Community Literacy Research Articles

National Literacy Movement Policy and the Role of Literacy Communities in Human Development: Evidence from Lombok

The tourism industry on the island of Lombok has influenced aspects of local culture, including the shifting of cultural values to commodity values. The literacy community then grows because of the concern of intellectual circles about the lack of literacy. This study uses a literature review approach. Primary data comes from observations, while secondary data is collected through journals, books, and articles. Data analysis was performed by connecting the data systematically and reflecting during the study. The validity of the data is measured by an external audit. The results showed that the interaction of the literacy community formed a variant of strategies for adaptation.

Balanda Talk: My Ideological Becoming as an English Literacy Teacher of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse First Nations Australian Students

ABSTRACT Teaching English literacy in First Nations Australian communities is bound up with the policy aim of improving the social and economic outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the desire to acknowledge, recognise and respect their unique cultural identities, languages and knowledges. But for English literacy teachers working in these communities, realising these aims is not so straightforward, and they find themselves situated at the nexus of conflicting ideas about education and justice for their students. In this essay, I reveal the ideological work of English and literacy teaching through self-dialogue captured in my research journal over the 2019 school year in a school with a large First Nations Australian student population in the Northern Territory. The essay unfolds chronologically as I narrate selected excerpts from my journal to provide an analytical account of the ideological tensions I experienced in my praxis as an English literacy teacher.

PELATIHAN SPEAKING DAN LITERASI HUKUM KOMUNIKASI DI SMA NEGERI 27 BATAM

In the world of work, many company need high school or bachelor graduates who have soft and hard skills. One of supporting soft skill needed in work world is the ability to communication. For this reason, students in school are expected to be able to understand communication literacy. Many are proficient in English but sometimes lack direction and lack knowledge of communication literacy. On this occasion, Putera Batam University lecturers conducted training activity for Students in high school on Profession English Proficiency and Communication Law Literacy especially at SMA Negeri 27 Batam. Lecturers who provide coaching and training are lecturers who are experts in their fields; they are from English Literature and Law program. The training provided is oriented towards improving language speaking skills and communication legal literacy using the communication practice method. The results of this training show that students are able to demonstrate their communication skills by 1) appearing in front of the class practicing their language skills 2) Understanding about communication literacy is shown by active participation of students in discussions 3) evaluating by holding practice followed by discussion.

Public health nursing: Challenges and innovations for health literacy in rural area.

Health literacy is a critical component of public health nursing, particularly in rural areas where access to health services is severely limited. As it relates to quality of care, cost of care, safety of care, and appropriate decision-making in general public health, health literacy can also be seen as an important public policy issue. Several challenges that can be found in rural communities in terms of access to health literacy, such as limited access to healthcare services, limited resources, low literacy rate, cultural and language barriers, financial constraints, and digital divide. Based on these challenges, several innovations can be pursued such as community-based health education, health literacy training among healthcare professionals, digital health technology, partnerships with community-based organizations, health literacy radio programs, and community health ambassadors. This reflection highlights the challenges and innovations that nurses can do to overcome the problem of low-health literacy in rural communities. In the future, the development of community empowerment and technology will be needed to refine the progress made so that a gradual increase in health literacy in rural communities can be seen.

ANALISIS PROGRAM PEMBERDAYAAN ORGANISASI PENGELOLA ZAKAT DI KABUPATEN KOTAWARINGIN TIMUR DAN KOTAWARINGIN BARAT

The purpose of this study was to analyze, study, and find out the obstacles to various empowerment programs for zakat management organizations in empowering communities in East Kotawaringin and West Kotawaringin Regencies, Central Kalimantan Province. This type of research is field research with the research subjects being BAZNAS Kotawaringin Timur, LAZ Nurul Fikri Sampit Branch, BAZNAS Kotawaringin Barat and LAZNAS Yakesma Pangkalan Bun Branch. Data in this study were collected by interviews, observation and documentation. Meanwhile, data analysis was carried out deductively to obtain an overview of events in the field and then conclusions related to the research were obtained. The results of this study indicate that the empowerment program for zakat collection organizations in Kotawaringin Timur and Kotawaringin Barat districts in empowering communities through zakat needs to pay attention to the form and mechanism of the program, mustahik's response, and continuous assistance, developing long-term productive businesses, providing productive business training, and opening job opportunities for mustahik through cooperation with the government and the private sector. Obstacles faced by these institutions include a lack of human resources, good faith from recipients of funds, and community literacy. Therefore, efforts are needed to change the mindset and increase community literacy as well as establish cooperation with related agencies to increase the effectiveness of the empowerment program.

MELANG LEARNING HOUSE AS A REVIEW OF COMMUNITY LITERACY STRENGTHENING IN ALOR DISTRICT

This research is about the Rumah Belajar as a Place for Strengthening Community Literacy in the Melang Learning House which is a form of information facility and learning center for the surroundings in upgrading comprehension, expertness, knowledge, and reading skills as well as skills in managing Melang Learning House for the community. To know what kind of literacy strengthening is being used at the Rumah Belajar Melang. This research is descriptive with a qualitative approach. Data were collected by observation, interview, and see documents. This study uses qualitative data analysis which will be applied by researchers referring to Miles and Huberman's analytic concepts as follows: Data Collection, Data Reduction, Data Presentation, and Drawing Conclusions. The results of the study show that literacy-strengthening activities at the Melang Learning House include basic literacy (reading, writing, and speaking) and skills in processing agricultural products, waste, and used goods into goods of economic value.

Iconography: Sundanese Calligraphy as Artistic Expressions of Identity

The Sundanese script is one of Indonesia’s traditional scripts. The existence of Sundanese script is still being preserved by cultural activists and the Sundanese script literacy community, one of which is through calligraphy in Sundanese script. This article will analyze the calligraphy of Sundanese script by Edi Dolan posted on his social media. The Sundanese calligraphy that will be discussed is in the form of puppets, animals, and humans. The Sundanese calligraphy will be reviewed through an iconographic approach. Iconography has three levels in analyzing objects, namely (1) Pre-iconography, which is to describe the formal aspects of the object; (2) Iconography, which is to interpret images, stories, and metaphors; (3) Content analysis through revealing the intricacies of the object. The results of the research elaborate on the formal aspects found in Sundanese calligraphy objects, resulting in multidimensional interpretations built on images, stories, and other multidimensional object meanings, thus showing a complete correlation of all these aspects in expressing Sundanese identity.

Da’i Technology Literacy in Perspective of the Qur'an

The dai's technological literacy is the ability to use, understand, manage and assess an innovation that involves a scientific process to solve problems and know the dai's abilities related to literacy problems. This research aims to reveal the concept of dai's technological literacy in the view of the Koran and to find out the dai's technological literacy competence. The method used in this research is the descriptive analysis method, while the approach method used in this research is a qualitative approach through literature study. The results of this study indicate that the concept of information literacy in the Koran leads to the implementation of information retrieval. In contrast, the concept of communication literacy in the view of the Koran refers to morals and ethics in communication. In addition, technological literacy competencies include basic, primary, intermediate, advanced, technical, and literacy skills. This research implies that the preachers are expected to be able to upgrade themselves and have established literacy in the field of technology so that they can maintain their da'wah activities according to the times.

Energy Literacies

In October 2022, A/P Justin Leontini (Dept. of Mechanical and Product Design Engineering) and A/P Max Schleser (Dept. of Film, Games and Animation) ran a mobile storytelling workshop with a regional primary school in Victoria, Australia. Pupils learned digital storytelling and rookie smartphone filmmaking basics to engage in a discussion about energy. The co-created (Auguiste 2020) mobile stories are part of the development of an Energy Literacy Community Toolkit, which is developed by Schleser, Wheeler, Leontini and the Social Innovation Research Institute at Swinburne University of Technology for Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance in connection with the Donald & Tarnagulla Microgrid Feasibility & Demonstration study. This study is supported by Centre for New Energy Technologies (C4NET) and the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (CVGA 2022) in Victoria, Australia. This research creation project Where does Power come from? illustrates the Community Engagement: Donald and Tarnagulla Microgrid Feasibility Study project’s process and the co-created understanding for the next generation of power end-users. The research objective was to develop a community voice in the microgrid feasibility study. The co-created mobile stories are developed with an interest-based model (McCosker et al. 2018). Through understanding the communities’ perspectives and perceptions, this research worked with micro, horizontal hierarchies and ‘open space’ storytelling approaches (Zimmermann and De Michiel 2018, 2, 33 and 31). The theoretical underpinning draws upon a legacy of community arts (Dunn and Leeson 1997) and activism notion of ‘nothing about us without us’ (Charlton 2000). The co-created method enables to develop an understanding about particular thematic through applying a community point of view or language to develop a resource for the community. Mobile story making (Schleser 2018) is a conversation starter. The pupil’s, their parents, neighbours and other community members will ‘like’ these videos because they are featured in these stories (Gondry 2008). The project shifts the conversation to the heart of the community and provides new community engagement touch points. Understanding local community needs such as reliability, cost and self-sufficiency is a key element in setting up a community microgrid. Rural and regional communities tend to be at the end of the grid or have long distribution lines, leading to quality deterioration of the electricity supply. These communities and their businesses are seeking a balance of reliable, sustainable and low-cost electricity tailored to their needs (C4Net 2022).

A Chronicle of Indonesia’s Forest Management: A Long Step towards Environmental Sustainability and Community Welfare

Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country in the world, with 17,000 islands of varying sizes and elevations, from lowlands to very high mountains, stretching more than 5000 km eastward from Sabang in Aceh to Merauke in Papua. Although occupying only 1.3% of the world’s land area, Indonesia possesses the third-largest rainforest and the second-highest level of biodiversity, with very high species diversity and endemism. However, during the last two decades, Indonesia has been known as a country with a high level of deforestation, a producer of smoke from burning forests and land, and a producer of carbon emissions. The aim of this paper is to review the environmental history and the long process of Indonesian forest management towards achieving environmental sustainability and community welfare. To do this, we analyze the milestones of Indonesian forest management history, present and future challenges, and provide strategic recommendations toward a viable Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) system. Our review showed that the history of forestry management in Indonesia has evolved through a long process, especially related to contestation over the control of natural resources and supporting policies and regulations. During the process, many efforts have been applied to reduce the deforestation rate, such as a moratorium on permitting primary natural forest and peat land, land rehabilitation and soil conservation, environmental protection, and other significant regulations. Therefore, these efforts should be maintained and improved continuously in the future due to their significant positive impacts on a variety of forest areas toward the achievement of viable SFM. Finally, we conclude that the Indonesian government has struggled to formulate sustainable forest management policies that balance economic, ecological, and social needs, among others, through developing and implementing social forestry instruments, developing and implementing human resource capacity, increasing community literacy, strengthening forest governance by eliminating ambiguity and overlapping regulations, simplification of bureaucracy, revitalization of traditional wisdom, and fair law enforcement.

Utilization of insecticide-treated nets and associated factors among childbearing women in Northern Nigeria

BackgroundStudies have explored the correlates of insecticide-treated nets in Nigeria. The few studies that focused on Northern Nigeria mostly examined individual correlates, but largely ignored the community correlates. Also, the persistence of armed insurgencies in the region calls for more research attention. This study examines the utilization and the associated individual and community factors of insecticide-treated nets in Northern Nigeria.MethodsThe study adopted a cross-sectional design. Data were extracted from the 2021 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey (NMIS). A weighted sample size of 6873 women was analysed. The outcome variable was the utilization of insecticide-treated nets. The explanatory variables selected at the individual/household level were maternal age, maternal education, parity, religion, sex of head of household, household wealth, and household size. The variables selected at the community level were the type of place of residence, geo-political zone of residence, the proportion of children under five who slept under a bed net, the proportion of women aged 15–49 who heard malaria media messages, and the community literacy level. Two variables, namely, the number of mosquito bed nets in the household, and the number of rooms used for sleeping were included for statistical control. Three multilevel mixed-effect regression models were fitted.ResultsThe majority of childbearing women (71.8%) utilized insecticide-treated nets. Parity and household size were the significant individual/household characteristics associated with the utilization of insecticide-treated nets. The proportion of under-five children in the community who slept under mosquito bed nets, and the geopolitical zone of residence were significant community correlates of the use of insecticide-treated nets. In addition, the number of rooms for sleeping, and the number of mosquito bed nets in the households were significantly associated with the utilization of insecticide-treated nets.ConclusionParity, household size, number of sleeping rooms, number of treated bed nets, geo-political zone of residence, and proportion of under-five children sleeping under bed nets are important associated factors of the utilization of insecticide-treated nets in Northern Nigeria. Existing malaria preventive initiatives should be strengthened to target these characteristics.

Academic Librarians in Spanish-Speaking Latin America See a Growing Need for Librarian Role in Scholarly Publishing Literacy

A Review of:Buitrago Ciro, J. (2022). How are academic libraries in Spanish-speaking Latin America responding to new models of scholarly communication and predatory publishing? Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 54(3), 373–388. https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006211016533Objective – To examine the current state of knowledge among academic librarians in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America regarding open access and predatory publishing. Furthermore, the study sought to explore actions or potential plans among this group that could allow them to better assist researchers with these aspects of scholarly publishing literacy. Design – An online survey, followed by interviews with self-selected participants. Setting – Academic libraries in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America. Subjects – 104 librarians in the online survey and seven librarians in the interviews, each holding a position in an academic library in Spanish-speaking Latin America. Methods – An anonymous survey in Spanish consisting of 34 required questions was built with SurveyMonkey and distributed to participants between 30 July 2020 and 20 September 2020. Survey respondents were directed to contact the author via email if they wished to participate in follow-up interviews. Interviews were then conducted in Spanish over Zoom between 10 October 2020 and 10 November 2020, and the transcripts were coded and analyzed with NVivo. Main Results – Of the survey’s respondents, 31.73% indicated that their library has a scholarly communication librarian, 29.81% noted that the library receives requests for assistance with finding journals in which to publish at least once per week, and 16.35% reported this type of request at least 1-2 times per month. In specific regard to predatory publishing, almost 52.88% of respondents indicated that they never receive questions on this topic, and 25.00% answered that users seek this kind of information less than once per month. Additionally, 31.73% responded that information on predatory publishing is not available at their library, and 42.31% rated their own knowledge of predatory publishing as fair to very poor. Finally, 44.23% reported plans to develop training or information to educate their institution’s research communities about predatory publishing, and 2.88% planned to recruit a scholarly communications specialist. In interviews, all participants agreed that exchanging information with other institutions with more knowledge and services related to predatory publishing would be beneficial. Three interviewees saw a general role for the library in providing information on predatory publishing, and three others indicated that this should be a leadership role when working in conjunction with other departments. All participants saw a lack of knowledge about predatory publishing as one of the primary difficulties for academic libraries, and three reported that the survey itself had led them to recognize the importance of the library’s role in scholarly communication literacy and create plans for their library to assist researchers in regard to predatory publishing. Conclusion – Academic libraries in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America are not yet offering robust support for researchers concerning predatory publishing, but there is growing recognition of the issue, as well as interest in further developing expertise among librarians. Collaboration and exchanges of information with other institutions with more developed resources related to predatory publishing is viewed positively and may build upon existing knowledge of open access publishing.

DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL COMPETENCE UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF DIGITALIZATION OF EDUCATION

The development of the digital environment covers almost all spheres of life. Today, every person needs a wide range of digital knowledge, abilities, and skills in the intelligent use of the latest technologies for education, professional activities, and participation in society. Special attention is paid to providing the educational process of institutions of higher military education with appropriate digital technologies that would meet modern challenges and ensure the support and development of modern digital competencies of teachers. The article presents the results of an empirical study of the peculiarities of the development of digital competences among scientific and scientific-pedagogical employees of institutions of higher military education. It was established that in the conditions of digital challenges, the role of a teacher of a higher military education institution as a provider of digital transformations and the formation of his digital competence becomes important. It was noted that the majority of scientific and scientific-pedagogical workers paid due attention to the issue of systematic application of information technologies in professional activities. It was established that teachers need the development of digital competence related to the work of gamification tools, content visualization for solving practical, professional and general educational goals. It was determined that the digital competence of scientific and scientific-pedagogical workers of institutions of higher military education should be considered as the newest type of literacy, which is associated with special knowledge, skills, and practical skills for activities in a digital educational environment. Mandatory structural components of a teacher's digital competence are computer literacy, information literacy, communicative literacy, and safety in the digital environment. The development of digital competences of teachers will contribute to the establishment of interaction with students, overcoming the digital gap between participants in the educational process, the development of digital literacy of students, and their conscious use of digital technologies for their own realization in the conditions of a digital society.

Kampung Beting: Family Resilience Against Religious Radicalism

The work cuptures the rise of terrorist movements involving families. The studies of family involvement in acts of terrorism in Indonesia have not much been done. The work is based on research conducted in Kampung Beting of Pontianak City, which is stigmatized as a drug trafficking village. It explores family parenting patterns and family responses to live problems especially on community literacy about religious radicalism. The findings include, first, the pattern of instilling religious values in families is relatively vulnerable. Family parentings have shown physical resilience, social resilience and psychological resilience. The work finds the important roles of parents in instilling religious values and building communication with their children and the ability of families to solve problems they face. Education has been found very important within the community. Second, with regard to the existing conditions, people choose to “make peace” with the reality. The attitude of the people is split from pessimistic, pragmatic and optimistic. Third, public literacy about religious radicalism is quite good among ordinary people and religious and community leaders. Being radical in society’s point of view is an act of violence, while adhering to religious principles is considered not being radical. Defending the honor of religion is a matter of principle, thus encouraging them to fight. Fourth, four factors fortifying the community include the open and straightforward attitude of the community, the community involvement into the city security network, the high community mechanical solidarity and the effective role of religious leaders in fostering society.

PENYULUHAN MASYARAKAT MELEK DIGITAL DALAM MEMBANGUN KESADARAN DAN PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM TERHADAP PENIPUAN DAN PENCURIAN DIGITAL

Internet and social media as a result of globalization and technological revolution have become a new media in committing crime. Criminal Investigation Unit in 2022 there were 8,831 cases of cyber crime dominated by authentic data manipulation (3,723 cases) and fraud through electronic media (2,131 cases). Therefore it is necessary to have legal protection from state against security of social media as stated in Article 28C paragraph (1), Article 28F, and Article 28G paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution. Community service activities conducted to the people of RT.001/RW.006, Srengseng Village, Kembangan District, West Jakarta, with theme of digital literacy community to build awareness and legal protection against fraud and digital theft. This activity is in the form of legal counseling, with pre-survey stages, socialization, and monitoring and evaluation. This location was chosen because the community was a legal awareness group need to increase public understanding of digital security. The results achieved of legal counseling are the community to know the scope, form, type, mode, and workings of fraud and digital theft, know legal aspects and protection available, as well as efforts that need to be made to avoid fraud and theft digital so that people are expected to be able to literate on digital security. Suggestions to the government to increase socialization concerning institutions that handle fraud and digital theft, and scope of socialization needs to be expanded to increase digital literacy and legal awareness of community.

The Power of Picturebooks to Support Early Elementary Teachers’ Racial Literacy in Communities of Practice: An Example from the 3Rs (Reading, Racial Equity, Relationships)

The Power of Picturebooks to Support Early Elementary Teachers’ Racial Literacy in Communities of Practice: An Example from the 3Rs (Reading, Racial Equity, Relationships)

Halal Medical Tourism

This study aims to look at sentiments related to developments halal medical tourism in scientific publications published on the theme. This study uses a qualitative method with a sentiment analysis approach. The data used is secondary data with the theme “halal medical tourism” obtained from the Scopus database of 100 scientific publications. Data is processed using software SentiStrength for extracting and classifying sentiments. The results of the study found that positive sentiment was the highest with a percentage of 47%, followed by neutral sentiment with 36% and positive sentiment with a percentage of 17%. The increasing demand for halal trends, positive Muslim-friendly innovations and large business potential are reasons for positive sentiment. Meanwhile, there is no international sharia standard for providers medical tourism and related community literacy halal medical tourism still very low to be a negative issue.

Pamarsudi Sastra Jawi Bojonegoro: Komunitas Sastra Berbasis Kultur Lokal

Pamarsudi Sastra Jawi Bojonegoro (PSJB) is one of the most active literary communities in East Java. Until 2023, the age of the studio has reached around 40 years. This qualitative research aims to describe PSJB from an organizational perspective, the profession of the members, the works and literary genres produced, publications, studio activities, and their contribution to the profession and community literacy. Data was collected through interviews and observations, looking at organizational documents, as well as written sources related to PSJB. By using the sociology of literature approach, the data were analyzed, described, and concluded as research results. PSJB can survive because of its tenacity and the existence of central figures in the management. PSJB members are mostly teachers of Javanese language and literature. Organizational activities are more directed to the creative process to produce work. The members' works are published and managed by PSJB. Most of the published works are in the genre of poetry, short stories, and novels. PSJB contributes to the profession and career of its members, most of whom are teachers. It is from these teachers and students that PSJB has contributed to a culture of literacy towards the development of Javanese language and literature as a local culture.

Upaya Meningkatkan Literasi Membaca Melalui Pojok Baca Untuk Mengantisipasi Buta Huruf Bagi Anak-Anak Di Desa Doda

This community service was carried out by Tadulako University lecturers and students in Doda Village, Kinovaro District, Sigi Regency. There is one thing that is the focus of the community service work program in Doda Village, namely a culture of low community literacy. The high number of school-age children is not accompanied by adequate literacy facilities. So that the literacy movement in Doda Village only relies on facilities and support from schools. The creation of a reading corner aims to provide literacy facilities and form reading habits in order to increase interest in reading as part of the literacy movement in Indonesia. The implementation of community service activities begins with observation, then is carried out in stages, namely social reflection, program planning, program implementation and evaluation. As an effort to form reading habits in order to foster children's interest in reading, assistance is provided for reading activities at the reading corner of Doda Village, Kinovaro District, Sigi Regency. The result of this service is the growth of children's interest in reading in Doda Village, this can be seen from the high enthusiasm of the children during the reading assistance activities which are carried out every week. It is hoped that this community service activity will foster children's interest in reading as an effort to activate the literacy movement in Indonesia.

Using Andersen’s behavioral model of health care use for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Nigeria

BackgroundStudies in Nigeria and elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) have explored factors influencing usage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp). Most studies, however, are not model or theory-based, which provides less satisfactory guidance to malaria control programming. This study fills the knowledge gap by adapting Andersen’s behavioral model of health care use to IPTp usage in Nigeria.MethodsThis study adopted a cross-sectional design that utilized secondary data extracted from the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). A weighted sample of 4,772 women who had given birth in the past year preceding the survey, was analyzed. Outcome variable was usage of IPTp, dichotomized into optimal or otherwise. Explanatory variables cut across individual and community levels and were divided into predisposing, enabling and need factors in line with the theoretical constructs of the Andersen model. Two multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression models were fitted to identify factors which influenced optimal usage of IPTp. Analyses were performed using STATA 14. Statistical significance was set at 5%.ResultsRealised level of optimal IPTp usage was 21.8%. Factors that either predispose or enable pregnant women to take optimal doses of IPTp were maternal education, being employed, being autonomous in their own healthcare, health insurance enrolment, partner education, receiving antenatal care in public health facilities, rural residence, being resident in northern geo-political zones, community literacy level and community perception of the consequences of malaria. Two significant need factors affecting optimal usage of IPTp were timing of the first antenatal care visit and sleeping under mosquito bed nets.ConclusionOptimal usage of IPTp is low among pregnant women in Nigeria. There is a need to devise additional public health educational programs promoting IPTp usage through the formation of Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilisation (ACSM) in every ward in all local government areas, particularly in the rural and northern parts of the country. In addition, health planners should adopt the Andersen model for assessing key determinants of IPTp usage among childbearing women in Nigeria.