scholarly journals Asuu Strike and the Nigerian Governments: Implications on Students and Society in a Changing World

2021 ◽  
pp. 294-304
Author(s):  
Ekene Celestina Chukwudi ◽  
Samuel Sunday Idowu
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
The Public ◽  
Adverse Impacts ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University ◽  
Changing World

The impasse between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the governments in Nigeria (state and federal) manifested in a repeated ASUU strikes, having implications on students and society in the contemporary changing world. Hence the study examines the adverse impacts of the strikes on university students and the society that embodies the stakeholders. The study discovered that the strikes are orchestrated largely by the union quest to protect its members’ welfare and swift greeting of any perceived unfriendly steps by the government with strike actions while the government fell short in funding and entrenching a right legal milieu for negotiation and regulation of ASUU. With the secondary sourced data from journals, newspapers, journals, books and the internet while underpinning the research with the social contract theory, the study concludes that the public university students are exposed and tempted to indulge in social vices, have a sense of being disadvantaged unlike their private colleagues, and the society developmental agenda is threatened because of the poor quality of graduates produced from the Ivory Tower. It recommends that government and ASUU should renegotiate their agreements while the former should also ramp up the budgetary funding allocation to the University amongst others.

scholarly journals Integrating Servqual-Kano-QFD for Social Insurance Service Quality Improvement in Surabaya

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Dwi Dini Pratiwi
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Quality Function Deployment ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government

For companies engaged in the service-providing sector, good service by meeting customer's desires and needs is a must in order to thrive competitively. This case study was conducted on service provided by the government social insurance company engaged in traffic accident insurance services in Surabaya. As an industry that provides service, customer satisfaction is of importance in order to gain trust from the public, reduce negative opinion in public, and support the objective of good governance. This study integrated the SERVQUAL-Kano method to evaluate customer satisfaction concerning 18 service attributes related to service provided by the social insurance company. Further efforts were then made to find solutions for service attributes with low satisfaction scores by using the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) method. Therefore, the results can help to improve the quality of service. The results were in the form of a priority improvement design for strategic decision recommendations that can be implemented by the company to increase customer satisfaction.

Social, Cultural and Material Conditions of Students from Developing Countries in Italy

1994 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-369
Author(s):  
Renato D'Arca
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
High Rate ◽  
The Public ◽  
Legislative Action ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
Material Conditions ◽  
University Degree ◽  
Recent Immigration

Recent immigration to Italy features certain traits, one of which is the high rate of educational attainment by immigrants. According to various evaluations (ISPES, 1990), 59 percent of the immigrant population obtained a high school diploma, while 13.5 percent possessed a university degree. For approximately five years, the CE.R.FE. (Research and Documentation Center) has conducted research on the social, cultural and material conditions of immigrant university students, highlighting the ambiguity of their condition (in addition to their perceptions of themselves) oscillating continuously between the status of student and immigrant. In particular, sample research was conducted 2 on non-EC university students present in Milan, Perugia, Rome, and Bari. The study was able to compare data collected at different times to information in a first study conducted in 1986, 3 and a second completed in 1990. It is interesting to note that these different research periods coincided with intensive legislative action by the government promulgated two laws regulating non-EC immigration, Law No. 943/86 and Law No. 39/90. Increased interest on the part of the government as well as of the public and press toward the immigration problem influenced – even though marginally – the development of the students’ non-EC immigrant perceptions of themselves and their roles.

scholarly journals Public TV and digital change: TV technology – audience – formats

Matrizes ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Valerio Fuenzalida
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Public Television ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
New Tv

This article is a review about some changes provided by digital technology in television for a public channel. A public television is different from a television in favour of the current government. The authentic public television works for the public interest, and not for the government, neither for political parties or economic groups. It is maintained the necessity of improving the quality of information, using the possibility of a 24/7 informative channel. The article also supports a children’s channel, especially those made for kindergartens, since there are new TV programs that improve the social and affective intelligence of children; those new programs are considered the basis of a quality education and a better citizenship.

scholarly journals An Overview of Nursing Education in Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-79
Author(s):  
Pragya Shrestha ◽  
Kamala Poudel ◽  
Astha Sharma Pokharel
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University ◽  
Mandatory Provision

Nursing is the most valued public service leaning profession. The quality of nursing education and future of nurse remains a growing concern with international standards in Nepal. The perspective of nursing educationists reveals the scholastic, academic and practical sight to understanding of advancement in the nursing education. Nepal has been running nursing education in the Government as well as in private sectors throughout the country. Nursing education focused with changes as center of attention at the certificate level to highlight prospective functions in the public health and at the bachelor level to focus on advancement of leadership skills. There are many problems in the existing nursing education which need to be addressed by the concerned authority for quality nursing education in the country. Nepal Nursing Council Act has made a mandatory provision that prior to granting approval to establish and operate a nursing educational institution; the concerned body shall consult the council for establishing and operating any nursing educational institution. The continuous and routine supervision and monitoring is needed to be made from the university as well as from the Nepal Nursing Council, Ministry of Education.

scholarly journals “You feel you don’t actually belong:” Attending High School in the Sioux Lookout Zone, 1969-1996

2019 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-8
Author(s):  
North De Pencier ◽  
Ian Puppe ◽  
Carrie Davis ◽  
Drishti Dhawan ◽  
Mithila Somasundaram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
High School Education ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Northwestern Ontario ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Social ◽  
Time To Learn ◽  
The University

From 1969-1996, in the Sioux Lookout Zone of Northwestern Ontario, there were no local high schools, and teenagers travelled to boarding schools in larger communities further south. During these years, the University of Toronto coordinated medical services in the Sioux Lookout Zone, and many documents in the University of Toronto Archives capture the challenges faced by adolescents from the Zone while pursuing a high school education. In this paper, I use Indigenous voices in the records of the Sioux Lookout Zone Hospital to study the experience of going to high school from the perspective of the Social Determinants of Health. I argue that the poor quality of on-reserve elementary schools and the isolation of leaving home for high school combined with less time to learn traditional skills to set students up for failure in their academic studies.

scholarly journals The Realignment of Subsidized Rice (Rastra) Policy into Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT) in Kalisat Sub-District of Jember District

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Faiqoh Nurul Hikmah ◽  
Anastasia Murdiyastuti
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Food Assistance ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Social ◽  
Implementation Policy ◽  
The Government

Rastra is one of the social aids organized by Indonesian government to help the poor reduce their burden on the household. However, in 2017 the government amended this polic, called Non-cash food Assistance (BPNT). This new policy was operative based on 5 benchmarks of the alteration in attitudes and the behavior of the public and members of the bureaucracy, the alteration in leadership style, the efficiency of using sources, and the reduction of legalistic approaches. This research was commenced in November 2018 and aimed to analyze the transformation of Rastra Policy into BPNT, especially in Kalisat village, Jember district. The author revealed that this change had aimed to manage the stock of rice and the price because the government shared the aids once a month. The research data was taken from Kalisat village administration office which received the Rastra and each e-Warung organized by BPNT. The present study employed quantitative method. The author argued that, as the endeavour for poverty reduction, this policy needed improvement related to the target, the timing, the quality of the aids, and e-Warung readiness. The author contends that this realignment should be done based on the readiness of each infrastructur. Keywords: Realignment, Implementation, Policy, Rastra, BPNT

scholarly journals Pengembangan Website Desa Dalam Meningkatkan Kualitas Pelayanan Publik di Desa Bona, Gianyar

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
Gusti Ayu Dwi Intan Mahayoni ◽  
I Dewa Ayu Putri Wirantari
Keyword(s):  
Public Services ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Web Presence ◽  
The Public ◽  
Interaction Interaction ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The Government ◽  
Village Government

The poor quality of public services in Indonesia must be addressed by the government. One of the government's efforts to improve the quality of public services is to take advantage of advances in information technology in the process of governance. This is known as e-government or electronic or internet-based government administration. The process of implementing e-government goes through several stages, namely presence (web presence), interaction (interaction), transactions (transactions), and transformation (transformation). This study aims to determine how the implementation of e-government through the provision and operation of village websites can improve the quality of public services in Bona Village. This research is a qualitative-descriptive type of research that describes and explains the results of research based on relevant data collected through observation and literature study. The analysis of the research data used the Miles and Huberman model which included the initial data collection stage, the data reduction stage, the data presentation stage, and then the conclusion drawing stage. The results of this study are the application of e-government is carried out through the provision and operation of village websites as a means of public services that are easy, practical, and efficient. There are several services related to village administration including writing business letters, complaint reports, writing letters for other purposes, and essential telephone services. These services can be accessed by the village community easily and through a mechanism or procedure that is not complicated, so that the community feels satisfied with the public services they get. Based on the research results, it can be concluded that the application of e-government through the provision and operation of village websites that provide easy and practical public services can improve the quality of public services in Bona Village. Through the application of e-government, the implementation of village government can be carried out effectively, efficiently, transparently and accountably.  

Epistemic and relational conflicts in sharing identical vs. complementary information during cooperative learning

2002 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Céline Darnon ◽  
Céline Buchs ◽  
Fabrizio Butera
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Learning Task ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Complementary Information ◽  
Relational Conflict ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University

When interacting on a learning task, which is typical of several academic situations, individuals may experience two different motives: Understanding the problem, or showing their competences. When a conflict (confrontation of divergent propositions) emerges from this interaction, it can be solved either in an epistemic way (focused on the task) or in a relational way (focused on the social comparison of competences). The latter is believed to be detrimental for learning. Moreover, research on cooperative learning shows that when they share identical information, partners are led to compare to each other, and are less encouraged to cooperate than when they share complementary information. An epistemic vs. relational conflict vs. no conflict was provoked in dyads composed by a participant and a confederate, working either on identical or on complementary information (N = 122). Results showed that, if relational and epistemic conflicts both entailed more perceived interactions and divergence than the control group, only relational conflict entailed more perceived comparison activities and a less positive relationship than the control group. Epistemic conflict resulted in a more positive perceived relationship than the control group. As far as performance is concerned, relational conflict led to a worse learning than epistemic conflict, and - after a delay - than the control group. An interaction between the two variables on delayed performance showed that epistemic and relational conflicts were different only when working with complementary information. This study shows the importance of the quality of relationship when sharing information during cooperative learning, a crucial factor to be taken into account when planning educational settings at the university.

Pelaksanaan Jaminan Kesehatan Oleh BPJS Kesehatan Dalam Perspektif Syariah

Liquidity ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-118
Author(s):  
Iwan Subandi ◽  
Fathurrahman Djamil
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Social Supports ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ministry Of Finance ◽  
Health Support ◽  
The Government

Health is the basic right for everybody, therefore every citizen is entitled to get the health care. In enforcing the regulation for Jaringan Kesehatan Nasional (National Health Supports), it is heavily influenced by the foreign interests. Economically, this program does not reduce the people’s burdens, on the contrary, it will increase them. This means the health supports in which should place the government as the guarantor of the public health, but the people themselves that should pay for the health care. In the realization of the health support the are elements against the Syariah principles. Indonesian Muslim Religious Leaders (MUI) only say that the BPJS Kesehatan (Sosial Support Institution for Health) does not conform with the syariah. The society is asked to register and continue the participation in the program of Social Supports Institution for Health. The best solution is to enforce the mechanism which is in accordance with the syariah principles. The establishment of BPJS based on syariah has to be carried out in cooperation from the elements of Social Supports Institution (BPJS), Indonesian Muslim Religious (MUI), Financial Institution Authorities, National Social Supports Council, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Finance. Accordingly, the Social Supports Institution for Helath (BPJS Kesehatan) based on syariah principles could be obtained and could became the solution of the polemics in the society.

A Futures Study on the Quality Of Life from the Point Of View of Iranian Youth

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sina Saeedy ◽  
Mojtaba Amiri ◽  
Mohammad Mahdi Zolfagharzadeh ◽  
Mohammad Rahim Eyvazi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Futures Studies ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University

Quality of life and satisfaction with life as tightly interconnected concepts have become of much importance in the urbanism era. No doubt, it is one of the most important goals of every human society to enhance a citizen’s quality of life and to increase their satisfaction with life. However, there are many signs which demonstrate the low level of life satisfaction of Iranian citizens especially among the youth. Thus, considering the temporal concept of life satisfaction, this research aims to make a futures study in this field. Therefore, using a mixed model and employing research methods from futures studies, life satisfaction among the students of the University of Tehran were measured and their views on this subject investigated. Both quantitative and qualitative data were analysed together in order to test the hypotheses and to address the research questions on the youth discontentment with quality of life. Findings showed that the level of life satisfaction among students is relatively low and their image of the future is not positive and not optimistic. These views were elicited and discussed in the social, economic, political, environmental and technological perspectives. Keywords:  futures studies, quality of life, satisfaction with life, youth

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