Public Literacy Research Articles

Complexity of Sharia Economic Problems

This research employs a qualitative approach through literature review and juridical analysis to examine the complexities and challenges in the application of Sharia economics. The literature review involves a comprehensive analysis of existing academic and regulatory texts, focusing on the principles of Sharia economics such as the prohibition of riba, gharar, and maysir. The juridical analysis is conducted to explore the legal frameworks and interpretations that influence the implementation of Sharia economics in different jurisdictions. By identifying key regulatory barriers, differences in legal interpretation, and the low level of public literacy on Sharia finance, this study aims to highlight the gap between theory and practice. Additionally, the research considers social, cultural, and policy factors that impact the sector's development. The findings of this study are expected to provide strategic solutions for advancing more inclusive, fair, and sustainable Sharia economic policies.

Optimalisasi Pelaksanaan Program KALIMASADA dalam Pendampingan Layanan Administrasi Kependudukan di Kelurahan Nginden Jangkungan Surabaya

This article will discuss the role of students in carrying out assistance in population administration services through optimizing the implementation of the KALIMASADA Program in the Surabaya City Population and Civil Registration Service, especially in the Nginden Jangkungan Subdistrict area, Surabaya. This program aims to increase public literacy regarding the importance of population administration, provide direct assistance to the community and optimize Population Administration services in Nginden Jangkungan Village. The method used in the population administration services assistance program is a participatory approach with descriptive methods. A participatory approach is an approach that formulates regional or village development needs that prioritize the community. Students carry out field trip surveys directly to the community. The results of this mentoring program show that the role of students in assisting with population administration services really helps the community in fulfilling population administration documents. This assistance activity can help the community understand the importance of population administration documents and fulfill population administration documents.

Digital Literacy of LAZIS Syuhada Yogyakarta in Building Public Awareness through Philanthropy Product Branding

This research describes the literacy of LAZIS Syuhada Yogyakarta in branding activities for the economic empowerment of the poor through the utilization of Information and Communication Technology online. One of the literacy efforts made by LAZIS Syuhada is branding the economic empowerment products of the poor to promote Islamic philanthropy and attract donors to donate. Branding the product is expected to build public awareness and knowledge (literacy) about LAZIS Syuhada's philanthropic activities, especially through social media. Social media is used by LAZIS Syuhada to increase public literacy of the branded products through information and promotions that are disseminated, so as to attract donations. This study contributes to understanding LAZIS Syuhada's literacy strategy in branding economic empowerment products as a form of philanthropic promotion so that people know and get involved in it. This study uses library research and descriptive analytics. The results of the study are expected to contribute to understanding LAZIS Syuhada's literacy strategy in its philanthropic product branding activities.

TikTok and YouTube Shorts by Autistic Individuals for Increasing Autism Awareness.

Autistic individuals, parents, organizations, and healthcare systems worldwide are actively sharing content aimed at increasing awareness about autism. This study aims at analyzing the type of contents presented in TikTok and YouTube Shorts videos under the hashtag #actuallyautistic and their potential to increase autism awareness. A sample of 60 videos were downloaded and analyzed (n=30 from TikTok and n=30 from YouTube Shorts). Video contents were analyzed using both thematic analysis and the AFINN sentiment analysis tool. The understandability and actionability of the videos were assessed with The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool for Audiovisual Materials (PEMAT A/V). The contents of these videos covered five main themes: Stigmatization; Sensory difficulties; Masking; Stimming; and Communication difficulties. No statistically significant differences were found on sentiment expressed on videos from both channels. TikTok videos received significantly more views, comments, and likes than videos on YouTube Shorts. The PEMAT A/V tool showed that there is a high level of understandability, but little reference to actionability. Autistic people videos content spread valid and reliable information in hopes of normalizing difficulties and provide hope and comfort to others in similar situations. Social media videos posted by autistic individuals provide accurate portrayals about autism but lack information on actionability. These shared personal stories can help increase public literacy about autism, dispel autism stigmas and emphasize individuality.

Association of Sociodemographic and Knowledge about Drug Storage and Expiration Date in Bantul District

Storing medicines is a crucial thing to do because storing medicines will affect the stability and effectiveness of the stored medicines. Drug storage is closely related to the expiration time of the drug. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between sociodemographics and the level of public knowledge about drug storage and drug expiration. This study employed a cross-sectional survey study method. The sample was the residents of Bantul Regency taken using convenience sampling, in the data collection period September-November 2023, with a total of 104 respondents. The questionnaire includes sociodemographic data, storage domain and drug expiration time, distributed on Googleform. Data were analyzed descriptively and using the Chi-square statistical test with p<0.05. The research results showed that 61 (58.7%) respondents had a good level of knowledge of drug storage, 43 (41.3%) and 82 (78.8%) respondents had a good level of knowledge of drug expiration. There is a relationship between gender (p=0.032) and occupation (p=0.041) with the level of knowledge of drug storage and there is a relationship between income (p=0.025) and the level of knowledge of drug expiration. Continuous educational efforts by pharmacists are needed to increase public literacy regarding drug storage.Keywords: Bantul regency, drug expiration,drug store, health literacy, knowledge.

Benchmarking Giant Panda Welfare in Tourism: A Co-Design Approach for Animals, Tourists, Managers, and Researchers.

This study introduces a co-design benchmarking framework to understand tourists' perceptions of animal welfare, integrating diverse perspectives from tourists, researchers, and animals. By leveraging scientific theories to establish benchmark dimensions, the framework is refined through visitor input, ensuring a robust and adaptable methodological tool for assessing tourists' perceptions and animal informed consent in wildlife tourism. Using the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding as an example, we analyzed 4839 visitor comments collected from March to August 2023 to benchmark perceptions of giant panda welfare. This approach underscores the importance of effective communication in educational initiatives, aiming to enhance public literacy and knowledge about animal welfare. By addressing the complexity and variability in tourists' perceptions, the proposed framework contributes to more impactful conservation education efforts. The study demonstrates that a collaborative effort results in a benchmarking framework that is firmly grounded in theoretical foundations yet flexible enough to adapt based on visitors' insights and animal participation. Ultimately, this comprehensive approach ensures that educational initiatives resonate with tourists' diverse backgrounds, fostering a deeper understanding and commitment to animal welfare and conservation, which, we argue, should be key components of sustainable tourism.

AI art and public literacy: the miseducation of Ai-Da the robot

This article examines the implications of the artworks and public performances of the robot artist Ai-Da. While the project claims to advance AI public literacy and foster critical debate around intelligent systems, it instead ends up perpetuating popular misunderstandings about AI creativity, agency, and consciousness. Built in 2019, Ai-Da is a humanoid robot capable of creating drawings, paintings, and composing poetry. However, the project often conceals or miscommunicates the technical aspects of Ai-Da’s capabilities in a manner that encourages the public to misattribute human-like traits to the robot. This lack of transparency in the presentation of Ai-Da’s abilities and the creative processes involved risks reinforcing existing misconceptions about AI, rather than promoting a more nuanced understanding. By employing discourse analysis and drawing on scholarship on machine and computational creativity, anthropomorphism in social robots, and posthuman embodiment, this article uses the Ai-Da project as a case study to illustrate how the dangers of AI hype can be obscured when presented through the lens of public art. The analysis examines how the Ai-Da project, despite its stated goals of advancing AI literacy, fails to effectively challenge and may even exacerbate public misperceptions about the nature of AI-generated art and creativity.

LITERACY IN THE BRAZILIAN SCENARIO: (RE)CONFIGURATIONS

This article discusses literacy in the Brazilian educational scenario as a field of contradictions and reconfigurations. The 1980s was chosen as a time frame, as it represented a moment of great social, academic, and political turmoil in the country, which enabled the management of different public literacy policies. (SOARES, 2003; MORTATTI, 2000; SMOLKA, 2018; KLEIMAN, 2015). The proposition of this article is justified by the need to problematize how these discourses and practices reflect contradictions and reconfigurations in the field of literacy, and the different ways in which the actors who participate in it can see themselves (or not) in this process. It is inspired by the principles of documentary research, and it chooses the following categories: theoretical foundations in literacy and indications of public literacy policies.

Sharia Smart Card Strategy for Increasing Sharia Economic and Financial Literacy

Based on the results of the OJK survey 2022, the level of sharia financial literacy in Indonesia is still shallow, namely 9.14%. The low level of public literacy regarding Sharia finance is a fundamental problem that must be immediately resolved from its roots. This research aims to increase sharia economic and financial literacy for students in Indonesia based on a card game called SSD. The method used is Research and Development (RnD) and is reinforced with qualitative description. The research results show that there are 40 SSD cards with ten categories. Each category has four sub-categories that explain Sharia economics and finance. With techniques made to match, SSD makes classroom learning more accessible for students to understand because it uses a fun approach.

Media Sosial Sebagai Sarana Peningkatan Literasi Digital Masyarakat

Social media has become an integral part of Indonesian life. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok have revolutionized the way we communicate, consume information and do business. The impact of social media on Indonesian society is complex and varied, some positive and some negative. In Indonesia, social media has also become one of the alternatives to improve public literacy, as Indonesians prefer to read using gadgets, especially videos and interesting posts. The research method we use is qualitative, and the author understands the importance of phenomena that occur in Indonesia in relation to the impact of social media on Indonesian society, especially the advantages and disadvantages of increasing Masa literacy. The author compiled this article by analyzing various sources of information regarding the influence of social media. These are the main sources of information that the author consulted when writing this article. Furthermore, the author's environment was analyzed from the point of view of the influence of social media. The purpose of publishing this article is to inform readers that social media can be a medium to improve literacy in Indonesia. Furthermore, readers can find out Indonesia's literacy rate at the global level, which indicates that Indonesia is still among the countries with the lowest literacy rate globally.

Innovate, educate, and transform: Tailoring sustainable waste handling solutions for Nepal's small populated municipalities – insights from Chandragiri municipality

The research introduces a ground-breaking approach to waste management, emphasizing innovation, education, and transformation. Using Chandragiri Municipality as a case study, the study advocates a shift from traditional to progressive waste management strategies, contributing an inventive waste framework, sustainability advocacy, and a transformative blueprint. The waste composition analysis highlights Chandragiri's representative profile, leading to a comprehensive plan addressing challenges and recommending a transition to a profitable waste treatment model, supported by relevant statistics. The data-driven approach incorporates the official data of waste Composition from Chandragiri Municipality as secondary data and incorporates the primary data from Chandragiri households, ensuring a nuanced perspective. Discussions on implementation, viability, and environmental preservation underscore the dual benefit of sustainability. The study includes a comparative analysis, monitoring, and evaluation framework, examining international relevance and collaboration, and conducting a social and environmental impact assessment. The results indicate the necessity for inventive changes in Chandragiri's waste practices, recommending separate treatment centres at the ward level and Municipal level, composting machines, and a centralized waste treatment plant. Educational reforms involve revising school curricula and awareness campaigns. The transformation's success hinges on reducing waste size, efficient treatment centre operation, and ongoing public literacy. The conclusion summarizes key findings, envisioning a future with sustainable waste management practices deeply embedded in the community fabric.

Analisis Daya Pikir Masyarakat Dalam Pengambilan Keputusan Guna Menangkal Berita Hoax Mengenai Pemilihan Umum 2024

Indonesia will hold general elections to elect the president in 2024. Hoax news regarding the election cannot be avoided. The spread of hoaxes is increasingly widespread due to laws that are not yet effective, the use of online media that is not balanced by the abilities of the users, and a lack of public literacy. This research aims to provide solutions in reviewing and developing people’s thinking in overcoming and responding to the challenges of hoax information related to elections and future political issues that are more complex. This research used qualitative methods and data collection techniques through literature studies. This paper uses Herbert Simon’s theory of rational decision making which shows three steps in decision making, namely identifying problems, finding and developing alternative solutions, selecting and choosing each alternative solution. The result of this research is that problem the spread of election hoax news aims to reduce public trust in election management institutions, election participants, and the government. The author provides several solutions that the public can use as a basis for making decisions regarding the circulation of hoax news, namely: (1) self-criticism; (2) increasing digital literacy; (3) involvement of community leaders; and (4) participatory political education. The author chose the second solution, namely increasing digital literacy, as a solution to minimizing the spread of hoaxes. Digital literacy is the basis for other solutions that can help people develop skills for selecting news on social media.

Building Community Literacy to Increase the Use of Assets Through the Mosque Library

Literacy is a person’s ability to search for information needed to solve current life problems. By increasing public literacy, it is hoped that they will be able to manage this beautiful natural gift for broad benefits, not only for humans but also for other God’s creatures. The task of increasing literacy is not the task of just a group of people or librarians, but the task of everyone. This research only focuses on the utilization of assets in the form of buildings and land that are not utilized properly. The research method used is a qualitative phenomenological research method. This research aims to attempt to build awareness, especially among Muslims, through religious literacy in mosque libraries to increase creativity and productivity. The theory used is John Stuart Mill’s theory of utilitarianism. The results of the author’s findings include that there are still many mosques that do not have libraries, mosques have not been optimal in building community literacy, and there are still many assets, both in the form of buildings that are left without use.
 Keywords: literacy, assets, mosque library

The Influence of Viral Marketing on Tiktok Shop Live Streaming on Erigo Product Purchase Decisions

This study aimed to gather information from the literature regarding the role of social media in tobacco control among adolescents and young adults, both domestically and internationally. The study utilized a literature review from articles on Google Scholar and PubMed published between 2019 and 2023. Inclusion criteria encompassed open-access articles related to interventions using social media to control tobacco consumption among adolescents and young adults, excluding modeling studies. Intervention outcomes were assessed and extracted in narrative form. Fourteen articles met the inclusion criteria (11 original research articles and 3 articles with secondary data). Research designs in the original research articles included Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) and in-depth interviews. Studies utilizing WeChat and WhatsApp demonstrated favorable intervention outcomes in delivering tobacco control messages. Peer mentoring through Instagram was also considered easily accessible for adolescents. Other social media platforms facilitating global discussions, such as Twitter, can enhance public literacy on electronic cigarettes and facilitate the implementation of electronic cigarette policies. Social media interventions in tobacco control are more readily accepted by adolescents, easily accessible, cost-effective, and provide post-intervention social support. The presence of Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and message-writing techniques

Social Media in Controlling Tobacco Epidemic Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Literature Review

This study aimed to gather information from the literature regarding the role of social media in tobacco control among adolescents and young adults, both domestically and internationally. The study utilized a literature review from articles on Google Scholar and PubMed published between 2019 and 2023. Inclusion criteria encompassed open-access articles related to interventions using social media to control tobacco consumption among adolescents and young adults, excluding modeling studies. Intervention outcomes were assessed and extracted in narrative form. Fourteen articles met the inclusion criteria (11 original research articles and 3 articles with secondary data). Research designs in the original research articles included Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) and in-depth interviews. Studies utilizing WeChat and WhatsApp demonstrated favorable intervention outcomes in delivering tobacco control messages. Peer mentoring through Instagram was also considered easily accessible for adolescents. Other social media platforms facilitating global discussions, such as Twitter, can enhance public literacy on electronic cigarettes and facilitate the implementation of electronic cigarette policies. Social media interventions in tobacco control are more readily accepted by adolescents, easily accessible, cost-effective, and provide post-intervention social support. The presence of Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and message-writing techniques on social media should be considered in health promotion. Research on public perceptions of tobacco control messages delivered by KOLs could be considered for further studies.

APPLICATION OF ORGANIC CULTIVATION TO MAINTAIN THE HARMONY OF NATURE AND FOOD SAFETY

Modernization has an impact on increasing public literacy about the importance of food products that are safer for health. In addition, the society has also been aware of the dangers of pesticides and other chemical products used in agricultural businesses that can pollute the environment and disturb the balance of nature. Writing this review aims to describe the positive impact of organic farming on natural balance and food security and to formulate policy recommendations that can be made to expand the range of application of organic farming methods. From the various journals that have been reviewed, the results show that organic farming requires lower inputs and energy than conventional farming. In addition, the diversity of organisms in organic cultivation systems is also more abundant, so that the impact will be more positive for maintaining the balance of nature. The application of organic cultivation systems has also been proven to produce food products that are safer for consumption and more economically profitable for farmers. Therefore, efforts to implement an organic crop cultivation system are important to be carried out with the support of all component of society.

Counseling to Increase Legal Literacy About Early Marriage in Pocangan Village, Sukowono District, Jember Regency

Early marriage has become a tradition in village communities. As happened in Jember Regency, in 2023 there will be approximately 905 of early marriage cases. Even though Law No. 16 of 2019 regulates that the minimum age limit for men and women to marry is 19 years. Apart from traditional factors, many other factors cause early marriage, such as promiscuity, economic factors, and also the lack of legal literacy in society regarding the age limit for marriage. Therefore, we are conducting counselling to increase legal literacy regarding early marriage in Pocangan Village, Jember Regency to reduce and prevent early marriage cases. The method used in this activity is Asset Based Community Development (ABCD), From all stages of service, it was successful in improving public literacy and understanding of marriage laws including age limits for marriage, as well as public awareness to comply with regulations, as well as being able to prevent early marriage and provide positive education to other communities. However, in terms of awareness regarding continuing education, the level of education is still low. Because there is no social or institutional support for continuing school.

Village Political Education in Increasing the Political Literacy of the People of Deli Serdang Regency

Political education is a form of effort to increase quality political participation which can be seen from the public's understanding of the importance of elections and democracy to society and is also a forum for the actualization of the Tri Dharma of Higher Education, amidst pragmatic political uncertainty which only involves the public at times of political momentum, which often increases. Money politics is caused by a lack of public literacy regarding political conditions and information. Political education is part of the effort to increase the knowledge of the Tuntungan II Village community which includes the Village Youth Organization, business actors and the community amidst increasingly advanced democratic flows. In this service plan, the team will implement service in Tuntungan II Village, Pancur Batu District, Deli Serdang Regency The sub-district is the locus, because Tuntungan II Village is one of the villages that is the foundation of Medan City. The problems experienced by the community in Tuntungan II Village in the context of political literacy cannot be separated from several factors that cause stagnation of community knowledge about politics and democracy, resulting in 2019 political participation in Tuntungan II Village becoming one of the lowest percentages of political participation in Pancur District. Batu, this is due to a lack of knowledge in choosing leaders or people's representatives in democratic parties, limited networks to understand the importance of elections, and it cannot be denied that the low quality of government administration cannot be separated from the role of community political participation in Tuntungan II Village. This dedication to political education is one of the efforts that will be carried out to increase public knowledge about the importance of politics, the intelligence of voters in choosing which will lead to improving the quality of democracy in North Sumatra. The method that will be used to achieve this goal is community education through interactive discussions, training for the community which will be carried out on an ongoing basis in all villages/sub-districts throughout Deli Serdang Regency which will be implemented in stages and continuously.

ANALISIS PROSEDUR PEMBIAYAAN PRODUK CICIL EMAS BSI DALAM UPAYA MENINGKATKAN NASABAH PADA BANK SYARIAH INDONESIA KC BOJONEGORO

This research aims to determine the financing procedures for BSI gold installment products to increase financing customers for Bank Syariah Indonesia KC Bojonegoro. The Gold Installment Product is a financing product provided by BSI. However, the BSI gold installment product is not yet known to the public, this is indicated by the low number of financing customers at BSI KC Bojonegoro. The low number of BSI gold installment financing customers is due to a lack of public literacy regarding procedures for financing gold installment products. This research uses a qualitative descriptive research method. The data collection and analysis methods used are primary data in the form of observations and interviews, as well as secondary data in the form of journals, articles, books, and mass media related to research. The data analysis technique in this research is Miles and Huberman analysis. Covers four main things, namely data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions or verification. The results of the discussion show that: The procedures for financing gold installment products at BSI KC Bojonegoro have been implemented by the provisions set by the BSI head office. The development of the number of gold installment customers at BSI KC Bojonegoro is said to be good and continues to increase every year. This development cannot be separated from the efforts made by BSI KC Bojonegoro. For this reason, the gold installment product has succeeded in increasing BSI KC Bojonegoro financing customers.

Pengukuran Indeks Pembangunan Literasi Masyarakat (IPLM) Kota Salatiga sebagai Dasar Penyusunan Program Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Perpustakaan

<div style="text-align: justify;">The development of public literacy in Indonesia is very dependent on several aspects of people’s reading skills. In determining program development policies and indicators of success, periodic reviews and benchmarks are required. The formulation of the Community Literacy Development Index measurement needs to be done in Salatiga City. The CLDI research aims to determine the value of CLDI in Salatiga City, such as the condition of all types of libraries, both from the aspect of library distribution, collections, library staff, to users in Salatiga City. CLDI measurements were carried out using a census approach. From the results of the research, the score for the Salatiga City CLDI in 2023 was 81.21%. It can be concluded that the score of 81.21% is in the interval between 80 and 90 so the CLDI of Salatiga City in 2023 is included in the high level.</div>