Local Content Research Articles

Management of Ahlussunnah wal Jama'ah-Based Curriculum Development in Islamic Education Best Practice

This study aims to analyze and understand the management process of the curriculum model based on Ahlussunnah Wal Jama'ah values in Madrasah Ibttidaiyah institutions. This research is qualitative descriptive research of the case study type. The case study in this study is an in-depth study of an individual, a group, an organization, an activity program, and so on in a certain time This type of descriptive research aims to explore and elaborate on social reality, describing a number of variables related to the problem and unit being studied. This research was conducted at an institution at MI At-Taqwa Bondowoso. The data analysis technique in this study uses the Miles and Huberman data analysis model with the stages of data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawn. Based on the results of the research conducted, it shows that the implementation of the Ahlussunnah Waljama'ah-Based Curriculum at MI At-taqwa Bondowoso includes; (1) Curriculum planning based on the values of ahlussunnah waljama'ah MI At-taqwa Bondowoso, (2) Implementation in this curriculum structure is to include the ahlussunnah waljma'ah curriculum as part of the school curriculum which is manifested in local content lessons and ahlussunnah waljama'ah subject matter which is used as local content material at MI At-taqwa Bondowoso. In addition, it is also in the form of habituation that is combined in learning, (3) Curriculum evaluation at MI At-taqwa Bondowoso is carried out periodically according to the needs and input of madrasah residents. Evaluations that are definitely carried out are at the end and at the beginning of the school year.

Regional and seasonal partitioning of water and temperature controls on urban dryness variability in China

Rapid urban expansion can significantly alter urban microclimate. In recent years, the phenomenon of urban dry islands (UDIs) has attracted increasing attention, but there remains a lack of understanding regarding the impact of urbanization on UDIs in different urban agglomerations (UAs). In this study, vapor pressure deficit (VPD) was used as the humidity indicator, and meteorological data from 20 UAs were used to explore how atmospheric temperature and humidity control urban dryness variability in China. Our analysis revealed that VPD trends are increasing with a median rate of 0.121 hPa/decade and 0.103 hPa/decade for urban and rural areas, respectively. The urbanization effect is more significant in coastal UAs. Furthermore, the difference in VPD between urban and rural areas obviously varied on a seasonal scale, with the largest difference observed in summer (i.e., −0.63 hPa on average and up to 2.66 hPa). Notably, our findings suggest that changes in local atmospheric water content primarily control the response of VPD to urbanization. In summer, the average contribution of temperature is 0.118 hPa, while the average contribution of relative humidity is 0.723 hPa. Overall, these results have important implications for our understanding of the impacts of urbanization on local climate.

IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN PENGEMBANGAN KOLEKSI DIGITAL PADA KOLEKSI REPOSITORI KEMENTERIAN PERTANIAN

PUSTAKA Bogor is one of the libraries that has a collection of local content in digital form which can be accessed through a repository called the Ministry of Agriculture Repository. The collections contained in the Ministry of Agriculture's repository are publications from the Ministry of Agriculture, which makes the collections therein unique, specific collections and not found in other institutions. In order to realize PUSTAKA Bogor's goal of disseminating agricultural science and technology information, it is important to develop digital local content collections in the Ministry of Agriculture's repository. Collection development activities have a big influence on the service quality indicators in the library as a whole. Adapting to technological developments and the diversity of library collection media, collections in forms other than print, such as digital collections, also need to be developed in accordance with the policies set by PUSTAKA Bogor and the Ministry of Agriculture. This research aims to explain the form of implementation of collection development policies in the Ministry of Agriculture repository managed by PUSTAKA Bogor. This research uses a qualitative research method with a case study approach. Determining informants in this study used a purposive sampling technique which was adapted to the research topic. Data collection was carried out by observation, interviews and documentation. The results of this research are a form of implementation of collection development in the Ministry of Agriculture repository carried out through data entry using two methods, namely the conventional method carried out by the library and the harvesting method carried out by IT.

Studi Komparatif Sistem Pendidikan di Korea Selatan Dengan Indonesia

Comparative studies have two syllables, consisting of "study" and "comparative". In the large Indonesian dictionary, the word "study" is a study, research or analysis. Meanwhile, the meaning of the word "comparative" is to compare. In this comparative research, it is usually used to compare the similarities or differences of a fact or the nature of the research object which is based on the research framework. The type of research used is a qualitative research method through a literature review (Kartiningrum, 2016). Qualitative research refers to the thoughts, feelings, opinions or beliefs of the person being studied and cannot be measured quantitatively (Ulfatin, 2022). The data used to prepare this work came from various articles related to the topics discussed. The social studies curriculum in South Korea began in 1946, when South Korea was liberated from Japanese colonial rule and came under the United States military. The main aim of this curriculum is to eradicate the remnants of Japanese imperialism. The curriculum in Indonesia has changed many times since independence. Since 2013/2014, Indonesia has begun implementing the 2013 Curriculum in schools in Indonesia for grades 1, 4, 7 and 10. The implementation of the 2013 curriculum will be carried out in stages until it is implemented in all classes in Indonesia. In 2020 in South Korea there will be an additional curriculum, namely the curriculum local content as well as in Indonesia. Comparative studies between the education systems in South Korea and Indonesia reveal striking differences in educational approaches, quality and outcomes. South Korea is known for its focus on quality education with high standards and a competitive learning culture, while Indonesia often places more emphasis on equal access to education throughout the region.

Successful Foreign Direct Investment Through the Development of Parts Supply Industries in the Host Country: A Study of India's Automobile Manufacturing Sector

Several large multinationals and a few local assemblers dominate the Indian automobile industry. The largest multinational, Maruti Suzuki, entered the Indian automobile industry with a policy of developing local automotive parts manufacturers to achieve high local content ratio. This study seeks to determine the extent to which foreign direct investment (FDI) in host countries contributes to the growth of automobile parts manufacturers. We use district‐level panel data from 2000 to 2008 to assess the linkage between the production of major automobile assemblers and the development of automotive parts suppliers located in the same and adjacent districts to those assemblers. Our regression results show the heterogeneity of the linkages, suggesting that the formation of industrial clusters by local parts suppliers and the expansion of their production capacity are likely to be key determinants of the success of FDI in the Indian automobile industry, rather than relying on in‐house parts production or imports.

Perbandingan Penggunaan Bahasa Jawa dan Bahasa Indonesia di Kalangan Remaja dalam Berkomunikasi di Desa Mekar Jaya, Kecamatan Baito dan Desa Lawoila, Kecamatan Konda, Kabupaten Konawe Selatan

This study aims to describe what factors influence the shift of Javanese language at the adolescent level in Mekar Jaya Village, Baito Subdistrict and Lawoila Village, Konda Subdistrict, South Konawe Regency and the impact of Javanese language shift on adolescents in Mekar Jaya Village. The data collection technique used ethnographic methods that are qualified by involved observation and in-depth interviews. The data analysis technique used was descriptive qualitative. The results showed that the factors that influence the shift in the use of Javanese language at the adolescent level include: (1) Family factors, namely in Mekar Jaya Village the lack of interaction and communication using Javanese in the family so that it causes children to be lazy to learn and apply Javanese in the family environment and the scope of association in the community, while in Lawoila Village Javanese language is still taught. Parents accustom their children to communicate using Javanese. (2) educational factors, although living and attending school in an environment with a majority of Javanese ethnicity, the local language used in local content subjects in elementary schools (SD) is Tolaki local language, as well as in Lawoila Village although in everyday life using Javanese but the local language taught in elementary schools is Tolaki local language. (3) Social environment factors, although living in an environment where the community is of Javanese ethnicity, the language actively used by the community to communicate is Indonesian, unlike in Lawoila Village which still uses Javanese in the social environment and youth association. From the occurrence of Javanese language shift, the impact is that Indonesian is easily understood by ethnicities other than Java, meaning that Indonesian can make it easier for Javanese people to communicate with people in the neighborhood where they live.

Menganalisis Perbandingan Pendidikan Kurikulum Dinegara Indonesia Dan Negara Finlandia

When viewed from educational issues. In particular, the Indonesian curriculum can be categorized as a country whose education curriculum is still low, when compared with countries that have advanced education systems. Coupled with evidence from reports from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) conducting an international survey using a test called the Program for Assessment (PISA). The method used in this paper is a literature review because it compares education systems, especially the curriculum between Indonesia and Finland. The curriculum components in question are results and discussion. Data collection methods are related to the topic of this paper. Primary School Curriculum in Finland and Indonesia The 2014 Finnish National Core Curriculum (FNCC) is divided into two parts. The general part includes the importance of the local curriculum, the local curriculum process, the mission and general objectives of basic education, as well as evaluation. In the primary school curriculum, the parts that relating to subjects is divided into several levels (grade 1, grade 2, and grades 3 to 6). The Finnish curriculum is designed to provide standard content and serve as a guide for educational institutions. Subjects are adapted by local authorities to the needs of students, schools, and even parents can participate in editing the curriculum and its objectives.Education in Finland is based on an integrated curriculum system.The Indonesian curriculum also includes several core subjects such as language, religious education, citizenship education, social studies, mathematics, science, physical education and sports, skills and vocational, arts and culture, as well as local content.

Bridging the Digital Divide: Developing Local Digital Heritage Content and Investigating Localized Digital Solutions

Abstract The digital divide, in my view, is not only created due to the lack of local contents but also due to the fact that few digital contents from local sources are found in the digital libraries of higher education in Ethiopia. Likewise, the creation and dissemination of local contents could be facilitated not only by the presence of local digital contents but also by the presence of usable digital technology at a local level. This article aims to give a practical solution to bridging the digital divide by unlocking local heritage knowledge through creating digital contents from locally grown literary heritage as well as by developing a localised digital library system. Therefore, this article presents the research processes and results that were undertaken to unlock local heritage knowledge and developed the localised digital library system: customising a free and open-source software; digitising and translating the local literary heritage contents; and building the digitised and translated literary heritage contents into the localised digital libraries, which Greenstone digital library software was used to customise into local use. The English version of the Greenstone user interface (macro files) was translated into the Tigrinya language, one of the locally spoken languages in Ethiopia. For translation purposes, a list of suitable and compatible Tigrinya words and phrases that basically fit with the meaning of the English version of the Greenstone spreadsheet was developed. As a result of this translation work, the Tigrinya language interface has become one of the languages that are included in Greenstone digital library software version 2.83 for the first time (Language short name=ti “long name=ትግርኛ (Tigrinya)” default encoding=utf-8). To unlock the heritage knowledge and build the localised digital library with local digital collections, a sample of Ethiopia’s ancient Ge’ez parchment manuscripts were digitised and translated into Tigrinya and English languages. To facilitate the retrieval of information and to be easily recognised by internet search engines in the Tigrinya language, a local specific metadata standard for Ethiopia’s ancient Ge’ez parchment manuscripts was developed at three hierarchical levels, at manuscript level, at chapter level and at page level, with each translated page tagged using HTML. To facilitate the link between the translated text and the corresponding digital image, an “item” file was created using a WordPad. As a result, three collections were built into the customised digital library: the digitised image of the Abushakir manuscript as well as the Tigrinya and English translated texts of the same manuscripts. The functionality and usability of the localised digital system was tested by searching keywords and browsing titles from the built collection of the Tigrinya text and the original digital image of the manuscript. The result of this test shows that the localised digital library system is capable of allowing end-users to discover the information they want at the granular level from digital content of the local literary heritage. Therefore, further manuscript collection through digitisation, translating into local language and building the digitised collection into this localised digital library system is necessary for wider access to the local literary heritage digital content and for bridging the digital divide in the long-term.

Dynamically predicting comprehension difficulties through physiological data and intelligent wearables

Comprehending digital content written in natural language online is vital for many aspects of life, including learning, professional tasks, and decision-making. However, facing comprehension difficulties can have negative consequences for learning outcomes, critical thinking skills, decision-making, error rate, and productivity. This paper introduces an innovative approach to predict comprehension difficulties at the local content level (e.g., paragraphs). Using affordable wearable devices, we acquire physiological responses non-intrusively from the autonomous nervous system, specifically pulse rate variability, and electrodermal activity. Additionally, we integrate data from a cost-effective eye-tracker. Our machine learning algorithms identify ’hotspots’ within the content and regions corresponding to a high cognitive load. These hotspots represent real-time predictors of comprehension difficulties. By integrating physiological data with contextual information (such as the levels of experience of individuals), our approach achieves an accuracy of 72.11% ± 2.21, a precision of 0.77, a recall of 0.70, and an f1 score of 0.73. This study opens possibilities for developing intelligent, cognitive-aware interfaces. Such interfaces can provide immediate contextual support, mitigating comprehension challenges within content. Whether through translation, content generation, or content summarization using available Large Language Models, this approach has the potential to enhance language comprehension.

Do we need mother tongue language maintenance in Aceh? Voices from the school setting

There is a possibility that the Acehnese language and other locally used languages in Aceh Province could become threatened if the locals do not make efforts to maintain them. This study aims to explore teachers’ perspectives on maintaining the Acehnese mother tongue in schools. Employing a mixed-methods research design, data was collected through surveys and semi-structured interviews. The survey was distributed via Google Forms to 217 schoolteachers selected through voluntary sampling in Aceh, while interviews were conducted with seven teachers who willingly participated in the study. The results indicate that most teachers agree on maintaining the use of local languages in schools. However, language maintenance may face challenges e.g., globalization, family role, and youth attitude. Hence, teachers recommend that schools should actively promote the use of local languages by designating a special day for celebrating their use and incorporating the languages into local content lessons. This study intends to provide insightful recommendations for policy development regarding the maintenance of local languages in the school setting, particularly in Aceh. It also suggests educational implications, such as integrating these languages into formal schooling and developing educational resources to enhance their use in schools. Furthermore, future research could focus on documenting and preserving local languages, as well as implementing language immersion programs aimed at preserving local languages in Aceh.

Providing Health Care and Social Support during Economic Crises: Lessons Learned from "Solidarity Outpatient Clinics" in Greece during the Great Recession.

"Solidarity outpatient clinics" (SOCs) emerged in Greece as a novel community-based health care resource during the global economic crisis that started in 2008. They have provided crucial social support to diverse vulnerable populations. Solidarity is a critical organizational principle underlying SOCs' operation. It is juxtaposed to charity to emphasize, among other things, building symmetrical relationships between providers and patients. Employing a case study approach and a multilevel, multimethod research design, we analyzed qualitative data collected through semistructured interviews (N = 20) with patients, staff, and other local stakeholders and content of monthly informational bulletins (N = 26) and weekly radio shows (N = 48) produced by a prominent SOC in Greece's capital. Findings provide insight into structural and functional dimensions of social support exchanges at SOCs and extend our understanding of different types of social support and the organizational contexts through which they are secured, particularly during financial crises.

Enhancing Economic Equity: Unionization's Role in Nigeria's Oil and Gas Workforce

The Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act 2010, aims to promote the patronage of Nigerian products and services by industry operators. The NUPENG and PENGASSAN oil unions in Nigeria have an impact on labour regimes and union power. Local employees in the oil and gas sector are heavily supported by unions. This study investigates the impact of unionization on economic equity within Nigeria's oil and gas workforce. Qualitative research design was adopted. The result of the findings show that Higher Wages and Better Benefits and Improved Working Conditions are among the leading benefits of unionization with mean values of 4.9 and 4.8 respectively. A positive correlation relationship exists between union and wages of labourers/staff, with result of coefficient of determination (R2) given as 0.622983 which implies that 62.37% of the stability of labourers’ wages is explained as a result of union strength. An authoritarian work environment and “Right-to-work” laws are among the barriers of joining unions by staff members of organizations. The research recommends strengthening union capacity, promoting collaboration, policy reforms, and local content in Nigeria's oil and gas industry, improving legislation, supporting SMEs, and promoting transparency and accountability. Keywords: Gas Industry, Industry operators, Oil and Gas workforce, Nigeria Oil, Unionization

Global SVoD services in small audio-visual market contexts: Commissioning patterns in Flanders, Ireland and Norway

Global streaming services’ investment strategies in Europe have shifted the production landscape for scripted fiction. This article examines the commissioning patterns for scripted serial TV fiction through a comparative analysis of three small European markets: Flanders, Ireland and Norway. The analysis assesses the differences and similarities in the volumes of scripted fiction and how they evolved, focusing on the position of SVoD commissions in the total volumes based on a dataset of 411 unique titles and 609 title seasons of serial scripted fiction released between 2016 and 2023. It reveals that different economic and cultural contexts modulate global streamers’ investments in local content, which in turn are an essential facet of global streamers’ localization strategies in Europe. Our findings contribute to a more nuanced understanding of SVoD localization strategies within European markets, contextualizing the variations in investment and production patterns.

Streaming from a digital periphery: Voyo as an East-Central European response to Netflix

Voyo, owned by Central European Media Enterprises (CME) and operating across six national territories, is currently one of the only three prominent transnational SVoD services based in countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Under the new owner PPF, a Czech-based investment group which bought CME from AT&T, Voyo enjoyed unprecedented levels of investment in high-end original content, which resulted in a dynamic growth of subscribers from 2020 onwards, making it the second strongest streamer in Czechia and Slovakia after Netflix. The article labels CME’s digital strategy ‘deep localism’ and approaches it through the recent political-economic debates about the geography of platform economy. Despite its multi-territory corporate structure, CME has isolated each of its national Voyo services in terms of original production, licensing and audience targeting. This shows in the high percentage of local content as well as the virtual absence of its cross-border circulation between the national Voyo catalogues, which have been branded as purely national. The article interprets this compartmentalized strategy of deep localism as both a response to the changes in the global streaming market and an attempt to preserve the traditional linear audiences of CME in the new digital era. The research behind the article is based on interviews with CME executives and on comparative VoD catalogue analysis.

An Appraisal of the Legal Frameworks and Policy Shift in the Nigerian Energy Sector

This paper will explore policy shifts in Nigeria’s oil and gas, solar, nuclear, and mineral energy sectors. This policy shift by way of a transition, indigenization, and Nigerianization, has given way to deregulation, decentralization, and de-indigenization of many industries, most notably in the oil and gas sector, through the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) of 2021 and the Local Content Act of 2010 (LCA). The paper recommends, amongst others, the establishment of a new legal regime that grants resource-based and property rights to resource-bearing communities and incorporates principles of international law, energy diplomacies, International Environmental Law, and international best practices.

Development of Interactive Video Media to Improve Skill in Writing Simple Sentences of Serang Java Language Local Content Subjects

This study aims to develop interactive video media to enhance the ability of fourth-grade students at a state elementary school in Serang City to write simple sentences. Researchers utilized the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation) as outlined by Robert Maribe Branch in a Research and Development (RD) framework. The study involved trials with fourth-grade students using the developed interactive video media. The trials were conducted to gather responses from the students as users of the learning media. The validation assessment by media experts scored 165 with a 94.3% rating in the "Decent" category, while material experts gave a score of 89 with an 89% rating in the same category. The small group trial received a score of 267 with an 83.4% rating, and the field trial scored 641 with an 80.12% rating, both categorized as "Decent." The pretest and posttest results, analyzed using the N-Gain formula, showed an average score of 0.5 with a 100% rating in the "Medium" category. The findings indicate that the developed interactive video media, incorporating local Javanese Banten language content, effectively improves student learning outcomes in fourth-grade elementary school students. Interactive video media is a suitable tool for enhancing sentence writing skills among fourth-grade students at the elemenatary school, demonstrating significant improvements in their learning outcomes.

Effects of CuCr1Zr contamination on the tensile properties and microstructure of stainless steel 316L produced via laser powder bed fusion

AbstractCopper contamination has a negative effect on the tensile properties of certain stainless steel grades due to a weakening of grain boundaries via liquid metal embrittlement. This is especially problematic given current trends in laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) that elevate contamination risks, such as multi-material processing or the use of recycled materials. As such, it is critical to establish composition limits for use in standard specifications. This study investigates the changes in tensile properties and cracking behavior in stainless steel alloy 316L contaminated with copper alloy CuCr1Zr at concentrations of 0–10 particle percent (pt.%) in horizontal, diagonal, and vertical build orientations. It is found that microcracks are already present at 1 pt.% Cu alloy and increase in density with contamination. The cracks are generally vertically oriented along columnar grain boundaries and are associated with high local Cu content, thus exacerbating the anisotropy of the as-built material. The contamination decreases the elastic modulus, yield strength (YS), ultimate tensile strength (UTS), and uniform elongation, eventually transitioning from ductile to brittle fracture modes. The build orientation relative to the tensile loading axis is shown to be a critical design parameter due to the preferential crack initiation and growth direction. The fracture surfaces at 10 pt.% contamination show regularly spaced, smooth brick-like cleavage patterns that correspond to the columnar grain dimensions. Even so, the measured YS and UTS exceeded the ASTM F3184-16 standard for CuCr1Zr contaminations up to 5 pt.%. As a conservative limit, it is proposed that a maximum content of 1 wt% Cu be specified for L-PBF SS316L.

Maintaining Local Languages Through Local Content Curriculum: Analysis of Contextual Approaches and Field Learning

It is not impossible that language undergoes changes over time. The existence of local languages among teenagers and young people is no longer a communicative language choice in the environment where they are. The purpose of this research is to elaborate on the role of education, especially local curriculum, in preserving the local language by involving contextual approaches and field learning to teach the local language in schools. This study applies qualitative description with a literature review approach. Data is obtained by collecting reference materials such as books, theses, and journals manually and online. Manual data collection is done at the library, while online data collection involves downloading e-books and scientific journals from the last 10 years. The data are analyzed using content analysis, which involves reviewing books, journals, and theses to answer formulated questions. The results of this study indicate that an effective method for implementing local language learning is a method with contextual approaches and field learning. The contextual method applies components of constructivism, questioning, exploration, modeling, and authentic assessment. Meanwhile, field learning brings students closer to the relevance of context in learning the local language

Exploration of Pappaseng Values in the Millenial Generation in Sidrap Regency

When local wisdom is not preserved for the Millennials concerned, identity will disappear, therefore suffocating to determine the extent to which the millennial generation in Sidenreng Rappang Regency knows about the values of Nene Mallomo pappaseng. This research is qualitative with an ethnographic design. The research location focused on three Sidenreng Rappang Regency sub—districts— data collected through observations, semi-structured interviews, and documentation. The object of the study was millennia. Object selection uses purposive techniques and snowball sampling. The results showed that the millennial generation in Sidenreng Rappang Regency knows well the values of Nene Mallomo's pappaseng, which consists of lempu (honest), acca (bright), warani (brave), and getteng (opinionated). Parents, family, teachers, and the community around their home are essential in socializing these values to millennials. The school is one of the media that emphasizes their knowledge about the values of Nene Mallomo's pappaseng because it is integrated into the subject matter of local content. The condition suggests that the preservation of local wisdom needs to be strengthened in the surrounding environment so that foreign cultures do not corrupt the identity of a region.

Exploring Local Wisdom Topic Into The English Materials Of Elementary School In Toraja Utara

This research aims to find out what types of Toraja local wisdom topics are needed by elementary school students in North Toraja in local content English language teaching materials. This research was conducted in four North Toraja elementary schools, namely SDN 6 Rantepao , SDN 2 Tikala, SDN 7 Tikala and SDN 7 Sesean. The samples from this study were all fourth graders and English teachers who were selected using a total sampling technique. It consisted of 67 students and there were 4 English teachers. The instrument for this research is a questionnaire. The results of this research show that there are 1o local wisdoms topic that need to be included in English teaching materials as Public Speaking subjects, namely: Tourism object, Thanks giving, Funeral ceremony, traditional food, Traditional drink, clothing, social Values, Folklore, arts, Fairytale.