Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.20431/2349-0381.1009016
Barbara Mbolela, Joseph K Hachintu
: This research article presents a comprehensive Exploration of the role of Islam in the socio-economic empowerment of the youth in Makululu community of Kabwe - Zambia. The aims of the study was to understand the Islamic context of youth economic empowerment, seek to know the strategies Moslems employed in empowering the youth and assess the benefits the youths derived from the empowerments. The study employed a purposively selected sample of 118 participants comprising 7 Muslim Leaders, 66 Muslim youths, 44 Non-Muslim youths and 1 NGO representative and used a combination of interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGD) as the foundation for data collection. A special aspect of purposive sampling strategy called the Exemplar of the phenomenon of interest was also applied in selecting a single significant case which was thought of having a wealth of rich information (key informant) required by the study. Transcripts of the interviews and recorded FGDs were analysed thematically for perceptions of the respondents on the role of Islam in the Socio-economic empowerment of youths. Findings: The study unearthed critical conclusion that Muslims do play a significant role in the socioeconomic empowerment of the youth in Makululu Community in particular, and Zambia in general. However, a few Non-Muslim Youths did not fully appreciate the impact of empowerment. This could be because Kabwe does not, as yet, have an Islamic Youth Centre for most youth to access information and support they need, as they do not visit the local Mosque. Appropriate recommendations are given.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.20431/2349-0381.1009011
Anna Phiri, Malvern Kanyati
: The study found it necessary to discuss Home Economics Promoting Practical Skills for Sustainable development at all levels. Practical skills can really bring excellent and sustainable development to the learners and families at large. The acquisition of values and skills that can be attained by students would be used in their profession and the community at large.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.20431/2349-0381.1009010
AGNEY Ahou Florence
Le mercato dans le vocabulaire sportif désigne, selon le dictionnaire Robert, le « marché officiel des transferts de joueurs d’un club professionnel à un autre ». Cette transaction bien connue dans le milieu sportif semble avoir trouvé un terreau fertile dans l’environnement politique ivoirien. En effet, le comportement de certains acteurs politiques du pays fait penser à ce que nous avons qualifié de mercato politique. Au risque d’exagérer, nous disons que le mercato politique est très florissant en Côte d’Ivoire vu les départs « fracassants » de certains acteurs et non des moindres, quittant leur parti d’origine pour un autre ou faisant un exode massif avec leurs partisans pour une autre formation politique.Députés, maires, présidents de conseils régionaux, nombreux sont ces acteurs politiques qui, après avoir été élus sous la bannière d’un parti politique ou en candidat indépendant, rejoignent d’autres formations politiques.Par exemple, lors des élections législatives du 6 mars 2021, l’on dénombrait parmi les candidats, 35 indépendants. Mais au lendemain de leur élection, 18 d’entre eux ont rejoint le RHDP et deux autres le PDCI-RDA. C’est également le cas deces quatre élus municipaux du PDCI-RDA avec leurs conseillers municipaux qui ont viré au RHDP, le lundi 4 mai 2020 au grand dam de leurs électeurs. Les exemples pourraient être multipliés.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.20431/2349-0381.1007019
Bina Andari Nurmaning, Jabal Tarik Ibrahim, Fauzik Lendriyono, Sun joto
: This study aims to analyze the social construction of the school committee in efforts to improve the quality of education in Public Elementary Schools (SDN) in Tulungagung Subdistrict, Tulungagung Regency. This research employs a qualitative approach by collecting data through observation, interviews, and document analysis. The findings of this study indicate that the school committee, in its role of providing considerations, support body, control body, and mediator in the school, has made a significant contribution to improving the quality of education in SDN. The school committee is involved in lesson planning, school budget decision-making, and educational program development. Additionally, the school committee acts as a mediator between the school, parents, and the community in conveying aspirations, input, and socialization related to school programs. Supportive factors such as cooperation among the school, committee, and parents, as well as accountability reports on community assistance, also contribute to the improvement of education quality. The school committee actively participates by providing financial support, manpower, and intellectual support, as well as supporting school facilities, infrastructure, and financial procurement. The implications of this research highlight the importance of the school committee's role as an actor influencing the quality of education in SDN, emphasizing the need for good collaboration among the school committee, school authorities, parents, and the community to achieve optimal educational quality improvement.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.20431/2349-0381.1009001
Xiaoxiao Liu
diverse. First, influenced by Marx, Adorno endorses the thought that, from a technological perspective, the unleashed production forces provide the possibility for men to engage in “contemplation without inhumanity” and are conducive to the substantial happiness of human Abstract: Adorno is frequently engaged in dialogue with Marx when examining the unleashing of production forces, which, in his writings, Adorno presents mainly in three contexts. First, Adorno affirms, from a technological perspective, that the unleashed production forces lay the material foundation for “contemplation without inhumanity”, which provides the possibility for human liberation. For this possibility to become a reality, Adorno states further, all exploitative systems must be eliminated absolutely. Secondly, Adorno cogitates on productivity in the interrelationship between production forces and production relationships. Based on his study of late capitalist society which he regards as “all of a piece”, Adorno argues that production forces have been reduced to a defender to preserve capitalist relationships, rather than performing a revolutionary role. However, as evidenced by the law of declining rate of general profit, the micro-foundation of the essential contradiction of historical materialism, the development of production forces remains the underlying obstacle that cannot be overcome by capitalist production relationships. Finally, Adorno criticizes Marx for not going beyond industrialism; while, he endorses the abolition of production for production’s sake and the primacy of practice. However, Adorno is guilty of the intellectual error of simply equating productivism, the primacy of practice, and industrialism.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.20431/2349-0381.1008003
Xinyi (Angela) Li
: This essay analyzes Vladimir Nabokov’s Pale Fire through one common strand unifying the narrative of John Shade the poet and Charles Kinbote the commentator: the number two. Tracking how Kinbote evolves from an unskilled balancer of the number two to a successful one – just like the poet – this essay aims to provide backing to the literary theory that the commentator takes over the identity of Shade upon the poet’s death.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.20431/2349-0381.1005005
Oluoch Monica Oloo, Anyonje Muteheli. Florence
{"title":"'Reculture, Don't Restructure': Propositions to Improve Learner Achievement in Underperforming Schools in Mopani West District","authors":"Oluoch Monica Oloo, Anyonje Muteheli. Florence","doi":"10.20431/2349-0381.1005005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2349-0381.1005005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":491093,"journal":{"name":"International journal of humanities, social sciences and education","volume":"199 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135828753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.20431/2349-0381.1007004
Du Yakun, Fan Linzhou, Arbey Hernan Medina Rocha, Rodrigo Cabrera Perez, Clara Isabel Bermudez Santana
: The focus of this article was to explore the effects of the prosperity gospel on non-Pentecostal Churches in Mansa Township of the Luapula Province in Zambia. The study was significant in the sense that it contributed towards the contemporary discussion on the prosperity gospel and how it has affected non-Pentecostal churches not only in Luapula Province but the nation as a whole. Besides, it was hoped that the finding of the study would add to the body of knowledge and literature on the effects of the prosperity gospel in general. Theoretically underpinned by Marx Weber's (1930) essay on “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism” with special focus on Calvin's doctrine, the study drew upon the data obtained through qualitative research strategy from 25 respondents. One-on-one interviews and Focus Group Discussions were conducted on clergymen, the youth, laymen and women from Neo-Pentecostal churches and Non-Pentecostal churches while data were analysed thematically. The findings of the study were that the prosperity gospel had effects both negative and positive on non-Pentecostal churches. Negatively, the gospel had made the non-Pentecostal churches compromise in the mode of worship, led to membership stealing, and made people become lazy and have dual membership. Positively, it contributed to the evolution of the Charismatic Renewal Groups. Finally, it was discovered that the prosperity gospel had much influence on the women and the youths causing them to move from their mainline churches into Pentecostalism, exacerbating the rise of Pentecostalism in Mansa Township.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.20431/2349-0381.1009013
Annie Milukutu, Musole Siachisa
sustainable development goals. Abstract: Public sectors worldwide have faced a performance crisis, with public employees being stereotyped as lethargic and bureaucratic and public agencies being seen as large, wasteful and inefficient. This has increased the demand for efficiency, leading to the adoption of Digital Transformation (DT) approaches from outside the public sector. DT is considered a path to efficiency, fostering innovation, inclusivity, and sustainable growth. However, human effort and accumulated knowledge drive the use of digital tools for organisations and nations to adapt to change. This paper aims to assess the impact of DT on employee performance in Zambia’s Ministry of Health Headquarters by establishing whether key technologies in DT have been implemented at the Ministry, their effect on employee performance and subsequent constraints and challenges. The study used a mixed-method approach; quantitative data were collected from 41 employees using questionnaires and qualitative data were collected from two key informants (managers) using interview guides. Quantitative data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software and qualitative data were analysed using content analysis. The study findings revealed that the key technologies were implemented in the Ministry though in phases as the process was still underway. The digital tools implemented positively influenced employee performance in terms of tasks, adaptability and contextual but there were challenges and constraints such as connectivity issues, limited access to digital tools in isolated cases, inadequate resources and training. Hence the recommendation that since digital tools positively impact employee performance, there is need for government to provide the necessary tools, skills, resources, stable connectivity and training of employees in using digital tools.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.20431/2349-0381.1009012
Cheng Shuyi, Wu Chunrong
: At the era of the innovation of general high school English curriculum standards, the writing application has been integrated into core competencies. The form of testing writing ability in the college entrance examination has also transferred. Therefore, the relative research of English writing strategies has become a hot spot, which are lack of researching. This paper aims to use the questionnaire survey and interviewing method to conclude the current situation of senior high school English writing strategies application from the perspective of thinking capacity, so that some suggestions for senior high school English writing strategies can be got. The results are :from the perspective of logicality, senior high school students are lack of writing strategies in creating texts to describe things and characteristics with the use of rhetorical devices as well as using discourse knowledge to organize information structures logically according to the needs of thematic expression. In addition, as far as criticality and innovativeness, senior high school students are lack of positively analyzing the causes of writing problems and trying to solve it, trying to achieve naturalness by using filler words or inserted words and analyzing the causes of anxiety or impatience in the process of writing learning. Therefore, the relative suggestions are: firstly, organizing the accurate plan for English writing strategies, set realistic teaching objectives and design hierarchical English homework; secondly, apply various such as CLT and process-writing method to assist students’ learning; thirdly, organize the experience communication discussion and after-class assistance to help students overcome the impatience and anxiety when facing writing difficulties
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