuk menciptakan lingkungan kerja yang produktif dan kondusif. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa peningkatan manajemen konflik, kompensasi yang adil, dan budaya organisasi yang positif dapat meningkatkan kinerja staf non-akademik di Universitas Ottow Geisler Papua.
Struktur Sosial Masyarakat Nelayan Pesisir di Kecamatan Pantai Cermin Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai
Authors: Sativa Salsabila Zahri , Wasiyem Wasiyem , Fitri Nabila , Rangkuti Suci Ramadhani , Rahmayani Rahmayani , Maharani Marwah Naila
Published: February 2025

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui Struktur sosial dalam kehidupan Masyarakat Nelayan Pesisir di Kecamatan Pantai Cermin Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian Kualitatif.Teknik pengumpulan data adalah observasi (pengamatan) , interview (wawancara), untuk mengumpulkan data yang dibutuhkan adalah data primer dan sekunder. Jumlah informan dalam penelitian ini adalah 10 orang yang ditentukan secara langsung. Data yang telah terkumpul dianalisis secara deskriptif kualitatif. Dari hasil analisis data tersebut kemudian ditarik kesimpulan. Kesimpulan dalam penelitian ini adalah Struktur sosial Masyarakat Nelayan pesisir di Kecamatan pantai cermin Kabupaten serdang bedagai yaitu terbagi menjadi 3 lapisan yaitu: Toke(juragan),Tekong,dan Nelayan buruh atau anggota. Pelapisan masyarakat nelayan ini terbentuk atas dasar kepemilikan atau penguasaan modal dan alat produksi. Struktur sosial dalam masyarakat nelayan di kecamatan pantai cermin ini bersifat terbuka baik secara vertikal maupun horizontal. Adapun hubungan kerja dalam aktivitas nelayan di kecamatan pantai cermin adalah hubungan kerjasama yang saling menguntungkan.
Pengaruh Intensitas Aset Tetap dan Komisaris Independen Terhadap Manajemen Pajak (Studi Empiris pada Perusahaan Energi yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia Tahun 2019 - 2023)
Authors: Fauzan Muhammad Luthfi , Finatariani Endah
Published: February 2025

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh intensitas aset tetap dan komisaris independen terhadap manajemen pajak. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menganalisis laporan keuangan perusahaan-perusahaan pada sektor energi yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) periode 2019-2023. Populasi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 83 perusahaan sektor energi yang terdaftar di BEI periode 2019-2023, sedangkan sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 13 perusahaan sektor energi yang terdaftar di BEI periode 2019-2023 dengan menggunakan teknik pengambilan sampel purposive sampling dengan kriteria tertentu. Data yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah data sekunder berupa laporan keuangan dari setiap perusahaan yang telah dijadikan sampel penelitian. Metode regresi data panel digunakan sebagai metodologi penelitian pada penelitian ini. Analisa hasil penelitian menggunakan bantuan perangkat lunak EViews 13. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa model yang terbaik adalah Random Effect Model (REM). Hasil pada penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa Intensitas Aset Tetap secara parsial berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Manajemen Pajak, Komisaris Independen secara parsial tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Manajemen Pajak, serta secara simultan Intensitas Aset Tetap dan Komisaris Independen berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Manajemen Pajak.
Konsep Soekarno Tentang Naskom
Authors: Mekei Yulianus
Published: February 2025

Artikel dengan Judul “Konsep Soekarno Nasakom” Merupakan sebuah pikiran dari Soekarno.Ideologi Nasionalisme,islamisme, dan Marxixme yang kemudian dikenal dengan NASAKOM Merupakan tiga kosep gerakan Pra kemerdekaan yang ditulis oleh Soekarno pada Tahun 1962. Hanya elemen yang terpenting dari Marxismeyang diambil soekarno Yaitu metode berpikirnya yang kemudian disebut dengan historis(Sejarah) materialisme dan diramu dengan dua elemen yang mengandung aspek modernitas.hal tersebut di anggap soekarno diperlukan bagi Bangsa Indonesia.dari beberapa kutipan pendapat Soekarno tentang konsep nasionalisme,islamisme dan marxisme dapat diketahui bahwa ia berusaha mencari titik temu dari krtika ideologi tersebut agar menjadi suatu kekuatan dalam mencapai persatuan. Ide ini kemudian dijadikan soekarna sebagai alat perjuangan untuk mendirikan NKRI. Hal tersebut sebaiknya dikupas cukup mendalam pada pembelajaran Sejarah Khususnya di sekolah menengah atas.Pemikiran soekarno tentang Nasakomyang tercantum pada buku teks Sejarah SMA hanya sekilas sehingga dapat menimbulkan salah tafsir tentang Soekarno dan Pemikirannya.
Mortuary Science
Authors: Szabo John F.
Published: February 2025

Now available in paperback! In this first reference book devoted entirely to mortuary science, Szabo presents a thorough bibliographical examination of the funeral industry and related subjects, including even the most specialized area in the field. Most citations are annotated, with special notes on editions and reprints. Areas covered include autopsy, cremation, burial rites and ceremonies, caskets and vaults, cemeteries, embalming, epitaphs, ethnic customs, funeral dress and apparel, funeral music, funeral reform, grave markers, laws and regulations, liturgies and sermons, memorial societies, organ and body donation, premature burial, pre-need service, restorative art, and several others. The text is organized by subject, with author and title indexes. Five appendixes feature addresses for associations and organizations, information on schools of mortuary science, accreditation procedures and standards of the American Board of Funeral Service Education, periodicals in the field, and a list of state funeral service examining boards. Will be useful to students, librarians, and researchers as well as funeral service personnel.
The Past Is Always Present
Authors: Lind Tore Tvarnø
Published: February 2025

In The Past Is Always Present, Tore Tvarnø Lind examines the musical revival of Greek Orthodox chant at the monastery of Vatopaidi within the monastic society of Mount Athos, Greece. In particular, Lind focuses on the musical activities at the monastery and the meaning of the past in the monks' efforts at improving their musical performance practice through an emphasis on tradition.

Based on a decade of intense fieldwork and extensive interviews with members of Athos' monastic community, Lind covers a vast array of topics. From musical notation and the Greek oral tradition to CD covers and music production, the tension between tradition and modernity in the musical activity of the Athonite community raises a clear challenge to the quest to bring together Orthodox spirituality and quietude with musical production. The Past Is Always Present addresses all of these matters by focusing on the significance and meaning of the local chanting style. As Lind argues, Byzantine chant cannot be fully grasped in musicological terms alone, outside the context of prayer. Yet because chant is fundamentally a way of communicating with God, the sound generated must be exactly right, pushing issues of music notation, theory, and performance practice to the forefront.

Byzantine chant, Lind ultimately argues, is a modern phenomenon as the monastic communities of Mount Athos negotiate with the realities of modern Orthodox identity in Greece. By reporting on the musical revival activities of this remarkable community through the topics of notation, musical theory, drone-singing, and spiritual silence, Lind looks at the ways in which Athonite heritage is shaped, touching upon the Byzantine chant's contemporary relationship with practice of pilgrimage and the phenomenon of religious tourism.

Offering unique insights into the monastic culture at Mount Athos, The Past Is Always Present is for those especially interested in sacred music, past and present Greek culture, monastic life, religious tourism, and the fields of ethnomusicology and anthropology.
Early Charlie Chaplin
Authors: Neibaur James L.
Published: February 2025

Charlie Chaplin produced some of the greatest films of all time, including The Gold Rush, The Circus, City Lights, Modern Times, and The Great Dictator. Before making a name for himself as an undisputed master of cinema, however, Chaplin first developed his acting, writing, and directing skills at Keystone Studios. Mack Sennett, who attended one of Chaplin’s music hall shows, thought the entertainer would be a good fit at his newly established studio, where they specialized in the roughhouse slapstick Chaplin performed on stage. Intrigued with the idea of preserving comedy on film, Chaplin began work for Sennett in 1913.

While some of the first efforts were crudely filmed, they allowed Chaplin to understand the rudiments of performing for the camera. As he became more interested in directing his own films, Chaplin learned techniques that set his work apart from other comedies. The films Chaplin made at Keystone were the catalyst for a significant motion picture career, and a character that he would create and develop at the studio would become among the most iconic images in the history of entertainment.

In Early Charlie Chaplin: The Artist as Apprentice at Keystone Studios, James Neibaur examines each of these films, assessing the important early work of a comedian who became a timeless icon. From his debut as a fast talking con man in Making a Living to his role in the six-reel Marie Dressler vehicle, Tillie’s Punctured Romance, Chaplin displays many of the characteristics that would endear him to audiences around the world. The majority of these films have been made available on DVD, allowing the reader to appreciate the background behind these works. Early Charlie Chaplin is a must, not only for fans of silent cinema and Chaplin, but for anyone who appreciates film history.
The Balanced Musician
Authors: McAllister Lesley Sisterhen
Published: February 2025

For musicians to attain the level of peak performance that they know is within their reach, they need to do more than spend time in the practice room. The most accomplished and healthiest musicians lead a balanced and satisfying life in which they place equal emphasis on three areas of musicianship: physical technique (body); analysis and knowledge (mind); and musicianship and creativity (soul). By integrating all of the parts of this triangle, you can learn to communicate creatively and with seeming effortlessness during performance. Organized into four main parts, this book first explores the mind-body connection and then separately discusses the mind, body, and soul of musicians, scholars, performers, and teachers of all voices and instruments.

By delving into research literature in both sport psychology and music, you will learn to use mental rehearsal and imagery away from your instrument and deliberate practice at your instrument. You will also learn such relaxation techniques as meditation, centering, stretching, and deep breathing. Drawing on findings from scientific studies, particularly in the area of sports medicine, McAllister offers practical tools for your practice, performances, and daily routine. By learning these techniques, you will also find enhanced confidence, concentration, endurance, and control over your own music-making.

With terms, questions for reflection, and assignments at the end of each chapter, this book may be used as a textbook for a course or as a supplement to music lessons. Both novice and experienced performers alike will learn ways to meet career demands and reach their full potential. Appendixes at the end of the book contain worksheets, scripts, questionnaires, self-evaluation forms, and journal entries that help you to individualize your work. Every musician who spends countless hours practicing deserves to learn these techniques, which will forever change the way you approach both practice and performance.
Portuguese Piano Music
Authors: Harper Nancy Lee
Published: February 2025

As the first book of its kind, Nancy Lee Harper’s Portuguese Piano Music: An Introduction and Annotated Bibliography fills the gap in the historical record of Portuguese piano music from its start in the 18th century to the present. While although Spanish piano music is well documented owing to the reputation of such composers as Isaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados, and Manuel de Falla, our knowledge of compositions in the tradition of Portuguese piano music has not fared as well, barring the work of Carlos Seixas (1704–1742). This obscurity, however, reflects poorly on the history of early piano music in light of the many compositions written for fortepiano on behalf of the Portuguese court during the first half of the 18th century. Indeed, it was in the royal halls of King John V during his reign from 1706 to 1750 where the early fortepiano was frequently heard.

In Portuguese Piano Music, Harper explores this rich musical tradition, offering a brief introduction to the pianistic history of Portugal and overviews of Portugal’s contributions to solo piano music, piano in instrumental chamber music, piano concerti, piano for multiple pianists including with works with electronics, and didactic piano. While paying close attention to female composers, Harper adds an annotated and graded bibliography that presents readers with a comprehensive inventory of compositions. Appendixes include a selected discography, list of publishers, and other types of critical source information. To further illustrate its contents, Portuguese Piano Music contains a CD on which Harper performs representative repertoire, some of which are world premieres.

This work is aimed at pianists, teachers, pupils, musicologists, and music lovers seeking to discover the remarkable world of Portuguese piano music.
The Beatles and Mcluhan
Authors: MacFarlane Thomas
Published: February 2025

In the 1960s, The Beatles would address like no other musical act a radical shift in the cultural mindset of the late twentieth century. Through tools of “electric technology,” this shift encompassed the decline of visual modes of perception and the emergence of a “way-of-knowing” based increasingly on sound. In this respect, the musical works of The Beatles would come to resonate with and ultimately reflect Marshall McLuhan’s ideas on the transition into a culture of “all-at-once-ness”: a simultaneous world in which immersion in vibrant global community increasingly trumps the fixed viewpoint of the individual.

By engaging with recording technologies in a way that no popular act had before, The Beatles opened up for exploration the acoustical space precipitated by this shift. In The Beatles and McLuhan: Understanding the Electric Age, scholar and musician Thomas MacFarlane examines how the incorporation of electric technology in The Beatles’ art would enhance their musical impact. MacFarlane surveys the relationship between McLuhan's ideas on the nature and effects of electric technology and The Beatles own engagement of that technology; offers analyses of key works from The Beatles' studio years, with particular attention paid to the presence of cultural metaphors embedded in the medium of multi-track recording; and collates these data to offer stunning conclusions about The Beatles’ creative process in the recording studio and its cultural implications. This work also features the first published transcriptions ever of the complete filmed conversation between John Lennon and Marshall McLuhan on their respective ideas, as well as an interview between MacFarlane and McLuhan’s son and executor, Michael McLuhan, on his father’s and the Beatles’ legacy.

The Beatles and McLuhan will interest scholars and students of music and music history, recording technology, media studies, communications, and popular culture.
Saxophone Secrets
Authors: Heavner Tracy Lee
Published: February 2025

Modeled on the brilliant approach first formulated by distinguished professor music and master clarinetist Michele Gingras in her Clarinet Secrets and More Clarinet Secrets (both available from Scarecrow Press), Tracy Heavner’s Saxophone Secrets provides advanced saxophonists with 60 performance secrets that will assist in their musical development. This work is the result of 30 years of personal teaching and performance experience. Heavner offers both intermediate players and advanced professionals a wide variety of techniques, which will greatly improve any saxophonist’s performance ability.

Designed to be the go-to hands-on guide for practitioners, Heavner’s strategies consider a vast array of issues for the saxophonist who needs to take that next big step up. Beginning chapters consider various brands of saxophones, mouthpieces, ligatures, reeds, and maintenance techniques that reflect the standard practices and expectations of the advanced performer. The secrets that follow develop and improve embouchure, tone, articulation, and finger technique, allowing saxophonists to analyze their own playing and adjust accordingly. Heavner pulls back the curtain further to introduce those secrets for developing the altissimo register and extended saxophone techniques, from circular breathing and multiphonics to slap and flutter tonguing—all absolute necessities for saxophonists seeking to play contemporary classical, jazz, or commercial music. Finally, Heavner concludes by letting musicians in on those little-revealed secrets for taking their saxophones on the road.

Saxophone Secrets is the ideal work for saxophonists, saxophone instructors, band teachers, and anyone looking to improve their saxophone performance skills or those of their students.
Sing Us a Song, Piano Woman
Authors: Trier-Bieniek Adrienne
Published: February 2025

Sing Us a Song, Piano Woman: Female Fans and the Music of Tori Amos explores the many-layered relationships female fans build with feminist musicians in general and with Tori Amos, in particular. Using original interview research with more than forty fans of Tori Amos, multiple observer-participant experiences at Amos’s concerts, and critical content analysis of Amos’s lyrics and larger body of work, Adrienne Trier-Bieniek utilizes a combination of gender, emotions, music, and activism to unravel the typecasts plaguing female fans. Trier-Bieniek aggressively challenges the popular culture stereotypes that have painted all female fans as screaming, crying teenage girls who are unable to control themselves when a favorite (generally male) performer occupies the stage.

In stunning contrast, admirers of Tori Amos comprise a more introspective category of fan. Sing Us a Son, Piano Woman examines the wide range of stories from these listeners, exploring how Amos’s female fans are unique because Amos places the experiences of women at the center of her music. Tori Amos’s fan base is considered devoted because of the deeply emotional, often healing, connection they have to her music, an aspect that has been overlooked, particularly in sociological and cultural research on gender, emotions and music.

Tori Amos’s female fans as a social phenomenon are vital for understanding the multi-layered relationships women can have with female singer/songwriters. At a time when superficial women dominate public media presentations, from the Kardashians to the “Real Housewives,” the relationship between Tori Amos and her fans illustrates the continuous search by women for female performers who challenge patriarchal standards in popular culture. Trier-Bieniek’s research serves as a springboard for further study of women in pop culture whose purpose is empower and provoke their fans, as well as change society.
A Conductor's Guide to Selected Baroque Choral-Orchestral Works
Authors: Green Jonathan D.
Published: February 2025

In A Conductor’s Guide to Selected Baroque Choral-Orchestral Works, Jonathan D. Green's sixth book-length contribution of guides for conductors, he offers this companion to his critically acclaimed A Conductor’s Guide to the Choral-Orchestral Works of J. S. Bach. In this volume, Green addresses works of the Baroque era from Monteverdi through Bach's contemporaries.

In addition to brief biographical sketches for each composer, Green includes for each work the approximate duration, text sources, performing forces, currently available editions, locations of manuscript materials, notes, performance issues, evaluation of solo roles, evaluation of difficulty, and a discography and bibliography. Duration information comes from a variety of sources, but Green turns to actual recording times of performances. The purpose of this book is to aid conductors in selecting repertoire appropriate to their needs and the abilities of their ensembles. The discographies and bibliographies, while not exhaustive, serve as helpful starting points for further research.

A Conductor’s Guide to Selected Baroque Choral-Orchestral Works should appeal to conductors in supporting their concert programming. Librarians and music student will also find this work an ideal reference title for the study of Baroque repertoire.
Giovanni Battista Rubini and the Bel Canto Tenors
Authors: Marek Dan H.
Published: February 2025

Giovanni Battista Rubini (1794-1854) was a legendary tenor and the first 19th-century non-castrati male singer to become an international star of opera. The previous two centuries had been the era of the castrati, with tenors and basses relegated to character and supporting roles in the operas of their time. Rubini stood apart because he not only matched the castrati in coloratura and pathos, but he also had an extraordinarily high voice. With Rubini’s rise, and in his wake, several tenors came to sing roles written specifically for them by Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, and many other lesser-known bel canto composers. Signaling the end of the dominance of castrati on stage, this period would last some 40 years until the advent of Grand Opera, Wagner, and Verdi and the appearance of the first so-called High C from the chest by Gilbert-Louis Duprez in 1837. Since then, the accepted tenor sound has followed the tradition epitomized by Enrico Caruso and, in our own era, Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo.

Many composers, conductor, and performers would come to regard bel canto dramatic operas as decorative and vapid until Maria Callas and Tulio Serafin demonstrated the heights this genre of opera could reach. However, opera directors and opera performers of late who have expressed an interest in reviving selected masterpieces from the bel canto tradition have found themselves confronted with the problem of locating tenors versed in the vocal techniques necessary to carry the high tessituras. In Giovanni Battista Rubini and the Bel Canto Tenors: History and Technique, Dan H. Marek explores the extraordinary life of Rubini in order to frame this special period in the history of opera and connect the technique of the castrati who were among Rubini’s instructors. Drawing on the work of Berton Coffin, Marek offers long-sought answers to the challenges presented by high tessitura of bel canto operas for tenors. To further assist working singers, Giovanni Battista Rubini and the Bel Canto Tenors includes over 60 pages of exercises written by Rubini himself before 1840, which Marek, for the first time ever has adapted to acoustical phonetics.

Professional singers, teachers and their students, vocal coaches, and opera conductors will find this work indispensable as the only English-language work on high tessitura for tenor and soprano singing.
Buster Keaton's Silent Shorts
Authors: Neibaur James L. , Niemi Terri
Published: February 2025

By the mid-1920s, Buster Keaton had established himself as one of the geniuses of cinema with such films as Sherlock, Jr., The Navigator, and his 1927 work The General, which was the highest ranked silent on the American Film Institute's survey of the 100 greatest films. Before Keaton ventured into longer works, however, he had honed his skills as an actor, writer, and director of short films produced in the early 1920s.

In Buster Keaton’s Silent Shorts: 1920-1923, James L. Neibaur and Terri Niemi provide a film-by-film assessment of these brilliant two-reelers. The authors discuss the significance of each short—The High Sign, One Week, Convict 13, The Scarecrow, Neighbors, The Haunted House, Hard Luck, The Goat, The Playhouse, The Boat, The Paleface, Cops, My Wife’s Relations, The Blacksmith, Frozen North, Daydreams, The Electric House, The Balloonatic, and The Love Nest—to the Keaton filmography, as well as each film’s importance to cinema.

Offering a clear and in-depth perspective on these 19 films, the authors explain what makes these shorts effective and why they’re funny. Buster Keaton’s Silent Shorts will enlighten both scholars and casual fans alike about the early work produced by one of cinema's most gifted comedians and filmmakers.
The Opera Manual
Authors: Martin Nicholas Ivor
Published: February 2025

You are getting ready for a performance of Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore and you have a few questions. How many clarinets are in the orchestra? How many orchestra members appear onstage? How many different sets are there? How long does the opera typically run? What are the key arias? Are any special effects or ballet choreography required? Who owns the rights? Where was it premiered? What are the leading and supporting roles?

The Opera Manual is the only single source for the answers to these and other important questions. It is the ultimate companion for opera lovers, professionals, scholars, and teachers, featuring comprehensive information about, and plot summaries for, more than 550 operas—including every opera that is likely to be performed today, from standard to rediscovered contemporary works.

The book is invaluable, especially for opera professionals, who will find everything they need for choosing and staging operas. But it is also a treasure for listeners. Similar reference books commonly skip over scenes and supporting characters in their plot summaries, lacking even the most basic facts about staging, orchestral, and vocal requirements. The Opera Manual, based on the actual scores of the works discussed, is the only exhaustive, up-to-date opera companion—a “recipe book” that will enable its readers to explore those operas they know and discover new ones to sample and enjoy.
Hooked in Film
Authors: Markert John
Published: February 2025

Though drug use was widespread in the nineteenth century, the negative influence of narcotics was mostly unknown. Cinema of the early twentieth century was instrumental in making viewers aware of the harmful effects of drugs. Throughout the decades, images of drugs such as marijuana, LSD, and heroin in films impacted—both negatively and positively—the national perception of their use. In fact, the use, popularity, and opinion of certain drugs often follow their status on the big screen.

In Hooked in Film, John Markerttakes a close look at the correlation between social policies and the public view of drugs and their portrayals in film. In this volume, Markert examines the changing social attitudes toward illegal drugs and their cinematic depictions from as early as the 1894 film Chinese Opium Den to the present. The first section of this book focuses on the demonization of drugs between 1900 and 1959, followed by an assessment of marijuana on the big screen after 1960, when the drug was shown as part of everyday life with no serious consequences. Post-1960 depictions of heroin use, which have remained consistently negative, are also analyzed. Markert then takes a close look at the portrayals of powdered cocaine after the 1960s and the emergence of crack in the mid-1980s. Finally, Markert discusses hallucinogens, Ecstasy, and methamphetamines and their roles on the big screen.

Tracking hundreds of films spanning more than a century, Hooked in Film looks at camp classics like Reefer Madness, comedies such as Cheech and Chong’s Up in Smoke, Dazed and Confused, and Pineapple Express, and dramas, including Panic in Needle Park and Requiem for a Dream. Scholars and students of cinema, popular culture, media studies, and sociology will find this book a valuable examination of how cinematic portrayals of drugs have changed over time, and how those images have influenced public perception of drugs and even public policy.
Beyond NIMBY
Authors: Rabe Barry
Published: February 2025

The virtual inability to open new hazardous waste management facilities in Canada and the United States stems directly from a form of community opposition so common and vehement that it is commonly identified as a syndrome: Not In My Back Yard (or NIMBY). Whether such facilities are proposed by governmental agencies or by private waste management firms, communities are usually shocked to learn that they have been selected to host these facilities and take collective action to thwart them. Such actions have blocked many poorly planned facilities and stimulated greater interest in preventive, waste reduction strategies. They have also, however, thwarted the adoption of new waste management technologies and created serious geographic inequities in the distribution of waste management responsibility across the two nations. Beyond NIMBY examines positive alternatives to prevailing approaches to siting and the familiar NIMBY outcomes. In particular, it shows that certain siting strategies in Canadian provinces and American states have created successful siting agreements, broad public support, and comprehensive systems of waste management and prevention. These strategies include continuous public involvement in waste policy deliberations, a commitment to pursue siting only among communities that volunteer after extended democratic dialogue, and extensive packages of economic compensation and assurances of safe, long-term facility management. Equally important are guarantees that any new facility will be only part of a broader waste strategy for a particular province, state, or region and will not be allowed to become a magnet for wastes from areas that have not taken serious steps to address their own waste problems. The book concludes with the suggestion that these strategies can be applied to other NIMBY-blocked proposals, such as siting for prisons, drug and alcohol treatment centers, and nursing homes. "Rabe's book should contribute to the ongoing debate over hazardous waste facility siting. His lucid and convincing cases provide a meaningful starting point to push the level of debate beyond atheoretical anecdotes of success and failure."Publius