scholarly journals Faculty Perceptions of the Importance of Media Education in Building up Students’ Dispositions in the Arab World

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Hamid Almigdadi
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Faculty Perceptions ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Media Education ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions of faculty members at Al al-Bayet University regarding the role of media education in building up students’ dispositions. The study further examined the impact of the variables of gender, type of college and years of experience on participants’ responses. This study used the quantitative research methodology. The study population consisted of all faculty members, 316 male and 88 female. A total of 252 faculty members completed and returned the questionnaires. The results of the study have revealed that media education plays an important role in building up the cognitive, the affective, and the behavioral components of the students’ dispositions. While no statistically significant differences were found due to gender and type of college, there were differences due to years of experience in the participants’ responses. Based on the results of the study, several recommendations were offered, including conducting seminars and workshops for faculty members, conducting more studies on media education and its impact on teaching learning process, and integrating a course in media education within the curricula of universities.

scholarly journals Introducing Gamification Methods To High School Student At Bina Nusantara University Alam Sutera

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-36
Author(s):  
Arsa Widitiarsa Utoyo
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Job Descriptions ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Modern Methods ◽  
Method Student ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact

Exploration studies in this article highlighted approaches that wearable to increase the value of gamification method to examine the impact of the role of facilitator in the idea of the group. Through the activities, the children of high school/high school were invited as respondents. This activity aimed to stimulate creativity to produce a different settlement with the same results. The presentation material and workshops that used materials of paper and stationeries. Finally, this article outlines recommendations for teaching, learning, and apply gamification in decision making. This method is one of the modern methods of teaching and learning. It starts with forming groups, job descriptions, and the active participation of the students and by comparing the characteristics of the method by the way students learn gamification, the positive effects of this method on the educational attainment of students confirmed. Based on the finding of the study the researcher recommended encouraging faculty members to use gamification strategy in teaching, conducting more studies discussing this strategy and its relation to other variables such as critical thinking, conducting more studies on other samples from different study and age levels and from different environments. Keywords: gamification method, student, creativity, university students

The Sexual Experience of Married Middle-Aged Women as a Source of Mental Wellbeing: Perceptions, Challenges and Coping Mechanisms

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-203
Author(s):  
Tal Braverman-Uriel ◽  
Tal Litvak-Hirsch
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Women's Leadership ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Significant Development ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Impact

The impact of sexuality on mental wellbeing in women in long-term relationships has only been partially investigated. Emphasis has been on quantitative research studies that do not capture the breadth of the field. The present study looked at how and to what extent women maintain sexual desire in long-term relationships, and how sexuality affects their mental wellbeing. The study used a qualitative narrative approach and included semi-structured interviews with approximately 20 Israeli women aged 40–55 from similar socioeconomic backgrounds and in longstanding, permanent relationships. The findings indicate significant development over the years in the perception of the role of sexuality and its impact on mental wellbeing. The path to good sexuality can and should follow women’s leadership and initiative. Such women have the desire to make an impact, willingness to make an effort, and even an actual ability to exert influence. The interviewees’ tools, strategies, insights and ways of coping can serve as models for other women seeking better sexuality in a long-term relationship.

scholarly journals The Role of Islamic Banks in the Development of the Jordanian Economy-"Exploratory Study on Arab Islamic Bank"

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Bader Mustafa Al-Sharif
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Islamic Bank ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

This study aimed to identify the role of Islamic banks in the development of the Jordanian economy. The study population consisted of public administration and branches of the Arab Islamic Bank. The study sample consisted of (85) customer relationship officers and (30) corporate service officers with a total (115) questionnaires distributed on all respondents. Descriptive approach of means and standard deviation was used; also Simple Regression was used to measure the impact of the role of Islamic banks in the development of the Jordanian economy.Among the most important findings of the study that Islamic banks have a medium level role in the development of the Jordanian economy and the development of the industrial sector, and it was clear that at Islamic banks have low level role with negative impact on the development of agricultural sector. The findings have also revealed that Islamic banks develop the construction sector at a high level.The study recommended the need to overcome the problems faced by agricultural and industrial entrepreneurs by Islamic banks in order to get farmers and manufacturers to get the funds necessary for them as this raises the level of development of the Jordanian economy.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF PERCEIVED ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY ON TOURISTS’ INTENTION TO VISIT GREEN HOTEL: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ATTITUDE

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-13
Author(s):  
Ataul Karim PATWARY ◽  
◽  
Hamimi OMAR ◽  
Shaharuddin TAHIR ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Green Hotel ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Green Hotels

Although the hospitality and tourism industries contribute considerably to every country's economy, at the same time, it has negative effects on the climate. Hotel industry operations consume enormous amounts of energy which eventually contribute to environmental degradation. Hotel operations do not only cause environmental issues, but customers also play a significant role in creating these issues. Scholars, mainly in this field, have investigated the causes of environmental degradation from the perspective of hotel operations rather than customers. Therefore, this study aims to examine the influence of perceived environmental responsibility on tourists' attitude and intention to visit green hotels in Malaysia. It further examined the mediating role of attitude in between perceived environmental responsibility and intention. The study used a quantitative research design and interviewed 393 international tourists in Malaysia using systematic random sampling. For analysis techniques, the study used Structural Equation Modelling by PLS-SEM. The study found that consumers' perceived environmental responsibility influences significantly on tourists' attitude and intention. It also revealed that consumers' attitude mediates the in-between perceived environmental responsibility and intention to visit green hotels in Malaysia.

scholarly journals The role of accounting knowledge in supporting and enhancing accounting practice in light of the internationalization of accounting education

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-97
Author(s):  
Abd El Rahman Mohmmed RASHWAN ◽  
Heba H.M. Abu Arab
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
Accounting Practice ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Scientific Technical ◽  
Palestinian Universities

The study aimed to identify the role of accounting knowledge in supporting and enhancing accounting practice in light of the internationalization of accounting education, in order to answer the questions and test the hypotheses of the study, the researchers relied on the descriptive-analytical approach, and to obtain the relevant data, a questionnaire was distributed after its evaluation to the study population. The results of the study proved that there is a role for scientific, technical and practical accounting qualification in promoting accounting practice in light of the internationalization of accounting education. The study recommended the necessity of taking into account the development plans in universities to provide time for faculty members in the accounting departments in Palestinian universities to develop their scientific knowledge in line with the internationalization of accounting education.

scholarly journals The Impact of Training and Development and Supervisor Support on Employees Retention in Academic Institutions: The Moderating Role of Work Environment

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Palwasha Bibi ◽  
Ashfaq Ahmad ◽  
Abdul Halim Abdul Majid
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Supervisor Support ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Path Modeling ◽  
Pls Path Modeling ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

This study investigated the impact of training and development and supervisors support on employees retention. Furthermore, the current study also investigates the moderating effect of the work environment on the relationship between training and development, supervisors support, and employees’ retention. A survey was undertaken to collect data from 250 faculty members working in public sector universities in Pakistan. PLS path modeling was employed to analyze the data. The results revealed that training and development and the support of the supervisors had a significant relationship with the retention of employees. Similarly, the results also revealed that the work environment moderated the relationship between training and development, supervisors support, and employees’ retention. Finally, the implications, limitations and recommendations for further research were discussed.

scholarly journals Role of Business Intelligence in Banking Sector for Achieving Competitive Advantage- An Empirical Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Business Intelligence ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Firm Strategy ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Impact

With recent advancements in information technology, organizations’ capability to acquire and analyze data for efficient decision making has increased. Good strategies promote alignment among processes and technology in use, which may result in better firm performance. However, there has been little focus on how firm strategies and business intelligence (BI) systems might play their part in forming organizational information and getting a competitive edge. Therefore, the purpose of conducting this study is to investigate the impact of firm strategy on firm competitive advantage with mediating role of BI adoption and moderating role of BI capabilities. For this, a quantitative research methodology was used, and data was collected from 300 middle-level managers in Pakistan's telecom sector. Statistical tests such as descriptive statistics, correlation, reliability analysis, one-way ANOVA, confirmatory factor analysis, and mediation analysis through Hayes process were performed using SPSS and AMOS. The findings revealed a positive link between firm strategy and competitive advantage, with business intelligence adoption serving as a mediating factor. Business intelligence capabilities positively moderate the relationship between BI adoption and competitive advantage. Hence, all proposed hypotheses (H1, H2, and H3) were approved. The contribution and Limitation of the study are also discussed.

The Impact of Test Anxiety on EFL Pre-service teachers in Northern Cyprus

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Chinaza Solomon Ironsi ◽  
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Hanife Bensen Bostanci
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Northern Cyprus ◽  
The Impact

A lot has been written with regards to anxiety in education and how it affects academic performance of students though little is known on the impact of test anxiety or examinations on pre-service language teachers. This study decided to examine the role of examinations in inducing anxiety among EFL learners and the extent to which this affects academic performance of students. In order to achieve this, a quantitative research design was used for this study. A questionnaire was used to elicit information from the participants and the instrument was distributed to 55 EFL learners to elicit information on their opinions regarding the influence of test anxiety on the students. The instruments were face validated as well checked for reliability. After collecting the data and carrying out analysis, findings derived from the study were used to make valid pedagogical conclusions on the impact of test anxiety on EFL learners

scholarly journals The Role of Internal Control Components in the Maintenance of Public Funds: Applied Study on the Jordanian Ministry of Justice – North Province as Perceived by the Workers of Internal Control and Accounting Departments

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 189
Author(s):  
Hani Ali Aref Al-Rawashdeh
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Arithmetic Mean ◽  
Public Funds ◽  
The Public ◽  
Applied Study ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Female Employees ◽  
The Impact

This study aims at identifying the internal control components at the Jordanian Ministry of Justice (North Province) as well as identifying the role of those components in maintaining public funds and measuring the impact of said role. The study population consisted of all the workers of the accounting and internal control departments at the Jordanian Ministry of Justice (North Province) who counted (81) employees. The study sample was chosen from that population where (70) questionnaires were distributed, (66) questionnaires were retrieved and (3) questionnaires were excluded for the reason of short information which made the study sample reach at (63) male and female employees at the rate of (%90) of the study population. Of the most prominent results of the study is that there is a role of the internal control components at the Jordanian Ministry of Justice (North Province) in the maintenance of public funds in a medium level. Moreover, the internal control context received the highest arithmetic mean in maintaining public funds as a component of internal control at the Jordanian Ministry of Justice (North Province); monitoring, as an internal control component, attained the highest effect in comparison with the other internal control components, while the least effect was for the component of the internal control environment. The study produced several recommendations most significantly the importance of concentrating on internal control in general to elevate its efficiency in maintaining the public funds at the Jordanian Ministry of Justice (North Province).

scholarly journals Unclogging the pipeline: advancement to full professor in academic STEM

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helga Van Miegroet ◽  
Christy Glass ◽  
Ronda Roberts Callister ◽  
Kimberly Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Governance Structure ◽  
Gender Disparities ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Full Professor ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Career Attainment ◽  
Career Trajectories ◽  
Promotion Process ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Women remain underrepresented in academic STEM, especially at the highest ranks. While much attention has focused on early-career attrition, mid-career advancement is still largely understudied and undocumented. The purpose of this paper is to analyze gender differences in advancement to full professor within academic STEM at a mid-size public doctoral university in the western USA, before and after the National Science Foundation (NSF)-ADVANCE Program (2003–2008). Design/methodology/approach Using faculty demographics and promotion data between 2008 and 2014, combined with faculty responses to two waves of a climate survey, the magnitude and longevity of the impact of ADVANCE on mid-career faculty advancement across gender is evaluated. Findings This study documents increased representation of women in all ranks within the STEM colleges, including that of full professor due to ADVANCE efforts. It also demonstrates the role of greater gender awareness and formalization of procedures in reducing the variability in the time as associate professor until promotion to full professor for all faculty members, while also shrinking gender disparities in career attainment. As a result of the codification of the post-tenure review timeline toward promotion, more recently hired faculty are promoted more swiftly and consistently, irrespective of gender. Post-ADVANCE, both male and female faculty members express a greater understanding of and confidence in the promotion process and no longer see it as either a hurdle or source of gender inequality in upward career mobility. Research limitations/implications While data were collected at a single university, demographics and career experiences by women mirror those at other research universities. This study shows that within a given institution-specific governance structure, long-lasting effects on faculty career trajectories can be achieved, by focusing efforts on creating greater transparency in expectations and necessary steps toward promotion, by reducing barriers to information flown, by standardizing and codifying the promotion process, and by actively engaging administrators as collaborators and change agents in the transformation process. Originality/value This study addresses mid-career dynamics and potential mechanisms that explain gender gaps in the promotion to full professor, a largely understudied aspect of gender disparities in career attainment within STEM. It shows how institutional policy changes, intended to alleviate gender disparities, can benefit the career trajectories of all faculty members. Specifically, this study highlights the crucial role of codifying procedures and responsibilities in neutralizing subjectivity and inconsistencies in promotion outcomes due to varying departmental climates.

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