Entries by Admin Ijssers

Social Media Addiction and Academic Performance of Social Studies Students in Upper Basic Schools in Delta State

This study examined social media addiction on the academic performance of Social Studies students in upper basic education in Delta State. The study adopted a correlational research design. The sample size comprised 381 Basic 9 students in Delta State, selected through a multistage sampling method. The instruments used to generate data for the study were […]

Innovative Fintech Startups: What does the Future hold for Financial Institutions in Kenya?

Fintech startups play an important role, particularly where traditional financial institutions are unable to meet the growing need of the customers. Fintech startups combine IT and finance to develop financial services without the assistance of traditional financial institutions, but the sector is so fluid that startups must innovate continuously. This paper focused on Fintech Startups. […]

Locating the Bemba Kinship in 21st Century Zambia: A Historical and Futuristic Perspective

This article emanates from findings of a desktop research conducted to describe the historical and futuristic perspectives of the Bemba kingship. The details of the study were extracted from the data gathered from archives, interviews and literature reviewed on kingship. Findings point to a well-archived, once rock-solid Bemba kingship lineage to a degenerated Bemba kingship […]

Embracing Islamic Values in Governance: Reflecting the Concept of ‘Madani’ In the Holy Qur’an

Malaysia Madani, a slogan introduced by the current Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on January 19th, 2023, aimed at leading the country headlong by promoting the values of Sustainability, Prosperity, Innovation, Respect, Trust, and Care and Compassion. These principles resemble the shared-trust-relationship between the government and citizens; the government projects its transparency, honesty, […]

Error Analysis of Using Combined Directional Complementary Words “下来”, “下去” and “起来” in Students of The Chinese Language Education Study Program of Widya Kartika University Surabaya

In learning Chinese, students are inseparable from language errors. Learners often encounter errors in the yufa type of complementary word (补语bǔyǔ).  The word complement itself is divided into simple complementary and combined words. Researchers found that many students of the Chinese Language Education Study Program of Widya Kartika University Surabaya had difficulty in understanding the […]

Development of E-Modin Persuasive Texts with Love the Environment Content for Grade VIII Students of SMPI Al Fattahiyyah Tulungagung

The purpose of this study was to compose e-modin persuasive texts with love for the environment for grade VIII students of junior high school. The specific purpose of this research is to examine to obtain objective descriptions and explanations about the needs of e-modin, the process of developing e-modin products, and the appropriateness of e-modin […]

The Narration of the Female Workers’ Coffins in Literary Works

This article describes the human trafficking and humanitarian violence experienced by the Indonesian Workers ‘Tenaga Kerja Indonesia’ (TKI) in general and the Female Workers ‘Tenaga Kerja Wanita’ (TKW) in particular employed abroad. The thing exerienced by the TKWs is referred to as the coffin ‘peti mati’ by the writers through the poems and short stories […]