Differences In Interests Research Articles

KONDISI PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN MATEMATIKA DITINJAU DARI JUMLAH PEMINATNYA

The purpose of this study is to describe the condition of the mathematics education study program in terms of the number of enthusiasts. The type of research used is literature review research with a descriptive quantitative approach. The data studied in the form of data on the number of students in the mathematics education study program for the last 5 years obtained/derived from national data on the government website (Kemdikbud), namely at https://pddikti.kemdikbud.go.id/.The results of the study show that public interest in the Mathematics Education Study Program at State Universities (PTN) and Private Universities (PTS) is different. The difference in interest can be seen in the increasing number of new students every year from 2017 to 2021. The addition of students at UNRAM starts from 30 to 191 students and UIN starts from -21 to 43 students. While at UNDIKMA the number of additional students experienced an increasing number of successively from 17, 46, 15, 28 and finally in 2021 as many as 17, as well as the addition of students at UMMAT in a row starting from -9, -7, 1, 9 and the last in 2021 as many as 5 students. So, the number of enthusiasts for the Mathematics Education Study Program is generally low and even lower in private uni versities

APPLICATION OF THE QUANTUM LEARNING MODEL WITH MIND MAPPING METHOD IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

This study aims to determine 1) the application of the Quantum Learning learning model, 2) the differences in student interests and learning outcomes using the quantum learning model with the conventional model. This research is a quantitative descriptive type of research. The population of this study amounted to 240 students and a sample of 60 students. The experimental class has 30 students and the conventional class also has 30 students. The sampling technique is purposive sampling. Analysis of research data using descriptive statistical analysis, and infrensial analysis. The results showed that the experimental class students' interest in learning tended to be high with 82.97%. Meanwhile, the students' interest in learning in the control class tends to be low, with an average score of 54.85%. And the learning outcomes achieved by students on the subject matter of the atmosphere in the experimental class (taught using the quantum learning model) were in the good category, with an average of 76. The maximum value was 85 obtained and 65 the minimum value. Meanwhile for the control class ( taught by the teacher of the subject concerned using the lecture method) is in the sufficient category, with an average learning achievement of 62.8. The highest value achieved by students is 80 and the lowest value is 50

What Makes One Intrinsically Interested in IT? An Exploratory Study on Influences of Autistic Tendency and Gender in the U.S. and India

To increase diversity and inclusion in IT enrollment and employment, we must first answer the question: What makes one intrinsically interested in technology in the first place? To the extent that one’s choice of an IT education and career is driven by such intrinsic interest, the answer to this question will inform the various educational and organizational efforts to enhance social inclusion through increasing neurodiversity and gender diversity. Building on prior literature on the empathizing-systemizing (E-S) theory of autism, we employ two studies to explore the influences of autistic tendency and gender on intrinsic interest in IT. In Study 1, survey data from a U.S. sample provide support for autistic tendency as an antecedent of IT interest. The data also show that after controlling for individual variations in autistic tendency, the seemingly higher IT interest exhibited by U.S. men versus women becomes nonsignificant, demonstrating autistic tendency as an underlying mechanism by which differences in IT interest manifest between men and women. In Study 2, we replicate the model with respondents from India. Survey results again provide support for autistic tendency as an antecedent of IT interest and further show that there exists no significant gender difference in IT interest in India, regardless of whether autistic tendency is controlled for. This research offers a belated academic acknowledgment of the autism-IT linkage for the IS field and a comprehensive introduction of the E-S theory as a theoretical lens for multiple areas of IS research, including social inclusion, adoption, neuroIS, and evolutionary theory building. The finding of a nonsignificant difference in IT interest between men and women in the U.S. and India dispels a gender stereotype and demonstrates that collective-level gender labels may yield misleading results when individual-level factors, such as autistic tendency, masquerade as gender differences. Implications for IS practice are also discussed.

Epistemic community in transboundary river regime: a case study in the Mekong River Commission regarding mainstream hydropower development.

Despite the importance of transboundary water management, cooperation mechanisms are limited, especially in the case of Mekong River basin where environmental and social aspects are threatened by recent anthropogenic pressures like hydropower development. Existing transboundary mechanism such as the Mekong River Commission (MRC) is challenged to facilitate the cooperation between riparian states. An epistemic community (EC) is considered to effectively influence international governance and is studied as part of transboundary river regimes. The existence of an MRC EC is part of that regime but understanding about its characteristics is yet limited. This research aims to fill in the gap by unraveling the main features of the EC in relation to hydropower development. We analyze shared causal beliefs and policy goals that developed in the EC framework of Haas applying literature review and semi-structured interviews of experts. Results show that the community experts share causal beliefs and policy goals only to a limited extent while disagreeing on many aspects. It resembles a "disciplined" or "professional" group rather than an EC. This suggests that the knowledge factor has not gained proper influence and attention in the region, resulting in incoherent policy advice leading to policymakers developing policies based on incomplete and fragmented knowledge. The role of the MRC in the decision-making process could become more relevant if it would facilitate the development of an EC. Bringing key stakeholders including policymakers and experts into a platform where policy goals and causal beliefs are facilitated to reach possible consensus is recommended. Narrowing the science-policy gap while acknowledging differences in interests and policy objectives is crucial to reach a sustainable transboundary management of the Mekong River given its rapid development, especially on hydropower.

Towards a sustainable blue economy: how to make an industrial zone more environmentally friendly? the case of Rotterdam Harbor

Since the worldleaders decided to reduce the emission of Carbon to stay below the threshold of 1.5 °C warming-up of the atmosphere (Paris agreement, Dec. 2015), the large-scale industrial areas have to find ways to become more environmentalfriendly. Especially areas developed in the 1960’s – 1970’s are often polluting the environment (air, water and soil) with high emission rates., due to their old fashioned modes of operation. One of the major sources of pollution is the use of fossil-fuel energy . Replacing this by more environmentally friendly alternatives is an effective step in the reduction of emissions. Several approaches look promising. In regions with frequent winds the exploitation of windmills is profitable. In sunny regions the exploitation of solarfarms is profitable. Although still in an experimental stage, the use of green hydrogen-gas might become promising in the next years. This paper is about the preparations for the construction of a large-scale windfarm in the new, highly industrialized part of the Rotterdam harbor, where winds are all year round. It describes the different interests of the various stakeholders, and how these can be harmonized in a solid solution. Managing the differences in interest is important, because it can be the key to succession or to failure.. Which elements create a positive business case, so that it becomes profitable for investors to step in? Creating a business case with a positive outcome can take much time, especially with many stakeholders with conflicting interests. In this case the area is not only industrial zone, also protection against flooding is a main topic and it is also an area for multiple types of recreation, including bathing, swimming, wave-surfing, wind-surfing, kite-surfing and board surfing. And this all is situated next to a protected nature reserve. The paper describes this process for the Rotterdam harbor. Once the business case is closed it will take a couple of years to select a qualified supplier/builder and to get electricity delivere. The smart combination or else the exclusion of functions is the key to get the windfarm fitted into the spatial plans and functions. This is detailed in this paper.

ANALISIS KONFLIK PEMBANGUNAN NEW YOGYAKARTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

The need for air transportation in the modern era as it is today is proven to continue to increase significantly. This increase is seen as an opportunity by PT. Angkasa Pura to carry out the construction of a new airport in Yogyakarta. The construction of this airport is welcomed by the Yogyakarta government because it is seen as being able to improve the welfare of the community. However, quite a lot of people are against the construction of this airport for various reasons. This study focuses on efforts to trace the root causes of the conflict in the construction of the New Yogyakarta International Airport (NYIA), identify the actors involved in the conflict, identify the forms of conflict that occur, and identify the social and economic impacts for the Kulonprogo community. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with data mining techniques in the form of observation, in-depth interviews, FGD, and literature studies. The results of this study found that the root cause of the phenomenon of conflict over the construction of the New Yogyakarta International Airport (NYIA) actually occurred due to differences in interests and also different perspectives in the management of natural resources on land in Kulonprogo. Some use the ecofeminism paradigm, some use the capitalist paradigm. This difference then gave rise to conflict between the government-business side and civil society parties who refused to build the airport. Various attempts were made by the community to resist by forming an organization called Wahana Tri Tunggal (WTT) with various forms of resistance social movements in it. The development of the NYIA in turn gave rise to vulnerable groups of people whose survival was threatened because their land as a place to live and their main livelihood was used as an airport. These vulnerable people really need attention and assistance, especially from the government to be able to survive in their new conditions.

PERBEDAAN MINAT BELAJAR SISWA MENGGUNAKAN APLIKASI GOOGLE MEET DAN ZOOM MEETING PADA MATA PELAJARAN PAI

The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in Indonesia has caused activities across all sectors to undergo changes and adjustments, including in the field of education. To reduce the spread of the virus, the government established distance learning policies as a solution to the limitations of the teaching and learning process. Student learning achievement is caused by one of the internal factors, namely Learning Interests. Based on the results of the survey, the Google Meet and Zoom Meeting application became the most popular distance learning media. This can be one of the factors that can affect students' learning interests. The study was created with the aim of distinguishing students' learning interests between using the Google Meet app and Zoom Meeting on PAI subjects.This research uses comparative quantitative methods (ex post facto) by spreading questionnaires online to students of SMAN 3 Babelan as a source of research data. A total of 54 students were objected to the study. For data processing techniques, the study used descriptive statistical techniques. From the results of this study, the results of the t count are smaller than the t table, so it can be concluded that there is no significant difference in student learning interest between using the Google Meet app and Zoom Meeting on PAI subjects. From the results of this study, the results of the t count are smaller than the t table, so it can be concluded that there is no significant difference in student learning interest between using the Google Meet app and Zoom Meeting on PAI subjects.

Karakteristik Legislatif dan Ketepatwaktuan Anggaran: Studi Empiris pada Pemerintah Daerah di Indonesia

This study aims to examine the effect of local legislative characteristics on the timeliness of local government budgets in Indonesia. Using secondary data from the authorized institutions, this study generates 2032 observations covering all local governments in Indonesia during 2015-2018 that were analyzed using multiple linear regression. The research findings show that most local governments in Indonesia have been able to validate the Local Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) on time, although there are still several local governments that are late by exceeding the deadline of the APBD validation date. Furthermore, the analysis results reveal that legislative political competition has a negative effect on local government budgeting timeliness while legislative size has a positive effect. However, this study finds no significant effect of legislative gender representation considering the relatively low political representation of women in the Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD). From the analysis results obtained, this study emphasizes that the DPRD as the people’s representation must always maintain the quality of supervision in the preparation of the budget even though there is political competition and differences in interests. The people should also increase the representation of women in the DPRD to support equality and support the implementation of DPRD functions. In addition, local governments must also have an adequate number of DPRD members as needed. Thus, local governments can fulfill the timeliness of the APBD validation as a form of local government financial accountability.
 Keywords: local government; budgeting timeliness; political competition; gender representation; legislative size

Covariance-based vs. correlation-based functional connectivity dissociates healthy aging from Alzheimer disease

Prior studies of aging and Alzheimer disease have evaluated resting state functional connectivity (FC) using either seed-based correlation (SBC) or independent component analysis (ICA), with a focus on particular functional systems. SBC and ICA both are insensitive to differences in signal amplitude. At the same time, accumulating evidence indicates that the amplitude of spontaneous BOLD signal fluctuations is physiologically meaningful. We systematically compared covariance-based FC, which is sensitive to amplitude, vs. correlation-based FC, which is not, in affected individuals and controls drawn from two cohorts of participants including autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease (ADAD), late onset Alzheimer disease (LOAD), and age-matched controls. Functional connectivity was computed over 222 regions of interest and group differences were evaluated in terms of components projected onto a space of lower dimension. Our principal observations are: (1) Aging is associated with global loss of resting state fMRI signal amplitude that is approximately uniform across resting state networks. (2) Thus, covariance FC measures decrease with age whereas correlation FC is relatively preserved in healthy aging. (3) In contrast, symptomatic ADAD and LOAD both lead to loss of spontaneous activity amplitude as well as severely degraded correlation structure. These results demonstrate a double dissociation between age vs. Alzheimer disease and the amplitude vs. correlation structure of resting state BOLD signals. Modeling results suggest that the AD-associated loss of correlation structure is attributable to a relative increase in the fraction of locally restricted as opposed to widely shared variance.

Do Augmented Realty Comics Improve Reading Interest for Elementary School Student in Pandemic Era?

This study aims to develop comics in increasing students' reading interest for 4th grade elementary school. Interest in reading is important for students in the learning process. This research is a research and development (RD) using the Borg Gall research model. The purpose of this research is to produce appropriate and effective comic media to increase the reading interest of elementary school students. The subjects of this study were 4th grade students of G.S. elementary school. Data collection was done using observation, interviews, questionnaires and scales. The effectiveness of the media was tested with a non-equivalent control group design. The results of the study were tested for prerequisites with a normality test (0.001) and a homogeneity test in the control class (0.044), so that further different tests could be carried out. The feasibility test got d the average final result of material validation was 4.54 (very feasible) and media validation was 4.30 (very feasible). Test results paired sample t-test asymp. value. Sig. (2-tailed) 0.001 0.05 so that H0 is rejected and H1 is rejected (accepted) which means that there is a significant difference in students' reading interest before and after using augmented reality-assisted comics media. Meanwhile, the results of the calculation of the Mann Whitney test obtained asymp results Sig. (2-tailed) of 0.044 is smaller than the probability value of 0.05, so H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted, which means that there is a significant difference in students' reading interest when using AR-assisted comics in the experimental class with students using slide presentation media in the control class. Therefore, it can be concluded that product augmented reality-assisted comics are effective in increasing reading interest in 4th grade elementary school students.

Understanding and Interest in Sharia Capital Market Investment of PTKIN And PTKIS Students

Sharia investment is currently trending in the world of investment in Indonesia. Moreover, the current PTKI students are Generation Z, who are more familiar with the virtual world and the world of online investment. Thus, the understanding and interest of Generation Z in sharia investment needs to be analyzed in order to develop the Islamic capital market. The research article explains how high the understanding and interest of public and private Islamic university students towards Islamic capital market investment is. It uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative research is done by survey using Google Form, to 300 students at PTKIN/S in West Sumatra. The samples are 154 student respondents from 3 PTKIN and 129 students from 5 PTKIS. The effect of understanding on interest in investing in the Islamic capital market is significant. If understanding increases by 1 point, then interest will increase by 0.481 points. There is no difference in the investment interest of PTKIN students and PTKIS students. Qualitative research was conducted by collecting student arguments in FGDs related to the determinants and efforts to increase understanding and interest in investing in the Islamic capital market. Many determinants of understanding come from external, while interest is heavily influenced by internal factors. Efforts to increase understanding can be done by studying academically, using the internet more wisely, and attending seminars and discussions. Meanwhile, increasing interest, it can be done by increasing understanding, motivation, and interaction with Islamic capital market investment figures.

NATIONAL INTERESTS OF CHINA AND RUSSIA IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION

Aim. Assessing the national interests of the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation in the context of their participation in the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.Methodology. Comparative analysis and descriptive method were chosen as the main research methods, which were used to express the specifics as well as similarities and differences in the national interests of China and Russia within the framework of participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a multifaceted organization in the international space is assessed and the possibilities of Russia and China are forecasted.Results. Based on the analysis of periodicals and Internet sources, the conclusion was made that a huge role in the success and effectiveness of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization belongs to two countries: China and Russia. The directions of the partnership between these states, as well as the current situation at the present stage of SCO development, point to problems based on the different objectives of the Russian Federation and the China and the potential for competition between the two countries for world supremacy.Research implications. The results of the study consist in the systematization of knowledge on the issues of SCO development.

Implementation of a Digital Health Tool for Patients Awaiting Input From a Specialist Weight Management Team: Observational Study.

Digital tools are increasingly used on a population level as a weight loss strategy for people living with overweight and obesity. Evidence supports the feasibility of digital tools for the management of obesity in a community setting, but there is only emerging evidence for the feasibility of such tools in specialist weight management services. No study has assessed the uptake of digital tools among patients awaiting their first appointment with a specialist weight management service. The objective of this study was to understand interest, acceptance, and engagement with a digital behavioral change platform to support specialist weight management. This was an observational study registered as a service innovation. All patients on the waiting list for a first appointment in the tier 3 weight management service at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire National Health Service (NHS) Trust were eligible to access the NHS-approved digital tool. Data on interest and engagement with the digital tool were collected. Routine clinical data were used to describe patient demographics. Focus groups were held to explore patients' views on the use of digital tools as part of a specialist weight management service. A total of 199 patients on the waiting list were informed about the available digital tool. Just over a half (n=102, 51.3%) of patients were interested in using the app, with over one-third (n=68, 34%) of all patients engaging with the app. Overall, a third of patients on the waiting list (n=63, 32%) did not respond to the invite and 34 (17%) of patients expressed no interest in the app. Emotional eating and higher BMI was associated with interest in the Gro Health app. Male gender was associated with reduced engagement with the app. There were no differences in interest in the Gro Health app according to age, ethnicity, metabolic measures of glycemia, and lipid profile. It is feasible to offer digital tools such as Gro Health to patients awaiting their first appointment with specialist weight management services. Future research should explore barriers and facilitators of engagement with digital tools. Additionally, there is a need to further evaluate the effectiveness of such tools in specialist weight management services.

Development of Online Political and Ideological Education System Based on Personalized Recommendation.

This paper aims to design and implement the online political and ideological teaching system based on personalized recommendation in order to more accurately recommend teaching resources appropriate for students' learning, thus improving the learning efficiency and teaching quality of the online political and ideological teaching system. First, the design of the online political and ideological education system is detailed, along with its basic framework, functional modules, hierarchical structure, and database. A personalized recommendation approach based on knowledge map is proposed. The algorithm is applied to the online political and ideological teaching system to understand the differences of students' interests in different teaching resources, establish a student interest transfer model, and effectively improve the transfer of students' interests. On the basis of knowledge map, the matrix decomposition method is introduced, matched with the knowledge map to obtain the recommendation prediction score, and the feedback model is established and extended. Measure the dynamic transformation of the recommended ideological and political teaching content, and comprehensively consider the long-term and short-term preferences of students, so as to realize the personalized recommendation of ideological and political teaching resources. Experiments show that the personalized recommendation online political and ideological teaching system designed in this paper has good overall performance, the accuracy of the proposed recommendation approach is high, and the recommendation time is fast, so as to improve the teaching quality of the teaching system.

Student Experiences and Changing Science Interest When Transitioning from K-12 to College

Student attitude and involvement in the sciences may be positively or negatively influenced through both formal academic experiences and informal experiences outside the classroom. Researchers have reported that differences in science interest between genders begin early in a student’s career and that attitudes towards a particular field of science can be correlated to achievement in that field. In this study, we approach the question of how attitudes towards science have been shaped using college-age students. Survey data from students in similar academic positions were employed to control for differences in cultural and academic progress. Results from a self-reflection survey indicated that general personal interest in both science as a process and field-specific content increased from elementary school through high school until entering college. Differences arose between self-identified genders in student experiences with science, both while in groups and when on their own. Female students had higher rates of participation and enjoyment with science in groups, while male students more frequently enjoyed science alone. Students, regardless of gender, rarely had negative experiences with science outside of the classroom. However, male students’ interest in science surpassed female students’ during high school. Declining interests in quantitative aspects of science (mathematics and statistics) were more frequently reported by female students and non-STEM majors during and before their college experience. Connecting student attitudes regarding science to their pre-college experiences with science early in their college career may be important to understanding how to best engage all genders, as well as non-STEM majors, in their college science courses.

Assessing Knowledge of, Experience with, and Willingness to Prescribe Hormone Therapy to Transgender Individuals with HIV: A National Survey of HIV Practitioners.

The purpose of this study was to determine if human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) practitioners offer gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) to their transgender patients living with HIV, as previous studies have shown that these patients are more likely to be virally suppressed and retained in care. We conducted an online survey sent to 2570 HIV practitioners who attended an International Antiviral Society-USA event between 2017 and 2019. We also assessed demographics, transgender care training, comfort, prescribing practices, and knowledge. Respondents (N=385) were mainly primary care (49%) and infectious disease (ID)/HIV (42%) practitioners. Fifty-seven percent prescribed GAHT to transgender people living with HIV, but only 7% received formal training. Thirty-five percent were ID/HIV, 60% were primary care, and 5% were other specialty practitioners. Most felt that it would be beneficial to have formal education in GAHT practices during training (83%). There were statistically significant differences in GAHT education, experiences, knowledge, and interest in future training and prescribing by health care specialty. Commonly cited barriers to providing therapy included lack of training (33%), lack of transgender people living with HIV in practice (18%), and lack of qualified mental health professionals (15%). This survey is the first to assess GAHT practices among HIV practitioners from across the United States. The majority of those surveyed prescribe GAHT to their transgender patients living with HIV. Although most felt comfortable doing so, few had formal training and knowledge scores were low. We advocate for the integration of GAHT education into formal training programs and offer resources for those who wish to pursue education.

Minat dan Kemahiran Guru Sains Sekolah Menengah Terhadap Penggunaan Google Classroom

The focus of this study was to examine the relationship between teachers’ interests and teachers’ skills in using Google Classroom in the learning process and science facilitation. This survey study used a simple random sampling technique to select 30 respondents in secondary schools in the Manjung district. This quantitative method uses a 5 -point Likert questionnaire. The study’s respondents consisted of 30 secondary school science teachers in the Manjung district. The tests used in this study were independent t-test and one-way ANOVA. The study results showed significant differences in interest in using Google Classroom according to the gender of teachers. In addition, the findings found there were no significant differences in Google Classroom usage skills based on teachers’ gender. The findings showed a significant difference in interest in using Google Classroom at the age of teachers. Moreover, the findings showed a significant difference in the skills of using Google Classroom with the age of teachers. The conclusions from this study show that science teachers can operate the Google Classroom well when the learning and teaching process takes place. The effect of using Google Classroom is to make the learning and teaching process in the classroom run smoothly.

The detection of political deepfakes

AbstractDeepfake technology, allowing manipulations of audiovisual content by means of artificial intelligence, is on the rise. This has sparked concerns about a weaponization of manipulated videos for malicious ends. A theory on deepfake detection is presented and three preregistered studies examined the detection of deepfakes in the political realm (featuring UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Studies 1–3, or former U.S. President Barack Obama, Study 2). Based on two system models of information processing as well as recent theory and research on fake news, individual differences in analytic thinking and political interest were examined as predictors of correctly detecting deepfakes. Analytic thinking (Studies 1 and 2) and political interest (Study 1) were positively associated with identifying deepfakes and negatively associated with the perceived accuracy of a fake news piece about a leaked video (whether or not the deepfake video itself was presented, Study 3). Implications for research and practice are discussed.

Learning in the Pandemic: Medical Students' Perceived Effects of COVID-19 on Their Clinical Experiences and Career Choices During the Internal Medicine Clerkship.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced changes to undergraduate medical education with its impact still not fully understood. This is the first US study to assess the pandemic's perceived impact on medical education after return to in-person clerkships. We conducted a survey of third-year medical students completing their medicine clerkship during the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 academic years (AY). Survey questions assessed students' attitudes on perceived risk of COVID-19 infection, impact on clinical encounters, and students' specialty interests. Of 312 students enrolled, 283 (90.71%) completed the survey. Concern for COVID-19 infection was highest in the second rotation (3.98 [95% CI 3.64, 4.31]) of the 2020-2021 AY and the third rotation of the 2021-2022 AY (3.41 [95% CI 3.06, 3.76]), corresponding to the surges of COVID-19 cases and subsequent variants. Conversely, as incidence increased, students reported a greater perceived impact on histories, physicals, and time spent with patients with no differences in patient rapport or specialty interests. Although concern for infection was initially high, it decreased after the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine despite increasing incidence nationally and then peaked again during the Omicron surge. The degree of concern did not exceed initial levels, despite unprecedentedly high disease prevalence. Higher infection rates correlated with greater perceived impact on clinical experiences. Our study underscores the importance of vaccination, highlights learners' concerns and resilience throughout the pandemic, and should be considered in balancing student exposure with maintaining clinical opportunities. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-022-01589-8.

The Polemic of Wayang in Da’wah Stage: Digital Contestation for Religious Authority

Understanding the polemic of wayang in da'wah, which is being discussed in the digital space, has shown how the contestation of religious authority is taking place. Differences in understanding, group background, culture, and interests as well as an ideology have made the dynamics of the contestation more complex. This article discusses the factors that influence the polemic about the use of wayang in da'wah in the digital space and complements the shortcomings of previous studies. This qualitative research uses the content analysis method on online media data and Twitter for a period of one month. The results of this study indicate that the contestation occurs not only in the gripping and traditional authorities but also in the new authorities who are present amid polemics. The media is part of an authority that has its logic, where media users are free to produce and market ideas in the digital space. This condition becomes a new problem that can undermine traditional authority's power and make the world of da'wah a religious contestation arena.