scholarly journals BARRIERS TO ICT ADOPTION BY SMEs IN INDONESIA: HOW TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DISPARITY?

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-81
Author(s):  
Wiryanta Muljono ◽  
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Sri Setiyawati ◽  
Sudarsana Sudarsana ◽  
Priyanka Pertiwi Setiawati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Knowledge Gap ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Upstream Side ◽  
Ict Adoption ◽  
Operational Aspects

The use and utilization of ICT for SMEs attract the attention of many parties. The problems of SMEs in Yogyakarta, Indonesia that is so diverse cannot be simplified on the issue of technology adoption. Moreover, increasing competitiveness is necessary so that ICT can truly be a bridging digital disparity. The action research activity is carried out to close the gap which not only focuses on understanding the pattern of technology adoption alone but also involves action steps in helping SMEs to survive and able to compete. The results showed that the SMEs still had difficulty in utilizing ICT from the upstream side. This is triggered by the limitations of existing human capital in managing technical and operational aspects of ICT. Therefore, the strategies to use of ICT for SMEs is recommended to combine a proactive and reactive approach so that the optimization of resources will be achieved. Accordingly, we suggest that further studies apply the implementation of ICT on proactive and reactive actions to close the knowledge gap between the two in a different setting, context, location, and/or culture.

‘We Will Draw with Anyone about Anything’: A homage to Steve Lambert

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-197
Author(s):  
Samuel H. Peck ◽  
David R. Modler
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Drawing Practice

This paper describes the conceptually democratic drawing project, ‘We Will Draw with Anyone about Anything’. This action research activity explores the communicative value of collaborative drawing while promoting the deskilling of preconceived institutional necessities for rendering expertise. Exploring the interdependency that is entailed in sitting down at a table and having a collaborative face-to-face conversation with another human being can be different from the modes of communication that comprise the digitized sphere. This project aspires to engage participants in collective visual knowing and simultaneously be a critique of the commodified capitalist approach to drawing practice.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI MODUL IPA BERBASIS ETNOSAINS MASYARAKAT BENGKULU MATERI PENGUKURAN MELALUI DISCOVERY LEARNING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS MAHASISWA

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-238
Author(s):  
Indra Sakti ◽  
Aprina Defianti ◽  
Nirwana Nirwana
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Discovery Learning ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Classroom Action Research

ABSTRAK Telah dilakukan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas untuk mengimplementasikan modul IPA berbasis etnosains masyarakat Bengkulu melalui Discovery Learning untuk meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan IPA FKIP Universitas Bengkulu yang mengambil mata kuliah IPA 1. Kegiatan penelitian ini  dilakukan dua siklus dengan dua kali pertemuan. Setiap siklus terdiri dari empat langkah penelitian yaitu perencanaan, tindakan, observasi, dan refleksi. Perangkat pembelajaran terdiri dari (1) RPP model Discovery Learning; (2) Modul IPA berbasis etnosains Masyarakat Bengkulu materi Pengukuran; (3) LKPD; (4) instrumen penilaian Aktivitas dan Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis. Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis deskriptif. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh adalah adanya peningkatan Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis  Mahasiswa melalui pre test dan post test.  Pada siklus I,  rata-rata pretes adalah sebesar 71,92 dengan standar deviasi sebesar 6,01 dan postes sebesar 75,77 dengan standar deviasi sebesar 4,75. Pada siklus II, rata-rata pretes adalah sebesar 80,19 dengan standar deviasi sebesar 4,75 dan rata-rata postes sebesar 83,85 dengan standar deviasi sebesar 4,83. Dari hasil tersebut dapat dibandingkan bahwa peningkatan siklus II  lebih besar dibandingkan dengan siklus I. Peningkatan kemampuan berpikir kritis mahasiswa pada siklus I sebesar 58,69 dan siklus II sebesar 63,45. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian tersebut, dapat disimpulkan bahwa penerapan Modul IPA Berbasis Etnosains Masyarakat Bengkulu melalui Discovery Learning dapat meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis mahasiswa. Kata kunci: Classroom Action Research, Modul, Etnosains, Discovery Learning, Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis. ABSTRACT A Classroom Action Research has been carried out to implement a science module based on the ethnoscience of the Bengkulu people through discovery learning to improve the critical thinking skills of students of the Program Studi Pendidikan IPA FKIP Universitas Bengkulu who take the IPA 1 course. This research activity was carried out in two cycles with two meetings. Each cycle consists of four research steps, namely planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The learning tools consist of (1) RPP Discovery Learning model; (2) Science module based on Bengkulu Community ethnoscience measurement material; (3) LKPD; (4) assessment instruments for Critical Thinking Skills and Activities. The data analysis technique used descriptive analysis. The results obtained were an increase in students' critical thinking skills through the pretest and posttest. In the first cycle, the average pretest was 71.92 with a standard deviation of 6.01 and post-test was 75.77 with a standard deviation of 4.75. In cycle II, the average pretest was 80.19 with a standard deviation of 4.75 and the average post-test was 83.85 with a standard deviation of 4.83. From these results it can be compared that the increase in cycle II is greater than that of cycle I. The increase in students' critical thinking skills in cycle I is 58.69 and cycle II is 63.45. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the application of the Bengkulu Community Ethnoscience-Based Science Module through discovery learning can improve students' critical thinking skills. Keywords: Classroom Action Research, Module, Ethnoscience, Discovery Learning, Critical Thinking Skills. 

scholarly journals Strategy Formulation Roadmap Human Capital: Action Research Based Soft System Methodology, Case in PT Angkasa Pura I

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-157
Author(s):  
Eko Sakapurnama ◽  
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Umanto Umanto ◽  
Muh Azis Muslim ◽  
Dony Asriyadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Strategy Formulation ◽  
Soft System Methodology ◽  
System Methodology

A Simple Plan for Action Research (Part A)

1969 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond Chodzinski
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Transformational Change ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
New Class ◽  
Making A Difference

During my tenure as a professor I often encouraged students to actively pursue thesis and project work that made sense to them as classroom teachers and school counselors. I challenged them to look at research with an eye to actually making a difference. In doing so I always reflected on what a very special colleague of mine used to refer to as the 5 “W’s” and an “H”. Jake Rogers, a veteran teacher and an instructor for several years in the Pre Service Intermediate Senior Program at Brock began every new class with an introduction to the words Why, What Where, When, Who and How as a means to explain almost every lesson plan he taught. In his words “if there ain’t no plan or purpose or action, their ain’t no use. Outcomes and student success meant everything to Jake and he taught his students that every lesson a teacher planned and taught should be directed with change and success in mind. I applied this model to the action research methodologies I taught in my statistics courses and research and change and innovation courses. It would be simple here to quote the likes of Michael Fullan and others who have championed the process of change in schooling in Ontario, or Friere’s approach to Particpatory Action Research which influenced social change throughout the world, but this article is intended to provide a brief and simple outline of what a teacher should do if s/he decides to pursue a research activity either in a school setting or as an assignment for a graduate or preservice professor with the intent of transformational change within a school setting. In my model I include the word “Will”.

Factors Affecting Information Communication Technologies Usage and Satisfaction

2011 ◽  
pp. 133-161
Author(s):  
Kamel Rouibah ◽  
Hosni Hamdy
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Innovation Diffusion Theory ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Ict Adoption ◽  
Acceptance Model

Instant messaging (IM) technology has received extensive focus in the West while there is lack of knowledge of it in the Arab world. This study aims to shed light on factors affecting IM usage and user satisfaction in an Arab country (Kuwait). To achieve this objective, this study develops a theoretical model that is based on three well-known models. This model includes curiosity (from the theory of flow), compatibility (from the innovation diffusion theory), perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use (from the technology acceptance model), and individual characteristics in the form of prior similar experience. The proposed model was tested using survey data from 609 students, with the results lending support for the proposed model. Importantly, results highlight the impact of social effect on curiosity as a new mediator of technology adoption and satisfaction. This study contributes to the literature on technology adoption in the Arab word and aids educational institutions and companies to understand the social and technical nature of users’ attitudes with regard to ICT adoption and satisfaction.

Action Research Methods

2005 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Patrice Braun
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Electronic Mail ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Process Innovations ◽  
Resource Poor ◽  
Ict Adoption ◽  
E Mail ◽  
The Web

To date, most research into the implications of the Internet for SMEs has focused on individual business barriers to ICT and e-commerce adoption. Such research has shown that SMEs tend to be time- and resource-poor, with their size being their main disadvantage vis-à-vis ICT adoption (OECD, 2000; Van Beveren & Thompson, 2002). Perhaps the question is not whether small firms have adopted ICT, but rather where are small firms in terms of their ICT adoption. ICT encompasses a series of separate yet interrelated components; for example, electronic mail (e-mail), the Internet, the Web, and e-commerce, which can be adopted in a variety of social and business settings. Hence, it is suggested that ICT cannot be considered as a single technological innovation but rather as a series of (process) innovations, potentially resulting in variable ICT adoption patterns (Walczuch, Van Braven, & Lundgren, 2000).

scholarly journals Implication of Human Capital in the Development of SMEs through the ICT Adoption

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 748-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florin Marius Martin ◽  
Laurentiu Ciovica ◽  
Marian Pompiliu Cristescu
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Ict Adoption
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