Archive for year: 2023

Parents play a significant role in shaping their children’s career choices. However, in Murang’a County, Kenya, there is a lack of research focusing on the specific aspects of parental support, and science self-efficacy, interacting with students’ career decisions. Furthermore, there is a limited understanding of how parental factors, in conjunction with students’ self-efficacy in science subjects, influence the career choices students ultimately make. This research aims to fill this gap by examining how parental career support and students’ self-efficacy in science interact to influence career decision-making among students attending public secondary schools. The study was grounded in the Social Cognitive Career Theory, which prompted the following research inquiries; are there interrelationships between parents’ support, students’ self-efficacy for science, and students’ career decision making. The study involved a sample of 482 students in the third year of public secondary schools. The sample size was determined using Cochran’s formula. The selection of 11 schools, including both single-gender and mixed schools, was based on purposive sampling and proportionate stratified random sampling methods. Participants within these schools were chosen through random sampling.  The data were gathered and analyzed using SPSS software. To test the hypotheses, statistical techniques such as Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient, analysis of variance, and multiple regression were employed. The study observed parents’ support, self-efficacy in science, and career decision making were interrelated. Recommendations on the inclusion of specific parental attributes in enhancing science self-efficacy to improve students’ choices in sciences were made.

This study employs a qualitative approach to investigate the influence of professional learning activities on teacher professional development. The study examines a range of learning activities, including workshops, seminars, and collaborative learning communities, and explores their impact on teacher practices, student engagement, and student outcomes. The researcher combined surveys and interviews to gather data from a sample of 20 EFL teachers at a participating school. The questionnaire, adapted from TALIS (Teaching and Learning International Survey), collected data on teachers’ demographics, teaching experience, and participation in professional development activities.. In-depth interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 10 teachers to explore their experiences with professional development, their perceptions of teacher professional learning activities, and the impact of professional development on their teaching practice. The study finds that these learning activities have a significant positive impact on teacher professional development, leading to improved teaching practices, increased student engagement, and better student outcomes. These insights have important implications for improving the quality of education and can inform the development of effective policies and programs to support teacher professional development.

The formulation of the problem in formulation of the problem in the research is how much the relationship between welfare and work motivation partially and simultaneously with work productivity at the Family Planning Office of the East Jakarta City Administration. This research aims to determine and examine the relationship between welfare and work motivation partially and simultaneously with work productivity at the East Jakarta City Administration Family Planning Office.

The research method uses a survey with a quantitative approach that is correlational with a sampling technique that is saturated sampling, namely a sample research technique when all members of the population are used as samples, another term for saturated samples is all, where all members of the population are used as samples. In this study, the number of samples was 110 respondents. The variables studied are welfare (X1) and work motivation (X2 ) as independent variables, while work productivity is the dependent variable (Y).

Based on the results of the research that has been carried out, it can be concluded that from the results of the discussion and research, namely: a) The results of the hypothesis test for the welfare variable and work productivity obtained a correlation coefficient value of 0.796. Meanwhile, the coefficient of determination is r 2 = 0.634, meaning that 63.4% of work productivity is determined by welfare, and the remaining 36.6% is determined by other factors. This means that the Ha hypothesis is accepted, namely that there is a strong and significant positive relationship between welfare and work productivity. b) The results of the hypothesis test for the work motivation variable and work productivity obtained a correlation coefficient of 0.765. Meanwhile, the coefficient of determination is r 2 = 0.586, meaning that 58.6% of work productivity is determined by work motivation, and the remaining 41.4% is determined by other factors, this means that the Ha hypothesis is accepted, namely that there is a strong and significant positive relationship between work motivation and work productivity. . c) To test the hypothesis of a double correlation between the variables of well-being and work motivation together with work productivity, a correlation coefficient value of 0.828 was obtained. Meanwhile, the coefficient of determination is R 2 = 0.686, meaning that together, work productivity is 68.6% determined by welfare and work motivation, and the remaining 31.4% is determined by other factors, this means the Ha hypothesis is accepted, namely, there is a very strong relationship and significant relationship between well-being and work motivation together with work productivity.

This study aimed to investigate the soft skills that English studies high-quality program students gain after taking part in the field trip course. The quantitative and qualitative research was conducted at the School of Foreign Languages of Can Tho University (CTU). The participants were 196 English studies high-quality programs of the School of Foreign Languages, cohorts 46 and 47. The questionnaire and in-depth interviews were used to examine the soft skills that students gained and the opportunities for students to develop soft skills after the field trip course. The findings showed that the researchers correctly predicted that most students majoring in English Studies in the high-quality program before participating in the field trip course have basic knowledge about the definition of soft skills but do not have enough opportunities and practical situations to apply these soft skills. That is why the field trip course becomes essential for students to practice the soft skills they have learned in school and put them into practice. Thereby understanding soft skills that students are diverse and honing these skills through a field trip course. This study helps undergraduates have a more comprehensive view of the ways to apply the knowledge learned in school to the real environment. Besides, the field trip course helps students recognize and improve their soft skills, aids in exams, and might be useful for future work for students majoring in English studies high-quality program students.

One of the main factors causing land disputes in Ho Chi Minh City is urban planning, which is not considered enough and develops too quickly. Population density is increasing in limited urban space, leading to increased demand for land. This creates opportunities for investors, businesses, and individuals to access and purchase valuable land funds. Using the document analysis method, this article studies two basic conciliation models for land disputes: voluntary conciliation and compulsory conciliation. These models look at the mechanisms used to resolve land conflicts and suggest potential solutions to Ho Chi Minh City’s ongoing development management challenges—urban and land use. Understanding and implementing an effective conciliation model is an important step to minimize land disputes and promote sustainable urban development in this city.