Pub Date : 2024-02-06DOI: 10.55284/ajssh.v9i1.1023
Manuela Valentini, Michela Montesi, A. Federici
This article, structured through in-depth and rigorous bibliographical research, focuses on the importance of movement and the body in nursery school as privileged elements for interacting with the world by starting one's own path of acquiring a personality style. In fact, the school, together with the family and the social sector, has the great responsibility of instructing and educating with all the knowledge for a complete education, taking care of and welcoming subjects of developmental age. One of its main purposes is to initiate the full development of the personality for complete maturation by providing knowledge that uses all languages (verbal and non-verbal) with concrete and tangible skills for the future man citizen. We focus on how, from early childhood, the body connects the self with things, with the environment, and with others, enhancing everyone's experience from an early age, from cognitive, sensorial, emotional points of view, social, and relational through the body, placing it as the protagonist and creating contexts in which to build meanings and diversified paths. The emphasis is on carrying out multiple and different recreational-motor activities in a positive and stimulating environment, leaving the child time to experiment and internalize at his own pace, allowing him to build his self-image (perception, knowledge, conscience), gradually exploring and learning through it.
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Pub Date : 2024-02-06DOI: 10.55284/ajssh.v9i1.1023
Manuela Valentini, Michela Montesi, A. Federici
This article, structured through in-depth and rigorous bibliographical research, focuses on the importance of movement and the body in nursery school as privileged elements for interacting with the world by starting one's own path of acquiring a personality style. In fact, the school, together with the family and the social sector, has the great responsibility of instructing and educating with all the knowledge for a complete education, taking care of and welcoming subjects of developmental age. One of its main purposes is to initiate the full development of the personality for complete maturation by providing knowledge that uses all languages (verbal and non-verbal) with concrete and tangible skills for the future man citizen. We focus on how, from early childhood, the body connects the self with things, with the environment, and with others, enhancing everyone's experience from an early age, from cognitive, sensorial, emotional points of view, social, and relational through the body, placing it as the protagonist and creating contexts in which to build meanings and diversified paths. The emphasis is on carrying out multiple and different recreational-motor activities in a positive and stimulating environment, leaving the child time to experiment and internalize at his own pace, allowing him to build his self-image (perception, knowledge, conscience), gradually exploring and learning through it.
{"title":"Development of the person-child: Awareness of oneself and of others through motor activity","authors":"Manuela Valentini, Michela Montesi, A. Federici","doi":"10.55284/ajssh.v9i1.1023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55284/ajssh.v9i1.1023","url":null,"abstract":"This article, structured through in-depth and rigorous bibliographical research, focuses on the importance of movement and the body in nursery school as privileged elements for interacting with the world by starting one's own path of acquiring a personality style. In fact, the school, together with the family and the social sector, has the great responsibility of instructing and educating with all the knowledge for a complete education, taking care of and welcoming subjects of developmental age. One of its main purposes is to initiate the full development of the personality for complete maturation by providing knowledge that uses all languages (verbal and non-verbal) with concrete and tangible skills for the future man citizen. We focus on how, from early childhood, the body connects the self with things, with the environment, and with others, enhancing everyone's experience from an early age, from cognitive, sensorial, emotional points of view, social, and relational through the body, placing it as the protagonist and creating contexts in which to build meanings and diversified paths. The emphasis is on carrying out multiple and different recreational-motor activities in a positive and stimulating environment, leaving the child time to experiment and internalize at his own pace, allowing him to build his self-image (perception, knowledge, conscience), gradually exploring and learning through it.","PeriodicalId":93162,"journal":{"name":"American journal of social sciences and humanities","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139799708","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}
There are numerous factors which have a role in impacting students' experiences at higher education institutions. The study's main objectives are to determine which support structures at institutions of higher learning promote a conducive environment for student success. Secondly, to explore activities that institutions of higher learning can consider when addressing the issue of academic success. The paper focuses on the Honors Living-Learning Community (HLLC) at Rutgers University – Newark (RU-N), New Jersey as a case study to examine how it successfully ensures its students' academic success. A self-report survey was conducted to examine the experiences of HLLC alumni to identify factors impacting students’ academic success. The 2018 to 2021 alumni at the Honors Living-Learning Community (HLLC) at Rutgers University – Newark (RU-N) were the population for this study. The study opted for the theoretical framework of Tinto and Pusser; two noted theorists on student success and persistence. The study's findings suggest that maintaining institutional commitment, enhancing academic and social support, diversifying the curriculum, implementing longitudinal assessments, investing in faculty development, and promoting alumni engagement as ways to improve the HLLC's impact on student success. By implementing the proposed recommendations, the HLLC can allow students to achieve academic success, grow personally, and positively impact their communities. The HLLC is a beacon of hope for higher education because it continues to shape students’ lives and ensure that students can attain their undergrade education within four years to help reduce the financial burden on all stakeholders in higher education.
有许多因素会影响学生在高等教育机构的经历。这项研究的主要目的是确定高等教育机构的哪些支持结构促进了有利于学生成功的环境。其次，探讨高等院校在解决学业成功问题时可以考虑的活动。本文以新泽西州罗格斯大学纽瓦克分校(Rutgers University - Newark, RU-N)的荣誉生活学习社区(HLLC)为例，研究它如何成功地确保学生的学业成功。本研究以自我报告调查的方式，检视HLLC校友的经历，以找出影响学生学业成功的因素。罗格斯大学纽瓦克分校(Rutgers University - Newark)荣誉生活学习社区(HLLC)的2018年至2021年校友是本研究的对象。本研究选择了Tinto和Pusser的理论框架;两位著名的关于学生成功和坚持的理论家。研究结果表明，维持机构承诺，加强学术和社会支持，使课程多样化，实施纵向评估，投资于教师发展，促进校友参与，这些都是提高HLLC对学生成功影响的方法。通过实施提出的建议，HLLC可以让学生取得学业成功，个人成长，并积极影响他们的社区。HLLC是高等教育的希望灯塔，因为它继续塑造学生的生活，确保学生能够在四年内完成本科教育，以帮助减轻高等教育所有利益相关者的经济负担。
{"title":"Promoting student persistence and academic success: Implications for higher education institutions","authors":"Davy J Du Plessis, Engelbert Santana, Macsu Hill","doi":"10.55284/ajssh.v8i2.980","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55284/ajssh.v8i2.980","url":null,"abstract":"There are numerous factors which have a role in impacting students' experiences at higher education institutions. The study's main objectives are to determine which support structures at institutions of higher learning promote a conducive environment for student success. Secondly, to explore activities that institutions of higher learning can consider when addressing the issue of academic success. The paper focuses on the Honors Living-Learning Community (HLLC) at Rutgers University – Newark (RU-N), New Jersey as a case study to examine how it successfully ensures its students' academic success. A self-report survey was conducted to examine the experiences of HLLC alumni to identify factors impacting students’ academic success. The 2018 to 2021 alumni at the Honors Living-Learning Community (HLLC) at Rutgers University – Newark (RU-N) were the population for this study. The study opted for the theoretical framework of Tinto and Pusser; two noted theorists on student success and persistence. The study's findings suggest that maintaining institutional commitment, enhancing academic and social support, diversifying the curriculum, implementing longitudinal assessments, investing in faculty development, and promoting alumni engagement as ways to improve the HLLC's impact on student success. By implementing the proposed recommendations, the HLLC can allow students to achieve academic success, grow personally, and positively impact their communities. The HLLC is a beacon of hope for higher education because it continues to shape students’ lives and ensure that students can attain their undergrade education within four years to help reduce the financial burden on all stakeholders in higher education.","PeriodicalId":93162,"journal":{"name":"American journal of social sciences and humanities","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135685117","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}
This research aimed to investigate the lexical trends and sentiment shifts in the World Trade Report spanning 2018-2020 using corpus and sentiment analysis tools. Data of the World Trade Report from 2018 to 2020 was analyzed. We employed the Words tool, Whelk tool, and GraphColl tool within the LancsBox corpus tool to count high-frequency nouns and verbs, scrutinize the distribution characteristics of key words, and assess their semantic collocation features. Furthermore, sentiment analysis was conducted using the VADER algorithm. The results indicated that the 2020 World Trade Report prominently featured high-frequency nouns such as policy, innovation, and government, as well as verbs like support, mirroring the challenging global economic climate in that year. Semantic collocation analysis of key words from the 2020 report highlighted the significant challenges COVID-19 posed to global economic stability. Additionally, the sentiment scores from 2019 to 2020 exhibited notable differences, with a consistent decline in average scores annually and a more pronounced negative sentiment in the 2020 report compared to the previous years. Recognizing these linguistic and sentiment trends can aid policymakers and businesses in understanding the nuanced shifts in global economic narratives, especially in response to significant events like the COVID-19 pandemic.
{"title":"Perception on global economy through world trade report: A corpus and computation-driven approach","authors":"Zilong Zhong","doi":"10.55284/ajssh.v8i2.977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55284/ajssh.v8i2.977","url":null,"abstract":"This research aimed to investigate the lexical trends and sentiment shifts in the World Trade Report spanning 2018-2020 using corpus and sentiment analysis tools. Data of the World Trade Report from 2018 to 2020 was analyzed. We employed the Words tool, Whelk tool, and GraphColl tool within the LancsBox corpus tool to count high-frequency nouns and verbs, scrutinize the distribution characteristics of key words, and assess their semantic collocation features. Furthermore, sentiment analysis was conducted using the VADER algorithm. The results indicated that the 2020 World Trade Report prominently featured high-frequency nouns such as policy, innovation, and government, as well as verbs like support, mirroring the challenging global economic climate in that year. Semantic collocation analysis of key words from the 2020 report highlighted the significant challenges COVID-19 posed to global economic stability. Additionally, the sentiment scores from 2019 to 2020 exhibited notable differences, with a consistent decline in average scores annually and a more pronounced negative sentiment in the 2020 report compared to the previous years. Recognizing these linguistic and sentiment trends can aid policymakers and businesses in understanding the nuanced shifts in global economic narratives, especially in response to significant events like the COVID-19 pandemic.","PeriodicalId":93162,"journal":{"name":"American journal of social sciences and humanities","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135619492","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}
Maternal mortality still constitutes serious challenge in many developing countries, especially Nigeria. Hence, this study analyzed the spatial patterns of maternal mortality in the core Niger Delta of Nigeria. Retrospective data were sourced from a government hospital in the respective states and from other secondary sources for an 8-year period (2010-2017). The findings revealed that the ratio of maternal mortality for Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States were 651.16 per 100,000 live birth, 380.80 per 100,000 live birth and 709.16 per 100,000 live birth, respectively. Based on the result of the Krustal Wallis statistics, of 24.472 and a p-value of 0.000, (i.e. p<0.05), the null hypothesis, which states, “there is no significant variation in maternal mortality ratio in the study area” was rejected and the alternative hypothesis was therefore retained. This implies a significant variation in the maternal mortality ratio across the three states. The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of 625.9 per 100,000 live births for the core Niger Delta region is very high, The implication of this finding is that if the high maternal mortality rate is unchecked, it will act as a push factor of migration of women from the core Niger Delta region, This will invariably lead to a drop in the revenue of the government. The researchers recommend that government, health centres, women organizations, religious groups, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) and other stakeholders should organize programmes aimed at creating public awareness on maternal health, Unqualified/unskilled health personnel should be trained and Government’s support intensified in the region.
{"title":"The spatial patterns of maternal mortality in the core Niger Delta region of Nigeria","authors":"Adedoyin Oluwatoyin Omidiji, Odafivwotu Ohwo","doi":"10.55284/ajssh.v8i2.976","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55284/ajssh.v8i2.976","url":null,"abstract":"Maternal mortality still constitutes serious challenge in many developing countries, especially Nigeria. Hence, this study analyzed the spatial patterns of maternal mortality in the core Niger Delta of Nigeria. Retrospective data were sourced from a government hospital in the respective states and from other secondary sources for an 8-year period (2010-2017). The findings revealed that the ratio of maternal mortality for Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States were 651.16 per 100,000 live birth, 380.80 per 100,000 live birth and 709.16 per 100,000 live birth, respectively. Based on the result of the Krustal Wallis statistics, of 24.472 and a p-value of 0.000, (i.e. p<0.05), the null hypothesis, which states, “there is no significant variation in maternal mortality ratio in the study area” was rejected and the alternative hypothesis was therefore retained. This implies a significant variation in the maternal mortality ratio across the three states. The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of 625.9 per 100,000 live births for the core Niger Delta region is very high, The implication of this finding is that if the high maternal mortality rate is unchecked, it will act as a push factor of migration of women from the core Niger Delta region, This will invariably lead to a drop in the revenue of the government. The researchers recommend that government, health centres, women organizations, religious groups, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) and other stakeholders should organize programmes aimed at creating public awareness on maternal health, Unqualified/unskilled health personnel should be trained and Government’s support intensified in the region.","PeriodicalId":93162,"journal":{"name":"American journal of social sciences and humanities","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135781499","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}
Understanding the factors that influence product loyalty is crucial for businesses to effectively attract and retain customers. This study suggests a novel approach to assess the importance and weight of criteria that lead to product loyalty by considering the Halo effect in customer decision-making. The suggested method utilizes an attention-based deep learning model to analyze customer feedback collected through the Net Promoter Score (NPS) scale, incorporating the insights of a large number of customers. The proposed method overcomes the limitations of traditional methods that rely on expert judgments or data mining, providing a more comprehensive and customer-centric perspective. By considering the Halo effect, which can lead to biased perceptions of product features, the method offers a more accurate assessment of criteria weights and their impact on product loyalty. A case study focusing on mobile phone selection and loyalty is conducted to explain the applicability and efficiency of the suggested method. The outcomes are compared with the NPS index and several common multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques. The findings highlight the superiority of the suggested method in capturing the complex relationships between criteria and product loyalty, surpassing the limitations of expert-based approaches and outperforming traditional MCDM methods. The suggested technique provides valuable insights for companies seeking to enhance customer loyalty and optimize product development strategies. However, it is important to acknowledge limitations related to the reliance on customer feedback and the contextual specificity of the results.
{"title":"Attention-based deep learning model to improving multi-criteria decision-making for customer loyalty","authors":"Mahtab Bayat, Nadia Bayat, Somaye Honari","doi":"10.55284/ajssh.v8i2.968","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55284/ajssh.v8i2.968","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding the factors that influence product loyalty is crucial for businesses to effectively attract and retain customers. This study suggests a novel approach to assess the importance and weight of criteria that lead to product loyalty by considering the Halo effect in customer decision-making. The suggested method utilizes an attention-based deep learning model to analyze customer feedback collected through the Net Promoter Score (NPS) scale, incorporating the insights of a large number of customers. The proposed method overcomes the limitations of traditional methods that rely on expert judgments or data mining, providing a more comprehensive and customer-centric perspective. By considering the Halo effect, which can lead to biased perceptions of product features, the method offers a more accurate assessment of criteria weights and their impact on product loyalty. A case study focusing on mobile phone selection and loyalty is conducted to explain the applicability and efficiency of the suggested method. The outcomes are compared with the NPS index and several common multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques. The findings highlight the superiority of the suggested method in capturing the complex relationships between criteria and product loyalty, surpassing the limitations of expert-based approaches and outperforming traditional MCDM methods. The suggested technique provides valuable insights for companies seeking to enhance customer loyalty and optimize product development strategies. However, it is important to acknowledge limitations related to the reliance on customer feedback and the contextual specificity of the results.","PeriodicalId":93162,"journal":{"name":"American journal of social sciences and humanities","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135207952","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}
Successful implementation of any curriculum is built on the foundation of teamwork among all stakeholders. The new competency-based curriculum in Kenya encourages teachers and parents to cooperate and communicate in order to implement the curriculum effectively. Being a new innovation, the channels of communication and collaboration used to involve parents in their children’s education have not been empirically documented. The purpose of this study is to explore communication and collaboration between teachers and parents for effective implementation of the competency-based curriculum in Kenya. Schramm’s interactive model of communication was adopted as a theoretical framework for this study. This study adopted a qualitative approach that used a grounded theory research design based on a relativist–interpretivist paradigm. The study focused on teachers and parents in 395 primary schools in Vihiga County. Purposive and snowball sampling strategies were used in selecting 12 teachers and 20 parents. Data was collected using interviews and analysed inductively using the grounded theory method of analysis through the constant comparative technique. The study established that teachers and parents were reported to be using several communication channels. These channels proved ineffective because each one used them separately. These frequently led to breakdowns in communication and insufficient teacher-parent cooperation in the implementation of the curriculum. Therefore, this study suggests using a number of complementary communication and cooperation methods. It is hoped that the implementation of the findings of these studies will enhance parent-teacher communication and collaboration.
{"title":"Communication and collaboration: The paradox of the new competency-based curriculum in Kenya","authors":"D. Rodgers, Yungungu Alice","doi":"10.55284/ajssh.v8i2.961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55284/ajssh.v8i2.961","url":null,"abstract":"Successful implementation of any curriculum is built on the foundation of teamwork among all stakeholders. The new competency-based curriculum in Kenya encourages teachers and parents to cooperate and communicate in order to implement the curriculum effectively. Being a new innovation, the channels of communication and collaboration used to involve parents in their children’s education have not been empirically documented. The purpose of this study is to explore communication and collaboration between teachers and parents for effective implementation of the competency-based curriculum in Kenya. Schramm’s interactive model of communication was adopted as a theoretical framework for this study. This study adopted a qualitative approach that used a grounded theory research design based on a relativist–interpretivist paradigm. The study focused on teachers and parents in 395 primary schools in Vihiga County. Purposive and snowball sampling strategies were used in selecting 12 teachers and 20 parents. Data was collected using interviews and analysed inductively using the grounded theory method of analysis through the constant comparative technique. The study established that teachers and parents were reported to be using several communication channels. These channels proved ineffective because each one used them separately. These frequently led to breakdowns in communication and insufficient teacher-parent cooperation in the implementation of the curriculum. Therefore, this study suggests using a number of complementary communication and cooperation methods. It is hoped that the implementation of the findings of these studies will enhance parent-teacher communication and collaboration.","PeriodicalId":93162,"journal":{"name":"American journal of social sciences and humanities","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44059757","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}
Multilingualism is increasingly present in schools due to today’s globalisation. In Western countries pupils often have a mother tongue that is different from the language of instruction at school. Schools and teachers have to deal with this changed situation. This requires a new pedagogical approach, but also a clear vision and new school policies. This research investigates the views on multilingualism that are being held by teachers and staff from 69 Flemish primary schools and which connections can be made between these views and the characteristics of the respondents and their schools. We conducted a survey in which we asked the participants about their school’s school language policy and their own views on multilingualism at school. The results of our analysis indicate that teachers and staff members in primary schools in Flanders (Belgium) still strongly adhere to monolingual policies, especially in the classroom. However, their overall attitude towards multilingualism is slightly less negative than the views of their colleagues in secondary schools. For policymakers, our research puts a finger on a sore spot. It shows that teachers and school authorities still have a long way to go in developing policies that promote language learning. Researchers can find inspiration in this research for a comparative study.
{"title":"Views on multilingualism in primary schools, a descriptive enquiry","authors":"Emma Pourbaix, Ingeborg Landuyt, Jan Ardies","doi":"10.55284/ajssh.v8i2.945","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55284/ajssh.v8i2.945","url":null,"abstract":"Multilingualism is increasingly present in schools due to today’s globalisation. In Western countries pupils often have a mother tongue that is different from the language of instruction at school. Schools and teachers have to deal with this changed situation. This requires a new pedagogical approach, but also a clear vision and new school policies. This research investigates the views on multilingualism that are being held by teachers and staff from 69 Flemish primary schools and which connections can be made between these views and the characteristics of the respondents and their schools. We conducted a survey in which we asked the participants about their school’s school language policy and their own views on multilingualism at school. The results of our analysis indicate that teachers and staff members in primary schools in Flanders (Belgium) still strongly adhere to monolingual policies, especially in the classroom. However, their overall attitude towards multilingualism is slightly less negative than the views of their colleagues in secondary schools. For policymakers, our research puts a finger on a sore spot. It shows that teachers and school authorities still have a long way to go in developing policies that promote language learning. Researchers can find inspiration in this research for a comparative study. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":93162,"journal":{"name":"American journal of social sciences and humanities","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42642263","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}
In Nigeria, the burden and incidence rate of maternal mortality significantly affects the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 3. The study was designed to investigate the factors and trends of Antenatal Care Services Utilization by Pregnant Women in Anua Community Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The assumptions of Andersen Behavioural Model of Health Services and Antonovsky Theory of Social Class were adopted to explain the use of antenatal care services. A combined survey was conducted to obtain primary data from 264 women between the ages of 15 and 49 selected as respondents through snowball and respondents driven sampling techniques; antenatal registers and documents at the Antenatal Care Unit of health facility were reviewed to obtain secondary data. Findings from the study showed an extended predictors of antenatal care services utilization rooted in the socio-cultural, economic, demographic and environmental configurations of the study area. Based on the findings, strengthening of health facility, the implementation of health intrventions and enforcement of policies such as free enrolment of all pregnancies and compulsory Antenatal Care Services Utilization in the study area were recommended. The recommendations have inplications to reduce the incidence rate of maternal mortality and improve child health outcomes in the study area.
{"title":"Predictors of antenatal care services utilization by pregnant women in a selected Akwa Ibom state community, Nigeria","authors":"Ben Victor Effiong, Oboma Lawrence Adhowhoarie","doi":"10.55284/ajssh.v8i2.913","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55284/ajssh.v8i2.913","url":null,"abstract":"In Nigeria, the burden and incidence rate of maternal mortality significantly affects the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 3. The study was designed to investigate the factors and trends of Antenatal Care Services Utilization by Pregnant Women in Anua Community Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The assumptions of Andersen Behavioural Model of Health Services and Antonovsky Theory of Social Class were adopted to explain the use of antenatal care services. A combined survey was conducted to obtain primary data from 264 women between the ages of 15 and 49 selected as respondents through snowball and respondents driven sampling techniques; antenatal registers and documents at the Antenatal Care Unit of health facility were reviewed to obtain secondary data. Findings from the study showed an extended predictors of antenatal care services utilization rooted in the socio-cultural, economic, demographic and environmental configurations of the study area. Based on the findings, strengthening of health facility, the implementation of health intrventions and enforcement of policies such as free enrolment of all pregnancies and compulsory Antenatal Care Services Utilization in the study area were recommended. The recommendations have inplications to reduce the incidence rate of maternal mortality and improve child health outcomes in the study area.","PeriodicalId":93162,"journal":{"name":"American journal of social sciences and humanities","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71037384","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}
The purpose of this longitudinal, statewide, descriptive analysis was to examine the high school teacher and student ethnic/racial diversity for the 2010-2011 school year through the 2018-2019 school year. Data were obtained from the Texas Education Agency on all student enrollment and on all teacher employment. As such, a causal-comparative longitudinal descriptive research design was present due to the use of archival data. Consistent decreases were observed in the average percentages of both White teachers and White students over the 9 school years of data that were examined. Consistent increases were documented in the average percentages of both Hispanic teachers and students over the 9 school years. Slight but consistent increases were established in the average percentages of Asian teachers and students and of Black teachers. The average percentage for Black students decreased in all school year examined, with the exception of two school years. Inequities existed as several school years of data analyzed revealed greater average percentages for ethnic/racial minority students when compared to ethnic/racial minority teachers. Also provided within this study are recommendations for future research along with implications for local and statewide policy and practice.
{"title":"A descriptive analysis of the ethnic/racial composition of texas high school teachers and students: A multiyear study","authors":"Alan K Moye, J. Slate","doi":"10.55284/ajssh.v8i2.900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55284/ajssh.v8i2.900","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this longitudinal, statewide, descriptive analysis was to examine the high school teacher and student ethnic/racial diversity for the 2010-2011 school year through the 2018-2019 school year. Data were obtained from the Texas Education Agency on all student enrollment and on all teacher employment. As such, a causal-comparative longitudinal descriptive research design was present due to the use of archival data. Consistent decreases were observed in the average percentages of both White teachers and White students over the 9 school years of data that were examined. Consistent increases were documented in the average percentages of both Hispanic teachers and students over the 9 school years. Slight but consistent increases were established in the average percentages of Asian teachers and students and of Black teachers. The average percentage for Black students decreased in all school year examined, with the exception of two school years. Inequities existed as several school years of data analyzed revealed greater average percentages for ethnic/racial minority students when compared to ethnic/racial minority teachers. Also provided within this study are recommendations for future research along with implications for local and statewide policy and practice.","PeriodicalId":93162,"journal":{"name":"American journal of social sciences and humanities","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48448573","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}
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