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An investigation of online teaching and lecturers' online teaching competence in Vietnam: A case study at universities of technology and education
Get PDFThe rapid digital transformation and the widespread influence of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted higher education in Vietnam. This social setting fosters online teaching and lecturers’ online teaching competencies. The aim of this study is to investigate online teaching competence at two universities of technology and education in Vietnam through a survey. Based on a review of the literature, an online teaching competence scale for lecturers was developed and its validity and reliability were evaluated using exploratory component analysis and Cronbach's alpha coefficients with data from 311 lecturers at two public universities of technology and education. The online teaching competency scale for lecturers consists of 25 items organized into five component competencies: “Understanding student learning”, “online session administration”, “digital content development and learning facilitation”, “technology” and “online learning outcomes assessment”. With the exception of “technology”, the remaining component competencies were identified as good. Not only online teaching modes but also online teaching activities and productions were also deployed to maintain learning activities especially during the COVID-19 pandemic at two universities. Recommendations for developing lecturers' online teaching competence were also considered
Fulfilling the Demands of Digitalization in the Accounting Profession: A Technological Knowledge Assessment for Future Accountants
Get PDFAs the digital world continues to grow, both finance and accounting practitioners, as well as future accountants, must embrace the digital transition in order to remain relevant. Thus, this study attempts to assess the technological knowledge for future accountants and evaluate its relationship with the digitalization of the accounting profession. Employing a non-probability purposive sampling approach, online questionnaires were distributed to accounting interns from the top six public universities for accounting and finance in Malaysia. This study found a moderate level of knowledge about technology among the respondents. Meanwhile, there is a significant and weak positive relationship between knowledge about technology and the digitalization of the accounting profession. Future research could be extended to accounting students at all universities and use alternative research methodologies, such as in-depth interviews, to improve the assessment of future accountants’ technological knowledge
Smallholder Farmers’ Readiness for Contributing to Crop Microtakaful Scheme
Get PDFThe study intends to identify smallholder farmers’ readiness to participate in Crop Microtakaful Scheme. This protection is significant for smallholder farmers to provide sustainable economic growth and food security. To understand the necessity of having the scheme, a few key areas must be observed. An overview of the smallholder farmers in Malaysia is presented, focusing on their demographics, readiness to participate in the scheme, and affordable contributions. In addition, risks and perils in agriculture, including natural disasters, pests, and crop diseases, are also outlined. The role of agriculture insurance/takaful is also discussed, highlighting its many benefits to smallholder farmers. For this study, a survey is carried out among 275 smallholder farmers to gain information on their demographic profiles, farming activities, and willingness to contribute to the Crop Microtakaful Scheme. The information is vital in developing a suitable and well-accepted Crop Microtakaful Scheme, specifically among the smallholder farmers in Malaysia. Findings show that a large percentage of the smallholder farmers were ready to participate in a takaful scheme to protect their crop losses. Contributions vary greatly, with 54.2% of respondents willing to contribute an amount ranging from RM50.00 to RM149.00, while 33.9% of respondents are only willing to contribute an amount of less than RM50.00. The Crop Microtakaful Scheme can reduce the community’s dependence on the government with stakeholders’ involvement in contributing a certain sum as part of their corporate social responsibility initiative
Analysis in ESG Rating Agencies Motivation in the Process of Formulating the ESG Index: Institutional Logics
Get PDFThis study aims to evaluate the applications of institutional logic on the motivation of the Kehati Foundation in formulating a different ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) Index compared to other ESG rating agencies. The research methodology used a case study as a research strategy and a qualitative research approach with a single unit of analysis design namely Kehati Foundation. The result explains that the Kehati Foundation, in formulating the different ESG indexes compared to other rating agencies was motivated by the domination of externality (symbolic carriers) towards internality (material carriers), multiple logics that came from professional, market, self-regulatory, and sustainability logics, subsequently the dominant logics contributed by professional logics, and then competing logics between actor, routines and OPM ESG Index Scoring. The implication of the study is to demonstrate a significant positive impact in promoting sustainable investment and gaining the trust of investors (both potential and existing investors) which are expected to obtain adequate confidence in making investment decisions and to develop business practices for rating agencies. This study contributes an extensive ongoing development for future research which is currently still very limited
Fruit Microtakaful Scheme Working Framework in Malaysia
Get PDFMicrotakaful is an emerging concept in the insurance industry that aims to provide low-cost, accessible, and Sharia-compliant insurance products to the underserved populations. In Malaysia, the Fruit Microtakaful Scheme has been introduced to address to the needs of low-income households, particularly those in rural areas. There is no gainsaying that microtakaful plays a pivotal role in protecting the lives of low-income farmers as it helps reduce potential risks, they are exposed to curb unforeseen calamities, but there is still low coverage for low-income farmers. Consequently, providing microtakaful for low-income farmers is highly necessary. This article presents a working framework of the Fruit Microtakaful Scheme in Malaysia, including its operational model, distribution channels, marketing strategy, and risk management approach. This study explored the Fruit Microtakaful Scheme framework for Malaysia’s smallholder farmers. A focus group discussion that involved ten participants from various agencies related to the Takaful industry was conducted to determine the underlying basis of the FMTS framework, with the Central Bank of Malaysia as the regulator. The discussion revealed the need for protection against floods, droughts, pests, diseases, season contributions, and the implementation of FMTS. The fruit microtakaful framework for smallholder farmers in Malaysia was presented in this stud
The Study of Relation Among Green Bonds and Other Financial Assets: A Systematic Literature Review
Get PDFThe purpose of this study is to provide a literature review of green bonds and their relation with other financial assets. Most of the research that has been conducted has focused on the spillover transmission from the financial asset market to the green bond market. The method used to select and analyze the results of journal reviews is Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta- Analyses (PRISMA). The journals used in this study are Scopus-indexed journals, which are searched using the keywords green bond, cointegration, transmission, and spillover. The result indicates that green bonds can be used as an alternative in diversifying portfolio instruments. Based on previous studies, it was found that there was spillover transmission from the financial asset market to the green bond market. This indicates that volatility in the financial market will spill over and affect the green bond market. This study can be used as a strategy for making investment decisions, especially in building investment portfolios
The perception of foreign languages and culture for early childhood
Get PDFLanguage acquisition is a multifaceted process that often intertwines with acculturation. When a child encounters a foreign language and culture at an early age, they start to gain an understanding of both their native cultural values and the values of the other culture. As young learners gradually become aware of the world beyond their immediate surroundings, their cultural awareness undergoes a profound expansion. This research endeavors to delve into the perceptions of language learning and the assimilation of the target culture among very young language learners, irrespective of whether they have received formal language education. In pursuit of this objective, a semi-structured qualitative study was designed. The study included interviews with ten kindergarten students of age 5 in Antalya, Turkey. Participants were divided into two: one group had received foreign language education for three years, while the other had not received any. The conversations were recorded and subsequently subjected to an in-depth analysis carried out. The compelling findings of this research reveal that young language learners who have been exposed to previous language learning experiences are significantly better equipped to discern and appreciate the distinctions presented by a foreign language and culture. Moreover, it becomes evident that very young learners, even at the tender age of five, can grasp the lifestyles, needs, and interests of individuals from foreign cultures when they are immersed in a communicative language-rich environment. This underscores the pivotal role of early language exposure in fostering not only linguistic proficiency but also cultural awareness and understanding among children
Investigation of middle school teachers' open-ended question writing skills
Get PDFIn this study, the skills of middle school teachers to write open-ended questions that measure higher-order mental skills were examined. For this purpose, 18 middle school teachers who worked in Artvin, Turkey and volunteered to participate in the study were asked to write questions. Teachers wrote open-ended questions for a total of 4 courses (Sciences, Mathematics, Turkish, and Social Studies) in accordance with the specified outcomes. In the study designed in the document review pattern of qualitative research methods, questions were analyzed using an evaluation form. As a result of the evaluations, it was observed that teachers were more concerned with the content dimension of the outcomes while writing questions but disregarded the cognitive level of the outcome. It was also found that teachers were inadequate in terms of language and expression in all branches, showed a tendency to copy questions from a source, or could not move away from the question writing style they adopted. However, it was determined that there were especially expression errors, subject-verb agreement problems, and punctuation marks were not used correctly in the questions written
Territorial human capital and the economic development of territories: Study socially innovative aspects of cooperatives in the prefecture of Agadir Ida Outanane
Get PDFThis paper is situated within territorial economics, with the noble aim of elucidating the intricate interplay between territorial human capital and the economic advancement of the esteemed Agadir Ida Outanane prefecture, particularly within the social innovation concept. It endeavors to navigate the nuances of theoretical intricacies and empirical analysis tools, all in a concerted effort to address the paramount inquiry: "To what extent can territorial human capital serve as a propelling force for the development of the Agadir Ida Outanane area, and how might social innovation contribute thereto?" In pursuit, we have adopted a methodological approach rooted in deductive reasoning and underpinned by a post-positivist paradigm. Through a judicious synthesis of theoretical constructs and observed realities, we have deftly formulated a hypothetical model that interweaves the concepts of territorial human capital, social innovation, and economic valorization of the territory. This model has been tested on a dataset comprising 180 operational cooperatives in the revered Agadir Ida Outanane area. The discerning findings of this inquiry concur with the existence of substantial and noteworthy contributions among the multifarious concepts under scrutiny
The Influence of Working Capital Management on the Profitability of Listed Manufacturing Companies in Tanzania
Get PDFWorking capital management (WCM) and listed manufacturing companies (LMCs) profitability are subjects that have taken much attention of scholars globally because cash management, inventory management, receivables, and payables management components are vital elements for the performance of businesses. However, there is limited literature on the subject that considered the DuPont analysis as a measure of LMCs’ profitability as well as that used the finite distributed lag model to analyze WCM variables and profitability. Likewise, there is patchy recorded literature so far that tried to use administration expenses and marketing expenses to moderate the relationship between WCM and LMCs’ profitability. To bridge this knowledge gap, this study investigated the influence of WCM on profitability of LMCs’ on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange Plc (DSE), Tanzania. The study used an explanatory research design based on objectivism philosophies whereby profitability data were collected from the financial reports of the listed manufacturing companies on DSE. Panel data with the Finite Distribution Lag Model was used to analyze the published audited financial reports for 14 years, from 2005 to 2018 inclusive, of listed manufacturing firms. The results showed that current year marketing and administration expenses as moderators cause a lag of three years in the average collection period and each for moderator to have a positive impact on profitability, while the current year average collection period had a negative impact on profitability. It is, therefore, recommended that LMCs in Tanzania should consider the previous three years’ average collection period, administration expenses, marketing expenses, and effectiveness in managing working capital to enhance their profitability