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POST-PANDEMIC TOURISM: OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREATIVE TOURISM: Received: 28thJuly 2022; Revised: 27thSeptember 2022, 3rd October 2022, 21st October 2022; Accepted: 28th October 2022
Get PDFTourism was one of the most affected sectors by the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, and the travel sector has faced a dramatic challenge, with the pandemic’s devastating impact on the economy. In tourism, as in other sectors, there is a pre-pandemic and post-pandemic era, and several researchers are now trying to comprehend the future of tourism in a post-pandemic world. In this exploratory text, based on a literature review, we question if creative tourism can play a major role in the rebuilding of the tourism industry, once it is a type of tourism that relies on place-based experiences that uses local resources and involves communities and tourists in immersive activities. In fact, creative tourism seems to be a response to the challenges that actual tourism is facing, namely the change in the tourists’ perception about physical distancing, the need to avoid over tourism, mass tourism and touristification, the desire to reconnect with other people and to have enriching emotional experiences, the increase of awareness about sustainability (for places and future generations) and about the resident’s needs and their living conditions degradation. Our approach relates the ongoing research on post-pandemic tourism, from several points of view – the tourist’s perceptions and demands, the communities and territories’ needs, and the new visions of tourism planners… – with creative tourism, addressing the new opportunities for such type of tourism, and questioning its feasibility and potential contribution to a more meaningful tourism for both hosts and guests, to local economies growth, and overall, to making tourism a more sustainable industry
FEARS AND ASSUMPTIONS IN THE PANDEMIC CRISIS IN HUNGARY: Received: 13th October 2022 Revised; 29th October 2022; 1st November 2022; 2nd November 2022 Accepted: 11th November 2022
No full textThe pandemic that erupted and escalated in 2020 has brought unprecedented changes to our daily lives. The new situation has challenged everyone. We have had to face unprecedented constraints, change the way we used to work, and experience a new level of uncertainty. Not only households but also businesses and entrepreneurs faced serious problems. Businesses were faced with a huge challenge in terms of disrupted supply chains and the loss of labor. Jobs were lost and jobs became precarious as a result of the pandemic. All these challenges proved to be not only livelihood but also psychologically stressful for the average person. Many feared for their economic livelihoods and even worried about their health. In this study we want to show what were the fears and worries people had about the overnight austerity measures in 2020 and the unprecedented pandemic emergency, according to the results of a primary survey conducted in Hungary
THE SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF POSTERS AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN JORDAN: Received: 29th September 2021; Revised: 07th January 2022, 13th March 2022; Accepted: 22nd March 2022
No full textThis paper aims to define the role of the communication posters designed by feminist protesters in expressing the rejection of domestic violence against women in Jordan, since few studies address such topics. In response to a notorious incident in 2019 where a suburban woman in Jordan was physically abused by her husband in front of her children, Jordanian feminists staged a protest march in the heart of the capital city, Amman. The victim became permanently disabled due to this violence. Several female protesters joined the demonstration, carrying reflective visual and verbal posters to show their empathy towards the victim and repudiation of the victimization. Moreover, these posters have been circulated via Twitter, with users writing empathic comments on the images and using several hashtags such as #Jerash Crime and #Enough, which prove that these posters are effective in vindicating women's rights, besides claiming security and protection against violence. The research methodology involved conducting a semiotic analysis on the most explicit posters raised during the march and distributed via Twitter to show condemnation of the brutal physical violence against the Jordanian victim
VS SYNTACTIC CONFIGURATIONS IN ROMANCE ADVERBIAL CLAUSES : Received: 28th February 2022; Revised: 27th March 2022, 1st April 2022; Accepted: 10th April 2022
No full textBased on an original corpus, and also on the important contributions of Haegeman 2012, Pană Dindelegan & Maiden 2013, and Lahousse 2010, I intend to demonstrate in this article that there are specific factors that influence the VS syntactic configurations of Romance languages (Romanian, Italian, and French), and these factors are directly connected to the internal information structure. From a methodological point of view, this is an empirical study, combining comparative and corpus analyses, qualitative and quantitative observations, and using the instruments of Morphosyntax and Pragmatics. In the end, the results of the analysis highlight the idea that both information structure and the “pro-drop” feature have a big impact on the word order of the constituents, generating a significant discrepancy between Romanian and Italian, on the one hand, and French, on the other hand
FAKE NEWS VERSUS CORPORATE REPUTATION: TECHNIQUES TO PROTECT BRANDS: Received: 20th July 2021; Revised: 25th October 2021, 31st January 2022, 26th March 2022; Accepted: 28th March 2022
No full textThis paper aims to investigate how companies can protect their reputation against fake news, also giving some examples. The literature indicates that not only can individual companies or brands be victims of fake news, but also - and perhaps more frequently - entire industries. The pharmaceutical industry illustrates this as it was already the subject of conspiracy theories, which then exploded during the Covid-19 pandemic. The literature seems to suggest two basic points. The first one is that fake news, including deep fakes, is a serious threat to corporate reputation and entire industrial sectors, as it is capable of inflicting considerable damage, including financial. However, companies are making constant progress in developing and refining techniques to monitor and combat fake news. From this point of view, it is also noted that if technology can help on the one hand to create misinformation, on the other hand, it is valid to support the fight against fake news. It can also be seen that single companies are usually more capable of reacting than industrial sectors, like pharmaceuticals which have been attacked by fake news and conspiracy theories for a long time
CINEMATIC REPRESENTATIONS OF INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE THROUGH THE LENS OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY: Received: 09th February 2022; Revised: 17th April 2022, 27th April 2022; Accepted: 03rd May 2022
No full textThe Birth of a Nation (1915) was the first feature-length film to focus on the topic of interracial marriage. Its strong anti-miscegenation message and racial stereotypes set the stage for Hollywood depictions of race relations for decades. This anti-miscegenation theme was challenged in 1967 with the release of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. The purpose of this research is to analyze these two landmark films through the lens of sociological theory using the comparative case study method. Drawing primarily from the theoretical insights of paternalistic and competitive race relations theory allows us to interpret the films in their socio-historical contexts. The findings of this sociological reading alert us to the difficulties of the film industry in transcending its problematic lens on race relations
PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND SMARTPHONE USE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: Received: 28th October 2021; Revised: 14th March 2022, 1st April 2022, 07th May 2022; Accepted: 09th May 2022
No full textPeople’s overdependence on smartphones has led them to an abundance of psychological well-being issues. Various literature has examined the association between smartphone use, addictive behaviours, and mental well-being. To develop a deeper understanding of the correlation among these factors, the current study aims to find the psychological impact on smartphone use. Smartphone use and psychological well-being, specifically on how adolescents’ media use has led them to mental health issues such as addiction, depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and the fear of missing out (FoMO). The results supported hypotheses 1, 2, and 3, smartphone addiction correlates with anxiety, depression, and FoMO; however, the results of the study do not support hypothesis 4, in which there is no correlation between smartphone addiction and sleep issues. In conclusion, smartphone overuse and addiction may subsequently affect an adolescent’s mental well-being
CURRICULUM COMPACTING: DIFFERENTIATING ALGEBRA SYLLABUS ACCORDING TO THE READINESS LEVELS OF GIFTED STUDENTS
Get PDFGifted learners are unique, in the way they learn i.e. in processing new information and knowledge. Because of their uniqueness, teachers need to identify their learning preferences prior to lesson planning, and differentiate their instruction accordingly with appropriate classroom strategies. This study investigated a differentiation strategy called curriculum compacting, which was applied in the teaching of Algebra among gifted students. Curriculum compacting allows learners who have the potential to pursue higher level or more advanced topics at faster rate. Of the national standard, Algebra I, II, and III are introduced to Form 1, Form 2, and Form 3 respectively. However, at Kolej PERMATApintar, Algebra I, II, and III were compacted, in accordance with the gifted students’ learning preferences i.e. readiness levels, and taught to Form 1 gifted students. A total of 166 Form 1 gifted students participated in this experimental study. Test results were gathered and analyzed representing the effect of curriculum compacting on the gifted students’ achievement. The findings revealed that 38.6% students had excellent understanding of the compacted Algebra syllabus (marks between 85-100), 44% achieved good understanding (marks between 65-84), 11.4% had moderate understanding (marks between 50-64), and only 6% had poor understanding (marks between 0-49). From this study, we can conclude that curriculum compacting is a beneficial differentiation technique for gifted students in the teaching and learning of Algebra
SYNTACTIC DISLOCATION PHENOMENA IN THE ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF ROMANCE LANGUAGES – A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE –: Received: 24th August 2021; Revised: 01st December 2021, 12th January 2022, 17th January 2022; Accepted: 19th January 2022
No full textCurrently numerous studies have concerned themselves with reducing school dropout rates premised on school environment. This has resulted into limited impact of interventions fronted to reduce the high school dropout rates. If schools are to register high retention rates commensurate to the high enrollment levels, there is need for studies and interventions to look beyond school related factors which don’t influence school attendance in isolation but operate alongside other factors such as the individual characteristics of the children and their parents especially the household head, household structure and composition as well as the community factors. Therefore, this study aimed at determining non-school factors associated with school dropouts in Uganda. Assessment was done using the probit regression model and secondary data from Uwezo Uganda National Learning Assessment 2014 survey. Children aged 6-16 were assessed based on their household setting and supplementary data obtained through related surveys of their households, local communities and selected local schools where majority of the children in the community were enrolled. The likelihood of a child dropping out of school increased with the child’s age and reduced with; increase in years of preschool attendance and household heads education level. Furthermore, school dropouts were more likely among the disabled children and children with no biological parents in the household. The study recommended focusing on pupil retention, parent sensitization regarding the merits of formal education and the need to promote mandatory pre-school education where children’s’ reading, writing and numeracy can be nurtured at an early age. There is need to explore further the effect of other non-school factors that could influence school dropout directly or indirectly or interactively with school related factors including peer social capital, student loan scheme programmes, government education policies to curb school absenteeism and commitment to their implementation, migration among others
LOAFING: A CASE OF EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE ISSUE: Received: 03rd May 2022; Revised: 02nd June 2022, 27th June 2022; Accepted: 29th June 2022
No full textEmployees are expected to be at work on time and perform their tasks to be productive. Otherwise, it is a performance issue, unauthorized absenteeism, or loafing. It is not only prevalent in private entities but also in government agencies. The Civil Service Commission (CSC) in the Philippine context is a government agency that discouraged loafing during work hours and limits the use of official time for non-related government tasks. The study utilized an observational research technique using a single case method where the participant was closely observed in the most natural settings in the workplace. The study investigates the performance of the employee and shows solutions to how the management addressed the issue. This case study presents an instance wherein an employee was reported by his co-employee (an informant) who committed loafing or frequent unauthorized absences from duty during office hours. Three alternative solutions are offered. First, refer the case to the Human Resource Management Officer who is a trained adjudicator, mediator, and conciliator. Second, determine the root cause of the problem and suggest an alternative course of action; and third, instead of imposing a harsh penalty of suspension or dismissal as the case may be, it would be appropriate for the management to subject the problem employee to an intervention program. There is a need to act with compassion and justice to ensure no repetitive action that may happen in the future