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The purpose of this study was to find out how the fulfillment of religious education learning services at Elementary School (SD) Inpres I Nimbokrang 2, Nimbokrang District, Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia, is in accordance with each student’s religion from an early age in the context of instilling the values of religious moderation in a multicultural society. This study uses descriptive qualitative methods so that researchers can see directly the problems that occur in the field with data collection techniques in the form of observation, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that even though the school did not provide teachers for one of the students’ religions due to limited human resources, namely Buddhism, the school worked closely with non-formal educational institutions at the Vihara. The attitude of religious moderation can be realized through fulfilled religious education. Such as an understanding of living side by side amidst cultural differences in the school environment and the community environment, applying an attitude of tolerance, loving one another, and understanding the concept of karma. Strengthening the values of religious moderation needs to be taught to children from the elementary school level on so that they are able to behave moderately and prevent conflicts that ignite due to cultural, ethnic, and religious differences in the future when they go through the stages of maturation.

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 questionnaire and student’s past results. The research questions were analysed using Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient, while the hypotheses were tested using regression and Fisher-Z statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between social media addiction and academic performance; there is no significant influence of gender on the relationship between social media addiction and academic performance of Social Studies students; and that there is no significant influence of location on the relationship between social media addiction and academic performance of Social Studies students. The study recommended amongst many others, that the students should be advised to always use social media platforms to support their studies and for academic discussions.

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 one today. Findings have revealed that the causes of the degeneration of the Bemba kingship are in print, electronic and oral tradition domains. Lifestyles interrogated point to a complete breakdown of the extended family system as one of the main reasons of the none-adherence to kingship ties. Other reasons established by the study include dynamics in the political, socio-economic, cultural practices and modernization. The study recommends various familial, community, stakeholder and government initiatives to support and restore the Bemba kingship.

The purpose of this research is to analyze social inequality and education levels in regencies and cities in South Sulawesi so that the development process can be improved and there is an equitable distribution of development. This type of research is survey research with quantitative data. The factors analyzed and influencing social inequality in this study are population growth, population density, level of education, and the number of workers. The findings show that the average socio-economic inequality in the high category includes Selayar regency, Bulukumba regency, Bantaeng regency, Takallar regency, Pangkep regency, Soppeng regency, Wajo regency, Sidrap regency, Bone regency, Barru regency, Enrekang regency, Tana Toraja regency, North Luwu regency, Luwu regency, East Luwu regency and Makassar city. Meanwhile, the average socio-economic inequality in the moderate category includes Jeneponto regency, Gowa regency, Maros regency, Sinjai regency, Pinrang regency, North Toraja regency, Pare-pare city, and Palopo city. The suggestions to be conveyed are to expand the study by adding several related variables and developing a Green Open Space (RTH) variable to see the environmental quality of each Regency and City in responding to climate change issues.

Gender issues and challenges in COVID -19 pandemic are presently all over the world including Nigeria. Strategies promoted to reduce gender issues and challenges in the COVID-19 pandemic have improved the situation but not resolved it. The sudden lockdown that resulted from the COVID-19 outbreak posed a great threat to the livelihoods of the entire population, leaving women more vulnerable to its resulting effects. The effects felt on the labor market were more immediate, both on demand and on labour supply. This cost many people to lose their jobs, some became unemployed, and others had to quickly adapt to new changes (telework, reduced wages, changes in work). Women employees were the hardest hit by the rules and regulations on social distancing; this is because female-dominated occupations such as education, hotel and restaurant services, care, and beauty services were the sectors hardest hit by this lockdown. The pandemic is exacerbating pre-existing gender issues and challenges exposing the vulnerabilities in economic, political, and social systems, which led to an increase in the unemployment rate. Home Economics being multidimensional and multidisciplinary area can identify and utilize innovative solutions to support people through the phase of transition to the normal time. It was concluded that skills impartation in Home Economics education, equip students with business ideas to run their own enterprises to close the gap. Recommendations were made for training and extension services to combat challenges evolve resulting from/after the pandemic era.