Social Science Journals Research Articles

Placemaking and public housing: the state of knowledge and research priorities

This article examines the international literature on placemaking – practices or initiatives that encourage a sense of place – in public housing communities. Placemaking is likely to be particularly beneficial to public housing tenants, and is a current priority for public housing providers; yet reviews of placemaking research have failed to consider public housing. Our systematic quantitative review of 63 English-language journal articles reveals that the field is dominated by qualitative cross-sectional studies conducted in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, in the context of regeneration, and published in social science journals. Our thematic analysis of this literature shows that placemaking is supported by forming relationships and participating in community activities, by access to quality public space and amenities, and by spending time and forming memories in a place. The review therefore provides guidance to public housing providers and reveals the need for particular research, including longitudinal studies, and studies conducted in both redeveloped and existing communities.

Private Investment and Economic Performance in Nigeria

This study examines the impact of private investment on economic performance in Nigeria using time series data from 1980 -2018. Multiple regression and co-integration methods are employed to analyze the data. The objectives of this study is to, among other things, examine the casual relationship between private investment and economic growth in Nigeria and to investigate the impact of private domestic investment on economic performance in Nigeria. Being a time series data, the first step is to test for the stationarity of the data by using Phillips Perron-Fuller unit root test. Ordinary least square (OLS) and Auto regressive distributed lag (ARDL) technique is used to estimate the models. The results of the unit root test show that some variables; Labour Force Participation rate (LPR), Private Domestic Investment (PDI),Foreign Direct investment (FDI), Misery Rate (MR), Private Investment (PI), Exchange Rate (EXR), Unemployment Rate (UNEM) and Trade Openness (TOP) are integrated of order one (1) while two variables; Real Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate (RGDPR) and Real Interest Rate ( RINTR) are integrated of order zero (0). The findings from the analysis using the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) and Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) methods show the following: that there is no causal relationship between private investment and economic performance in Nigeria. Private Domestic Investment (PDI) recorded a positive but insignificant impact on economic performance (RGDPR) both in the short run and long run; unemployment rate reveal a negative but insignificant impact on economic performance (RGDPR) in the short run but the impact is statistically significant in the long run. There is no long run significant impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on economic performance in Nigeria, Trade Openness showed a significant inverse relationship with Misery Rate which was proxy for economic performance. The co-integration tests also confirm the existence of long run relationship between the variables and results gotten from stationarity and normality test reveal that the model is fairly well specified and could be used for policy analysis. Based on these findings, the study recommends that the AKSU Journal of Social Sciences (AJSS) Vol. 3, No. 1 (April) 2023 – G. M. Ekpo, E. B. Iwatt & A. A. Uduimoh, pp. 55-85 58 Nigerian government should promote and encourage both domestic and foreign direct investment. The investment policy should be more transparent, attractive and competitive.

International visibility of Armenian domestic journals: the role of scientific diaspora

Abstract Purpose Nearly 122 scientific journals are currently being published in Armenia—of which only six are indexed by WoS and/or Scopus databases. The majority of the national journals are published in the Armenian language, solely possessing abstracts written in English, although there are also English-language and multi-language journals with articles not only in Armenian but also in other foreign languages. The aim of this article is to study the visibility of the (non-indexed) national Armenian journals in the WoS database through citation analysis. In consideration of the existence of a relevant Armenian “diaspora” in the world, this article also attempts to estimate its impact in terms of citation statistics. Design/methodology/approach For this end, we have identified citations to the national/domestic Armenian journals in the WoS database in comparison with the share of citations received from “diaspora” researchers (researchers of Armenian origin born in foreign countries and those originally from Armenia who have emigrated to foreign countries). Findings Among the 116 Armenian domestic journals analyzed (not indexed by WoS), only 47 were found to be cited in WoS. Of these journals, almost 12% are citations by “diaspora” researchers, most of which concern Social Science and Humanities journals. Research limitations Although the surnames of Armenians end with -i(y)an, sometimes, the Diaspora Armenians, surnames are changed or modified or they are not ending with -i(y)an, in this case we may fail to identify them. Practical implications This study can help to build new, more deep and comprehensive relations with scientific diasporas. Originality/value This study offers a new understanding of multifaced research collaboration with scientific diasporas and their role in internationalization of domestic journals.

Investigating Functional Variation across Academic Disciplines: A Multidimensional Analysis of Research Articles

The current study aims to investigate the functional variation in academic writing across six major disciplines of sciences, namely biology, physics, and computer science and of social sciences, namely linguistics, sociology, and psychology research articles. Furthermore, the current study also compares the use of language in science and social sciences research articles (RAs). For this purpose, a corpus of 300 research articles from six sub-disciplines of science and social sciences journals was compiled to conduct the analysis. A Multidimensional Analysis Tagger using version 1.3.2 was selected to tag and evaluate the RAs corpus. The triangulation research method was deployed to analyze the data quantitatively and to interpret the results qualitatively. The findings indicate that there are functional differences in the language employed in academic disciplines, particularly in terms of being informational, non-narrative, and persuasive. Likewise, comparable outcomes were noticed in dimension 3. The findings indicate that there are functional differences in the language employed in academic disciplines, particularly in terms of being informational, non-narrative, and persuasive. Likewise, comparable outcomes were noticed in dimension 3. The results may be helpful for the researchers, students of different disciplines, and teachers to spot trends across various sub-disciplines.

DEVELOPING HIGH-QUALITY HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING: POLICIES, LEGAL PROVISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOME SOLUTIONS

DEVELOPING HIGH-QUALITY HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING: POLICIES, LEGAL PROVISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOME SOLUTIONS

Second Wind: Understanding How Academics from the Philippines Adjust to Retirement

Second Wind: Understanding How Academics from the Philippines Adjust to Retirement

Dynamic of Blended Learning and Technology Supported Learning Strategies On Tertiary Students’ Performance in English Writing

The study investigated the dynamic of blended learning and technology supported learning strategies on tertiary students’ performance in English writing. The sample for the study is made up of ninety (90) students from public tertiary institutions in Ekiti State. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select the ninety (90) respondents from the three (3) sampled higher institutions in the state. The study used a quasi-experimental research method to explore the relationship between variables. The quasi-experimental design for the study was the non-randomized pretest, post-test control group design. The instrument used for data collection was an English Writing Skill Performance Test. Three research questions were raised to guide the study and they were answered descriptively using mean and Standard Deviation. Four research hypotheses were formulated for the study and tested using t-test analysis of independent sample and a two way Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Based on the data analysis, findings revealed that students that were exposed to blended learning instructional strategy significantly outperformed their counterparts who were exposed to technology supported method strategy and those taught using conventional method of teaching. Also, students who were exposed to technology supported method performed significantly higher than those taught using conventional method. It was further found that significant difference existed in gender performance with respect to the two strategies employed in the experimental group. While female students outperformed their male counterpart when been exposed to blended learning strategy, no significant difference existed when they were exposed to technology supported method. Lastly, the study concludes that there was significant effect of blended learning, technology supported and conventional methods on the tertiary students’ learning outcomes in post-test. government, in conjunction with curriculum developers, the federal and state government; other professional bodies like National Universities Commission should create resource centers that can sensitize other stakeholders in the educational sector on the efficacy of blended learning and technology supported learning approach. Keywords: Students’ performance, blended learning, Technology supported learning, Tertiary Institutions, English writing Journal Reference Format: Obadare, F.T.(2023): Dynamic of Blended Learning and Technology Supported Learning Strategies On Tertiary Students’ Performance in English Writing. Humanities, Management, Arts, Education & the Social Sciences Journal. Vol. 11. No. 1, Pp 111-126. dx.doi.org/10.22624/AIMS/HUMANITIES/V11N1P8x. Available online at www.isteams.net/humanitiesjournal

Dynamic of Blended Learning and Technology Supported Learning Strategies On Tertiary Students’ Performance in English Writing

The study investigated the dynamic of blended learning and technology supported learning strategies on tertiary students’ performance in English writing. The sample for the study is made up of ninety (90) students from public tertiary institutions in Ekiti State. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select the ninety (90) respondents from the three (3) sampled higher institutions in the state. The study used a quasi-experimental research method to explore the relationship between variables. The quasi-experimental design for the study was the non-randomized pretest, post-test control group design. The instrument used for data collection was an English Writing Skill Performance Test. Three research questions were raised to guide the study and they were answered descriptively using mean and Standard Deviation. Four research hypotheses were formulated for the study and tested using t-test analysis of independent sample and a two way Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Based on the data analysis, findings revealed that students that were exposed to blended learning instructional strategy significantly outperformed their counterparts who were exposed to technology supported method strategy and those taught using conventional method of teaching. Also, students who were exposed to technology supported method performed significantly higher than those taught using conventional method. It was further found that significant difference existed in gender performance with respect to the two strategies employed in the experimental group. While female students outperformed their male counterpart when been exposed to blended learning strategy, no significant difference existed when they were exposed to technology supported method. Lastly, the study concludes that there was significant effect of blended learning, technology supported and conventional methods on the tertiary students’ learning outcomes in post-test. government, in conjunction with curriculum developers, the federal and state government; other professional bodies like National Universities Commission should create resource centers that can sensitize other stakeholders in the educational sector on the efficacy of blended learning and technology supported learning approach. Keywords: Students’ performance, blended learning, Technology supported learning, Tertiary Institutions, English writing Journal Reference Format: Obadare, F.T.(2023): Dynamic of Blended Learning and Technology Supported Learning Strategies On Tertiary Students’ Performance in English Writing. Humanities, Management, Arts, Education & the Social Sciences Journal. Vol. 10. No. 3, Pp 111-126. dx.doi.org/10.22624/AIMS/HUMANITIES/V11N1P8. Available online at www.isteams.net/humanitiesjournal

Application of Artificial Intelligence and Audit Quality in Nigeria

This study examined the effect of artificial intelligence on the quality of audit practice in Nigeria. Specifically, examined how expert systems, machine learning, and intelligent agents affect audit quality in Nigeria. The study employed a survey research design. The population of this study comprised 178 practicing accounting firms in Nigeria with the application of artificial intelligence. A sample size of 125 was selected using the purposive sampling technique. Data was obtained from primary sources using a well-structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and OLS regression analysis. The result of the study indicated that expert systems, machine learning, and intelligent agents exhibited a significant positive relationship to audit quality in Nigeria. Thus, the study concluded that the application of artificial intelligence positively influences the quality of auditors’ reports. With the positive impact made by artificial intelligence, in the coming decades, intelligent systems will take over more and more decision-making tasks from humans. The study recommended constant training of accountants and audit personnel on the use of AI techniques for the improvement of audit quality. Audit firms in Nigeria should invest in machine learning tools to further improve audit quality in the country. Also, the use of intelligent agents that assist in the classification of detecting objects into different categories should be increased among audit firms in Nigeria. Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, Machine Learning, Intelligent Agents, Audit Quality. JEL Classification: M42, M49, C451. Journal Reference Format: Dagunduro, M.E., Falana, G.A., Adewara, Y.M. & Busayo, T.O. (2023): Application of Artificial Intelligence and Audit Quality in Nigeria. Humanities, Management, Arts, Education & the Social Sciences Journal. Vol. 11. No. 1, Pp 39-56. www.isteams.net/humanitiesjournal . dx.doi.org/10.22624/AIMS/HUMANITIES/V11N1P4

Special Education Google Scholar Metrics to Facilitate Career Development and Advance Impact

Author-level bibliometrics are one way to measure scholarly contributions. Such metrics are often calculated from journals indexed in the Web of ScienceTM. Google Scholar more comprehensively reflects the contributions of special education scholars by including many more social science and education journals. The current study analyzed 348 publicly available Google Scholar profiles of special education faculty at 213 U.S. universities to explore currently available measures (i.e., citation counts, h-index, i10-index). Using descriptive statistics, quartile distributions, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), we identified several significant differences across variables based on academic rank and Carnegie classification with medium to large effect sizes. Currently reported metrics (i.e., citation counts, h-index, i10-index) advantaged scholars with higher academic rank and those working at universities with a greater amount of research activity. Suggestions are offered to support career development.

Introduction: The Politics of Abortion 50 Years after Roe.

Abortion is central to the American political landscape and a common pregnancy outcome, yet research on abortion has been siloed and marginalized in the social sciences. In an empirical analysis, the authors found only 22 articles published in this century in the top economics, political science, and sociology journals. This special issue aims to bring abortion research into a more generalist space, challenging what the authors term "the abortion research paradox," wherein abortion research is largely absent from prominent disciplinary social science journals but flourishes in interdisciplinary and specialized journals. After discussing the misconceptions that likely contribute to abortion research siloization and the implications of this siloization for abortion research as well as social science knowledge more generally, the authors introduce the articles in this special issue. Then, in a call for continued and expanded research on abortion, the introduction to this special issue closes by offering three guiding practices for abortion scholars-both those new to the topic and those deeply familiar with it-in the hopes of building an ever-richer body of literature on abortion politics, policy, and law. The need for such a robust literature is especially acute following the US Supreme Court's June 2022 overturning of the constitutional right to abortion.

Status of open access scholarly journal publishing in Pakistan

Open access (OA) scholarly journal publishing is a recently emerged phenomenon of scholarly publishing in Pakistan. This study has been designed to find out the current status of open access (OA) scholarly journal publishing in Pakistan. A quantitative research method was used to evaluate the contents of the websites of 329 Pakistani journals on a checklist of 12 items. OA publishing paradigm has emerged in Pakistan as a majority (90%) of Pakistani scholarly journals are following the OA publishing paradigm. More than two-thirds (69%) of journals are following the Diamond OA model, followed by Gold OA (26%) and Crowdfunding OA (3%). The majority (97%) of journals belongs to the Y (the lowest) category of journals and the majority (97%) of journals do not have an impact factor. Indexing in Scopus and Web of Science is 24 (16%) and 20 (13%), respectively. Average article processing charges (APCs) per article in Sciences and Social Sciences journals of Pakistan are 46 $ and 90 $, respectively. In terms of ranking, Pakistani journals are in the stage of infancy. The present study is the first comprehensive exploration to explore the current status of OA scholarly journal publishing in Pakistan. This study may help to come up with recommendations to strengthen the credibility of OA journals in Pakistan. This study may be generalized to developing countries that have similar circumstances to Pakistan.

Knowledge Gaps in Employee Motivation and Organizational Productivity Research

The issue of motivation has repeatedly posed significant challenges to companies around the world, especially in manufacturing companies, where a high level of productivity plays an important role in determining profitability, growth, development, stability and future growth. The organization plays a role in the success of a company. Therefore, to successfully gain a competitive advantage over your competitor and avoid a steady decline in the productivity of your employees, you must ensure that the employees are properly motivated. The main purpose of this study is to examine the effect of employee motivation on organizational productivity. We reviewed extant literature on employee motivation. theoretical antecedents, conceptual frameworks and empirical review were conducted to be able to identify knowledge gaps in literature. Our objective is to set the stage for further studies on motivation using an identifiable case study. Keywords: Motivation, Productivity, Organization, Employees, Employers, Stability, Growth, Development Journal Reference Format: Oluyombo Olawale F. & Adeyemo, Felicia S. (2023): Research Gaps in Employee Motivation in Organizational Productivity Research. Humanities, Management, Arts, Education & the Social Sciences Journal. Vol. 11. No. 4, Pp 37-56. www.isteams.net/humanitiesjournal. dx.doi.org/10.22624/AIMS/HUMANITIES/V11N4P4

Capital Structure and Profitability of Firms in Agricultural Sector in Nigeria

This research study investigates the effect of capital structure on the profitability of some selected firms in Agriculture sector in Nigeria using secondary data collected from their annual accounts and reports from 2011 to 2021. The aim of the study is to gain insights into the relationship between the capital and financial performance of the selected companies proxied by net profit margin. The research employs panel data regression analysis to analyze the data and determine the statistical significance of the relationships. The findings of the regression analysis reveal a positive effect of total liabilities in relation to equity, share capital and total asset on the profitability of the selected firms in Agricultural sector. The p-values associated with these relationships are found to be statistically insignificant. Despite the lack of statistical significance, the positive direction of the coefficients suggests that these financial indicators may still have some influence on the performance of Agricultural firms in this sector. The results emphasize the need for further investigation into other factors that could potentially explain the performance of Agricultural firms in Agricultural sector beyond the selected financial indicators of capital structure. Keywords: Net Profit Margin, Total Liabilities Regression Analysis, Agricultural Firms Journal Reference Format: Owonifari, V.O. & Ogungbade, I.O. (2023): Capital Structure and Profitability of Firms in Agricultural Sector in Nigeria. Humanities, Management, Arts, Education & the Social Sciences Journal. Vol. 11. No. 4, Pp 11-24. www.isteams.net/humanitiesjournal. dx.doi.org/10.22624/AIMS/HUMANITIES/V11N4P2

Autocitação de periódico no índice-h5 de periódicos Ibero-Americanos

Abstract: It aims to analyze journal self-citation in Ibero-American journals from the h5-index of the Google Scholar Metrics. The bibliometric tool Gsm_hdata was used to identify 4049 Ibero-American journals indexed simultaneously in Latindex and Google Scholar Metrics. Self-citations were identified, self-citation rates by country and research area were calculated, and the h5-index was recalculated without self-citations (hs5-index). No self-citations were identified in almost 40% of the journals, especially those with an h5-index lower than 5. The overall average self-citation rate was 3.6%. Among the 1859 most cited journals with at least one self-citation, the rate was 4.8%, lower than that of research based on the Impact Factor. Journals of Engineering, Exact and Natural Sciences, and Agricultural Sciences had the highest self-citation rates, while Social Sciences and Humanities journals presented the lowest. Journals with excessive rates (outliers) were identified in all areas. These results suggest that the prior exclusion of journal self-citations in the calculation of the h5-index is not necessary. However, monitoring journals with excessive self-citation rates is recommended to avoid distortions in impact assessment procedures based on h5-index of Google Scholar Metrics.

The impact of COVID-19 on the African economy and the role of global institutions: A review

Covid-19 became a global challenge even though the African Region's people were less affected as per reported statistics. The pandemic hit all economies resulting in the deterioration of critical economic indicators. It is evidenced by the abnormal fall of the prices in different sectors, such as energy, mining, agriculture, aviation, and travel industry, and in the financial markets, followed by abnormal unemployment across many sectors. This paper reviewed the impact of COVID-19 on the key economic processes in the African Region. Specifically, it looked at examining the role of leading global institutions in mitigating the economic impact of the pandemic to the countries of the African Region and the role of global institutions in uplifting the African economy. Due to a limited number of researches on the impact of Covid-19, data collection methods are the same as those applied in other systematic reviews. Reporting standards established by other social science journals; the evaluation, statistical and meta-analytic literature; and expert opinions. Two independent reviewers abstracted the study, reconciled it with the development team, and provided feedback. The covid-19 pandemic hit several economic areas such as agriculture, mining, aviation industry, and financial markets. African countries took several initiatives to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in collaboration with global institutions such as WHO and IMF. African countries took initiatives in areas such as business innovation and financial support for financial institutions, improving health infrastructure and researches activities on Covid-19 as well improving people's livelihood. Also, African countries are recommended to follow global institutions' advice and guidelines for economic recovery.

INCLUSION AND SPORT

Inclusion and sport are two separate phenomena whose fusion through institutions such as sports organizations enables all disabled people to participate in sports activities, regardless of the degree of disability. This study is based on a theoretical analysis of the application of inclusion in sport. All the data were collected from the previous studies published in journals of sport and social sciences, books of proceedings of international scientific meetings, and also the personal experience of the author of this paper. The application of the basic principles of educational and social inclusion in sport creates a positive environment for the progress of disabled children and children with developmental disabilities, and it fosters a positive social attitude towards these individuals.

Transition of Gender Roles across Three Generations due to Globalization in Pakistan

This study focused on how gender roles change from traditional to modern society with the impact of globalization by exploring the role of culture, technology, and environment. Globalization is the integration process that may affect human wellbeing, environment, economic development, and societal prosperity worldwide. A qualitative method was used to conduct in-depth interviews with 12 participants comprising of generation X (1965-1979), generation Y (1980-1994), and generation Z (1995-2004). Participants were sampled purposively. Through thematic analysis 10 major themes were discovered; (i) Perceived traditional gender roles, (ii) Transitional gender roles, (iii) Practicing traditional gender roles, (iv) Socio-cultural and family pressure, (v) Adopting new behavioral characteristics by females, (vi) Technology Forman Journal of Social Sciences (2022) Volume 2 DOI: 10.32368/FJSS.20220205 2 paved new ways and convenience, (vii) Negative aspects of Technology, (viii) Sensitized gender concept, (ix) Exposure to a hazardous environment, and (x) Social deconstruction of gender roles. The following information was found with regard to different generations and genders: (i) The element of acceptance and change is more evident in generation Z than in generation X; (ii) The male respondents are more persistent in traditional gender roles; (iii) The influence of technology on changing gender roles is more evident among the female participants; and (iv) Generation X and Y have more stereotypical views on gender roles than generation Z. The implication of this study is that gender roles are changing significantly over time in Pakistan due to globalization and technological development. Keywords: Globalization, Technology, Culture, Environment, Generation X, Generation Y and Generation Z

External trade and foreign investment policy reforms in economic growth of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences (SLJSS) publishes social science articles on topics relevant to Sri Lanka in particular and South Asia in general. The journal also has a website at http://www.nsf.gov.lk/.

Impact of social media on business performance: with reference to small and medium enterprises, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences (SLJSS) publishes social science articles on topics relevant to Sri Lanka in particular and South Asia in general. The journal also has a website at http://www.nsf.gov.lk/.