Entries by Admin Ijssers

Career Perspectives and Pathways: A Multi-Method Clustering Analysis of First-year Business Students

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This study examines first-year business students’ career perspectives and pathways through the lens of clustering analysis. Using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), K-means, and Hierarchical Clustering techniques, the data reveals three distinct student clusters: a goal-oriented group focused on traditional business careers, an exploratory cluster still discovering their passions, and a smaller segment of passion-driven individuals […]

Exploring Online Education in South African Correctional Centres: Perspectives from ODEL students

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Higher education in Southern Africa is in an era that has transcended the traditional boundaries of space and time.  This chapter aims to explore the experiences and difficulties of officials and incarcerated offenders in South African correctional facilities, who are taking online classes in Open Distance Electronic Learning (ODEL) institutions like the University of South […]

Legal Protection for the Copyright Holder of the SKJ88 Song whose Work was used without Permission for Commercial Purposes by PT. Elang Prima Retailindo

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The goal of this study is to ascertain if PT. Elang Prima Retailindo’s unauthorized commercial use of the SKJ88 song gives the copyright holders legal protection. A normative legal research technique that takes a statutory and conceptual approach is used. According to the study findings, the goal of legal protection for the copyright holders of […]

Application of Risk-Based Audit Approach by Sole Practitioners and Local Audit Firms: Towards Fully-Compliant Financial Reports

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The study examined the factors influencing the implementation of the Risk-Based Audit Approach (RBAA). Key variables identified were auditor capability, availability of audit professionals, integration of information technology, job pressure on auditors, competitiveness of audit firms, and audit fees. The respondents included sole practitioners and employed auditors in local audit firms. The research used a […]

Reconstruction of Improving Teachers’ Ability in Using The Independent Teaching Platform (PMM) Application in Social Studies Subjects in Elementary Schools in Pandawan District

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The development of technology in the era of the industrial revolution 4.0 requires teachers to use technology in classroom learning. However, there are difficulties for teachers in applying the application, namely: (1) teachers have difficulty in adapting to technological developments; (2) classroom learning must be adaptive; (3) teachers have difficulty adapting to technology; and (4) […]

Optimization of the GOBIS Surabaya Bus System in Providing Public Transportation in the City of Surabaya

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This research examines the optimisation of the Surabaya Bus Gobis application, which was launched to support Suroboyo Bus, a public transport initiative by the Mayor of Surabaya, Mrs Tri Rismaharini. This study uses a qualitative method with interviews as a data collection technique, aiming to evaluate the effectiveness of the GOBIS system, identify inhibiting and […]

Navigating the Crossroads: Intersectionality in Engaged Scholarship Among Black Female Academics in South African Universities

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In South Africa, where women make up more than half of the population but are still underrepresented in higher education. Within engaged scholarship initiatives, black female academics encounter intersecting challenges that are shaped by factors such as gender, race, class, and other aspects of identity. These difficulties are exacerbated by the prevalence of Gender-Based Violence […]

Turkey’s Urbanization Within the Context of the Global South/North Divide: Continuities and Differences

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The article aims to analyze Turkey’s urbanization within the Global South and North continuum through four factors, namely “demographics, economic development, migration, and the production of the built environment”, as outlined by Randolph and Storper (2023). Turkey’s urbanization demonstrates both similarities, such as its informal settlements and their production, and differences, such as being rather […]

Characteristics of Gen Z Dealing with the Issue of Knowledge Workers: Opportunities and Challenges

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This research aims to explore the opportunities and challenges faced by generation Z in the context of the knowledge worker phenomenon, as well as identify potential gaps in skills that may affect their readiness for knowledge-based work. While generation Z is recognised as digital natives with strong technological capabilities, there is a potential gap between […]

Investigating Kindergarten Teachers’ Knowledge, Attitude, Perceived Behavioural Control, And Behavioural Intention to Include Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Small Town in China: Based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour

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Kindergarten is one of the first educational settings for human life. Kindergarten teachers’ behaviours affect not only the school experience of children with ASD themselves, but also the attitudes from their typical developing peers. Based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), this study investigated the general levels, inter-correlation, and influential personal characteristics of kindergarten […]