USAHATANI TEMBAKAU SEBAGAI ALTERNATIF USAHATANI MUSIM TANAM II DI DESA GAPURA KECAMATAN PUJUT KABUPATEN LOMBOK TENGAH

Kegiatan usahatani padi musim tanam II di Desa Gapura Kecamatan Pujut Kabupaten Lombok tengah sering mengalami gagal panen sehingga mengakibatkan kerugian bagi petani. Kegalan ini disebabkan karena keterbasan air untuk usahatani padi. Beberapa petani pada musim tanam yang sama mengusahakan usahatani tembakau virginia dan mereka berhasil memperoleh sejumlah pendapatan. Atas dasar fenomena ini dipandang penting untuk melakukan pengabdian kepada masyarakat terkait usahatani tembakau sebagai alternatif usatani musim tanam II. Tujuan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini adalah memberikan pengetahuan kepada petani dalam melaksanakan usahatani tembakau sebagai alternatif usahatani musim tanam II guna menghindari resiko kegagalan panen padi. Pelaksanaan pengabdian dilakukan dengan metode penyuluhan sekaligus focus discussion group serta pendampingan. Hasil kegiatan pengabdian menunjukkan bahwa petani memahami keberadaan resiko usatani musim tanam II dan bersedi melaksanakan usahatani tembakau virginia sebagai alternatif usahatani musim tanam II tahun depan.

Before I Die: death positivity and the community nursing contribution

This article explores the contextual backdrop of the death-positive movement that inspired the discussion group Before I Die: Worcestershire, along with the motivations behind its creation. It explores the balance between practical, planning discussions and open-ended talks held by the group, emphasising the importance of creativity when responding to the topics of death and dying. The collaborative efforts between Before I Die: Worcestershire and other groups and persons involved in the death-positive movement are also highlighted. This article considers the potential of grassroots community movements to engage people to make plans for their dying, regardless of circumstances and background. It argues that death-positive movements, projects and initiatives can be a valuable way for community nurses to engage with the population they serve.

Co-Designing a Social Connections Program With Older Adults

Loneliness presents a higher risk for mortality than smoking 15 cigarettes per day. COVID-19 has exacerbated loneliness for many older adults, without access to family, friends, and community. Friendly caller programs utilizing volunteers to talk with older adults who are lonely can be helpful, providing much-needed contact. However, few lasting connections have formed in these programs. To enhance our social connections program, we systematically engaged a group of older adults who struggle with social isolation to co-design a program to meet their needs. This group met virtually twice for two hours to (1) identify contributors to their isolation, generate ideas for ideal program components, and how best to connect older adults to each other; and (2) to refine the multi-component program created by staff based on the first discussion. Group process and themes will be presented, along with a discussion of key issues in program co-design with older adults.

Upaya Peningkatan Hasil Belajar Kelompok Siswa Dengan Metode Ceramah melalui Strategi Pembelajaran Peningkatan Keterampilan Berpikir (SPPKB) pada Bidang Studi IPS Terpadu di SMPN 2 Jerowaru

Education is one that everyone should follow. With adequate education someone will be able to answer the global challenges in life. With this education also the dignity of a person will be lifted, the lower the level of education of a person, the dignity of the environment is also low. The dignity of the Indonesian nation in the eyes of the world is also influenced by the education of its population. One indication of the achievement of the education process is the realization of satisfactory learning outcomes. Education can be said to be successful if good learning outcomes are achieved or students get grades above average. The purpose that has been determined in this study, namely to improve student group learning outcomes with the lecture method through learning strategies to increase thinking skills (SPPKB) in the integrated IPS subject for class VII at SMP N 2 Jerowaru. Therefore, to achieve this goal, the researchers tested 28 students as samples with 11 male and 17 female samples taken from the total population. This type of research is classroom action research (PTK) which consists of two cycles and each cycle consists of two meetings. The research instrument used to determine the level of understanding of students was a descriptive test (subjective) which was then analyzed by learning completeness criteria, while to determine the activities of students and teachers using observation sheets. Based on the results of the research, after analyzing the data, it was obtained data on students' understanding of cycle I in student discussion group activities of 74.4% with an average of 2.6 and 50% completeness of student learning with an average of 59.3. while in cycle II the percentage of student discussion group activities was 87.2% with an average of 3.1 and the percentage of student learning completeness as much as 89.1% with an average value of 72.1.

PEMANFAATAN SAMPAH PLASTIK DAN STYROFOAM SEBAGAI MEDIA HIDROPONIK BAGI MASYARAKAT PESISIR AMPENAN

Sampah plastik dan styrofoam adalah jenis sampah yang paling banyak ditemukan berserakan di wilayah pesisir dan laut wilayah Ampenan. Sampah jenis ini dapat mengganggu estetika kawasan pesisir, mencemari perairan, dan menghalangi penetrasi matahari di laut. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk mengedukasi masyarakat pesisir terhadap alternatif pemanfaatan sampah plastik dan styrofoam sebagai media tanam, Kegiatan dilaksanakan dari bulan agustus sampai Oktober 2021. Kegiatan ini berfokus pada masyarakat pesisir Ampenan yang terdiri atas para nelayan, ibu rumah tangga dan remaja. Penerapan metode Forum Discussion Group (FDG) dengan sistem membentuk kelompok kecil yang terdiri dari 2-3 orang peserta, yang berguna untuk memaksimalkan capaian tujuan kegiatan dengan tetap menerapkan protokol kesehatan. Sosialisasi yang diberikan mencakup pentingnya menjaga kebersihan lingkungan pesisir dan laut, pentingnya menjaga kesehatan dan ketahanan tubuh dengan mengkonsumsi sayur mayur. Selain itu, tim kegiatan menyampaikan teknik pemanfaatan sampah plastik dan styrofoam sebagai media tanam hydroponik. Kegiatan sosialisasi dilanjutkan dengan demonstrasi pembuatan media tanam hidroponik dari sampah plastik bekas minuman dan kotak buah styrofoam. Selanjutnya, peserta melakukan praktik menanam menggunakan olahan sampah, yang dibimbing langsung oleh narasumber. Hasil evaluasi kegitan yang dilakukan dengan metode survey menunjukkan, 100% peserta sangat antusias mengikuti kegiatan ini, 80% peserta memahami materi dan teknik pembuatan media hidroponik dari sampah plastik dan styrofoam, 100% peserta menginginkan adanya pendampingan pasca kegiatan.

Reducing political polarization in Hong Kong: a pilot experiment of deliberation

Contemporary Hong Kong is riven by serious political and social polarization. Hong Kong's problem does not lie in ideological differences among citizens; rather, the major issue is that people of different political stripes view each other as enemies. In this study, we conducted two experiments to compare the impacts of deliberation and discussion on political depolarization. In study 1, we invited participants of opposing views toward the Article 23 legislation and conducted a 90-min discussion session. The participants were divided into two groups: deliberation and causal discussion. The deliberation group received an information booklet on the issue and had to strictly follow rules of deliberation whereas the causal discussion group had no such stimuli. In study 2, we used video recordings from study 1 and presented the videos to two groups of participants. One group of participants watched the deliberation video and the other group watched the causal discussion video. The main finding of the study is both deliberation and causal discussion had mixed effects on reducing political polarization. After discussion, issue attitude and issue polarization remained largely the same, but people's attitude toward others with opposing views became more favorable and affective polarization was reduced. No systematic differences were found between deliberation and discussion. And watching discussion and deliberation will deliver similar effects but to a lesser extent.

Group Size and Peer Learning: Peer Discussions in Different Group Size Influence Learning in a Biology Exercise Performed on a Tablet With Stylus

Determining the optimal discussion group size to improve performance and learning has created an intense debate in psychology and provided mixed findings in laboratory and field settings. In a quasi-experimental study in the education field, we examined the effect of discussion group size on individual learning in a biology exercise performed on a tablet with stylus. The sample involved 102 secondary school students divided into four classes, each corresponding to one of the four experimental conditions (alone without peer discussion vs discussion in dyads vs triads vs four-member groups). They were asked to draw individually a functional schema of the human respiratory system, once before and once after discussing with peers (or reflecting alone). Both drawings were evaluated by four independent coders, and the learning gain for each student was computed from these evaluations. Results revealed that learning gain was greater for students discussing in four-member groups than for those in the other conditions. Additional analyses suggested that this effect was moderated by the students’ gender, with the learning gain being greater after discussion in four-member groups among females only. These findings suggest that group size of four individuals might be the optimal configuration to improve peer learning.

Promoting Sociability: Staff Perceptions of Music Therapy as a Way to Enhance Social Skills.

<p>This thesis is the result of working with nine students and one teacher aide in group music therapy in special education. Through opportunities to learn about music and sound, the students were invited to use descriptive language to express emotions and thoughts about their music therapy experience. This research used a qualitative research design, where the purpose was to learn about the perceptions that staff may have of music therapy and to highlight how music therapy can promote sociability in an educative setting. The data collected mainly through research journal entries and two interviews (as well as material from a discussion group) offer evidence about how improvisational group music therapy can help create a positive social environment in the classroom and complement socialisation goals in education.</p>