Entries by Admin Ijssers

Economic Empowerment of the Poor: Myths and Facts about Microfinance Institutions in Africa

Poverty remains a stubborn menace that has defied time the world over, with the relatively less developed economies suffering its brunt the most. Consequently, various stakeholders have explored and implemented all possible strategies to alleviate poverty. It is no wonder, therefore, that the prospect of microfinance solving this challenge led to aggressive embracing of microcredit […]

Laduni Science According to Muhammad Luthfi Ghozali’s Thoughts

This research is motivated by an assumption in the community, especially among Islamic boarding schools, that laduni is a science that is imported directly without any prior process. It has become a common assumption when laduni science is associated with supernatural, mystical, superstitious things and a person’s ability to do something beyond reason or, more […]

Proposed Strategies for Improving the Performance of Conflict Management Committees (CMCs) in the Management of Electoral Conflicts in Zambia

The purpose of this study was to proposed strategies of improving the performance of CMCs in the management of electoral conflicts in Zambia. This study employed a qualitative descriptive research design. A purposive sampling technique was used which targeted twelve key electoral stakeholders. Data was collected using interviews and observations. Data was analysed using inductive […]

A Secondary Program Evaluation of Arkansas’ Cooking Matters Program

Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of Cooking Matters for Adults in the U.S. state of Arkansas and the differential impact of the program for SNAP participants. Design: Secondary program evaluation Setting: This study aggregates data from over 100 implementations of Cooking Matters in Arkansas. Participants: Participants were predominantly female (79.42%), Caucasian (51.33%), and aged 60 or […]

Effect of Audio-visual Materials on Students’ Achievement in Biological Concepts in College of Education, Oyo

Students’ achievement in Biological Concept is not encouraging over the years in Nigeria Colleges of Education. This may be due to Biology lecturers’ failure to make use of audio-visual materials in their classes, which could be due to lack of audio-visual materials and lack of knowledge of how to use the materials where they are […]

The Utilization, Commitment, and Productivity of School Heads in the Adoption of Performance Commitment and Review form During Distance Learning in the Division of City Schools of San Pedro for SY 2021-2022

The study aimed to determining the school heads level of utilization, commitment, and productivity in the adoption of Performance Commitment and Review Form during distance learning. Utilizing a measuring tool that is suitable in the present environment is imperative. With the shift in the delivery of learning caused by pandemic, quality programs, projects, and services […]

Master Teachers’ Leadership Practices, Instructional Competence and Performance of Senior High Teachers in the City Divisions of Laguna

Every educational institution’s goal is to provide quality education to the learners to be globally competitive. This could be made possible by providing these learners with highly proficient teachers who are well-equipped with instructional competence and 21st century skills on mastery of the subject matter, pedagogy, classroom management and evaluation and with instructional leaders who […]

Description of Depression Levels in the Elderly at the Tresna Werdha Budi Mulia 3 Margaguna, South Jakarta

Background: Depression is a type of disturbance in emotional feelings accompanied by psychological components, such as feeling sad, sad, hopeless, unhappy. Depression in the elderly can have a devastating effect if it persists. In addition, there are no appropriate interventions given to the elderly, the condition of the occurrence of further conditions such as physical […]