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SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGIONS AND INCREASING THE FINANCIAL AUTHORITY
Get PDFObjective: Today, in order to achieve high economic growth, it is one of the most urgent issues to develop scientific-methodical approaches and recommendations for the management of the region's financial potential and the scientific-methodological justification of the mechanism of inter-budgetary relations and its improvement, in order to improve the effectiveness of regional management. Method: In this regard, this article analyzes the regions' financial potential, budget policy and economic growth rates. Results: Based on this, scientific views, suggestions and recommendations are developed. Novelty: The article offers a scientific-methodical framework aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of inter-budgetary relations and regional financial management, contributing new insights to regional economic policy studies
INTEGRATION OF SCOUTING VALUES IN THE PANCASILA STUDENT PROFILE STRENGTHENING PROJECT FOR STRENGTHENING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' CHARACTER
Get PDFObjective : This development research aims to determine the Integration of Scouting Values in the Pancasila Student Profile Strengthening Project for Strengthening Elementary School Students' Character. Method : The research in this study uses the Research and Development (R&D) method of the Thiagarajan model. The Development Research was conducted by taking samples in this study were 30 students in class VA and VB each during the initial needs and 20 students in the product feasibility test. Data collection techniques were carried out using interviews and observations. Results : From the validation results of 3 people, the guidebook received an assessment above 50%. Validator I with a validation result of 100%, which means that the product developed obtained a very valid value and can be used without revision. Validator II with a validation of 80% is very valid and can be used without revision. And validator III with a validation result of 97.5% is very valid and can be used without revision. The conclusion is that from the three validators, the guidebook for integrating scouting values into the Pancasila student profile strengthening project is suitable for use without revision. While the control class without using the guidebook for integrating scouting values into the Pancasila student profile project with an average of 0.7231, which means the high and ineffective category. From the results of the implementation of the integration activities of the scouting values into the Pancasila student profile project which were effectively implemented at SD Negeri 2 Lemahabang, the researcher disseminated this guidebook using the dissemination technique through the Lemahabang KKG Gugus which was attended by 1 representative from each school. Novelty : The researcher developed a guidebook for Integrating Scouting Values in the Pancasila Student Profile Strengthening Project
IMPLEMENTING TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT TO ENHANCE ISLAMIC EDUCATION QUALITY: A CASE STUDY OF INTEGRATED ISLAMIC SCHOOLS IN JAMBI, INDONESIA
Get PDFObjective: This study aims to evaluate the implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) in improving the quality of Islamic education at Integrated Islamic Schools (SIT) in Jambi Province. The background of this study rests on the need for integrated quality management in Islamic educational institutions, along with the increasing demands for the quality of professional and spiritual value-based educational services. Method: This research used a qualitative approach with a multicluster case study design on three SITs that were purposively selected. Data collection techniques included in-depth interviews, participatory observation, and documentation, while data analysis was conducted interactively through data reduction, presentation, and verification. Results: The results show that the main principles of TQM, such as total involvement, continuous improvement, and customer satisfaction orientation have begun to be internalized in school management. School principals play a central role in promoting a culture of quality, although there are still challenges in quality documentation, understanding internal customers, and limited human resource development. Novelty: An important finding of this study is the integration of TQM principles with Islamic values contextually applied in SIT management culture. This study provides theoretical contributions in the development of a spiritual-based TQM framework, as well as practical recommendations to strengthen quality assurance systems in Islamic educational institutions
CYBER SECURITY OPERATION AND BASIC EDUCATION MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA
Get PDFObjective: This study investigates the current state of cybersecurity operations and their integration into basic education management in Nigeria, with a focus on identifying benefits, threats, and operational challenges. Method: Employing a qualitative research design, the study conducts a comprehensive review and synthesis of existing literature to examine the interplay between cybersecurity and basic education systems. Results: The findings highlight that integrating cybersecurity into the management of basic education enhances the protection of academic records and personal data of students and staff, while also strengthening institutional integrity. However, the study identifies several challenges, including inadequate funding, limited cyber infrastructure, rapid technological changes, poor personnel training, data management complexities, staff shortages, and risks from third-party and supply chain vulnerabilities. Novelty: This paper contributes to the academic discourse by presenting a contextual analysis of cybersecurity issues within Nigeria’s basic education sector, offering strategic recommendations such as increased funding, infrastructural support, inter-agency collaboration, and targeted capacity-building initiatives to improve cybersecurity integration and resilience in educational institutions
WALKTHROUGH SUPERVISION AS A COLLABORATIVE SUPERVISION INNOVATION: A STUDY ON ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LEARNING PRACTICES
Get PDFObjective: This study aims to analyse the implementation of walkthrough supervision as a collaborative supervision strategy in improving the quality of learning practices at junior and senior high school levels. Method: This research was conducted using a qualitative approach with a multi-case study design. Data were collected through direct observation, in-depth interviews with principals, teachers and supervisors, and analysis of supervision documents. The analysis process was conducted thematically to identify implementation patterns, challenges, and improvement strategies that emerged from the practice of walkthrough supervision in improving the quality of learning practices at the junior and senior high school levels at Yayasan Nurul Fikri Bina Generasi Bogor. Results: The results showed that walkthrough supervision in junior and senior high school of NFBS Bogor is implemented systematically through five stages by emphasising learning authenticity, continuous reflection, and teacher-supervisor collaboration. Obstacles such as time constraints, competency variations, supervisor inconsistency, and cultural factors are overcome through adaptive strategies, so that challenges actually strengthen collaboration. This supervision has an impact on improving teaching skills, classroom management, student engagement, as well as fostering a continuous reflective culture. This model has the potential to be adapted in other schools with adjustments to the vision, culture, teacher competencies and structural support. Novelty: The innovation of this research lies in the transformation of walkthrough supervision into a collective reflective culture, the collaborative role of teachers-supervisors, and adaptive strategies to face obstacles. This model not only improves teacher competence and classroom culture, but also has the potential to be replicated with adjustments to the school context
EFFECTIVENESS OF PROBLEM BASED INSTRUCTION (PBI) VS EXPOSITORY MODEL: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' SPLDV PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY
Get PDFObjective: This study analyzes the comparison of the effectiveness of the Problem Based Instruction (PBI) model and the Expository model in improving mathematical problem solving skills. The fundamental problem in learning mathematics often lies in the low skills of students in solving problems. The PBI approach is based on active learning through real problems, while the Expository model emphasizes the direct delivery of information by the teacher. Method: This study used a comparison experimental design between two treatment groups. The instrument used was a test of mathematical problem solving skills in the form of descriptions. Result: The analysis showed that there was a significant difference in mathematics problem solving ability between the group of students taught with PBI and the group taught with the Expository model. Specifically, the group using PBI showed a higher average problem solving ability than the Expository group. Novelty: This finding indicates that the Problem Based Instruction model is potentially more effective in developing mathematical problem solving skills
OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPLEMENTING INTERNАTIONАL METHODS OF СOST САLСULАTION OF RIСE PRODUСTION FOR STRАTEGIС MАNАGEMENT PURPOSES
Get PDFObjective: This study aims to explore the feasibility of adopting international methods for calculating the cost of rice production to enhance strategic production management. Method: A qualitative comparative analysis was conducted to examine the differences between traditional domestic costing approaches and internationally recognized standards. The research involved a review of global best practices and frameworks for agricultural cost management, focusing on their adaptability to local conditions. Results: The findings highlight significant discrepancies between existing national methods and international costing practices, particularly in the areas of overhead allocation and cost transparency. By aligning local practices with international standards, rice producers can achieve more accurate cost assessments and make better-informed strategic decisions. Novelty: The study offers an original framework for the transformation of domestic cost calculation systems into globally compatible models, supported by scientific proposals and practical recommendations. This integration contributes to improved cost efficiency, international comparability, and competitiveness in the global agricultural market
OPERATION OF CYBER SECURITY IN TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN NIGERIA: PROBLEMS AND WAY FORWARD
Get PDFObjective: This study examines the challenges affecting the operation of cybersecurity systems in Nigerian tertiary institutions and proposes strategic solutions to enhance cybersecurity resilience in higher education. Method: This position paper is based on a comprehensive review of secondary data sourced from print and online publications, focusing on existing cybersecurity policies, infrastructure, and institutional frameworks. Results: The findings reveal critical challenges, including poor funding, inadequate cybersecurity infrastructure, weak cybercrime laws, lack of standardized national control, increasing cyber threats, shortage of cybersecurity professionals, decentralized network operations, rapid technological advancements, low awareness and training, and insufficient collaboration between institutions and government agencies. Novelty: This study highlights the urgent need for a structured national cybersecurity policy tailored for higher education institutions, emphasizing a multi-stakeholder approach involving government agencies, institutions, and cybersecurity professionals. The study recommends special funding allocations, enhanced infrastructure, regulatory policy frameworks, employment of cybersecurity experts, continuous professional training, and strengthened institutional-government collaboration to mitigate cybersecurity risks. The paper contributes to the ongoing discourse on cybersecurity in the education sector by advocating for an integrated, policy-driven approach to safeguarding digital assets in Nigerian tertiary institutions
THE WEIGHT OF ABSENCE: MEMORY, TRAUMA, AND TESTIMONIAL FICTION IN BERNARDO KUCINSKI’S K. – RELATO DE UMA BUSCA
Get PDFObjective: This article focuses on the intersections between memory, trauma, and story in a hybrid novel that interlaces fiction with first-hand reportage and history, K.'s - Relato de uma busca. The piece narrates the short life of a young woman, as much as the Brazilian dictatorship (1964-1985), and I’m interested in how this relation between fragments and subjectivity constitutes an ethics to think dictatorship. It tells the story of a father who never stops looking for his daughter, who disappears without a goodbye. But it is also a lament and a cultural intervention in public and private memory. This present study belongs to the broader literary tradition of testimonial fiction, and also to a desire to ‘play’ narrated forms capable of “recuperating erased histories” (Hutcheon). Method: The analysis tries to observe how Kucinski creates a literary space where trauma and lack are shown with compassion. Adopting a qualitative research method of textual analysis, the essay will explore structure, voice, temporal dislocation, and the role and making of fictional documents in the novel. These approaches are based on trauma theory and narratology, which show how fragmentation, second-person address and polyphony are results of a contested experience of political violence. Results: The evidence I have presented above suggests that the fragmentation of the plot as well as the chronological sequence, show how the memories, unintelligible, left by historical moments, twisted man’s faculty of instantly recalling the past in his head; but the range of evidence of the thematic convention to the fact of achievement in artwork is to be direct. Polyphonic voice is the text that we match up lines against received history and rattles its foundation. Absence isn't indicative of an absence at all but represents independent memories that are worthy to be ethical witnesses. Novelty: The study therefore concludes that K. is both a testimony and a form of resistance turning silence into a politically and emotionally saturated liter¬ary presence. It highlights the significance of narratives to the maintenance of collective memory in post-authoritarian situations
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS IN SOLVING HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TEACHERS IN IRAQ
Get PDFObjective: This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of artificial intelligence (AI) applications used in homework completion on students’ chemistry achievement as perceived by teachers in Iraq. Method: A descriptive analytical design was employed, targeting all chemistry teachers in preparatory and secondary schools under the Directorate of Education in Kirkuk Governorate for the academic year 2024/2025. A randomly selected sample of 120 teachers participated by completing a validated and reliable questionnaire consisting of demographic information and three core domains measured on a five-point Likert scale. Results: The findings indicated that students’ use of AI applications positively influenced their chemistry achievement (overall mean = 3.91; agreement rate = 78.2%). Sub-results further showed that AI usage ranged from moderate to high, with teachers acknowledging its benefits while expressing concerns regarding overdependence on ready-made solutions and difficulty distinguishing students’ original work from AI-generated outputs. Novelty: This study contributes new insights into teacher perceptions of AI-assisted homework within the Iraqi educational context, highlighting ethical use, regulatory needs, and teacher training as strategic priorities, and offering directions for future research integrating AI with active learning approaches