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O Canal do Panamá, sua história e sua importância logística para o comércio internacional
Authors: Barbato Luis Fernando Tosta , Fonseca Gabriella Misael Silva
Published: May 2022

Este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar os aspectos históricos que levaram à construção do Canal do Panamá, para assim entendermos o quão importante foi essa obra para o desenvolvimento das relações econômicas globais, bem como entendermos sua relevância para questões políticas e geopolíticas desde o século XIX até períodos atuais. Através desse trabalho buscamos entender como se organizaram as forças políticas referentes à essa região de grande interesse estratégico global, e o quanto essas foram fundamentais para entendermos a história do próprio Panamá e suas relações com a história das relações internacionais e com o comércio internacional. Vale ressaltar também que no artigo buscamos trazer uma série de aspectos técnicos referentes ao comércio marítimo, que nos ajudam entender melhor as operações do canal e ressaltar a sua importância no que toca às relações comerciais globais.
Born as a Citizen and Reborn as an Alien: Migrant Superdiversity in Global Business
Authors: Kothari Tanvi , Elo Maria , Wiese Nila
Published: May 2022

The racial, ethnic and other compositions of modern societies have fundamentally changed in the last few decades as a consequence of mass migration. Migration has generated superdiversity. This paper attempts to illuminate the area ‘Migration and Diversity’ through a discussion of migration that reviews and incorporates various lenses of diversity. We shed light on managerial and policy areas that need attention to enhance firms’ competitiveness and the social cohesion of migrants that are treated as ‘aliens’ as they transition across borders. We seek to alert readers to the urgency and salience of migrant superdiversity as an emergent topic, especially from an equity and inclusion lens.
Avaliação do conhecimento sobre o tema: sexualidade entre adolescentes de escolas públicas
Authors: Costa Ana Beatriz Barbosa da , Morais Elton Santos Guedes de Moraisde , Santana Lucas Vinnicio de Araujo , Soares Anísio Francisco
Published: May 2022

A adolescência é caracterizada por intensas transformações biológicas e psicossociais, onde os indivíduos passam a explorar cada vez mais sua sexualidade, tornando-os vulneráveis, especialmente, as Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis (IST’s). Uma dessas infecções é o Papiloma Vírus Humano (HPV), sendo uma das IST’s que mais acometem a população mundial e está intimamente ligada a casos de câncer de colo do útero, onde cerca de 99% desse câncer estão diretamente associados com a infecção por HPV. Existem diversas formas de prevenção contra o HPV, dentre elas destaca-se a vacina que é distribuída gratuitamente pelo Sistema Único de Saúde. Embora a vacinação seja de extrema importância, ela não é capaz sozinha de solucionar o problema. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o conhecimento sobre o HPV entre adolescentes, identificando e sanando as dúvidas. A pesquisa foi realizada entre os alunos da Escola de Referência de Ensino Médio Professor Cândido Duarte, localizada no município de Recife/PE, participando 47 discentes do ensino médio, para os quais foram aplicados formulários semi estruturados sobre o HPV, sintomas e prevenção. Na sequência foram realizadas oficinas com os adolescentes para dirimir as dúvidas. Os resultados mostraram que os adolescentes possuem poucas informações sobre o HPV, onde 68,09% dos discentes já ouviram falar sobre o vírus, porém não sabiam o que era, impactando no conhecimento sobre seus sintomas. 62% responderam que o não uso do preservativo é o fator que aumenta o risco de contrair o HPV, e 100% dos discentes responderam que na escola deveria ser abordada a temática sobre o HPV e IST’s. Ao fim do trabalho pode-se concluir que urge a necessidade deste tema ser inserido didaticamente de forma transdisciplinar, corroborando para a prevenção, redução na casuística e esclarecimentos sobre tratamento destas doenças.
THE USE OF NAO ROBOTS IN TEACHING CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
Authors: Arsić Bojana , Gajić Anja , Vidojković Sara , Maćešić-Petrović Dragana , Bašić Aleksandra , Parezanović Ružica Zdravković
Published: May 2022

There is an increasing number of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and therefore different software and hardware solutions are made for them. The effectiveness of any type of treatment is connected to its intensity and interventions based on the use of technology can allow that. The aim of this literature review is to examine the effectiveness of interventions focused on teaching people with ASD with the use of Nao robots. For the literature search, we used Google Scholar, SciIndex and ProQuest search engines. The articles were searched by using keywords: autism, autism spectrum disorders, Nao robots, and humanoid robots. We included articles published in the last 10 years that were original research articles focused on teaching people with ASD certain skills. In the review section, we included eight research. The average effectiveness of these interventions was 40.3%. The reasons for insufficient success are a subjective measurement of intervention success and a low number of sessions. Having in mind that parents of people with ASD often choose interventions that are not scientifically based, we believe it is of great importance to implement research focused on the effectiveness of different treatment modalities, which is also the main significance of this article. Suggestions for future research in this area are discussed, as well as the limitations of this paper.
 

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"MY GREAT-GREAT-GRANDMOTHER WAS A CHEROKEE PRINCESS" ETHNIC BOUNDARIES IN POWWOW DISCOURSE
Authors: Bartelt Guillermo
Published: May 2022

This ethnography of speaking offers an interpretive analysis of the cognitive and social functions of a discourse delivered publicly by the emcee of an American Indian dance gathering called powwow, during which assertions of a quasi-native identity made by white Americans are indirectly contested for not meeting specific expectations such as membership in an officially recognized Indian tribe.
 

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DIMENSIONS OF FINANCIAL WELLBEING: AN ALTERNATIVE SCALE FOR MICROFINANCE BORROWERS IN DIGOS CITY, PHILIPPINES
Authors: Navarro Freddy C. , Murcia John Vianne B.
Published: May 2022

The aim of this study is to establish the dimensions of financial wellbeing of microfinance borrowers in Digos City. A sequential-exploratory mixed methods research design was used as the approach of the study, and data were gathered from N=10 key informant interviews which then became the basis in the development of the preliminary 30-item financial wellbeing scale. A total of N=377 lenders of microfinance institutions in Digos City participated in the cross-sectional online and face-to-face survey. Descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis via exploratory factor analysis were used as statistical tools, all carried in IBM-SPSS 20. Results revealed that 26 of the 28 items were found to have passed the +0.40-coefficient requirement. These 26 items clustered in five extracted dimensions. Thematic analysis of the item loadings revealed three valid dimensions – freedom from debt, investment and financial discipline, and financial resilience – all with acceptable Cronbach’s α and McDonald’s ω values. Implications of the utility of this alternative scale of financial wellbeing are discussed.

 

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THE IMPACT OF USING THE PADLET APPLICATION ON IMPROVING 7TH GRADERS' ENGLISH SPEAKING AND DEDUCTIVE THINKING SKILLS
Authors: Alastal Mahmoud , Aladini Alaa , Jalambo Mahmoud , Alattal Hosni
Published: May 2022

In today's digital era and the revolution of online education, students move from face-to-face interaction to digital one. They have fewer opportunities to cooperate and do real interactions with each other. There comes the need to integrate technology tools to assist students to build their own digital community. Speaking is the basis for communication, and different reasons make speaking a difficult task to master, such as; limited time and other internal elements. Padlet can be an alternate solution for these issues. Accordingly, this study aims at investigating the impact of using the Padlet application among the 7th graders to improve their English speaking and deductive thinking skills. The study sample was 30 students who were randomly chosen from Deer Al Balah Prep Boys C school in the middle area of the Gaza Strip, Palestine. The quantitative approach was used, as the students had to set for a pre and post-application of the speaking test as well as the deductive skills test to collect the needed data, and the SPSS was implemented to provide detailed findings. Based on the data analysis and comparing the results of the experimental and controlled group, it is shown that the Padlet is effective in teaching English speaking skills besides improving the deductive skills and abilities of school students in the English classes. The researchers recommend emerging technologies in teaching speaking and consider deductive thinking skills while using such technologies to upgrade the students' 21st-century skills.
 

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING: WHICH APPROACH SHOULD WE USE IN OUR GHANAIAN CLASSROOMS?
Authors: Awuah Timothy Nyangonla
Published: May 2022

This paper talks about the approach and the variety of English to be used in our Ghanaian classrooms. English language teaching has witnessed a major boom around the globe in recent times. The continuous spread of English has given rise to different varieties of English language, making it almost impossible to trace the norms for Standard English (SE) (Brutt-Griffler, 2002; Kachru, 1982; Lowenberg, 2000). Research shows that the global spread of English has a significant bearing on English Language Teaching (ELT). Much of this bearing has manifested itself in the lack of a uniform target variety of English for instruction and the prevailing problems in setting suitable teaching goals and objectives commensurate to teaching and learning outcomes. ELT in Ghanaian classrooms has numerous challenges. A closer look at them suggests that the root of many of these problems lies in the unprecedented global spread of English in the last few decades that has given rise to different varieties of English language and the use of social media. A brief explanation in this regard is in order. Different varieties of English mean that ELT can no longer afford to only choose between British or American English as the primary target variety for instruction but can also choose other non-native varieties such as Ghanaian, Nigerian, Indian Englishes and the like. Lastly, ELT in our Ghanaian classrooms should base on a pragmatic and humanistic approach.

 

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THE EFFECT OF STORYTELLING AS A TEACHING METHOD ON SPEAKING SKILLS IN EFL PROGRAMS: AN ACTION RESEARCH
Authors: Ibrahim AbdulMahmoud Idrees
Published: May 2022

This study aimed at investigating the effect of the storytelling strategies on improving the language speaking skills of grade-six elementary school boys in Sudan. It was designated to find out the effects of using storytelling on developing language speaking skills. It was assumed that there are statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group students and their peers in the control group on the language speaking skills test due to the storytelling technique. The total sample was 63 where there were 31 students in the experimental group and 32 in the controlled group. Pre-test and post-test were used to collect the data. The results of the study showed that there was a substantial effect of the storytelling technique on language speaking skills in favor of the experimental group. The results proved that English language traditional techniques don’t meet the need of the students or attract their interest to improve their English language. Storytelling techniques were found very helpful to promote language speaking skills. The study recommended that teachers should be subjected to intensive training to cope with the learners' needs and to be aware of the communicative approach necessities.

 

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THE IMPACT OF INVESTMENT IN SPORTS TEACHERS TRAINING ON PUPILS’ PARTICIPATION IN SPORTING ACTIVITIES IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KENYA
Authors: Mwangi Muthoni Tabitha , Kigo Josephat , Owiti Beatrice
Published: May 2022

The introduction of the ‘Competence Based Curriculum’ (CBC) in Kenya’s basic education system in 2017 was meant to promote early identification of talents along with arts and sports among other talents. The realization of these can be best achieved through deliberate investment in talent development. One of the key investment and development areas is the training of sports teachers. However, the extent to which primary schools in the country invested in professional or ‘specialist’ training of sports teachers and its effects on pupils’ participation in sports was not well understood. Therefore, the main objective of the study was to establish the impact of investment in sports teachers’ training and its influence on pupils’ participation in sporting activities in Nairobi County, Kenya. Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences theory guided the study. Concurrent triangulation design was used for the study which targeted 68 school heads and teachers in charge of games in 68 public primary schools within Nairobi County using systematic random sampling and purposive sampling techniques. Data was collected using questionnaires and was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistical methods with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) software version 22.0. The results revealed that school investment in teachers’ training for talent management could significantly influence pupils’ participation in sports in primary schools in Nairobi County. However, presently there was a low investment in specialist sports teachers’ training. The study, therefore, recommends that; there is a need to emphasize that the sports teachers get at least one specialist training once posted as teachers apart from the general training they receive in the teacher training colleges.
 

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TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCY AND SELF-GENERATED COMPUTERIZED MIND MAPPING OF STUDENTS AS MEDIATED BY INFORMATION LITERACY COMPETENCE
Authors: Mancao Khristine Brylle B. , Dequito Estela R.
Published: May 2022

This study aimed to determine the mediating effect of information literacy competence on the relationship between technology proficiency and self-generated computerized mind mapping of students from accredited programs in the University of Mindanao Professional Schools. Stratified random sampling was used which included 334 students as respondents. Three adapted instruments were used to gather the data from the respondents. The researcher personally supervised and administered the questionnaire to the respondents via email to ensure accuracy and prevent ambiguity. The tools used in analyzing the data were Mean, Pearson r, Regression Technique and Path Analysis. Results showed that students posted a very high level of technology proficiency, also a high level of self-generated computerized mind-mapping, and a very high level of information literacy competence. Findings also revealed that there is a significant relationship between technology proficiency and self-generated computerized mind mapping, technology proficiency and information literacy competence as well as information literacy competence and self-generated computerized mind mapping. There was a partial mediation on the effect of information literacy competence on the relationship between technology proficiency and self-generated computerized mind mapping. Therefore, information literacy competence is one of the reasons how technology proficiency can influence self-generated computerized mind mapping.
 

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THE EFFECT OF USING MATHWAY ON DEVELOPING SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS IN NAJRAN, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
Authors: Ali Alqashanin Ghanem Sughayyir , Faqihi Yahya Ali Ahmed
Published: May 2022

This study aimed to identify the effect of using the Mathway application on the development of academic achievement in mathematics among secondary school students in Najran city. The study population consisted of all students in the second year of secondary school who study Mathematics -4- in the second semester of the academic year 1442 AH in Najran city. The study followed the quasi-experimental design, which was conducted on a sample of (83) students divided into (41) students in the experimental group studying using Mathway application, and (42) students in the control group who studied using the traditional method. To ensure that the two groups are equal, a pre-achievement test was prepared before the experiment, and a post-achievement test was prepared to find out the differences between the two groups after applying the experiment. The results of the study showed a statistically significant difference at (∝ ≤ 0.05) between the means of the experimental group and those of the control group in the post-academic achievement test in favor of the experimental group due to the use of Mathway application. In light of the results, the study recommended using Mathway application and similar applications in the processes of teaching and learning mathematics.
 

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THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON LEARNING IN GREECE: INVESTIGATION OF THE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMS
Authors: Lambropoulos Haris , Panagiota Vathi-Sarava , Karatzia-Stavlioti Eleni
Published: May 2022

It has been evidenced by a number of studies and international organizations that the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic has caused disruptions to schooling around the world; drastic measures were undertaken for the health of people, among which were school closures. The expected impact on student learning was big and, in most cases, led to learning loss; a cost that may seriously affect human capital accumulation, productivity, and the quality of life for individuals and societies. The aim of this study was to explore the case of school closures in Greece, during the pandemic. It used the results of the Panhellenic University Entrance Exams (PUEE) by comparing the achievements of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 student cohorts with those of the previous school year (2018-2019). A considerable loss seems to be present in both years, as opposed to the year before the pandemic. Several interesting issues arose regarding the learning effectiveness of the type of education provided (distance, tele-education, blended or other); these are presented with reference to the current educational debate in Greece. It is shown that the most vulnerable are those that experienced the pandemic measures for two subsequent years. Also, some suggestions for remedial measures are provided for increased future effectiveness.

 

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CONTEXT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND TEACHER OF BUSINESS STUDIES COMPETENCY IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KAJIADO COUNTY, KENYA
Authors: Munyao Mailo Emmanuel , Ganira Khavugwi Lilian , Odundo Paul Amollo , Mwangi John Kamau
Published: May 2022

Potent policies directing professional development for teachers of Business studies focus on skills and competencies which address specific needs of learners for high achievement. Professional development for teachers of Business studies has been a trending phenomenon in the education sector in Kenya for enhancing effective teaching and learning. Contemporary training prepares teachers of Business studies with appropriate competencies for equipping learners with skills and capabilities to thrive in a dynamic and interconnected world that joins and engages the sense of curiosity. In addition, teachers of Business studies receive updates on modern pedagogical skills through pre-service training and capacity building and job motivation through teacher promotion for raising productivity. Professional development for teachers is guided by feasible policies which act as control mechanism for enhancing discipline, order and accountability in the teaching profession. Thus, this study determined the influence of policies guiding professional development on teacher of Business studies competency in Kajiado county, Kenya. The study was premised on the Context evaluation, Input evaluation, Process evaluation and Product evaluation model. Anchored on a descriptive survey design, the study targeted a population of 42 respondents from eleven public secondary schools and education offices in Isinya sub-county; Kajiado county. Data was gathered from teachers of Business studies using questionnaires and from school principals and sub-county education officials using interview schedules. Data collected was coded and fed into SPSS software version 25.0 and statistical analysis using inferential and descriptive statistics was done on cross-tabulations. The study found that policies guiding the professional development of teachers of Business studies were significantly related to teacher competency. The study recommends the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to formulate more feasible policies that guide professional development of teachers of Business studies through capacity building training, targeting contemporary issues surrounding Business studies and equipping teachers with practical skills critical for enhancing socio-economic development. Further, the study recommends the TSC to formulate attainable policies that guide and create morale of teachers of Business studies through continuous job promotion for high learner achievement.
 

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ADULT LEARNERS’ CHARACTERISTICS: TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION AND CORRESPONDING INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES - A CASE IN A POLITICAL ACADEMY IN VIETNAM
Authors: Thao Le Thanh , Hue Vo Thi Kim , Tu Tran Thi Cam , Lap Trinh Quoc
Published: May 2022

Gaining an insightful understanding of what types of characteristics adult learners are and what instructional strategies would be appropriate for them in order to help foster their learning, this quantitative study, in a context of a political academy in Vietnam, was employed to achieve such aims. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data from 46 politics lecturers. The findings showed that the teacher participants appreciated their adult learners’ understanding of why they must learn further (M=4.33) and rich living experiences (M=4.30). Besides, the lecturers were highly perceived to be in charge of encouraging their adult learners to keep involved in their learning process (M=4.54). The study also provided its readers with several implications for fostering their understanding of adult learners, their characteristics, and their needs as well.

 

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AN INVESTIGATION INTO ENGLISH-MAJORED STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN DOING THEIR LISTENING COMPREHENSION TASKS
Authors: Dong Mai Hung
Published: May 2022

This study aims to investigate difficulties faced by the English-majored students in doing listening comprehension tasks. To facilitate this investigation, the researcher recruited a group of 38 English-majored students who study English as a foreign language. A questionnaire was used to collect the data of the study. The participants were asked questions concentrating on a series of 20 items put in the three categories of difficulties in doing listening comprehension tasks. These difficulties are related to listening materials, the role of the listener, and the physical setting. The results of this study showed that most of the students had difficulties related to the listening materials when they contain many unfamiliar words including jargons and idioms, speed of the speakers’ speeches, and long-spoken texts. Meanwhile, in terms of the listener, the students revealed that such difficulties as colloquial languages and slangs, unknown words while listening, and reduced forms have caused them to lose while listening. Finally, the students also found difficulties related to the physical setting. For instance, when the tests are taking place in a deafening place.
 

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ELLIS ISLAND AS A MEMORY PLACE ACCORDING TO LEWİS HINE, GEORGES PEREC AND JR
Authors: Tekin Nezaket
Published: May 2022

Ellis Island in New York, USA, served as a center accepting the entry of people who immigrated to the United States between 1892 and 1954. Afterwards, it lost its function due to the changing laws, and today a part of the island has turned into a place of visit telling the history of immigration to America. In this article, the functioning of the island when it was active as an immigration reception office, the admission conditions, the approach to immigrants and the importance of the island as a memory place today are discussed in three parts. The first is the Ellis Island immigrant photographs taken by Lewis Hine in the early 1900s; the other is the text of author Georges Perec's memory research on being a migrant during his 1978 visit to the Ellis Island Immigration Museum; Finally, photographer and street artist JR placed photographs of immigrants who entered the island and their families living today in the interiors of Ellis Island in 2014 and interpreted the place and the phenomenon of migration in the context of contemporary art. The importance of Ellis Island, which has turned into a symbol of immigration to America and a place of memory today, has been discussed in related studies.
 

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METAPHORICAL IMPRISONMENT OF VICTORIAN WOMEN IN DICKENS’S HARD TIMES: A FOUCAULTIAN APPROACH
Authors: Köseoğlu Berna
Published: May 2022

In the nineteenth-century English society, during the Victorian period, most of the women experienced metaphorical confinement due to the dominance of power relations though they were not in the real structures of imprisonment. Victorian women were excessively disciplined and controlled by men who were very dominant and influential in that society. These women were captivated not by the iron bars of prisons, but by the walls of Victorian houses in which they were physically and psychologically subjected to the pressure of a male-dominated society. Charles Dickens, in his novel Hard Times, also sheds light on the miserable condition of Victorian women due to abuse of power. While analyzing the dominance of power in society and its impact on individuals, it would be worth dwelling on French philosopher, Michel Foucault’s concept of power and imprisonment. The aim of this article is to stress the influence of power upon Victorian women in Dickens’s Hard Times by emphasizing Foucault’s interpretation of power and incarceration.

 

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PROVERBIAL MATERIALS IN THE ORAL TRADITION OF THE IGBO: A STUDY OF CHINUA ACHEBE’S MAGNUM OPUS
Authors: Kammampoal Bawa
Published: May 2022

This paper is an attempt to find proverbial materials in Achebe’s magnum opus, to interpret and analyse them. The proverb is one of the elements of folklore which permeates the literary imagination of writers. It has for that matter been extant in verbal as well as written communication between people as it provides readers, users as well as listeners with the true essence of the culture of its originating society. Understandably, the proverb is one of the main discursive segments of oral tradition from which Chinua Achebe profusely draws to negate the colonial episteme. Since proverbs are part of the daily life of the Igbo people in which their culture is expressed, the novelist uses those not only as appropriate literary devices to depict social realities but also to help record the events of the past. Thus, Achebe’s intent in using proverbs is to give to his creative impulse an accurate stamp of uniqueness, authenticity as well as identity. Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is rich in proverbial materials in its endeavour to show that in non-literate oral cultures, proverbs, songs, poems as well as sayings are not the only fundamental repository of his people’s epistemology but also act as an explanatory meta-narrative. The study is based on theoretical frameworks proposed by both Mieder (2004) and McLeod (2002). While the former states that the wisdom of proverbs has guided people in their social interactions with the cultural values it carries; the latter adopts a postcolonial stand by positing that proverbs are used to overturn the dominant ways of seeing the world and representing reality in ways which do not replicate colonialist values. This suggests on the part of the postcolonial literary theorist, a dexterous manipulation of the English language; its syntactical structure as well as its semantics to project his own culture, outlook, and worldviews. Things Fall Apart is a compelling example of such a paradigm. The findings show that proverbial materials constitute a multifunction form of folk literature premised on significant cultural linguistic products created and used in social situations for social purposes: didactic as well as a depository of culture.
 

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SIGNIFICANCE OF ANALYTICS
Authors: Manko Barbara A. , Raparla Chandrasekhar Mani
Published: May 2022

Despite the number of times marketers have been using analytics as a tool to predict and drive consumer behavior, it is a relatively new application of the science. Technology continues to evolve and offers even more data choices and metrics for analysis, increasing the abilities of marketers to reach their audience. This article expands on several sectors of use, including real estate, social media, and healthcare, and theorizes the impact that analytics will have in the future as the technological means to interpret data catches up with the sheer amount of real-time information available for potential use, especially with the development of the Internet of Things, and rising concerns around data use, regarding data protection and copyright.

 

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THE STAFFING AUTONOMY OF GREEK UNIVERSITIES: AN ATTEMPT AT QUANTIFICATION
Authors: Lambropoulos Haris , Stamelos George , Bousiou Ourania
Published: May 2022

This study aims to assess the degree of staffing autonomy of Greek Universities, from a qualitative and quantitative perspective. The recent European University Association (EUA) research relating to University Autonomy did not include Greece since no input was provided for a series of years. Therefore, a thorough attempt to produce the necessary data (with special reference to the implementation period of Law 4009/11) will contribute to filling in the gap and providing useful country-specific outcomes. The methodology to be employed in this study complies with the one used by the EUA complemented with its own produced outcomes by studying the relevant literature together with the applicable legislation for the period in question. Thereby, the relevant outcomes produced (as numerical scores) allow for the ranking of Greek Universities as compared with their European counterparts. In specific, they level at a quite low position in terms of staffing autonomy. Having achieved that, proposals are offered for both the improvement of the EUA methodology for measuring staffing autonomy as well as for changes in the Greek legislation and Greek University practices to increase their performance and competitiveness in a continually changing and dynamic environment.
 

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KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND INFORMATION QUALITY AS MEDIATED BY MOBILE LEARNING SYSTEM USAGE OF SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS
Authors: Cabaluna Bellie Jane S. , Dequito Estela R.
Published: May 2022

This study aimed to determine the mediating effect of mobile learning system-usage of Davao City National High School senior high students between knowledge sharing and information quality. A stratified random sampling method was adopted, with 319 students as respondents. The researcher collected the data using a Google form delivered to the respondents. The results of a non-experimental quantitative mediation analysis using a validated questionnaire, mean, regression techniques, and Pearson r revealed a significant relationship between knowledge sharing, information quality, and mobile learning system usage. The findings revealed that senior high students' level of knowledge sharing was high. Likewise, the level of information quality of senior high students was high. In addition, the Level of Mobile Learning System Usage suggested that the outcome was high. Since the mediating effect causal steps approach in this study revealed a non-significant relationship between knowledge sharing and information quality, there was a complete mediation on the effect of mobile learning system usage on the relationship between knowledge sharing and information quality. As a result, mobile learning systems influence students' knowledge sharing and information quality, and vice versa.
 

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TEACHERS’ COMPETENCIES AND CONSTRAINTS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF E-LEARNING IN PHYSICS IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC ERA
Authors: Obafemi Deborah. T. A. , Aderonmu Temitope S. B.
Published: May 2022

The study investigated teachers’ competencies and constraints in the implementation of e-learning in Physics in the pandemic COVID-19 era. The study adopted the mixed-method research design, specifically descriptive survey and exploratory analysis. The purposive sampling technique was used to select a sample of 66 secondary school Physics teachers in secondary schools in Port Harcourt and Obio-Akpor Local Government Areas of Rivers State. The research instruments were Basic e-Learning Implementation Competencies and Constraints Questionnaire (Be-LICCQ) (r = 0.82) and the Structured Interview Template on e-learning (SITe-L). Data were analyzed using Mean. The study revealed that Physics teachers lack basic competencies in utilizing e-learning facilities in secondary schools. Several constraints were identified by Physics teachers such as inadequate technical support, teachers’ resistance to e-learning adoption, epileptic power supply, poor internet connectivity, and administrative barriers among others. The study, therefore, recommends training and retraining of Physics teachers in other to empower them with the skills needed for the implementation of e-learning in Physics, especially in the pandemic era.

 

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MEDIATING EFFECT OF TEACHER ATTITUDE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND PERCEIVED WELLBEING OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
Authors: Osorno Rodolfo II M. , Manonag Mary Beth L.
Published: May 2022

The aim of this study was to determine the mediating effect of teacher attitude towards a physical education learning environment and the perceived well-being of public school teachers. Utilizing quantitative, non-experimental design via correlational technique, data were obtained from 340 respondents of the study who are teachers in Physical Education in public schools (elementary and secondary) in Matanao, Bansalan and Magsaysay (MABAMA), Davao del Sur. The researcher utilized the total population technique and survey mode of data collection. The researcher also utilized the statistical tools mean, Pearson r, and for the mediation approach Medgraph using Sobel z-test. From the results of the study, it was found out that there is a high level of mean scores for all variables of learning environment, teacher attitude, and perceived well-being of public school teachers. Also, results revealed that there are significant relationships between learning environment and perceived well-being, between learning environment and teacher attitude, and between teacher attitude and perceived well-being of public school teachers. Further, it was revealed that there was a partial mediation on the effect of teacher attitude on the relationship between learning environment and perceived well-being of public school teachers. This implies that the learning environment conveys a good teacher attitude.
 

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THE INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL CULTURAL ELEMENTS AND ATTITUDE ON SELF-EFFICACY OF TEACHERS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Authors: Osorno Rodolfo II M. , Federico Khristine Jane S.
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of school cultural activities and teacher attitude and self-efficacy of teachers in Physical Education. Utilizing quantitative, non-experimental design via correlational technique, data were obtained from 300 respondents of the study who are teachers in public secondary schools in Digos City division and Davao del Sur division. The researcher utilized the total population technique and survey mode of data collection. The researcher also utilized the statistical tools mean, Pearson r, and multiple regression. From the results of the study, it was found out that there is a very high level of mean scores for all variables of school cultural elements, teacher attitude and self-efficacy of teachers in Physical Education. Also, results revealed that there are significant relationships between school cultural elements and self-efficacy, between teacher attitude and self-efficacy of public school teachers. Further, it was revealed there is a significant influence on the domains of school cultural elements and teacher attitude on the self-efficacy of teachers in Physical Education, and that the domains professional values, collaboration, leadership, and classroom management best influence the teaching efficacy of teachers in Physical Education.
 

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EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PICK AND ROLL OFFENSE AT THE 2017 EUROPEAN U’20 CHAMPIONSHIP
Authors: Angelou Spiros Dimitris , Stavropoulos Nikos , Galazoulas Christos , Manou Vasiliki
Published: May 2022

Pick and roll actions have become one of the most frequently used offensive cooperations in youth basketball games. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the variables of performance time of the pick and roll every five minutes, the pair of players who participated in the pick and roll and the offensive action of the ball handler after the screen, in the 2017 European U’20 Championship and how these affect its effectiveness. The sample of the study was the sixteen games of the second round of the Championship, taking place in Heraklion, Greece. The instrument used for the analysis of the matches was the SportScout STA Version 3.2. Analysis with ꭓ 2 (Chi-square) was used. A total of 658 pick and roll screens were found, of which 264 were successful (40.1%) and 394 (59.9%) failed. Furthermore, most pick and roll actions were performed in the first five-minute span of the first quarter of the games (n=103, 15.7%). The guard as the ball handler and the forward as the screener was the pair of players who participated in the majority of pick and rolls (n=296, 45%). Regarding the actions that took place after the screen, about 60% of the pick and rolls the ball handler chose to finish the action himself in 63.1% of the pick and rolls recorded either by driving to the basket (n=225, 34.2%) or with a shot (n=190, 28.9%). Most successful pick and rolls resulted in a successful two-point shot field goal (n=144, 54.5%) and most failed pick and rolls resulted in a failed two-point field goal attempt (n=200, 50.8%). The results of this research can provide information to coaches and players so they can organize better their training and maximize the performance of their team’s offense.
 

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ONLINE TEACHING AT THE FACULTY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS, THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, VIETNAM: SITUATION AND SOLUTIONS
Authors: Thi Tu Tran
Published: May 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread globally, affecting all aspects of social life, including university training. In response to this situation, Thai Nguyen University of Education in Vietnam has moved from direct teaching to online teaching. However, when applying this form of teaching, the University's Faculty of Physical Education and Sports is facing a number of difficulties because the lessons in the training program are mainly practical, which requires some particular teaching facilities, such as a yard and other training equipment. Stemming from the current online teaching and learning practices on the basis of surveying the situation, the author would like to offer a number of solutions to improve the effectiveness of online teaching in the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports to meet the training goals and plans.
 

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HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH SPORTS AND ART
Authors: Zaragas Harilaos
Published: May 2022

Over time, since the ancient times until today, there have been events in sports history concerning the right to freedom of expression. The important thing was that the sports festival highlighted this situation, as shown in the history of Kallipateira in the 5th century BC. [8], - that of the mother who did not have the right to see and admire her Olympian son, Peisidoros and who even faced the death penalty - and that story of the American 200-meter Olympic sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos (Mexico, 1968), who at the awards ceremony with their fists raised and wearing black gloves, barefoot during the recitation of the American national anthem, protested both against US racism towards the black race as well as poverty [9]. These events that were recorded in the history of sports have not left unmoved the artistic community which through the representational expressive activities has framed these events giving them a special tone of value. The purpose of this paper is to study the timeless reflexive relationship between human rights and sporting activity but also the way in which it has been captured until today by artistic activity. The method of literature review and content analysis was used. The research sample consisted of sports stories, works of art, historical events, poems, etc. The Greek intellect body of the interwar period praised the history of the first modern “Kallipateira” by writing an excellent poem that speaks of the right of women to exercise and in life generally, of courage and risk, but also of the respect and responsibility that constitute the pillars of support for dignity and human rights. In conclusion, through the reference made to the relationship between Sports - Art and Human Rights, the present research study concludes in the view of L. Wittgenstein "in the extreme depth aesthetics and ethics coincide".

 

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PARTICIPATION IN LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES AND THE BODY MASS INDEX OF STUDENTS IN A TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA
Authors: Ogunsile Seyi Elizabeth , Adeagbo David Ibikunle , Alebiosu Eunice Oluyemisi
Published: May 2022

The rate at which obesity is increasing among tertiary institution students in Nigeria is alarming. Physical inactivity, consumption of energy-dense foods, and sitting down for long hours are some of the risk factors for obesity that have been commonly reported among them. To reduce the risk of obesity, participation in leisure-time activities (LTA) is essential. This study was therefore carried out to determine the extent to which tertiary institution students engage in LTA and the relationship this has with their body mass index (BMI). A correlational research was carried out among 220 students selected using a multi-stage sampling procedure from Ekiti State University (EKSU) Nigeria. A self-developed, validated questionnaire was used to collect the data on respondents’ demographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements and frequency of participation in LTA. Spearman correlation analysis was used to determine the relationship between participation in LTA and BMI. All inferences were made at 0.05 level of significance. The majority (80%) of the respondents had a moderate level of participation in LTA. Also, leisure-time reading (Mean=3.30, SD=1.3) and watching TV/ listening to the news (Mean=2.90, SD=1.4), were the most commonly performed LTA among respondents. Lower BMI was associated with the participation in LTA that is rigorous in nature, while higher BMI was associated with the LTA that is sedentary in nature. This study revealed that participating in LTA that is rigorous in nature helps to maintain a normal body mass index better than LTA that is sedentary in nature. The findings of this study will go a long way in providing useful information to the physical and health education teams on the differences in the influence of sedentary and rigorous LTAs on the health of tertiary institution students. This is likely to guide the planning of programmes to encourage tertiary institution students to engage more in LTAs that are more rigorous.

 

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WATER SPORTS AND ABSTAIN TIME AFTER INJURY
Authors: Arachovitis Antonios , Stergioulas Apostolos , Georgiou Yannis
Published: May 2022

Injuries are painful experiences but also a reality for athletes. This is also the case with water sports such as water skiing and wakeboarding. The nature of both sports gives a multifactorial character to the cause and severity of injuries. The result of these is long abstinence from training, from the games, and the period of returning to competitive action increases. The purpose of this study was to determine the possible relationship between the independent variable of the sport (water-skiing, wakeboard) and the time of abstinence (from training, competing, and return time without physical discomfort). The sample consisted of 140 athletes in both water sports from Greece. The results of the study showed that there are no significant differences between the sports in the time of abstinence from training after injury. However, there are statistically significant differences in the times of abstinence from races and return to races without physical discomfort, with water-skiing athletes abstaining for a significantly longer period. It is recommended to the training and medical staff, to strictly control the athletes for the proper use of the appropriate equipment as a preventive measure, to make an immediate and meticulous diagnosis during the injury, and finally, to follow the protocol of the time required for recovery, to prevent a possible recurrence.
 

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IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM
Authors: Truc Nguyen Van , Van Nguyễn Thị Hong , Ngoc Huynh Hong
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this study is to assess the current situation and, as a result, provide specific solutions for improving the quality of physical education (PE) at The University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH). By using document references, interviews, and statistical analysis, the authors have identified three major aspects that significantly influence physical training at UEH, including facilities, lecturers, and curriculum. The results show that the ratio of sporting area per student is 0.15m2, which does not meet the standard; 15.38 percent of teachers do not meet the qualification criteria, and more than half of them (53.83%) are over 50 years old; the curriculum includes 03 credits with 45 periods divided into 02 modules. Guided by the legal basis and practical conditions, and consultation with experts, 04 solutions are offered based on their scientific, necessity, and feasibility to enhance the PE quality for the UEH’s students.
 

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