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DYSTOPIA IN KHALID TAWFIK UTOPIA
Get PDFUnlike Utopia, dystopia represents a city full of poverty, frustration and misery in fiction; it is a new phenomenon motivated by human failures and various historical disasters, such as World Wars, the Cold War, the nuclear war, which have led famous writers, like Aldous Huxley and George Orwell, to depict devastation in their novels instead of portraying utopian contexts in the twentieth century. Dystopia has emerged recently in Arabic literature, especially after the events of the Arab Spring, and the complication of various social and political problems in some Arab countries. Ahmed Khalid Tawfik, a contemporary Egyptian writer, was one of the most prominent contemporary writers in the horror genre and, generally, fiction. His Utopian novel, in contrast to his title, depicts a dystopia. The present study was conducted in order to examine, relying on social criticism, especially the views of Lucien Goldmann, the dichotomy of the image of self and others in contemporary Arabic novel and the worldview reflected in this novel
COMMUNICATION CULTURE OF SANGIRAN WORLD HERITAGE SITE SOCIETY: AN ETHNOGRAPHY STUDY
Get PDFSangiran site in Indonesia, is one of world conservation sites listed by Unesco in 1996 in which many scholars and students give an attention to study the human evolution there, or tourists come to get a unique experience in archeological site. Problem arise when the development of the site expected by residents, contradict over the conservation principle of an archaeological site. Current solutions on the site’s conservation become grievance by the residents who feel that the conservation only concerns to fossils and sites, yet neglecting the existence of resident who has been living for long time in Sangiran area. This research use ethnography of communication methods to explore how communication culture in Sangiran site affecting the conservation effort. Result from the research shows: 1. There are two main themes of messages as narration that was shared an inside and an outside among group or community in Sangiran site. First narration was talking about Mythology vs Science perception related to Sangiran Site existence. Second, theme that was related to Economy vs Conservation perception in Sangiran; 2. There are communication gap activity between Sangiran residents and some institutions that involved and interested in Sangiran and vice-versa. Therefore, prejudice, rumors and issues emerge between both sides hinder the spirit of conservation of site for the prosperity for all party related to Sangiran. In a nutshell, communication forum such as focus group discussion or public hearing needed to unite all party in Sangiran so the communication gap could be bridged
A STUDY ON INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISION BY PRINCIPALS IN TYPE 1C AND TYPE 2 SCHOOLS IN SRI LANKA
Get PDFThe main purpose of this study was to examine how principals’ engage in instructional supervision in Type 1C and Type 2 school in Sri Lanka. Three research questions were used to guide the study to a rational conclusion. Mixed Method was adopted in the study in order to triangulate data. Both questionnaire and semi structured interview schedules were used to obtain relevant data from 150 teachers, 10 principals and 10 sectional heads in 10 selected Type 1C and Type 2 schools using the simple random sampling techniques. Tables, percentages and graphs were used to analyze quantitative data and the qualitative data was analyzed by using thematic analysis and answer the research questions. The findings revealed that all the principals in the type 1C and Type 2 schools have positive perception about the role of instructional supervision and have formed an instructional supervisory team including the principal. However, the study revealed that the majority of principals in the type 1C and Type 2 schools do not engage in role of instructional supervision due to the major challenge of having engage in general administration roles than the instructional roles. The study further revealed that the existing internal supervisory team engage in instructional supervision role rarely and do not conduct post observational discussions which facilitate teachers to identify their strength and the areas that need further improvement. It is, therefore, recommended that, the principals need to carry out an adequate instructional supervision of teachers so as to improve their teaching skills and professional development.  
DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF KAJAOLALIDDONG PAPPASENG IN THE FORMATION OF STUDENT CHARACTERS IN A MODEL SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT OF BONE
Get PDFSince 2016, the South Sulawesi Education Assurance Agency has tried to organize and improve the quality of education throughout the province through establishment of a model school in each of its districts / cities. The educational program applied in the model schools is to strengthen the local characters of Bugis-Makassar, Toraja and Luwu or Massenrengpulu through harmonization of thought and behavior of students with support of the government, schools, families and communities as stakeholders of the National Mental Revolution Movement (NMRM). In fact, this educational program is intended to improve the students’ morality through harmonization of heart, feeling, thought and body through sufficient understanding of the local values implied in Kajaolalido Pappaseng (the testament of Kajaolalido, the legendary Bugis scholar). The study employed discourse analysis methods to strengthen the students’ local values in the model schools in Bone, one of the largest districts in the province. Some simulations of character implementation models were tested. Of the four simulation models applied (habituation, learning time, values strengthening and extracurricular), only two were employed to strengthen the character education through the use of discourse analysis methods; habituation and extra-curricular activities. The findings reveal that the model school students are very enthusiastic about recognizing and exploring the values of local wisdom through the discourse analysis methods, and more importantly, the use of those methods leads both the teachers and students to discover at least five character values; honesty, work ethic, mutual cooperation, determination and courage
LITERARY FICTION AND REPRESENTATION OF HISTORY: GEORGIAN CASE STUDY
Get PDFIn the nineteenth century the process of history professionalization took place. It was characterized by exclusive development of the discipline. The “founding fathers” tried to bold the borderlines between the history and other disciplines and sharpen the focus of historical researches. Just this view was reflected in fact of choosing archival data and official documents as only reliable type of sources and also the established view about the honest academic enabling to represent “what actually happened” ̶ formula proposed by L.Ranke. In the twentieth century subject of history was conceptualized in a new way. This was an epoch of so-called “New History” which had introduced interdisciplinary approach in historical research. The new generation of historians developed interest to the topics which in recent past might be treated as not relevant for the academic occupation. In this very context appeared necessity of literary sources’ use. This search for new sources was favoured by the coincidence in time with dispute about historicity of literature. The part of practitioners of history ignored it and preferred to make history in a traditional way, i.e. in spirit of Rankean historiography. This was case at least in Georgia and it continued to be the same in nowadays. The paper aims to fill (of course only partially) this gap in Georgian scholarship. It uses one monument of nineteenth century Georgian literary fiction for reconstructing of reality and elaborates on more general topic concerning the realistic prose as important source for history representation
THE MYTH OF HIGH PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION (HPO): THE TOP PRIORITIES FOR BUILDING A MORE COMPETITIVE COMPANY
Get PDFIn his book “Leading at a higher level” Ken Blanchard goes to great lengths to examine and to show the most relevant conditions of the highest performing companies. Another author, Jim Collins, also underlines that there are enterprises that are able to achieve strong results in the longer term too, but these companies implemented not just any business model. HPO – or high-performance organization – can also be interpreted as a special business model.. The purpose of the study is to summarize the characteristics of the high-performance organizations and the SCORES model, and additionally to examine how typical the excellence culture is of the domestic small and medium-sized enterprises. Following the presentation of the conceptual background, we will introduce the relevant results of a questionnaire survey conducted in Hungary, and we will make an effort to identify the companies that truly have the features of the high-performance organizations (HPO). 
A PROPOSED MODEL FOR PREDICTING THE FINANCIAL DISTRESS OF PRIVATE CONVENTIONAL BANKS IN SYRIA: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY
Get PDFThis study aims to find the best set of financial ratios that can be used to predict the financial distress of private conventional banks in Syria and to distinguish between distressed and non-distressed banks in the first and second year before the distress. In order to warn the concerned parties to intervene and take corrective actions in a timely manner and to restore the health of these banking institutions. To achieve this, a stepwise discriminant analysis was used and 21 financial ratios were calculated for a sample of 11 banks for a period between the years (2010-2016). The following proposed model was reached: Z = 14.746 (D/A) + 35.069 (L/A) -15.899 (NFE/A) -5.134 (NPM) -26.076. Test of the model has been done, and it was found to be able to predict the financial distress and distinguish between distressed and non-distressed banks with an accuracy rate 100% in the first and second year before the distress
URBAN TRANSFORMATION ON THE WATERFRONTS OF VALENCIA AND BILBAO
Get PDFThis article analyzes cases of urban transformation carried out in the waterfront areas of Valencia and Bilbao, in Spain. Through the implementation of urban regeneration and transformation strategies, these two cities have transformed most of their waterfront areas during the last decade of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century. Old industrial sites have been transformed into residential and service spaces, following the lead of other European cities like Liverpool and Hamburg, which also had former port sites. Comparing both of these initiatives of waterfront transformation reveals two very different processes. Two dimensions has been compared: the governance of the intervention plans drawn up and the social dimension of the interventions. The article set out the following questions. What are the perspectives of the urban planning professionals that participated in the transformation of the coasts of Valencia and Bilbao? And, what is the fulfillment of the project objectives and the changes produced in the urban environment of the two areas
USE OF E-LEARNING AND COURSE ASSIGNMENTS TO IMPROVE LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PLANNING
Get PDFConstruction project planning integrates various types of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in civil engineering, and learning effectiveness among students is often diminished by a lack of real construction work experience. This research describes the design of a series of course assignments for construction project planning instruction, integrated with the use of e-learning tools. Following the semester-long course, a questionnaire is used to assess learning outcomes. Findings show that the course assignments significantly improve learning outcomes and that learners find the e-learning tool to be convenient and helpful in developing autonomous learning abilities through solving course assignment problems. In addition, as smart phones have emerged as a mainstream e-learning device, the user interface of instructional content must be modified for optimal effectiveness on smart phones. The research findings are integrated and enumerated as an instructional framework reference for the subject of Construction Project Planning
THE RESULTS OF APPLYING STEM EDUCATION TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT BASED ON THE STEM EDUCATION FOR THE STUDENTS IN THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UTTARADIT RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY
Get PDFThe objectives of this research were to 1) enhance knowledge and understanding of learning management based on STEM Education guidelines before and after learning 2) to study the satisfaction of the students towards this learning management. The data of this research were 30 students in Physics Department, Faculty of Education at Uttaradit Rajabhat University in the 2nd semester in 2017. The samples were chosen by a purposive sampling. The research instruments included a test examining student’s knowledge and understanding of this learning management and the form evaluating students’ satisfaction. The data were analyzed using mean, and the standard deviation, and t-test dependent. The results revealed that 1) the achievements on the students’ knowledge and understanding of learning management based on STEM Education guidelines after learning were higher than those of before with statistical significance at .05 level and 2) the students’ satisfaction was at a high level (x = 4.17)