Proper Skills Research Articles

Perception of Abortion and Abortion Services among Girl Students in Nepal

This research examines the perception of secondary level girl students on abortion and abortion services in the context of Nepal. This study employs primary data obtained from 250 adolescent girl students of community schools and bases on descriptive research design using quantitative method. The result reveals that 90 percent of the girl students possess the information of abortion and abortion services while only 80 percent of them have its legal knowledge. Nearly 87 percent of girl students of community schools show their awareness on safe abortion services while remaining others do not have any information about it. The major factors which cause adolescent girls to perform abortion include health of mother, poverty and undesirability of children. The data also exhibits that 72 percent of the respondents chose doctors as the best service providers followed by health assistants (19.2%) in Nepalese societies. It again shows that the skillful health workers are the choices for those who want to get abortion service. Likewise, majority of the respondents show their belief in government hospitals as safer places for this service. Since it came into legal practice in Nepal, many adolescent girls have been performing abortion practices regardless of using proper knowledge, counselling and professional skills. Observed as a sinful act in our community in the previous years, abortion has been taken as a common practice, today.

Physical Education Teacher Education Majors’ Perceptions and Opinions of Social Skills in Physical Education Class

The world requires that people interact with those they work with, live with, and play with. Because of these interactions with others, it is important that people exhibit proper social skills to get along and be successful in everyday activities. Within an educational context physical education (PE) class is a prime place for students to learn social skills and interact with classmates and their teachers properly. Research has been conducted in the context of PE with populations of K–12 students and PE teachers. Yet there is a paucity of research with physical education teacher education (PETE) majors regarding social skills in PE class. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate PETE majors’ perceptions and opinions of social skills in PE. For this study, 30 PETE majors (5 males, 25 females) from a private university in the Western United States were surveyed regarding their perceptions and opinions of social skills in PE class. It was generally found that PETE majors feel they will play an important part in teaching students’ proper social skills, sportsmanship is an important aspect in PE class, and PE class is a great context in which to teach social skills compared to other content areas.

Tobacco cessation center in a dental college: An 8 year institution-based study.

Oral cancer is a major health concern in the Indian subcontinent, where it ranks among the top three types of cancer in the country. Tobacco and its products have been implicated as a major etiologic factor behind cancers. It is believed that tobacco is an epidemic in itself taking the death toll to 7 million globally. In India alone, mortality because of tobacco is more than 1.3 million. Dentists are the first to notice any change in the oral cavity or come across any suspicious looking oral lesion and therefore are instrumental in primary prevention and care. The present study data are of the patients enrolled in a Tobacco Cessation Center(TCC) at a Dental College in Meerut in Meerut from May 2012 (since its inception) to March 2020. The following methods of counseling were carried out: group counseling, interactive sessions, audio-visual aids, and individual counseling sessions. Self-training for oral cavity examination was also given after every group counseling session. Behavioral counseling and pharmacological intervention were given as per Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) score. At the end of 1 year, patients who quit were graded into 0, 1, and 2, with 0 for those who failed to quit, 1 for those who did completely quit, and 2 for those who reduced their habit by more than 50%. The quit rate achieved was 57.6% (complete responders -43.2% and partial responders 14.4%). The relapse reported was 1.8%. A Tobacco cessation Center set up in a Dental College could be of great help in the primary prevention of oral cancer and can bring a drastic increase in quit rates. Proper counseling skills once nurtured in young under-graduates can boost the tobacco-free India campaign.

Digital Entrepreneurship among Higher Education Students

Since the digital entrepreneurship and the industry 4.0 have been considered as the emerging technologies in the Malaysia, their emphasis to ascertain the exposure of the students in the Malaysian higher education will suffice. The digital entrepreneurship has faced several challenges such as lack of proper skills by the staff and lack of proper facilities to assist in the instruction process. However, the policies proposed and the increased number of universities and colleges in Malaysia appreciating the program have emphasized its adoption. The implementation of the Higher Education Entrepreneurship Development Policy has contributed to many benefits. The paper focusses on the digital entrepreneurship appreciation in the Malaysia higher education mostly by students and the intensification by the ministry of higher education.

They just don’t get it! Towards informing course and syllabus design – an error analysis of referencing in undergraduate writing

For students to formulate a well-supported academic argument, proper source integration skills need to be applied. This depends on a student’s ability to quote or paraphrase sources and adhere to referencing styles’ technical requirements. Academic writing teachers need to investigate which aspects of source integration students fail to master. By utilising the multilevel, multi-genre, multi-language learner corpus of South African languages for academic purposes compiled on behalf of the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR), we performed an error analysis of typical referencing errors and the frequency of specific kinds of referencing errors in the academic writing of first-year students. This error analysis enabled us to move beyond “having an idea of what errors they make”, to an in-depth investigation of recurring errors, in order to be able to offer focused academic writing support. Findings include, firstly, consistently recurring technical errors with citation format. Secondly, students struggle with formatting reference lists as per the required referencing style. With this paper, we wish to initiate a discussion on the importance of teaching the mechanics of referencing and other pedagogical inferences to inform course and syllabus design, focused on source integration.

Advancement of Agri-Trading Systems Towards Improving Farmers' Economic Situations in Bangladesh

The Agri-Trading system and farmer's economic situation in Bangladesh are two major factors work as a catalyst and inhibitor in the process of countries development growth. The objective of this research is to identify factors responsible for the flaws of Agri-trading system in Bangladesh including farmer’s financial cruxes and recommend improvements. Based on the results, it can be seen that farmers are mainly dependent on the traditional Agri-trading system dominated by a group of intermediaries where the lion’s share of the profit is consumed by them. Due to not having proper ICT skills and knowledge about digital marketing farmers are bounded to trade in traditional Agri-trading systems without getting their fair price. To bring the progression in farmer’s economic situation, first, the farmers have to be educated with ICT skills to adopt a digital Agri-Trading system. Secondly, intermediaries free direct trading communication between farmers and consumers must be established.

COMMUNICATION AS A KEY DETERMINANT OF THE SUCCESSFUL COACHING

The existing study was primarily conducted with the determination to assess the perception of athletes regarding communication skills on part of coach and its role in uplifting of athletic performance. Athletes of various activities from Punjab University (n-300) were taken as a population of the study and thus 100 athletes were selected as sample by using the available sample technique. In order to collect the required data about various perspectives of the said issue, the comprehensive questionnaire was developed and distributed among the respondents (athletes of Punjab University) and got back after filling by respondents. The gathered data were administered through statistical package for social sciences (SPSS, version 26). On basis of data analysis, it was concluded that a coach as well as a trainer with good communication skills can make a coaching process easy and effective formhis/her players. Based on conclusion, it is recommended that coaches andmtrainers need to use proper communication skills for the uplifting of playermperformance.

A Case Study of Discourse-Oriented Analysis of English Reading Comprehension Test in Senior High

Reading comprehension is an important way for foreign language learners to improve their language competence, while discourse analysis is an important factor that affects reading comprehension. Previous studies have mainly focused on reading teaching guided by discourse analysis theory, and discourse-oriented analysis of English reading comprehension test is rarely involved, which is of crucial importance in high school English learning. This study adopts one case study and collects data by classroom observation and interview to inquire three different types of teachers’ beliefs about analysis of English reading comprehension test, ways of discourse-oriented analysis of English reading comprehension test items and relevant effectiveness. It is found that the more discourse knowledge is applied in class, the higher the teaching efficiency would be achieved and students’ participation would be involved in. Therefore, in reading teaching class, teachers should guide students to read and analyze the passages deeply, figuring out the thematic meaning, basic contents, stylistic features, content organization structure, language style and main idea, etc. While analyzing reading comprehension test items, teachers can apply previous acquired discourse knowledge if needed. Discourse knowledge will help teachers guide students to analyze and find out proper thinking and useful skills to do reading comprehension questions. It will also be helpful for teachers to abandon the traditional way of analyzing reading comprehension test items and organizing teaching based on the nature of discourse.

Mobile money for women’s economic empowerment: the mediating role of financial management practices

This article examines whether mobile money adoption contributes to women’s economic empowerment, and considers the mediating effect of financial management behavior. Cross-sectional data analysis is conducted utilizing a sample of women in seven countries across South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. We also investigate whether these effects vary between rural and urban areas. Three measures of mobile money adoption are considered to reflect the process of engaging in mobile money services. We find supportive evidence for the impact of mobile money adoption on women’s economic empowerment and the influencing mechanism of financial management behavior for the whole sample and the rural sub-sample. Moreover, the results are consistent for three alternative measures of mobile money adoption. Our findings suggest that mobile money can be harnessed to promote women’s economic empowerment; however, the impact appears to be greater if women are equipped with proper financial management skills.

Investigating the Challenges Faced by Teachers in the Implementation of Digital Technology in Secondary Schools in Rundu Circuit, Kavango East Region Namibia

This study investigated the challenges faced by teachers in the implementation of digital technology in Secondary Schools in Rundu circuit, Kavango east region Namibia. The study adopted a qualitative research approach. The population of this study was comprised of of all secondary school teachers and principals in Rundu circuit, Kavango east region Namibia. The sample of this study consisted of three principals and seven teachers who were chosen purposively from the 3 secondary schools in the Rundu Circuit in Kavango East region. The qualitative data was collected by means of a semi structured open ended questionnaires. Data collected from the interviews were then transcribed, presented and then analysed using thematic analysis.The findings of this study indicated that lack of pedagogical training was one of the impeding factors to the implementation of the digital technology policy in the teaching and learning process. The findings of the study also indicated that a greater number of teachers had little or no access to the digital technology resources in their institutions. It was established during this study that burglary was on the increase in Kavango East region and computers and air conditioners were the main targets, most of the schools had their laboratories broken into and their computers and other supporting gadgets stolen, making the whole implementation of the digital technology policy fall on its face. The findings of the study further found that schools in Kavango East Region do not have electricity and that some schools had a lot of broken down computers which accumulated over time due to lack of the proper technical skills on the part of the teachers to have them repaired or fixed for use by both teachers and students.It can be concluded from the findings of this study that, lack of pedagogical training was one of the impeding factors to the implementation of the digital technology policy in the teaching and learning process at some Secondary Schools in Rundu circuit, Kavango east region Namibia. It can also be concluded that the absence of digital technology resources was another stinging obstacle to the implementation of the digital technology policy in the classrooms by teachers. The study concludes that burglary was on the increase in Kavango East region.The study suggested that the Ministry of Education has to fully intensify its involvement in the digital technology policy implementation process through the provision of human and material support, supervision and constant reviews or evaluations. Teachers need to be constantly in-serviced on digital technology skills in schools so that they are fully equipped and aware of the digital technology tools’ usage for the benefit of the Namibian child.

Effectiveness of Social Participation Courses Applied in the Disaster Prevention for Taiwanese K-12 Education

The development of disaster prevention literacy is not listed as a compulsory course in the K-12 education system in Taiwan, and there are very few academic departments that focus mainly on disaster prevention education in the domestic higher education system. For Taiwan, where disasters are relatively frequent, it is indispensable for every citizen to have the proper disaster prevention knowledge and response skills. In recent years, education courses related to disaster prevention have been gradually set up in general education courses in universities and colleges in response to the trend. This study took students of the elective courses on disaster prevention education in the general education courses of universities as the experimental subjects. Supplemented by the social participation course operation model, the cooperation of team members during the course can bring students a different experiential value to further achieve the teaching goal of improving learning achievement and feedback. It was found from the research results that: (1) the appropriate disaster prevention course arrangement can bring positive and significant effects on the dimensions of perceived experience and team interaction; (2) the learning mode of the university disaster prevention education course, combined with the social participation course operation model, was helpful to the improvement of experiential value and learning achievement; (3) the mediation regression analysis showed the cooperation mode of group team members’ interaction did have a partial mediation effect in terms of experiential value, as well as learning achievement and feedback compared with the traditional pure classroom teaching model. The research results indicated that the teaching effectiveness of the disaster prevention education course for college students with the social participation course operation model was good.

Development of English Grammatical Competence Through the Use of the Project Method

The paper considers the features of applying the project method as the latest pedagogical technology in the process of developing English grammar skills in students of philological specialities. The relevance of the study is conditioned by the need to find an effective methodology for implementing video projects (a type of project method) in teachers’ universities. The purpose of the study is to find out the effectiveness of using video project technology to improve the grammatical competence of philology students. In the course of the study, the method of critical analysis of literature was applied to investigate the goals, methods, and means of project technology and to formulate the conclusions; the method of scientific observation of the educational process contributed to the direct observation of students’ activities; the method of studying and generalising the experience of teachers revealed methodological techniques and methods in the development of proper grammar skills of students; the questionnaire method helped to establish the level of knowledge of students about the ways of learning and teaching a foreign language; the experimental method was used to prove the research hypothesis; the method of systematisation and generalisation was used in the analysis of findings. It is found that the essence of the concept of grammatical competence of a philology student consists in a set of knowledge about the grammatical organisation of the language system, and in the ability to operate with this knowledge in a certain speech activity. It is proved that by improving grammar, students develop their speech competencies — in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The expediency of using information and communication technologies in studying English grammar, especially in distance learning, is substantiated. The use of the project method is proposed to improve the grammatical and informational skills of future foreign language teachers. It is confirmed that this method stimulates the development of cognitive and creative skills of students, is based on the systematic organisation of searches of a problem-based educational nature, encourages the independent acquisition of Information, its comprehension, and application in practice. In addition, project technology helps students acquire teamwork skills, careful planning, and increased motivation to improve their own communication competence

Identifying desired qualifications, tasks, and organizational characteristics of practice managers—a cross-sectional survey among group practice physicians in Germany

BackgroundThe increase of centralization developments in primary and secondary care practices may cause the organizational needs to increase as well, as the practices grow in size. This continuous change is observed in different stages in various countries since, from the perspective of a physician, it is reinforced by the benefits it adds to flexible work configuration, professional exchange and specialization. However, in order to benefit from the joint practice system, the proper managerial skills of practice managers are required, as doctors are not naturally prepared to fulfill such tasks. This study thus aims to gain insight into physicians' views in group practices and acquire a greater understanding of expectations towards practice management and the emerging role of practice managers (PM).MethodsA cross-sectional study design was employed which utilized an anonymous online questionnaire. In total, 3,456 physicians were invited to participate in the study between February 8th and March 17th 2021 by the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were applied to characterize the expectations of physicians towards practice management.ResultsThe survey yielded 329 replies (9,5%). 50% of the participating practices already had a PM employed. In general, these practices were larger than practices without a PM. Most physicians (85%) considered a medical background to be essential for the task of a PM. While practices without a PM considered it important for PMs to have medical qualifications, practices with a PM favored qualifications in business administration. 77.2% of physicians preferred to educate and recruit PMs out of their current practice staff. Competence in organizational tasks, such as coordination of tasks and quality management, was considered to be an essential skill of a PM and had the highest agreement levels among those surveyed, followed by staff management of non-physicians, billing, bookkeeping, staff management of physicians and recruiting. Based on multivariate regression analysis, larger practices valued the role of a PM more and were more likely to employ a PM. Notably, the effect that size had on these items was more substantial for generalists than specialists.ConclusionsThe benefits and importance of PMs as well as the potential for delegation are recognized, in particular, by larger practices. The positive feelings that physicians who already employ PMs have towards their contribution to ambulatory care are even more significant. Pre-existing medical support staff has been identified to be the most desirable candidates for taking on the role of PM.

POSTPARTUM INSERTION OF INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE: A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CONTRACEPTION

The incidence of maternal mortality and morbidity related to the termination of unwanted pregnancy in Pakistan is rising at an alarming rate. Instant Postpartum insertion of intrauterine contraceptive device (PPIUCD) is an effective contraceptive measure to reduce unexpected pregnancy and its associated complications in developing countries like Pakistan. The current study was conducted in a public sector hospital in Karachi with a total of 7314 pregnant women counselled for insertion of PPIUCD antenatally. Out of which 5682 women agreed to the insertion and 1632 refused the procedure, mostly due to unfamiliarity with PPIUCD insertion. PPIUCD was inserted within 48 hours of delivery in 1441 patients and they were followed for 6 months onwards. Total postpartum insertions were 1441 which was found to be an effective measure with the continuation rate of 91% among 785 followed up cases. Postpartum IUCD insertion was found as an effective, satisfactory and convenient practice for the women of developing countries like Pakistan, to get an on-time appropriate contraceptive measure. : PPIUCD was found to have high retention and low expulsion rate and its efficacy can be improved further by proper training and skills of healthcare professionals. In this regard, appropriate strategies should be formulated and implemented at the statutory level by increasing social awareness and practice of using PPIUCD by health care providers to reduce undesired pregnancies.

STUDY OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN RANCHI, JHARKHAND

Solid waste management (SWM) have becomes a very serious concern globally. The lack of individual responsibilities as well as proper attitude and approach leads to this issue. Rapid industrialization, increase in population and further increase in standard of living and poor waste management have increased the serous health issue. In India we generate about one 1 lakh ton of MSW per day. Almost every ton of MSW is disposed of unscientifically. Though the compostable organic waste ranges between 34-70 percent, improper segregation or no segregation at source has challenged the further treatment and disposal experiments. Ranchi city need to be taken care by various new SWM techniques, proper management skill and adequate care the diseases and improve medical conditions. This paper deals with the proper description of the current MSWM process and the real time scenario where every individual is a source of waste creation. The effect of growing population of last ten years outcome of waste quality and quantity generated throughout these years have been discussed. It is observed that more than 4000 tons of waste per month is being generated. Researches shows that the disposal of solid waste requires 2,700,000 m2 area for the land up to the year 2030. Far sustainable development and effective management it is suggested that implementation of newer technologies, training of common people, and effective implementation of government policies will help to come out of these current issues.

Analysis Of Oversea Supply Chain——Oversea Procurement Center

The combined research & analysis of the current model of supply chain management of the XX Oil&Gas Co. and the 
 operational model of the business has concluded with a-few areas that requires improvement to achieve an efficient & effective 
 supply chain that is able to give XX Oil&Gas Co. an edge to compete on the international level. Focus points will include coordinating inter-division supply chains instead of working as separate entities, to strengthen the supplier management, optimizing 
 inventory control and resource management, implementing automation and new technology to enable efficiency. Organization 
 structure and human resource is also important, requiring staff with proper skill sets and training. The implementation of the new 
 world-class supply chain will embody XX Oil&Gas Co.s spirit of low-cost, high-output while maintaining good safety records, 
 quality results for clients leading to customer satisfaction and longer term business dealings ensuring good profit margin and 
 growth. This will guarantee XX Oil&Gas Co. to hold on to the top spot in the ultra-competitive international market. Singapore 
 as XX Oil&Gas Co.s supply chain hub. Objectives of supply chain management,Right Product, Right Time,Right Quantity,Right 
 Quality,Right Status and Right Place.

A View on Grammar Teaching and Practice for Communicative Activities in Romanian as Foreign Language Acquisition in Online Classroom

Throughout the years, the literature showed that the L2 teachers have struggled to establish whether it is not better for students to acquire the grammar rules intuitively, through communicative activities, rather than to learn them with the help of traditional exercises. Our research focuses on the importance of teaching Romanian language as a foreign language to achieve proper communicative skills. The questionnaire methodology applied led to a brief analysis on teachers’ adaptability to the most effective, interesting and interactive methods of teaching grammar, which gave us suggestions on how the practice of grammar for communicative activities can motivate and involve students to interact and to participate in online classroom activities in a friendly virtual learning environment. Our target group involved the Romanian language teachers whose role is to become the key factor in delivering the grammar rules instruction, in choosing the methods and interactive communicative activities, which will allow students to manifest interest and to perform each task accordingly. The study shows that communicative activities give students the possibility to practice their knowledge, to use creativity and to improve their general knowledge and communicative skills better than using traditional methods. In conclusion, such a learning experience becomes challenging in the virtual environment. Moving to the online classes and changing the interaction paradigm, as well as the necessity to adapt the teaching methods/activities, recommends the teachers to engage themselves to ensure that the learning environment is made efficient and that teaching still offers the students the means for limitless linguistic creativity.

UPAYA PEMERINTAH DALAM MENGATASI PENCEGAHAN PENGEMIS DARI PERSEPEKTIF UNDANG-UNDANG KESEJAHTERAAN SOSIAL

Urban is the center of economics that causes widespread urbanization of people from villages to cities to free themselves from poverty. However, not all the people who participated in urbanization were accompanied by proper skills and education, so they had to work on a non-permanent basis to fulfill their daily needs. Because of the lack of skills and education, social problems arise, such as beggars. Hence, the government needs to do something to prevent and overcome that problem. The purpose of this research is to find out the government’s effort to prevent and overcome the existence of beggars, based on Undang-Undang No. 11 Tahun 2009. This research uses normative research or library research. This research also uses law and conceptual approach, that is reviewed based on several views and doctrines. The result of this research states that law enforcement through the provision of criminal law to beggars and homeless people is not running as it should. This is because criminal law is more about giving a punishment, not a treatment. However, the application of Undang-Undang Sistem Jaminan Sosial Nasional dan Undang-Undang Kesejahteraan Sosial Nomor 11 Tahun 2009 Pasal 34 is considered to be more effective in overcoming the poverty. Beside that, Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 31 Tahun 1980 also provides a detailed explanation of efforts to overcome the existence of homeless people and beggars. Even though problems related to beggars are the responsibility of the government, participation from the community is also needed as donors so that they feel deterred from begging anymore

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Marselle farmers have continued to struggle to produce effectively despite obtaining free land and funding from the Land Bank. One key challenge thought to be behind this poor performance is the farmers’ lack of proper livestock farming skills and knowledge. This study thus sought to determine the effect of various socio-economic factors on the acquisition of critical livestock rearing skills and knowledge of Marselle farmers. The long term plan was to pave a way to improve the farmers’ skills and knowledge; thereby, enhancing their productivity based on the findings of this study. The gender of farmers had an influence on their skills and knowledge acquisition, followed by education. On the other hand, the famers’ marital status was not an issue at all, whereas family labour only affected the farmers’ health care knowledge. Thus, planned capacity building interventions should be tailored to ensure that they suit every individual farmer and are in accordance with their respective socio-economic characteristics. Key words: Animal healthcare, feeding, housing and handling, marketing, slaughtering, veld condition.

Integration and Outcomes of a Hybrid Simulation for Simple Laceration Suturing

Context Emergency and immediate care skills are often difficult to practice in real time during clinical education. One immediate care skill requiring advanced training that may not be implemented during clinical education is wound closure via suturing. Simple laceration management with sutures can be advantageous skill for athletic training students to learn and practice; however, deliberate practice with feedback in a realistic manner is necessitated. Objective To describe the use of hybrid simulation to practice suturing in professional and postprofessional athletic training programs. Background The practice of immediate and emergency skills is predominately classroom based and removes the patient experience. Simulation-based learning has provided athletic training educators an opportunity for skill practice with patient simulators and standardized patients to fill the gap. Description The hybrid simulation incorporates the use of a standardized live patient actor with an attached part-task–training simulated arm for suturing in a safe and realistic manner. Clinical Advantage(s) Incorporating a hybrid simulation encounter for practice of suturing skills requires multitasking and delivery of patient-centered care and promotes proper skill execution while receiving questions and direct feedback from the standardized patient. Conclusion(s) Suturing should be taught and assessed in a tiered format using part-task trainers such as pig skin and artificial skin pads. After skill development, a hybrid simulation as a summative assessment allows for the educator to evaluate the learners' interpersonal communication and technical skills in a safe manner.