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Analytics and Management Reporting Tools and Digital Transformation in Uzbek Retail
No full textGeneral Background: Retail trade plays a critical role in Uzbekistan’s economy, contributing significantly to growth, employment, and consumer satisfaction. Specific Background: While the sector has experienced rapid revenue expansion over the past decade, digital transformation remains unevenly distributed, especially between large enterprises and small businesses. Knowledge Gap: Despite notable progress, small and medium-sized retailers struggle to implement advanced analytics and management reporting due to resource constraints, lack of expertise, and infrastructure limitations. Aims: This study aims to evaluate the current state, challenges, and prospects of analytics and management reporting tools within Uzbekistan’s retail sector amid ongoing digital transformation. Results: Findings reveal exponential growth in retail revenue and partial digital adoption, particularly among large chains deploying BI, CRM, and AI tools. However, smaller businesses remain digitally underserved. Novelty: The research presents a systemic framework integrating state support, education, and cloud-based technology adoption to bridge the digital divide and enhance analytical capacity. Implications: The study underscores the need for government-subsidized digital tools, targeted workforce development, and infrastructure investment to ensure inclusive digital progress and sustained efficiency in retail trade across Uzbekistan.Highlight :
Retail trade in Uzbekistan is growing steadily but small businesses lag in adopting digital tools.
BI, CRM, and AI systems are transforming large retailers, enhancing decision-making and efficiency.
Key barriers include specialist shortages, infrastructure gaps, and limited digital access for SMEs.
Keyword : Retail Trade, Business Intelligence, Digital Transformation, CRM Systems, Uzbekista
Professional Development of Junior High School Teachers for Sustainable Learning Quality: Pengembangan Profesional Guru SMP untuk Kualitas Pembelajaran Berkelanjutan
No full textGeneral Background: The rapid development of information technology and educational reforms in Indonesia, including the Merdeka Belajar policy, necessitates continuous improvement in teacher quality. Specific Background: Junior high school (JHS) teachers play a critical role in delivering effective education, yet many still face challenges in maintaining professional competence. Knowledge Gap: Existing professional development programs are often fragmented, formalistic, and disconnected from teachers’ actual needs, particularly in the context of aligning national education reforms with global objectives like the SDGs. Aims: This study aims to investigate sustainable professional development (CPD) strategies for JHS teachers that enhance teaching quality within the Merdeka Belajar framework and SDG 4 (Quality Education). Results: Using a qualitative case study at SMP Muhammadiyah Asahan, key strategies identified include needs-based planning, transformative leadership, interactive training, mentoring, and digital learning integration. Novelty: Unlike prior studies, this research offers a comprehensive, context-specific analysis that links national policy with global educational goals, emphasizing collaborative and adaptive approaches to teacher development. Implications: The findings support the development of sustainable, contextualized CPD models that empower teachers as agents of educational transformation and suggest policy refinements to reinforce multi-stakeholder collaboration for long-term impact.Highlight :
The main focus of the research is to improve the competence of junior high school teachers through continuous professional development.
The integration of Merdeka Belajar and SDGs strengthens the relevance of teacher development programs nationally and globally.
The strategy includes needs planning, interactive training, mentoring, and the use of technology and collaboration.
Keywords : Sustainable Professional Development, Teacher Competence, Junior High School Teachers, Learning Quality, SDGs (Education
Opportunities and Challenges of Holistic Education in Secondary Schools: Peluang dan Tantangan Pendidikan Holistik di Sekolah Menengah
No full textGeneral Background: Holistic education has emerged as a promising pedagogical approach that addresses not only cognitive development but also emotional, social, physical, and spiritual dimensions of learners. Specific Background: In the dynamic context of 21st-century education, this model is seen as essential in shaping students' character and competence, particularly at the secondary level. Knowledge Gap: However, prior research has focused primarily on conceptual discussions or early education settings, with limited analysis of its practical implementation and sustainability in secondary schools. Aims: This study aims to systematically review the opportunities and challenges of implementing holistic education at the secondary level and to offer evidence-based recommendations for its strategic development. Results: Using the PRISMA method with 69 selected Scopus-indexed articles, the study identified core challenges such as lack of policy support, insufficient infrastructure, digitalization barriers, and teacher readiness, while also highlighting key opportunities including enhanced spirituality, environmental literacy, and inclusive curriculum design. Novelty: This research provides a comprehensive mapping of holistic education through Miller's framework, emphasizing diagnostic tools and multicultural adaptability. Implications: The findings inform policymakers and educators about effective strategies to implement sustainable holistic education, promoting students’ multidimensional growth in response to global and technological shifts.Highlight :
Holistic education emphasizes emotional, social, physical, and spiritual development of students.
Implementation faces challenges such as policy gaps, teacher readiness, and limited infrastructure.
Requires strategic design, inclusive support, and adaptation to modern educational dynamics.
Keywords : Education, Holistic, Student, Curriculum Policy, Secondary Education
 
Technical and Economic Evaluation of Local Monitoring Systems for Railway Emergencies
No full textGeneral Background: Railway structures, such as bridges and viaducts, are critical components of transportation infrastructure. Specific Background: These structures are particularly susceptible to damage from natural hazards including earthquakes, mudflows, landslides, and subsidence, posing risks to safety and economic stability. Knowledge Gap: Despite their vulnerability, there is a lack of integrated evaluations addressing both the technical performance and economic efficiency of local real-time monitoring and early warning systems for these assets. Aims: This study aims to assess the technical and economic effectiveness of localized monitoring systems designed for railway structures under emergency conditions. Results: The analysis demonstrates that such systems significantly improve structural risk detection and operational response time, while offering cost-effective solutions for infrastructure management. Novelty: Unlike prior research, this work integrates technical diagnostics with a cost-benefit evaluation, providing a holistic framework for monitoring system implementation. Implications: The findings support the deployment of real-time monitoring as a strategic investment, enhancing resilience and ensuring the continuity of railway operations in hazard-prone regions.
Highlights:
Real-time monitoring enhances early detection of structural vulnerabilities.
Integrated assessment reveals both technical and economic benefits.
Critical for risk mitigation in disaster-prone transportation networks.
Keywords: Railway Structures, Real-Time Monitoring, Early Warning Systems, Infrastructure Safety, Economic Efficienc
Fostering Gratitude and Character Through Role Playing in Moral Education
No full textGeneral Background: Character education has become a pivotal concern in modern pedagogy, particularly in religious and moral subjects. Specific Background: One approach gaining attention is the role playing model, which engages students actively in moral reasoning and character development. Knowledge Gap: However, empirical studies that analyze its application specifically within the context of gratitude in Islamic character education remain limited. Aims: This study aims to analyze the implementation of the role playing model in shaping character education related to gratitude in Akidah Akhlak learning at UIN Sunan Kalijaga. Results: Using a qualitative phenomenological approach with observation, interviews, and documentation, findings indicate that role playing facilitates the internalization of feelings, values, and perspectives. The structured process—beginning with prayer and material explanation, followed by group division, script discussions, dramatization, and meaning reflection—promotes character traits such as gratitude, sincerity, patience, care, and responsibility. Novelty: This study highlights how direct student engagement through dramatization uniquely fosters affective and behavioral dimensions of character. Implications: Despite some challenges (e.g., student shyness, classroom dynamics), the method demonstrates strong potential in cultivating religious values, suggesting broader applicability in moral education contexts.
Highlights:
Promotes internalization of religious values through active participation.
Enhances moral traits like gratitude, sincerity, and responsibility.
Uses dramatization to foster empathy and character understanding.
Keywords: Role Playing, Character Education, Gratitude, Akidah Akhlak, Islamic Learning
 
A Systematic Review on Prosodic Entrainment in Spoken Dialogue
No full textBackground : Prosodic entrainment is a phenomenon in which many different fields intersect such as psycholinguistics, phonetics, and other fields. Aims: This systematic review tries to provide a comprehensive overview of existing research on prosodic entrainment in dialogues. Methods: Various studies are reviewed and compared to reach how speakers use their tone of voice to match it with other conversers. Different articles are reviewed to check their relativity to prosodic entrainment and the factor that affect entrainment. Results: It is shown that prosodic entrainment is affected by context, emotional state, task together with other factors. Discussion: Several studies on prosodic entrainment shed the light on the understanding of how people communicate. . Conclusions: The findings arrived at are supposed to contribute the dynamics of prosodic entrainment and its role in communication.
Highlights:
Highlights how tone and rhythm align in spoken interactions.
Identifies emotional and contextual factors influencing entrainment.
Bridges linguistic theory with communication practice.
Keywords: Prosodic Entrainment, Spoken Dialogue, Communication, Psycholinguistics, Acoustic Matching
 
Optimizing Passenger Service Administration Through Facility and Resource Improvement: Optimalisasi Administrasi Layanan Penumpang Melalui Peningkatan Fasilitas dan Sumber Daya
No full textGeneral Background: Standardized passenger service administration is a vital component in airport management to ensure safety, comfort, and user satisfaction; however, its implementation often faces challenges related to resources, infrastructure, and service management. Specific Background: At Juwata International Airport Tarakan, departure, arrival, comfort, value-added services, and terminal capacity management have been aligned with national regulations but still encounter operational constraints. Knowledge Gap: In-depth empirical studies on the supporting and inhibiting factors of passenger service administration at regional airports, particularly in North Kalimantan, remain scarce. Aims: This study analyzes the implementation of passenger service administration and identifies factors influencing service smoothness. Results: Using a descriptive qualitative approach, the findings indicate that regulatory compliance and adequate human resources serve as key enablers, while limited check-in counters, underdeveloped self-check-in facilities, and insufficient supporting amenities are the main obstacles. Novelty: This study provides a comprehensive empirical overview of service dynamics at a regional airport and highlights the urgency of facility innovation. Implications: The findings emphasize the need for optimizing infrastructure, information technology, and human resource management to improve the effectiveness and competitiveness of public services in the air transportation sector.
Highlights:
Identifies key enablers and obstacles in airport passenger services.
Highlights the importance of facility and technology improvements.
Emphasizes strategic management for service effectiveness and competitiveness.
Keywords: Passenger Service Administration, Airport Management, Service Quality, Infrastructure Optimization, Public Transportation
 
Computerized Systems as a Driver of Employee Performance Improvement: Sistem Komputerisasi sebagai Pendorong Peningkatan Kinerja Karyawan
No full textGeneral Background: Computerized systems play a crucial role in enhancing work effectiveness and efficiency, particularly in government institutions, yet their implementation often faces technical obstacles that negatively impact employee performance. Specific Background: This study focuses on the Organizational Division of the Regional Secretariat of Paser Regency, where frequent system disruptions hinder the completion of administrative tasks. Knowledge Gap: Although many studies highlight the benefits of computerization, empirical research linking its influence to employee work effectiveness in local government settings remains limited. Aims: To analyze the effect of computerized systems on employee work effectiveness using measurable indicators. Results: A quantitative approach with the Spearman Rank Correlation technique on 18 respondents yielded an rs value of 0.529 > 0.472 (α = 0.05), indicating a significant positive relationship. Novelty: This study provides new empirical evidence on the contribution of computerized systems to improving work effectiveness in the regional public sector. Implications: The findings underscore the need to improve system quality and provide employee training to maximize technology utilization, thereby enhancing administrative performance and the quality of public services in Paser Regency
Highlights:
Significant positive correlation between computerization and work effectiveness.
Highlights limited empirical studies in local government contexts.
Emphasizes need for system improvement and employee training.
Keywords: Computerized Systems, Work Effectiveness, Employee Performance, Public Administration, Local Government
 
Artificial Intelligence Driven Literacy Practices in Early Language Education: Praktik Literasi yang Didorong oleh Kecerdasan Buatan dalam Pendidikan Bahasa Awal
No full textGeneral background: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into education has rapidly transformed learning environments, particularly in literacy education. Specific background: In primary schools, AI offers tools that support individualized learning and streamline instructional processes. Knowledge gap: However, limited research explores the sociocultural dynamics of AI-mediated literacy learning, especially in early education within Indonesian contexts. Aims: This study investigates the application of AI in reading and writing instruction at Muhammadiyah Primary School 1 Candi, Sidoarjo, through an educational ethnography and qualitative-descriptive approach. Results: Findings demonstrate that AI facilitates personalized literacy experiences, enhances student motivation, and improves instructional efficiency. Nonetheless, critical issues such as increased student dependency on automated systems, diminished verbal interaction, and the presence of cultural bias in AI-generated content were observed. Novelty: The study highlights the teacher’s evolving role not merely as a knowledge transmitter but as a facilitator of values and cultural mediator in AI-supported classrooms. Implications: It recommends the adoption of AI integration strategies that prioritize ethical awareness, cultural contextualization, and humanistic principles, contributing to the development of an inclusive and adaptive literacy education ecosystem for primary learners.Highlights:
Highlights the sociocultural impacts of AI in early literacy.
Reveals both benefits and ethical challenges of AI integration.
Emphasizes the teacher’s role as a value-based content mediator.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Literacy Education, Primary School, Educational Ethnography, Language Learning
 
RIDER Strategy Promotes Critical Comprehension of Narrative Texts in Junior High: Strategi RIDER Mendorong Pemahaman Kritis terhadap Teks Naratif di Sekolah Menengah Pertama
No full textGeneral Background: Reading comprehension is a fundamental skill that underpins academic success in language learning. Specific Background: Many Indonesian junior high school students struggle with understanding narrative texts due to limited vocabulary and surface-level reading strategies. Knowledge Gap: Despite prior studies on metacognitive strategies, few have used quasi-experimental designs to evaluate structured strategies like RIDER in South Sumatra. Aims: This study investigated the effectiveness of the Read, Imagine, Describe, Evaluate, and Repeat (RIDER) strategy in improving narrative text comprehension among eighth-grade students at SMP Negeri 1 Muara Pinang. Results: Using a quasi-experimental design with pre- and post-tests, the study revealed that students taught with the RIDER strategy demonstrated greater improvements in reading comprehension, particularly in main ideas, vocabulary, and inference, compared to those taught conventionally. Novelty: This research is among the first in the region to quantitatively compare RIDER with traditional methods using statistical analyses, providing robust evidence of its pedagogical value. Implications: Findings suggest that integrating RIDER into English instruction can foster critical thinking, deeper engagement, and improved comprehension, offering practical guidance for educators aiming to enhance literacy outcomes in narrative reading.Highlight :
The RIDER strategy significantly improved students' comprehension, especially in identifying main ideas, vocabulary, and inferences.
The experimental group showed greater gains than the control group, though the difference was not statistically significant in the independent t-test.
The strategy promotes critical thinking and active engagement, making it a promising tool for teaching narrative texts.
Keywords : Reading Comprehension, Narrative Text, RIDER Strategy, Junior High School, English Language Learning