Higher Educational Background Research Articles

Exploring the Benefit of Introducing Accounting and Finance Knowledge for Micro and Small Entrepreneurs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This study aims to explore the benefit of introducing the accounting and finance knowledge for micro and small business enterprises, in particular during the time of the coronavirus disease 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the micro and small enterprises. A large number of industries faced the risk of lower sales, which in turn badly hit their businesses. To assist micro and small business entrepreneurs in maintaining sustainability by improving their bookkeeping skills by using digital applications, a team of lecturers from Universitas Mercu Buana, Indonesia, and Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia, collaborated on socialization activities and interactions. The lecturers held virtual or online workshops for 75 micro and small business entrepreneurs, whose majority of the participants have a high school educational background. The results of this study show influential benefits experienced by the participants, who also stated that the activity and social interaction must be held regularly as a guide and to provide them with updated information. The activities also motivated them to continue working hard to sustain their business. This study demonstrates that such programs can provide support for the sustenance of micro and small businesses.

ANALISIS FAKTOR – FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PENGANGGURAN TERDIDIK LULUSAN PERGURUAN TINGGI JAWA TIMUR

One of the characteristics of unemployment in Indonesia is the large number of unemployed with a higher education background which is called educated unemployment. There was an increase in educated unemployment in Indonesia and East Java Province during 2018 – 2020. This study aims to analyze the factors of educated unemployment for East Java university graduates. With primary data and binary logit regression model to determine the effect of age, gender, level of education, reservation wage, and work skills on unemployed educated East Java university graduates. Which causes age to have a negative effect on educated unemployment, while wages have a positive effect on educated unemployment. In addition, two factors of job skills, career development learning and problem solving skills have a negative influence on educated unemployment. The results of the study indicate that unemployed youth are men and women with college education, and expect high levels of wages.

A Study on the Correlation of Big 5 Personality Traits in Asians With Facial Contour Surgery.

The purpose of this study is to explore the present situation and related factors of big 5 personality in Asian patients with facial contour surgery and to provide experience for clinical individualized medical care. Total 235 patients with facial contour surgery were selected in this study. The Neo Five-factor Inventory was used to investigate them. The scores of conscientiousness and openness in the Neo Five-factor Inventory were higher than others, whereas neuroticism score was lowest in patients with facial contour surgery. The scores of extroversion and agreeableness were in the middle level. Among the big 5 personality the age, educational background, self-rated personality, the only child in a family and other cosmetic surgery history had significant differences in patients. Patients with facial contour surgery for different sex, different marital status, different body mass index, there is no significant difference in the big 5 personality through this study. However, older patients had higher score for conscientiousness, patients with higher educational background had higher scores in openness and patients with introverted personality had higher neuroticism score. The authors should take individualized personality traits during perioperative care to help the patients to establish a correct and healthy esthetic concept, as well as postoperative body image concept, to build their self-confidence and social competitiveness.

Relationship Between Cognitive Dysfunction (MoCA-INA Score) with Disease Activity, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, and C-Reactive Protein in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients

BACKGROUND: Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (NPSLE) is one of the clinical manifestations affecting the brain in SLE, which the most frequent condition was cognitive dysfunction (CD). CD has a negative impact on the quality of life of SLE patients and causes impaired social function and reduced work productivity. Previous studies regarding correlation between cognitive dysfunction with disease activity, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP) showed various results. AIM: The purpose of this study was to assess the correlation of CD using MoCA- INA score with disease activity (SLEDAI-2K score), ESR and CRP in SLE patients. METHODS: A cross-sectional study design was applied in this research. The subjects of this research were SLE patients measured by MoCA-INA score, SLEDAI-2K score, ESR, and CRP. Spearman rank correlation test was applied in this study to assess the relationship of the variables. RESULT: The study subjects consisted of 53 women diagnosed with SLE with an average age of 34 years old. 49.1 % of the subjects had high school education background. There was a moderate significant correlation between MoCA-INA score and ESR (r= -0.408, p=0.002) and also to CRP (r= -0.314 p=0.022). There was no significant correlation of disease activity and MoCA-INA score (r = -0.086 p = 0.539). CONCLUSION: The low levels of ESR and CRP were associated with CD in SLE patients. KEYWORDS: cognitive dysfunction, c-reactive protein, disease activity, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, systemic lupus erythematosus.

Exploring staff and student experiences of learning management system transition

ABSTRACT Background In higher education (HE) settings, staff and students are often end-users of a variety of educational technologies, tools and platforms, including Learning Management Systems (LMSs). As technological evolution is constant, transitioning to a new system may be a familiar occurrence. For technology to support educational purpose more fully, further insight needs to be gained into how staff and students actually experience the process of transition. This article focuses on this area in the context of institution-wide transition to a new LMS. Purpose The study’s aim was to explore how academic teaching staff and students experienced a university-wide technological change process: namely, a process of changing to a new LMS. Method Data were collected through a series of interviews with staff who were involved in the first stage of the change process. In addition, students enrolled in the first tranche of subjects undergoing transition participated in surveys. Data were analysed using a qualitative, comparative analysis approach; student and staff perspectives were compared, and the points of intersections and divergences between the viewpoints were located. Finding Detailed analysis helped identify factors that contributed to a smooth transition, while also showing how staff expectations of student behaviours and needs were not always aligned with students’ own approaches to technology-assisted teaching and learning, which tended to be predominantly pragmatic. Conclusions Feedback gleaned from investigating stakeholders’ transition experiences can contribute in a valuable way to informing change processes and support empowering change. The findings highlight how positioning LMS transition as a student-centred and education-led process, rather than as a large-scale technology project, has potential to support staff and students to have a positive and relatively seamless transition experience.

Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD among College Students in the Post-COVID-19 Era: A Cross-Sectional Study.

In the post-COVID-19 era, significant changes have taken place regarding the epidemic, the economy, family and social life. However, it remains unclear how these changes encompass the psychological symptoms of college students. We carried out a cross-sectional study to investigate anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among college students from 10 November 2020, to 16 November 2020. The questionnaire included a self-designed canvas, Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9), and Impact of Event Scale (IES-R). Factors associated with psychological symptoms were estimated by ordered and non-conditional logistic regression analysis. Of 4754 participants, 25.0%, 29.7%, 3.4%, 15.3%, 17.1%, and 2.9% reported anxiety, depression, PTSD symptoms, one, any two, and all three, respectively. In cases with anxiety or depression symptoms, there was a 9.11% comorbidity with PTSD. Factors associated with fears of being infected, social, family, and economic changes increased the risk of psychological symptoms in college students caused by COVID-19. Female college students, identified with anxiety or depression symptoms, were at a lower risk of developing PTSD symptoms (OR, 0.61, 95% CI: 0.43-0.86). Non-medical majors at university, rural residence, higher educational background, fear of taking public transport, and deterioration of family relationships increased the risk for PTSD symptoms among male respondents with anxiety or depression symptoms due to COVID-19. Factors correlated with psychological symptoms had expanded from the fear of being infected to extensive social, family, and economic changes caused by COVID-19. Therefore, screening and interventions for psychological symptoms should be consistently strengthened and more targeted to college students in the post-COVID-19 era.

Adaptation to digital parenting in a pandemic: A case study of parents within higher education

Background: Using digital tools with children during the pandemic has positive and negative impacts. However, we must investigate how parents with higher education qualifications best apply digital parenting.Aim: The aim of this article was to explore the practice of digital parenting with parents with higher education backgrounds, the digital tools used and the parents’ motivation during the pandemic.Setting: This research was conducted with parents who work as university lecturers in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia.Methods: This study involved 27 lecturers with children in early childhood education. Data were collected using structured interview techniques and analysed using presentation, reduction and verification techniques. The validity of the data was ensured through the triangulation of sources and the extension of the research time.Results: The results show that applying restrictive mediation through various regulations in using smartphones coupled with authoritative parenting is the leading choice for parents. During the pandemic, parents give children more freedom and time to use smartphones; therefore, they have to adjust their parenting patterns to counteract the negative impacts caused by these digital devices. However, the lack of parenting support, many work schedules and limited interaction time with children can affect this parenting style.Conclusion: Parents can implement a successful digital parenting transition during a pandemic. Support, motivation, communication, supervision, rules and restrictions imposed on children to continue to use smartphones according to their age are important factors to ensure parenting success in the digital era.

Prevention of alcohol, drugs and tobacco during the COVID-19-pandemic – consequences and inequalities in Swedish municipalities

Abstract Background and objectives The COVID-19 pandemic and measures to prevent the spread of the virus challenged public health practice at the local and regional level in Sweden. The objective of this study was to follow-up how local preventive ADT prevention (alcohol, drugs, and tobacco) in Sweden was affected during 2020-2021. Methods All Swedish municipalities (N = 290) were included in surveys on how the pandemic affected local ADT prevention. Response rates ranged between 82 and 91 percent. Quantitative data were analysed with reference to socioeconomic and demographic conditions. Qualitative data were analysed thematically. Results A majority of the municipalities reported a decrease in ADT prevention, especially aimed at groups such as parents, children, and young people. There was no correlation between the decrease in municipal ADT prevention and socio-demographic conditions. A majority of the municipalities reported that activities were adapted, often with a digital approach. Adaptation of ADT prevention was less common in smaller municipalities and municipalities where residents had lower levels of education and lower incomes. An increase in activities, as a consequence of measures to prevent the spread of the virus, was more common in larger municipalities and municipalities with a greater proportion of residents with higher educational backgrounds and higher incomes. Conclusions ADT prevention carried out by municipalities in Sweden was initially deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and by measures to prevent the spread of the virus. However, activities were adapted over time, mainly with a digital approach. The ability to adapt differed depending on the sociodemographic conditions of the municipalities. Follow-up studies on ADT prevention and the consequences of the digital approach during 2021 will be presented at the conference.

PENGARUH MODAL, JAM KERJA, DAN PENGGUNAAN OJEK ONLINE TERHADAP PENDAPATAN USAHA BIDANG KULINER DI KOTA DENPASAR

The MSME sector became the backbone of the economy during the pandemic that swept across the world, causing many people to lose their jobs so that urban communities chose the trade sector as a way of survival. Culinary business is a business that is easy to run because the capital required is relatively small and does not need a higher education background. Along with the development of technology and people's lifestyles, entrepreneurs are required to always innovate so as not to be out of date. This study aims to analyze the simultaneous and partial effect of capital, working hours, and the use of online motorcycle taxis on business income in the culinary sector in Denpasar City. The research sample is MSMEs in the culinary field in Denpasar City with a total sample of 99 obtained using a non-probability sampling method, namely accidental sampling. The data analysis technique used in this study is multiple linear regression analysis with data collection methods using questionnaires. The results of the analysis found that simultaneously and partially the variables of capital, working hours, and the use of online motorcycle taxis had an effect on business income in the culinary field in Denpasar City..

Use and Attitudes Concerning Total Imported Dietary Supplements and Its Factors in Chinese Urban Adults

This online cross-sectional survey investigated the use of dietary supplements (DSs) in Chinese urban adults. A 50-item survey on DSs was administered to 8012 participants from March to May 2019. The usage rate of total DSs was 71.3% and 57.7% on imported DSs (IDSs). Approximately 53.7% of participants bought IDSs, and the most frequently used was vitamins (83.2%). The largest source of imported IDSs was the United States (55.8%). Multivariate analysis showed that more developed areas, women, those with a higher educational background, those with higher incomes, and those categorized as workers and staff members and retirees were more likely to have taken DSs.

Examination of the Role of Family Socioeconomic Status and Parental Education in Predicting English as a Foreign Language Learners' Receptive Skills Performance

There is a stereotype of a correlation between family socioeconomic status and parental educational background with the student's achievement. Therefore, this study aims to know in-depth roles. Examine 60 students of Melati Junior High School Samarinda in their performance on reading and listening comprehension tasks. There is a significant relationship between SES and parents' educational background using the correlational method, non-experimental. Nevertheless, it s not always that students with low socioeconomic and parents' educational backgrounds get low scores and vice versa. Likewise, students with high educational backgrounds of their parents do not necessarily get high grades in school. Several factors revealed that SES and Educational background is the main predictor of academic achievement.

Teacher's Higher Education and Students' Achievements: A Research of the Perception of the Second Cycle Teachers in the New Juaben Area, Ghana

The study's goal was to gather data on the perception of Social Studies teachers on whether higher educational background or qualification of teachers results in higher students' academic achievements in the New Juaben Senior High Schools in the Eastern Region. In this investigation, the researcher employed a semi-structured interviewer's guide to obtain qualitative data. The researcher utilised a simple random sampling precisely the lottery method to choose 24 respondents (24 teachers) for the study. This study looked at the perception of teachers teaching the subject within New Juaben Municipality, Eastern Region on whether the teacher's higher qualification leads to higher students' achievements. The majority of the social studies experts agreed with the school of thought that says the teacher's higher education or qualification would lead to students' academic achievements. A few social studies teachers disagree with the saying that the teacher's higher education or qualification leads to students' higher achievements.

Classed trajectories in higher education and the graduate labour market: affective affinities in a ‘meritocracy’

In this article, we draw from a recent empirical study to consider how a person’s classed trajectory impacts students from different class backgrounds in higher education (HE). Students face rapidly evolving social and academic circumstances and must build reasonable strategies to navigate their trajectory from education to work. In these situational processes, social class becomes emotionally exposed as a durable relational social ordering principle. Affinities with educational and labour market norms provide emotional advantages. To explore the classed nature of accumulated being in Australian HE in the context of widening participation, we examine experiences of access to and participation in HE, and strategies towards entry into the labour market. The movement into, through and out of HE orders and organises classed experience, demonstrating the durability of class in the face of doxic meritocratic choice discourse.

CONSUMER PERCEPTION OF FOOD QUALITY AND PACKAGED FOOD LABELLING: A STUDY IN LALMONIRHAT DISTRICT, BANGLADESH.

Human health mostly depends on quality food habits. In the rural area of Bangladesh, the people are in ill health due to the consumption of impure food which affects normal daily life. The study investigates rural, educated people thinking about purchasing quality foods and package food labelling. A field study was conducted at Hatibandha and Kaliganj Upazila of the Lalmonirhat district of Bangladesh with a structured questionnaire. The study shows that the people of rural areas are highly aware of their attitudes about food quality. Those with a comparatively high educational background are more conscious of maintaining food quality.The Study results also find that the rural people have very little knowledge and understanding of government rules and regulations regarding food quality and labelling

헤어미용업의 서비스 공정성과 점포 속성이 고객 몰입에 미치는 영향

This study aims to investigate the difference of customer commitment according to the demographic characteristics of hair salon customers and the service justices and store attributes of the hair salon that affect customer commitment. The questionnaire for empirical research was collected from customers of hair salon in Gyeongnam, and the analysis results are as follows. First, as a result of analyzing the difference of customer commitment according to the demographic characteristics of hair salon customers, customer commitment was statistically high in the group with high educational background. Second, as a result of analyzing the causal relationship between service justices and customer commitment, and the causal relationship between store attributes and customer commitment, it was found that service justices factors all had a statistical effect on customer commitment. In addition, of the store attribute factors, technical factors and marketing factors were found to have a statistical effect on customer commitment. Comprehensive analysis of the results of this study means that service justices and store attributes have a relatively high impact on customer commitment in groups with high educational background. Therefore, this study suggests that the management performance of the hairdressing business can be improved by utilizing service justices and store attributes while considering the educational background of customers.

Influence of Management Education on Enterprise Scientific and Technological Innovation Based on K-Means Clustering Algorithm

Scientific and technological innovation is the source of the survival and development of enterprises and the key to the realization of the goal of prosperity. In recent years, more and more companies have begun to focus on technological innovation, but the results are not significant, so companies have begun to explore the factors that affect their technological innovation. The management is the helm of the development of the enterprise, the main body of the company’s actual production activities, and the direct person in charge of the company’s management. Its influence on the innovation of the enterprise is self-evident, and the education level of the management directly determines the manager’s ability and vision. However, the current research on management mainly focuses on the position change of management and the rights of management and does not involve the level of education of management. Based on this, this article started from the management education and subdivided it with the K-means clustering algorithm, so as to explore the impact of management education on the technological innovation of enterprises. The experiment showed that there was a significant positive correlation between the educational level of management and the technological innovation ability of enterprises, and the correlation coefficient was 1.521. It fully shows that the management with a higher education background will promote the enterprise to carry out scientific and technological innovation practice and continuously improve the enterprise’s innovation ability.

Media Edukasi Tumbuh Kembang Bayi 0 – 12 Bulan di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Tangerang Selatan

The motor development of children in Indonesia is relatively low, based on the Center for Nutrition Research and Development of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia in 2012, the results of the Denver Development Screening Test (DDST) II survey found that the prevalence of fine and gross motor disorders in toddlers was 25%, or every 2 out of 1,000 toddlers had motor developmental disorders. Based on Riskesdas 2013 there were 14 million children who experienced emotional development disorders. Toddler period is an important because this period is a critical for memory development to get to know something, so the right stimulus is needed so that the potential of children develops optimally.The purpose of this research is to develop and design educational media for the growth and development of children aged 0 – 12 months. This research was conducted in 2 stages. The first stage is to analyze the understanding of the mother's condition and needs regarding information on growth and development of babies aged 0-12 months, and the compilation of an educational media that can be used to provide a good and easy-to-understand understanding according to the mother's needs, the second stage is the stage of testing the information media . The sample of this research is mothers who have babies aged 0 – 12 months, the test carried out is T-Test Dependent. The results of the study, most of the respondents had a high school education background (52.9%), most of the respondents had more than one child (76.5%) with good socio-economic conditions (70.6%). The results of the statistical test obtained a P Value of 0.001 > (0.05) meaning that there was a significant difference in mother's knowledge about infant growth and development before and after being given the child's PANTASI educational media.

Related Factors of Anxiety Level in Covid-19 Patient during Self Quarantine

Coronavirus disease-19 was a pandemic in the world. One of the efforts to reduce the spread of Covid-19 cases was to self-quarantine. Self-quarantine impacted emotional mental disorders in the form of anxiety. This study aimed to identify factors related to the anxiety of Covid-19 patients who were undergoing self-quarantine. METHODS: This study used a descriptive research design with a cross-sectional study. The population was all confirmed COVID-19 patients who underwent self-quarantine in Wonogiri Regency as many as 70 respondents. Samples used clustered randomized sampling with 40 respondents. The instrument used a sociodemographic questionnaire, and anxiety was measured using Hamilton Rating Scale-Anxiety. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression. RESULTS: The results showed that the mean age was 33.58 ± 11.08 years. Most participants were women 52.5%, 87.5% of the respondents had high education background, 37.5% were medical workers, 37.5% were private workers, and 95% of the participants had received information about covid-19. The mean of the time they were self-quarantined was 8.1 ± 4.77 days. 55% of the participants had no anxiety, 15% had mild anxiety, 10% had moderate anxiety, and 20% had severe anxiety. Factors that affect the level of anxiety are age (p-value = 0.047), occupation (p-value = 0.031), education (p-value = 0.035) and length of self-quarantine (0.023). CONCLUSION: The conclusion said that age, occupation, education, and length of self-quarantine have a strong relationship and have a significant effect on anxiety. Social support is needed to reduce the anxiety of COVID-19 patients during self-quarantine.

Karakteristik Pasien COVID-19 di Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Dr. H. Chasan Boesoirie

<p><em>Coronavirus disease-19 (Covid-19) is an infectious disease that is currently a topic of conversation and attention worldwide. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of patients both clinically, laboratory results, co-morbidities, and outcomes of Covid-19 patients who were hospitalized in the Covid-19 Isolation Room (RIC) at Dr. H. Chasan Boesoirie Ternate Hospital. This research method is descriptive by using medical record data of 112 patients. The results of this study were mostly adults (26-45 years) 42.9%, female gender 54.5%, high school education background 49.1% and not having a job 36.6%, clinical symptoms of cough (64.3 %), co-morbidities of diabetes mellitus (22.3 %), and an increase in the parameters of leukocyte examination, NLR, INR, and D-Dimer. From 112 patients, 107 patients were declared cured with a negative result of the Covid-19 PCR-RT swab test (95.5%) and 5 people died (4.5%). The conclusion is that the characteristics of Covid-19 patients at the Dr. H. Chasan Boesoirie Ternate Hospital is an adult, female, high school education, does not have a job, has cough symptoms, comorbidities with diabetes mellitus, increased leukocytes, NLR, INR, and D-Dimer, and the patient went home because they was declared cured.</em></p>

Community empowerment and mental wellbeing: longitudinal findings from a survey of people actively involved in the big local place-based initiative in England.

Community empowerment initiatives are receiving increased interest as ways of improving health and reducing health inequalities. Longitudinally examine associations between collective control, social-cohesion and mental wellbeing amongst participants in the Big Local community empowerment initiative across 150 disadvantaged areas of England. As part of the independent Communities in Control study, we analysed nested cohort survey data on mental wellbeing (Short Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale-SWEMWBS) and perceptions of collective control and social-cohesion. Data were obtained in 2016, 2018 and 2020 for 217 residents involved in the 150 Big Local areas in England. Adjusted linear mixed effect models were utilized to examine changes in SWEMWBS over the three waves. Subgroup analysis by gender and educational level was conducted. There was a significant 1.46 (0.14, 2.77) unit increase in mental wellbeing score at wave 2 (2018) but not in wave 3 (2020) (0.06 [-1.41, 1.53]). Across all waves, collective control was associated with a significantly higher mental wellbeing score (3.36 [1.51, 5.21]) as was social cohesion (1.09 [0.19, 2.00]). Higher educated participants (1.99 [0.14, 3.84]) and men (2.41 [0.55, 4.28]) experienced significant increases in mental wellbeing in 2018, but lower educated participants and women did not. Collective control and social cohesion are associated with better mental wellbeing amongst residents engaged with the Big Local initiative. These health benefits were greater amongst men and participants from higher educational backgrounds. This suggests that additional care must be taken in future interventions to ensure that benefits are distributed equally.