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PENERAPAN TEKNOLOGI PROSESPANEN MODERN TERHADAP KESEJAHTERAAN WARGA DESA JAYANEGARA KECAMATAN TEMPURAN
Authors: Murtalim  
Published: November 2021

Desa Jayanegara adalah sebuah desa yang terletak di Kecamatan Tempuran Kabupaten Karawang dengan sebagian besar mata pencaharian penduduknya mengandalkan dari sektor pertanian terutama padi sawah, Dalam pemanenannya petani padi menggunakan alat-alat pertanian yang bersifat mekanis atau menggunakan tenaga mesin menjadi suatu teknologi alternatif dalam meningkatkan effsiensi dan efektifitas produksi hasil pertaniannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mecari permasalahan dan solusi terkait potensi peningkatan kesejahteraan para petani dengan meningkatkan hasil panen. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu dengan menggunakan analisis SWOT. Analisis SWOT bertujuan untuk mengetahui kekuatan dan kelemahan serta kesmpatan dan ancaman yang dimiliki desa. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan menurunnya ekonomi pada masyarakat yang diakibatkan kurangnya penanganan teknologi panen hasil pertanian di desa Jayanegara.
Kata Kunci : mesin pertanian, jayanegara, kesejahteraan
Competitive Advantage Threats and Opportunities in the South African Clothing, Textiles, Leather, and Footwear (CTLF) Industry
Authors: Mbatha Sipho 
Published: November 2021

Despite the employment and competitive advantage decline experienced in previous years, the South African clothing, textile, leather, and footwear (SACTLF) industry is still a significant contributor to the country’s manufacturing sector. To restore employment figures last seen a decade ago in the industry, the SACTLF has to explore competitive advantage threats and opportunities, among others. To explore competitive advantage threats and opportunities in the SACTLF industry, a leading SACTLF retail group and two leading clothing manufacturers’ associations (representing over 100 CTLF organisations) were purposefully sampled and interviewed. Emerging from the transcripts is that the low rate of innovation and lack of access to manufacturing inputs are the main competitive advantage threats. Strengthening quick-response time and localisation emerged as competitively advantageous opportunities. This article’s findings show that the SACTLF industry has the potential to develop a competitive advantage. The findings of the study contribute new knowledge to the literature.

Received: 27 July 2021 / Accepted: 7 October 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021
Child Protection Measures as a Legal Instrument for Child Protection at Tirana Municipality
Authors: Subashi Anisa , Bregu Edit 
Published: November 2021

For Albanian institutions and society, application of the protection measures comes not only as an innovation in the field of child rights and protection but especially as a legal instrument that for the first time attains to put the highest interest of the child and to guarantee his/her protection in time and according to the simplified legal procedure. This paper presents types of protection measures, child characteristics for which these measures have been in place, analysis of the process starting with the identification and evaluation of the risk till in confirming of the protection measure from the Court as well as all the progress of implementation of the Individual Protection Plan. The paper offers an analysis of the demographic and analytic factors on the motives and cases where protection measures are applied. 74 measures analyzed are 74 children's’ life's where the protection system has intervened to stave off from the risk and offer the services in a safe place. In 36 of them is being realized specialized supervision in family environment where through the Individual Protection Plan, despite family services, specialized support from child protection unit is being more intensive in family. In absence of foster families, the protection measure for child placement in alternative care is applied in residential care institutions or at their relatives. For emergent protection cases, all 23 children are placed in residential care institutions for children; 8 cases taken under immediate protection and other 13 cases taken under protection and placed in alternative care actually are not leaving in street condition but placed in a safe place meanwhile that child protection structure continue with empowering plans for families aiming at returning of child close to biological families.

Received: 31 May 2021 / Accepted: 4 September 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021
The Relationship between Social Stigma and Brexit of European Teachers in the United Kingdom: The Inquiry of Sociocultural and Psychological Racism
Authors: Santos Luis Miguel Dos 
Published: November 2021

Due to the development of the national policies and Brexit in the United Kingdom, teachers from European Union may experience bias and difficulties due to their background and status. From the sociology of education perspective, the researcher employed the stigma approach and the sociocultural and psychological racism theory as the theoretical frameworks to understand how experienced European teachers who lived in the United Kingdom describe their experiences. The phenomenological design with two sessions of in-depth interview tool was employed to recruit 86 participants all around the United Kingdom. The results indicated that workplace bullying, discrimination and stigma due to nationality, and limited promotion opportunities were key concerns. The outcomes of this study captured the contemporary situation, stigma, social bias and discrimination problems based on the people who have settled in the UK for at least two decades. Policymakers, government leaders, human resources professionals, social caring professionals and researchers may take this study as the opportunity to polish and reform their community.

Received: 19 July 2021 / Accepted: 13 September 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021
Students’ Perceptions of Portfolio as a Motivating Factor in Learning English as a Foreign Language
Authors: Muho Anita , Leka Klodiana 
Published: November 2021

The goal of this study is to find out what students think about using a portfolio as a motivator tool in studying English as a foreign language. As they include both students' and teachers' viewpoints on the learning process, portfolios are viewed as potential assessment tools. This study made use of qualitative methods of research. We have used interviews, which was conducted with 70 students, in four high schools in Durres, Albania. Students' perceptions of utilizing portfolios as an assessment tool revealed that portfolios help students be more autonomous, promote critical thinking, and increase motivation. Portfolio is an effective assessment approach since it encourages students to improve in maturity and independence rather of simply exposing their flaws. Portfolio helps them to be critical thinkers and independent consequently motivating them in learning English as a foreign language. This study will assist teachers in using portfolios as an assessment tool to encourage students to learn English as a foreign language.

Received: 5 June 2021 / Accepted: 13 October 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021
The Role of Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University in Developing the Students' Academic Skills According to the Saudi Arabia Kingdom's Vision 2030
Authors: Alowayyid Norah Nasser 
Published: November 2021

Universities are responsible for developing students' personalities by providing them with new experiences, whether through study materials, dialogue, discussion, or scientific research teams. This research focused on academic skills from a new integrative perspective. It highlighted the weakness of the required skills for Saudi university students. Moreover, it determined the role of Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University in developing academic skills among university students considering the Saudi Arabia Kingdom's vision 2030. It used the descriptive-analytical method to achieve its purpose. The findings of the study showed that Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University had established learning and creative skills as academic skills among students. There were no statistically significant differences in developing all their academic skills according to the difference in the gender variable. However, there were statistically significant differences at the significance level (0.05≥∝) in the research sample opinions according to the faculty variable and academic level. Therefore, the research recommends adopting awareness programs about the importance of educational skills among university students. Furthermore, it emphasizes intensifying university courses with topics that urge students to pay attention to self-learning skills.

Received: 20 August 2021 / Accepted: 18 October 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021
Translation Online Learning during Coronavirus Lockdown: An Evaluation of Student-Centered Learning at Selected Jordanian Universities
Authors: Khoury Ogareet , Al-Saideen Bassam , Al-Sharah Nayel , Tartory Raeda , Ghnaim Feda , Dudeen Haifa , Awwad Sirine 
Published: November 2021

The Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education has recently released general guidelines for universities to adhere to in online education. Applying a student-centered approach in online learning was highly stressed in the ministry’s guidelines. In response to the ministry’s vision, the present study aims at investigating the effectiveness of online education in promoting student-centered learning at three Jordanian universities (two private and one public). One hundred and nine translation senior students were surveyed on their perception of the application of a student-centered approach in the translator training programs. The questionnaires were designed in open format items on which respondents were required to comment freely. However, data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. As the ratio of male students to female students in the programs is almost 3:7, the responses received from female students were almost three-folds the responses received from male students. The results of the study revealed that male and female students responded positively on four of the seven questioned aspects and negatively on three of them, with no gender-based statistically significant difference in the responses. The positive perceptions in online learning pertain to autonomy and responsibility, translation authentic projects, absence of teacher-centered learning and reflection of students on their own learning, while the drawbacks were reflected in areas related to teamwork, peer review, and time management.

Received: 23 June 2021 / Accepted: 2 September 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021
The Al-Invest Contribution to the Resilience of the Chemical Company: Development Cooperation
Authors: González Alvarado Tania Elena 
Published: November 2021

This article aims to identify the contribution of the Al-Invest program to resilience and economic growth in companies in the chemical sector. The study sample consists of 596 European and Latin American companies that benefited from Al-Invest. It was found that Knowledge Transfer was not the main interest in the collaborations. The economic dynamics of the chemical industry pressure companies to compete, having a low impact on local development when it comes to knowledge transfer. Al-Invests contribution is oriented to the company in four aspects: relational capital with foreign agents, geographic openness, open innovation, and greater technological and marketing capacity. These four elements increase the resilience and economic growth of the company, accompanied by a favorable impact on economic development in the region.

Received: 2 September 2021 / Accepted: 5 October 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021
Predictive Path Modelling of Indicators of Secondary School Instructors’ Affective, Continuance and Normative Job Commitment
Authors: Owan Valentine Joseph 
Published: November 2021

There is a growing body of literature investigating the impact of retraining and motivation on employee work efficiency. However, little seems to be understood about the effects of employee placement on the commitment of teachers to their jobs. To the best of the researcher's awareness, the partial and composite impact of staff placement, retraining, and motivation on the three aspects of job commitment (affective, continuance and normative) among secondary educators have scarcely been examined. This research was intended to fill this vacuum by using a predictive path modelling approach to analyse the association between these endogenous and exogenous variables. A random sample of 500 secondary school principals was surveyed using two forms of questionnaires. Collected data were analysed and formulated hypotheses tested using Path and multiple linear regression analyses, with the aid of Amos and SPSS packages. Findings indicated that staff placement and motivation were highly predictive of instructors' commitment (at the affective and continuance dimension), but not at the normative dimension; Employee dedication in the three dimensions was not predicted by personnel retraining, but it did result in employee attrition; workers retraining only increased teachers' work commitment when it was augmented with placement and motivation. The combined effect of staff placement, retraining, and motivation was statistically significant in two dimensions of teachers’ job commitment (affective and continuance), but not on the normative dimension. Based on these findings, policy and theoretical ramifications for effective instructional management, assessment, classroom practice, and future study are discussed.

Received: 30 March 2021 / Accepted: 27 July 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021
Judicial Cooperation with Foreign Authorities in Criminal Matters in Albania
Authors: Skenderaj Klodjan , Bardhi Ejona 
Published: November 2021

The Code of Criminal Procedure is the basic law that regulates jurisdictional relations with foreign authorities in criminal matters in Albania. This Code defines the instruments of judicial cooperation, the manner and procedure of how judicial cooperation is carried out and what are the authorities for the implementation of judicial cooperation. According article 10 of the Code of Criminal Procedure it is guaranteed the compliance of international agreements, principles and norms of international law, accepted by the Albanian state, in accordance with the constitutional principle stipulated by Article 116 of the Constitution of the Republic of Albania. This paper will analyze extradition as a traditional means of judicial cooperation in criminal matters, legal provisions, domestic judicial practice, but also the latest extradition agreement concluded between Albania and the United States of America.

Received: 27 September 2021 / Accepted: 29 October 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021
Do the Media Affect the Decisions of Policy Makers in Foreign Policy?
Authors: Ajjan Mazen , Mehartaj Begum Syed 
Published: November 2021

On July 16th 2021, the U.S. newly elected President Joe Biden hosted Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi at the White House. The main topic was the future of the U.S. troops in Iraq. The controversial American invasion, after more than eighteen years, is again in focus. The American media in particular is allocating long hours of its live coverage in discussing this sensitive topic. This paper investigates the complex relationship between media and policymakers in the USA. The paper uses the invasion of Iraq in 2003 as a case study to address the question of the media’s influence on policy decision-making. By choosing two main media outlets in the "stalwart" on democracy: The New York Times and Fox News. The paper goes through a detailed account of how the Bush administration was able to impose their interpretation of the situation and how the media fostered misperceptions among the American public in one of the most world’s controversial crises. The conclusion from this analysis was that the media don’t affect policymaking. On the contrary, the American administration shaped the news coverage almost entirely. The Bush administration in 2003 was able to employ media to form its war agenda and spreading it to the public. Media, even in a democratic system, was unable to give counter argument or even a critical attitude towards Bush administration foreign policy.

Received: 5 August 2021 / Accepted: 4 October 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021
Assessing the Effect of Federal Universities Academics and National Youth Service Corps Members on the Conduct of General Elections in Nigeria
Authors: Kolawole Aliyu M. , Ikedinma Hope Amoge 
Published: November 2021

This study examined issues that necessitated the use of federal universities academics and national youth service corps members in the conduct of general elections in Nigeria and discussed the credibility of election management with their involvement. It also interrogated the effectiveness and challenges of using them by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The study utilised primary data that was collected through semi-structured interviews with thirty respondents. Secondary data was sourced from periodicals, journals, election manuals, and electoral act of 2010 as amended. The data collected were analysed using content analysis. The study showed that the need to sanitize the electoral system informed the use of universities academics and national youth service corps members. The study also showed that the academics and national youth service corps members have facilitated the credibility of the electoral system and that the activities of desperate politicians who are driven by the lust for political power are some of the challenges faced in using university academics and national youth service corps members. It is suggested that the current use of universities academics and national youth service corps members in the conduct of future elections should be sustained.

Received: 5 August 2021 / Accepted: 30 september 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021
Emerging Roles of Small and Medium Enterprises in the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa
Authors: Adegbite Waliu M. , Govender Cookie M. 
Published: November 2021

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is more than just technology-driven change, disruptive innovation impacts core industries, including the informal sector. Expectedly, the revolution will raise the level of innovation and creativity of the manufacturing SMEs through the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Unfortunately, fewer studies attempted to examine the knowledge level of SME’s adoption of 4IR technologies, and their benefits to the sector in low-income countries, especially in Africa. This research paper takes a closer look at the expected roles of SMEs. It examines the emerging roles of SMEs in the 4IR towards sectoral growth and intending transformation of the informal sector in Africa. Twenty-nine studies dealing with this range of topics are examined in the framework of a systematic review. Although the reviews showed that the level of awareness on the benefits of adopting 4IR technologies in manufacturing SMEs is increasing, research has not highlighted the specific roles expected of SMEs in the digital revolution, especially in low-income countries like Africa. The study identified from the literature that if SMEs are fully transited into industry 4.0, small businesses in Africa will mobilise future jobs, create a new business model, and promote the internationalization of SME products, among others. The study proposed a framework to facilitate the role of SMEs in the 4IR. A unique regional approach towards governance and cooperation focusing on 4IR to grow the activities of the SMEs for regional development may be necessary for Africa.

Received: 27 June 2021 / Accepted: 26 September 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021
Concept of Increase Enrolment: Its effect on teachers in Ghana
Authors: Akoto-Baako Hansen , Heeralal Prem Jotham , Kissi-Abrokwah Bernard 
Published: November 2021

This study investigated the effects of increase in enrolment on teachers in second cycle institutions in Ghana. The effects of increase enrolment on teacher’s work load, classroom management, health, social life and classroom interaction. The study employed the pragmatic paradigm and mixed method approach. Concurrent triangulation comprising descriptive survey for the quantitative phase and a case study for the qualitative phase. Self-developed questionnaire and semi-structured interview schedule were used to collect data from respondents. A total of hundred and forty-seven (147) respondents were used for the study. It was made up of one hundred and forty (140) teachers used at the quantitative phase and seven (7) head teachers used in the qualitative phase. The study found out that increase enrolment increased the workload of teachers significantly, and exposed teachers to health challenges. The study also revealed that increase enrolment made it very difficult for teachers to manage their classrooms and interact with students during instructional periods. The study recommended that teaching assistants be assigned to all teachers, government should set up a special body which is made up of occupational counsellors, psychologists, physicians who will tasked to organize programs on monthly bases to educate teachers on how to manage work related stress they encounter. Finally, the government should build more schools and make it a priority to train more teachers.

Received: 15 September 2021 / Accepted: 16 October 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021
Matching Complexes of $3 \times n$ Grid Graphs
Authors: Goyal Shuchita , Shukla Samir , Singh Anurag 
Published: November 2021

The matching complex of a graph $G$ is a simplicial complex whose simplices are matchings in $G$. In the last few years the matching complexes of grid graphs have gained much attention among the topological combinatorists. In 2017, Braun and Hough obtained homological results related to the matching complexes of $2 \times n$ grid graphs. Further in 2019, Matsushita showed that the matching complexes of $2 \times n$ grid graphs are homotopy equivalent to a wedge of spheres. In this article we prove that the matching complexes of $3\times n$ grid graphs are homotopy equivalent to a wedge of spheres. We also give the comprehensive list of the dimensions of spheres appearing in the wedge.