Post-positivist Approach Research Articles

Academic networks from university management for knowledge production mode 3.0

Today academic networks have no limit of place, time and space, for the development of actions and objectives, however, the sponsorship or a main niche of a university is essential for its optimization and durability, corroborating its scientificity, it can be sustained. economically although they carry out self-management for their sustainability, endorse and grant spaces or credentials in their knowledge production. The purpose is to propose academic networks from the conception of university management as a result of the production of knowledge in the 3.0 mode. The methodology is assumed from the postpositivist approach, qualitative research focused on the participatory action research (PAR) method. The socialization and discussion of the experiences focus on the following results and conclusions: a) parallelism of the contemporary age in human generations, the following stand out: technological migrants, technological transition, digital natives and those of virtual life; b) in the comparative analysis of the modes of knowledge production, it is evident that academic networks, due to their collaborative, multidisciplinary, hyperconnected and multi-referential nature, produce knowledge in a 3.0 mode and; c) in the historical parallelism of the modes of knowledge production and contemporary generations, it is clear that academic networks, already working daily in digital spaces, adapt to the current generational context marked by the route of industry 4.0, as they are Part of university management involves updating the way of research by applying the production of generated 3.0 knowledge, which must be the latest.

Role of Universities in Promoting Innovation Policy in Southeast Asian Countries

<p>Universities have been widely acknowledged as knowledge producers contributing to innovation practice in many countries. They play main role in doing research and development (R&D) activities and then commercializing outputs of R&D to market. In addition, role of university is also as producer of knowledge for innovation policy. Notwithstanding, the role of university in promoting innovation policy is rarely founded in scientific publications. This study is aimed to explain role of university in promoting innovation policy by comparing three countries in Southeast Asia namely, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Three countries were called as the “Asian Tiger” in 1960s, but they have different economic growth currently. Literature studies are main data sources used to this study. Also, the post-positivistic approach and descriptive analysis technique are part of this research method. The study finding that Thailand and Malaysia have specific study course of innovation policy at universities. They have contributed to promote innovation policy at both countries.</p><p><strong><em>Keywords:</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em>Role, Universities, Innovation, Policy, Southeast Asia</em></strong></p>

Morphological Analysis related to Collaborative Governance Innovation Smart City Development Availability of Platform Services for Job Seekers and Job Providers in the DKI Jakarta Province

The addition of the workforce in Jakarta, recorded from 2007 to 2011 continued to show significant numbers. During this period, the workforce grew by 4.7% per year. In 2007, the labor force reached 4,395,324 people, and in 2011 it increased to 5,143,830. For this matter, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government’s one of the program is increasing employment opportunities and improved manpower placement service system. Indicators to be achieved, include increasing the percentage of the number of job seekers placed and job seekers receiving job opportunity information. Therefore, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government created a Smart City Development Availability of Platform Services for job seekers and job providers in the DKI Jakarta Province. The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government embraces stakeholders to collaborate in developing the Employment Service Provider system. This study aims to specifically describe the process and form of collaboration through a collaborative governance approach and provide recommendations for program improvement. This study uses a postpositivist approach with qualitative methods through interviews and literature studies. The results of this study indicate that the collaboration process takes place effectively between the relevant stakeholders. The collaboration that is formed in this context is represented through the analysis of the morphology of the implementation of the activity.
 Keywords: morphological analysis, collaborative governance, innovation

Pengaruh Kreativitas Guru terhadap Prestasi Belajar Pendidikan Agama Islam siswa Kelas VII SMP Ma'arif NU 04 Darurrhmah Kecatamat Sukadana Kabupaten Lampung Timur

The study aims to describe how teacher creativity influences student learning interest in Islamic religious education subjects at SMP Ma'arif NU 04 Darurrohmah. The method used in this study is a descriptive quantitative method with a postpositivist approach (reality or facts). This research was conducted at SMP Ma'arif NU 04 Darurrohmah. This research is a population study because the respondents in the study amounted to 63 people which is the total number of students at the junior high school level. Data collection techniques were carried out by distributing questionnaires and documentation as well as data analysis using simple linear regression. The results of this study indicate that the creativity of teachers at SMP Ma'arif NU 04 Darurrohmah belongs to the poor category. This is evidenced by the mean = 54.62 and the interval of 54 – 58 the student interest in Islamic religious education is included in the low category with a mean = 53.89 and an interval is 47 – 53 and the effect of teacher creativity on student interest in learning Islamic religious education lessons at SMP Ma'arif NU 04 Darurrohmah show that there is an influence of teacher creativity on student learning interest based on the value of Fcount = 43.406 at the sig level of 0.000 and sig <α (0.000 <0.05) which, when the percentage is 41, 6% and the remaining 58.4% is influenced by other variables not discussed in this study.

ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF VILLAGE FUND ASSISTANCE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE USE OF VILLAGE FUNDS

In this study, it will be reviewed regarding the impact of the Village Fund Assistance Policy on the effectiveness of the use of Village Funds, using the analysis variables of Policy Implementation from G. Shabir Cheema and Dennis A. Rondinelli. The locus of this research is 6 (six) villages in 3 (three) sub-districts, namely Parung District, Bojong Gede District, and Sukaraja District, Bogor Regency, West Java Province. The reason for choosing the location is because Bogor Regency occupies the 1st (one) position as the largest Village Fund recipient Regency in West Java, and West Java Province occupies the 4th (fourth) position as the largest Village Fund recipient Province in Indonesia in 2016. Namely Rp.3.568437.985 (source: Directorate General of Fiscal Balance (DJPK) Ministry of Finance). District this study uses a post-positivist approach. Data collected through in-depth interviews, observation and documentation. The informants in this study is members of the People's Legislative Assembly, Deputy Chairman of the Special Committee of the Village Law, Human Resources Specialist of the Directorate General of PPMD Kemendes RI, Village Experts, Experts-TTG Bogor District, Village Assistant and Local Village Assistant, Head of District Administration, village apparatus, Section Head of DPMD Village Government of Bogor Regency. Assistance in Parung has an impact on the effectiveness of the use of village funds. The assistance in Sukaraja district has not yet had an impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of the use of village funds. Assistance in the Bojong Gede District has had considerable impact on the effectiveness and use of village funds, but it is not yet optimal.

Zwischen Monismus und Pluralismus der juristischen Fachsprache

The main thesis of the article concerns the pluralism of expert legal language. Such an assumption contradicts the tradition of development of legal dogmatics, which, especially in its conservative approach, assumes monism of legal language. New trends in social sciences introduce post-positivist approaches that suggest a multiplicity of research perspectives. This multiplicity is also translated into modifications of the conceptual grid. The Eurocentric vision of law is one of many parallel narratives, and the reception of European models has nowadays an increasingly conscious and functionally justified character. The various narratives which condition the understanding of law in many contexts related to who interprets a given norm. This is not strictly related only to the legal family itself, or to the particular system of law in which the interpreted norm is anchored. It is rather about pluralism connected with diversity of perception resulting directly from conditions connected with the researcher-interpreter himself. It may be an expert in law connected with an academic centre, or a judge, whose education, cultural environment he comes from, mother tongue he speaks, or specific professional experience influence his understanding of the world and his understanding of law. In this case, there is a multiplicity of narratives and a plurality of legal language.

The Challenge of the New PNS Pension Scheme in Indonesia: Pay as You Go to Be Fully Funded

The increase in the number of civil servants retiring every year and the high life expectancy makes the pension fund increase every year. With the pay as you go scheme currently implemented, the APBN's fiscal burden is even higher. For this reason, the government plans to change the civil servant pension system to a fully funded system. The purpose of this research is to look at the challenges in implementing a fully funded scheme for civil servant pensions in Indonesia. The research method uses a postpositivist approach with primary data obtained from interviews with informants from members of the DPR RI legislature in the field of finance, experts from Commission XI DPR RI and public policy researchers. Secondary data were obtained from literature studies, documents and relevant government reports for analysis. Data processing techniques with open coding, axial coding and selecting coding with illustrative analysis assisted by NVivo12 plus software. The results of the study show that the government must reform pension fund management institutions, pay close attention to the investment climate, transition data on new schemes that need to be regulated by the ministry for the utilization of the state apparatus, the national staffing agency, the ministry of finance and local governments. In addition, this fully funded policy requires consistency over a long period of time to have an impact on the state budget and education for civil servants. In anticipating a new pension scheme, the government needs to prepare a roadmap for the weaknesses of the fully funded scheme, especially aspects of investment risk and civil servant pension insurance.

Concluding remarks on intercultural communication pedagogy and the question of the other

ABSTRACT This paper constitutes the concluding remarks paper to the special issue of Pedagogy, Culture & Society, titled ‘Intercultural Communication Pedagogy and the Question of the Other’. The paper presents our own reflections of the broader implications and possible conclusions that can be drawn from contributing papers. Here, we argue that there is one notion, which has been overlooked in the field of Intercultural Communication Pedagogy, namely, the political. In this paper, we argue that the political should not be negated, or relegated, at the expense of the ethical – instead, the political should be included in addressing and redressing the ethics of Intercultural Communication Pedagogy. We reject the liberal doxa that Intercultural Communication Pedagogy should be conceptualised along the lines of non-conflict with the other, e.g., through understanding the other or having a dialogue with the other. Instead, we propose conceptualising the self and other relation in Intercultural Communication Pedagogy as a permanent antagonism, a permanent crisis, without resolution. In outlining our argument, we discuss some conceptual issues surrounding some postpositivist approaches and offer a way forward for Intercultural Communication Pedagogy through an engagement with the political.

When Fun Turns Into Hedonism: Boon or Calamity?

Adolescent behaviour is influenced by their surrounding environment and by them being an active agent in shaping their own environment. The ability to adjust to campus environments is associated with certain psychosocial factors, including parental support and peer attachment. The majority of adolescents with moderate and high levels of hedonistic behaviour were found among undergraduate students. It was discovered that millennials explore identity theory more by utilizing all the conveniences of fintech services to achieve their financial goals. The development of fintech in Indonesia continues to advance, one of which is a new breakthrough that has emerged and is widely discussed, named Spaylatter. The purpose of this study was to determine the moderating effect of peer attachment on the hedonistic behaviour of undergraduate students in Jombang. By using a post-positivist approach, the case study is a limited system. In this study, it was found that the pattern of life is influenced by opinion, interest, and activity. It is found that the Credit option is used when it is a situation of urgency, not having funds or facing a financial problem. It also found that hedonistic lifestyle behaviours include buying just for pleasure and being the centre of attention. Based on the results of research and observations, the following conclusions can be drawn: pattern of life is influenced by the opinion of someone who is affected by the program, credit options are used in times of urgency, from this credit option, it can lead to a hedonic lifestyle.
 Keywords: Hedonism, Lifestyle, Fintech, Self-actualization, Online Credit, Pay Later

BUREAUCRATIC REFORM: ANALYSIS OF WORK FROM ANYWHERE POLICY PLANS FOR ASN

The government plans a WFA policy for ASN in 2023. This is based on a good assessment of WFH and WFO during the COVID-19 pandemic. This plan is also in line with the agenda of Bureaucratic Reform and e-government. The purpose of this paper is to find out the policy narrative developed by the government for WFA and the potential challenges that will be faced by the government as well as to what extent the government is ready to implement WFA policies for ASN. The method used is a postpositivist approach with Narrative Policy Analysis (NPA) analytical instruments with secondary data obtained from scientific journals, mass media and relevant public data. As a result, the government must make a comprehensive study related to WFA and issue special rules for WFA that regulate the system of performance, assessment, monitoring, and evaluation. It also requires job criteria and ASN who can perform WFA. Improving the quality of human resources and digital infrastructure is also a requirement for conducting WFA.

An Exploration of Rural-Urban Residence on Self-Reported Health Status with UK Cancer Survivors Following Treatment: A Brief Report.

Objective: To explore the effect of rural–urban residence on the self-reported health status of UK cancer survivors following primary treatment. Design: A post-positivist approach utilizing a cross-sectional survey that collected data on demographics, postcode and self-reported health status. Methods: An independent samples t test was used to detect differences in health status between rural and urban respondents. Pearson’s χ2 was used to control for confounding variables and a multivariate analysis was conducted using Stepwise linear regression. Setting: East Midlands of England. Participants: Adult cancer survivors who had undergone primary treatment in the last five years. Participants were excluded if they had recurrence or metastatic spread, started active oncology treatment in the last twelve months, and/or were in receipt of palliative or end-of-life care. Main outcome: Residence was measured using the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) RUC2011 Rural–Urban Classifications and Health Status via the UK ONS self-reported health status measure. Ethics: The study was reviewed and approved (Ref: 17/WS/0054) by an NHS Research Ethics Committee and the Health Research Authority (HRA) prior to recruitment and data collection taking place. Results: 227 respondents returned a questionnaire (response rate 27%). Forty-five percent (n = 103) were resident in a rural area and fifty-three percent (n = 120) in an urban area. Rural (4.11 ± 0.85) respondents had significantly (p < 0.001) higher self-reported health statuses compared to urban (3.65 ± 0.93) respondents (MD 0.47; 95% CI 0.23, 0.70). Conclusion: It is hoped that the results will stimulate further work in this area and that researchers will be encouraged to collect data on rural–urban residency where appropriate.

Explanation of the professional development process of general surgery residents in the operating rooms: A situational analysis.

Introduction: Numerous factors and elements are effective in the professional development of any field of study, including the educational structure, the individual characteristics of learners, and the educational atmosphere prevalent in the educational environment. Understanding each of these factors and elements and the relationships among them can guide educational system administrators in the direction of professional development. Surgical residents’ professional development is no exception to this rule. As a consequence, the present research sought to explain and suggest a model for surgical assistant professional growth in Iranian operating rooms.Methods: The present research was a grounded theory study based on a post-positivist approach, in which data analysis was performed using Clark’s situational analysis methodology by drawing three maps, situational map, social worlds/arenas map, and positional map.Results: In the presence of human and non-human factors, cultural, political, historical, and social components, the ordered situational map demonstrated the complexity of the operating room learning environment. The social worlds/arenas map confirmed the existence of several communities of practice wherein surgical residents were present with different power roles, and the positional map showed role of the educational level in the acquisition of the competence in the professional development pathway. Finally, the Triple Helix model of professional development was extracted, which has three components: psychological identity, social identity, and surgical competency.Conclusion: The surgical residents’ professional development in operating rooms occurs due to the acquisition of surgical competency along with the growth of individuals and socialization. As a result, all factors and components impacting the residents' competence development process in this learning environment must be identified and their linkages clarified.

Internalization of Islamic Values in Madrasah Ibtidaiyah's General Lessons in Developing Students' Morals

The identification of madrasah as an Islamic school is a reflection of Islamic education itself, which leads to the goal of Islamic education, namely the formation of morals by internalization. Madrasah Ibtidaiyah is an educational institution that is characterized by Islam, but in the learning process it does not only teach religious subjects but also general subjects. The methodology used in this study is descriptive with a post-positivist approach, with purposive sampling for determining data sources, in-depth interviews as data collection, and Miles and Huberman's theory for analysis. The findings revealed that internalization of Islamic values in the formation of students' morality tends to be religious, independent, social, environmental, tolerant, and friendship related at Madrasah Ibtidaiyah. This study suggests that Madrasah Ibtidaiyah be used to realize and familiarize morals, with teachers serving as role models and being on the front lines of moral implementation.

Extended qualitative content analysis: researching the United Nations and other international institutions

PurposeThis paper aims to introduce the extended qualitative content analysis (EQCA) method to integrate data-reducing and data-complicating research steps when conducting qualitative research on the United Nations and other international institutions.Design/methodology/approachEQCA supplements the method of qualitative content analysis, which enables researchers to deal with large amounts of data, with two elements from grounded theory, which allow detailed analysis and interpretation of codes and sub-codes. The elements in question are axial coding and theoretical sampling.FindingsEQCA provides a method to generate middle-range theories by combining theoretical and empirical analysis to address and theorize the complex interactions between actors, structures and norms in international institutions. The value added by the proposed method is demonstrated with a case study of a United Nations intergovernmental working group in the issue area of business and human rights.Originality/valueBased on the concepts of interpretation and social causality, this paper contributes to the body of qualitative research that transcends the dichotomy between positivist and post-positivist approaches in the disciplines of international relations and international political theory.

FACTORS THAT AFFECTED COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE IN SPATIAL PLANNING OF DEPOK CITY

The aims of the study are to analyse the factors that affected collaborative governance and also efforts to build collaborative governance in spatial planning in the city of Depok. This research used qualitative method with post-positivist approach. The data collection method consists of (1) Primary data which were collected through in-depth interviews with Public Works and Spatial Planning Department of Depok city; Development Planning Board of Depok city; and stakeholders in Depok related to the research problem such as housing developers and social society. (2) Secondary data were collected through the literature and documentation at the Public Works and Spatial Planning Department in Depok city.According to Indonesian laws and regulations Article 26 of 2007 on Spatial Planning, each city in Indonesia is required to have a Green Open Space (GOS) of at least 30 percent of its territory. It is also purposed to increase cooperation of all elements for Depok’s spatial planning.This research indicates that the implementation of collaborative governance in Depok’s spatial planning has not been effective because Depok only has 3227.26 ha GOS less than 30 percent of 202.9 KM² city wide; the economic centralization in one particular region should have been intended for office or municipal services; and the role of government is still dominant in cooperation with stakeholders in spatial planning and management through public discussion, public hearing, and public consultation. Such a condition is influenced by several factors: lack of networked structure; lack of distributive accountability/ responsibility; and the lack of trust among the participants in spatial planning of Depok city. Keywords: collaborative governance, good governance, spatial planning, green open space

Potential Outcomes of Blockchain Technology Application for Transparency of Ultimate Beneficial Owner Registration Issue

The number of High Net-Worth Individuals (HNWI) in Indonesia is increasing. However, this increase was not followed by an increase in state revenues originating from the types of income taxes related to HNWI. This issue can be overcome by applying blockchain technology. This study aims to investigate the potential outcomes of blockchain technology in the issue of Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) registration. Blockchain as a technology can support tax modernization, but it has not been extensively studied. This study used a qualitative method, by using a post-positivist approach, by conducting a literature study and in-depth interviews with nine informants. The results of the study state that the potential outcomes for UBO registration consist of value delivery and risk mitigation. Value delivery is easier to realize than risk management. Both are still being discussed further to find solutions to maximize the potential outcomes.&#x0D; Keywords: blockchain, UBO, value delivery, risk management, tax modernization

Gamers with Different Ability and the role of EAI (E-Sports Ability Indonesia)

This research project is intended to explore the way people with disability in accessing mobile gaming especially in E-Sports. Games are framed as sources of cultural capital and sites of pleasure and entertainment. Unfortunately, people with disabilities are often materially and culturally excluded from both systems through inaccessible interfaces, and also a lack of representation in games’ content. Mass Media likewise plays a crucial role in shaping public perception and influencing the powers that be, however the representation is still lacking and requires communities like E-Sports Ability Indonesia (EAI) to help amplify the message. EAI is a community that was formed based on the awareness that gamers with physical limitations have the same rights as other gamers, it’s to enjoy the game and participate in various e-Sport championships. EAI is active in advocating people with disabilities to participate in activities related to e-Sport. Methodology used in this article is post-positivist approach with interview and FGD methods, both from EAI (E-Sport Ability Indonesia), gamers, and PB E-Sport Indonesia. This article is expected to give further insight about the role of communities like EAI in providing better access to people with disabilities in playing video games and participating in E-Sport events.

Ideas of postpositivism in sociology: the reception by J. Berger, M. Zelditch Jr. and D.G. Wagner

J. Berger, M. Zelditch and D.G. Wagner carried out a long-term reception of the ideas of postpositivism in sociology. In the 1970s, these researchers began to apply the concepts of scientific paradigm and research program to studies of the structure and dynamics of theoretical knowledge. They identified conceptual convergences and possibilities of combining various alternative post-positivist approaches in sociological studies. From the mid-1980s, they analyzed the metatheoretical implications of postpositivist ideas in sociology, defined the metatheoretical functionality of paradigms and research programs. In the early 1990s, the basic principles of postpositivism in sociology were systematized (the presence of non-empirical elements in empirical sociological knowledge, all facts are theory-laden, all theories are metatheory-laden). In the 2010s, the functional analogy of paradigms and research programs in sociology was discovered. Theoretical research programs at their local subject level function as universally accepted scientific paradigms and contribute to the theoretical growth of sociology.

Citizen’s Participation as Co-Producer in Licensing

. To improve the image of the bureaucracy, which is still complicated and difficult, causing the public's reluctance to take care of their own permits, the one-stop integrated service and investment office (DPMPTSP) Province of DKI Jakarta initiated the implementation of the PTSP Keliling Kampung as part of the PTSP Ruang Publik Program. The activity was carried out using the Co-Production concept which includes the role of citizens’ participation in it. The purpose of this study is to see the extent of citizen’s participation as co-producer in licensing service activities through co-production forming factors and involvement in each phase of the service cycle. This research was conducted through a post-positivist approach with qualitative data collection methods. The results of the study show that in these activities community participation as co-producers has been seen with the active involvement of the community in the form of providing resources in service activities and licensing assistance, the motivation of the community as a voluntary public service provider, and the creation of private and/or public value in the form of outputs or outcomes. Seeing community involvement in the service cycle phase, including in the commissioning, designing, delivery, and assessment phases, in these activities community participation as co-producers has reached the assessment phase. This activity has achieved social benefits and the active role of the co-producer starting from the planning stage to the evaluation and assessment stage in the licensing service activity.

Implementation of Data Collection Policy and Tax Information on Directorate General of Taxes

The Directorate General of Taxation has the authority to collect data and information related to taxation from agencies, institutions, associations, and other parties (ILAP) through Government Regulation No. 31 of 2012. Data and information collected from the ILAP, including transaction, identity, licensing, and non-transactional data, are used to build tax databases and explore potential taxation. This study aims to analyze the implementation of data and information collected in the context of taxation and investigate the factors that support and inhibit the implementation by using the variable implementation of the hybrid policy model. This work is qualitative research with a post-positivist approach. Data collection was done by conducting in-depth interviews and literature reviews. Data analysis was carried out through data reduction, presentation, conclusions, and verification. The study showed that the implementation of data collection and information related to taxation has helped the Directorate General of Taxation build a tax database and taxpayer profile. However, there are still obstacles, such as the unavailability of an information system to monitor data use and barriers in incomplete data received. The inhibiting factors affecting implementation are the non-target setting of policy objectives and standards, lack of resources, and inadequate communication and coordination. The factors that support the implementation of this policy are the high motivation of policy implementers, the active role of policy implementers, and the adaptability of implementers.