Text Books Research Articles

Trauma Program Value Assessment at an Academic Health Network System Over 12 Years.

Trauma is a leading cause of global death, with 200000 deaths and over 3 million non-fatal injuries/year in the United States. We aim to assess trauma care value for patients who underwent urgent laparotomies (LAP) and thoracotomies (THO) in our Health Network System. Clinical variables (v = 84) from trauma patients (>18 yo) were retrieved retrospectively (Jan-2010 to July-2016) and prospectively (Aug-2016 to Sept-2021) from a Health System warehouse under IRB-approved protocols. Patients were divided according to their Injury Severity Score (ISS) into mild/moderate cases (ISS <15) and severe cases (ISS >15). Value was assessed using quality and cost domains. Quality surrogates included graded postoperative complications (PCs), length of stay (LOS), 30-day readmission (RA), patient satisfaction (PS), and textbook (TB) cases. Total charges (TCs) and reimbursement index (RI) were included as surrogates for cost. Value domains were displayed in scorecards comparing Observed (O) with Expected (E) (using the ACS risk calculator) outcomes. Uni-/multivariate analyses were performed using SPSS. 41,927 trauma evaluations were performed, leading to 16044 admissions, with 528 (3.2%) patients requiring urgent surgical procedures (LAP = 413 and THO = 115). Although the M:F ratio (7:3) was similar in LAP vs THO groups, age and BMI were significantly different (41.8 ± 19.1 vs 51.8 ± 19.9 years, 28.6 ± 9.9 vs 27.4 ± 7Kg/m2, respectively, P < .05). Blunt trauma was involved in 68.8/77.3% of the LAP/THO procedures, respectively (P < .05). Multivariate analyses showed ISS, age, ASA class, and medical center as factors significantly predicting PC (P < .05). Postoperative complication grades from the LAP/THO groups showed above-average outcomes; nonetheless, LOS was higher than the national averages. The Trauma Program holds high value in our Health Network System. Protocols for decreasing LOS are being implemented.

Static and dynamic aspects of the principle of virtual work

AbstractThe paper presents a detailed analysis of the principle of virtual work in its statics and dynamics aspects. Special attention is paid to not exact formulation and interpretation of mechanical system motion equations based upon this principle, what is presented quite often in text books. The general form of the principle of virtual work and variational formulations of the problems in statics are presented and analyzed. Additionally, the dynamic implications of the principle of virtual work and dynamics problem formulation of a system subjected to scleronomic constraints are detailed. The basis for the formulation is the dynamic implication of the principle of virtual work that specifies the relation between the constraint reactions and the body accelerations. This relation takes the form of the variation inequality. As the result, the Gauss principle which determines the body acceleration vector is presented. Furthermore, a description of impact formulation, based upon the Carnot model, caused by the constraints is provided. The theoretical development is illustrated with examples of applications of the principle of virtual work.

Developing mobile augmented reality in picture book for teaching English for young learners

An effective language and learning process must contain interactive, fun, challenging, motivating aspects and provide more space for students to develop their creativity and independence, according to students' talents and interests; thus, appropriate teaching media can be as assisting tools. When selecting media, you need to consider several things, namely learning objectives, effectiveness, easy to obtain, students, use, not rigid, cost, and quality. One of the developments in learning media that is currently still new is learning media using Augmented Reality. This research aims to develop Augmented Reality-based text book learning media for English language learning. Developing text-book media using an application with a barcode scanner on text-books. This application displays 4D images or animations that have sound and movement so that it will help students to understand English texts. The research method used is the research and development method (Research &amp; Development) while the product development model used is the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, &amp; evaluation. After developemnt anf evalution phase, the findings reveals that the outcome of teaching material product is deemed highly valid and appropriate for teaching English to yong learners, especially for primary school in this research context, as it was supported by the result of validation phase with media experts, subject matter experts, and student trials. Additionally, reflecting on the result of this study, the pedagogical implications of this result discussed further in this research.

Evaluation of the components in pre-conflict and post-conflict phases of peace-building

This work presents the evaluation of the components in pre-conflict and post conflict phases of peace-building. The paper identified some research problems which includes the difficulty in peace building agents in determining the right kind of intervention measures that addresses the various phases of peace-building. The study main objective is to determine the component of the various phases of peace-building measures. The methodology applied is the qualitative research design which includes the use of secondary sources such as journals and text books in data generation and qualitative analysis. Among the findings reached is that, the components of the pre-conflict phase of peace-building include peace advocacy and conflict prevention measures. Components of conflict phase include peace-keeping, peace-enforcement, and ceasefire measures, and the post-conflict phase include Demobilization, Disarmament and Rehabilitation (DDR) of ex-combatants and reconstructive recovery projects. Among the recommendation made is that, there should be increased peace advocacy, conflict prevention in the pre-conflict phase, quick use of peace-keeping, peace-enforcement, ceasefire, buffer zone, in the conflict phase, and high level of reconstructive recovery projects in the post conflict phase of any peace-building measure. Keywords: Conflict, Intervention, Peace, Components, Peace-Building, Evaluation.

Gender stereotypes in the physical education textbook

Gender stereotypes in media, including books, can play an important role in the process of gender identity construction. The purpose of this study is to analyze gender representation in Elementary School Physical Education, Sports and Health textbooks. The analysis was conducted by tabulating images and looking at the appearance of gender characters in the text in the elementary physical education books from grade one to grade six. Visibility and Firstness refer to the number of times a male or female character appears first in an exercise. Gender stereotypes (such as female characters doing rope games, male characters playing big ball games) were counted. Based on this data, it can be seen that in classes 1,2,4,5 and 6 there are more male images than female, only in class 3 there are more female images than male. Furthermore, the results of Gender Stereotyping data show that males are more dominant in Floor Gymnastics, Water Sports, Physical Fitness Activities, Invasion Games, Net Games, Maintenance of Reproductive Hygiene, Pencak Silat Martial Arts, and Athletics. In contrast gymnastics materials and Rhythmic Gymnastics Activities are dominated by women. Such stereotypes are considered as one of the ways in which gender identity is influenced and constructed. They can limit individuals' choices in relation to their roles, interests and aspirations, as individuals tend to conform to what is perceived as the gender norm in society.

Die Donau als Lebensader in Harald Grills Reisebuch Hinter drei Sonnenaufgängen. Balkanstreifzüge durch Rumänien und Bulgarien bis Odessa (2018)

Abstract Harald Grill is a German author from Eastern Bavaria who predominantly writes poetry and travel books, as well as travel features for radio and television. He became known due to his project of a ‘returning home twice’, when he walked back on foot to his hometown of Regensburg, on the river Danube, two times, in 2000 starting from the North Cape, and in 2001 starting from Sicily. In 2015, he travelled to Southeastern Europe and wrote a book based upon the experiences and reflections during this voyage. In the following, it shall be demonstrated how the river Danube, to which Grill since his childhood has had close biographical ties, structures the text of this travel book and moreover serves as a medium of self-reflection and therapeutic remedy following the author’s loss of his mother.

The Effect of YouTube on Speaking and Listening Skills of Students

In an English as Foreign Language context like Saudi Arabia, university business students face a difficult challenge to speak in English and to understand what is spoken. The students don’t have the opportunity in their daily life to listen to native speakers in or outside the classroom, but they are expected to listen to the text book audios in the classes spoken by the native speakers of English. Therefore, the difficulty rises in Listening and Speaking Skills Course as the students are not exposed to the British accent. In order to solve this problem, the researcher used YouTube videos spoken by the native speakers in the experimental group, and the control group just had the normal practice of listening to only the textbook audios. The researcher adopted quasi-experimental design with pretest and posttest in both control and experimental groups and analyzed the performance of the students using SPSS and Excel. The study proved that the results of experimental group improved significantly in their listening comprehension skills and performed better in their presentations than the control group. In the English as Foreign Language contexts, where business students fail to have exposure to the native accent of English, YouTube videos can make a great contribution in improving their listening and speaking skills.

Influence of Head Teachers’ Instructional Leadership Practices on Students’ Academic Achievement in Public Day Lower Secondary Schools in Rwanda: A Case of Nyagatare District

This research was to investigate the influence of the head teacher's instructional leadership practices on students' academic achievement in public lower secondary schools in Rwanda. Specifically, this study was to assess the influence of shared expectations on students' academic achievement in public day lower secondary school in Nyagatare District, Rwanda. Determine influences of resource utilization on students' academic achievement in public day lower secondary schools in Nyagatare, Rwanda, and determine the influence of supervision of instruction on student academic achievement in public day lower secondary schools in Nyagatare district, Rwanda. This study was significant to policymakers, head teachers, and the ministry of education. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The targeted population in this study consisted of 7238 respondents. A total sample of 379 respondents from lower secondary schools in Nyagatare District, and the researcher used purposive sampling techniques to choose 3 headteachers and simple random sampling to choose 92 teachers and 284 students. The findings were analyzed through SPSS version 21, and interpretations were made based on results given by respondents. To the first objective, results indicate that 69.6% strongly agreed that headteachers share expectations with students and teachers; 80.4% strongly agreed that teachers and students are involved in developing expectations of their teaching and learning; 75.0% strongly agreed that shared expectations affect a student's resilience and ability; 66.3% strongly agreed that the headteacher communicates with teachers and learners on expectation of learning outcomes; and 59.8% strongly agreed that the headteacher engages in activities that sustain the school annual academic expectation. To the second objective, the study indicates that the results indicated that 79.3% strongly agreed that the availability and quality of resources, such as textbooks, technology, and learning materials, significantly impact students' academic performance. 80.4% strongly agreed that the headteacher is pro-active in harnessing resources to support instruction. 90.2% strongly agreed that the headteacher has developed a policy on the utilization of text books and other resources in our school, and 88.0% strongly agreed that the headteacher has implemented measures of effective teaching and learning resources. To the second objective, 72.8% strongly agreed that the headteacher carries out supervision during teaching and learning; 82.6% strongly agreed that the headteacher provides feedback after lesson observation. 72.8% strongly agreed that the head teacher checks professional documents like lesson plans, schemes of work, etc., and 64.1% strongly agreed that the headteacher delegates observations of lessons. For the students’ performance, the study indicates that 68.0% strongly agreed that increased students’ retention indicates their level of academic performance. 92.3% strongly agreed that students’ graduation rate indicates their level of learners’ academic performance, and 83.8% strongly agreed that improved examination and test marks indicate their level of academic performance. The study found a positive correlation between Head teachers' instructional leadership practices and students' academic achievement in Rwandan public day lower secondary schools, with Pearson's p-value and significance justified by p-values less than 0.05. The study recommends that to Invest in training principals to improve leadership skills, focus on instructional planning, foster a learning culture, regularly assess performance, collaborate with teachers, and involve parents in the educational process. Encourage clear plans aligned with learning objectives, foster a learning culture, and regularly assess student performance to adapt teaching methods. Involve parents in the educational process for reinforcement.

ANALISIS KONTEN HOTS DALAM BUKU SIMPAY BASA SUNDA KELAS VIII

The goal of 21st century learning is that students are expected to have higher order thinking skills. But in fact, students' high-level thinking skills in Indonesia are still worrying. Based on that, this study aims to understand aspects of higher order thinking and describe its application in the content contained in textbooks in schools. In analyzing and describing content that has high-level thinking content, (1) cognitive level, (2) stimulus elements, and (3) contextual elements will be analyzed. This research method uses descriptive analytic method with a qualitative approach. The techniques used in this research are documents and notes. The text book used in this study is the Simpay Basa Sunda book at the VIII grade junior high school level. The results of this study contained 413 data whose details were (1) various cognitive levels in the book there were 72.39% at level 1 (knowledge and understanding), 9.68% at level 2 (application), and 17.91% at level 3 (reasoning). (2) the stimulus elements in this book are dominated by verbal stimuli totaling 323 stimuli, then visual stimuli totaling 1 stimulus. (3) there are 114 contextual elements in this book with a percentage of 28%. It can be concluded that this book can support the development of higher-order thinking skills, and can also support the ongoing 21st century learning process. However, it must be noted that this can be developed further by increasing the content containing HOTS.

VALUES OF CHARACTER EDUCATION IN JEUNG PANGGEUING'S PEPELING BOOK WORKS OF KH ACENG ZAKARIA

This research aims to identify and analyze the values ​​of character education contained in the book "Pepeling jeung Panggeuing" by KH Aceng Zakaria. This book, written in Sundanese, is a collection of advice from a leading scholar who has significantly contributed to education and moral development in society. The language used in this book is very persuasive and easy to understand, especially for the people of West Java. A qualitative approach with content analysis was used in this research to understand the moral and ethical messages contained in the book. Data was collected through an in-depth study of book texts and secondary references related to character education theory. The research results reveal several core values ​​taught in this book, namely the book "Pepeling jeung Panggeuing" which plays an important role in shaping readers' character through applicable and relevant advice. The book "Pepeling jeung Panggeuing" contains a collection of advice that makes people aware of negative actions and awakens the human mind so that they can rise from laziness and be more optimistic in living their lives. This book contains character education values, including religious character education, cooperation, tolerance, hard work and generosity. The implication is that this book can be used as a reference in the character education curriculum in schools and as a guide for families and communities in developing the morals of the younger generation. This research recommendation includes the development of a more integrative and adaptive educational program based on the values ​​contained in this book

The impact of different postures on acute intraocular pressure and accommodation responses during reading

IntroductionTo investigate the effects of different reading postures on intraocular pressure (IOP) and near-work-induced transient myopia (NITM) in children with myopia.MethodsSixty myopic children were instructed to read a book text placed at 33 cm for 30 min with two different reading postures: head bowed and head upright postures. The participants’ IOP and NITM were assessed using a rebound tonometer and an open-field autorefractor. The measurement of IOP was conducted prior to reading, during reading sessions (at 5, 10, 20, and 30-min intervals), and after a 5-min recovery period.ResultsFor the head bowed posture, the mean baseline IOP was 16.13 ± 2.47 mmHg. A significant rise in IOP was observed after 5 min of reading (17.17 ± 2.97 mmHg; +1.03 ± 2.29 mmHg; p = 0.014). Subsequent measurements revealed a further increase after 20 min (17.87 ± 2.90 mmHg; +1.73 ± 2.58 mmHg; p < 0.001), which continued to persist even after 30 min of reading (17.57 ± 3.46 mmHg; +1.43 ± 2.66 mmHg; p = 0.002). The IOP at different time points measured in the head upright posture did not show any significant difference in comparison to the baseline measurement (all p = 1.000). Compared to reading with the head upright, reading with the head bowed resulted in a greater increase in IOP at each time point (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the NITM was higher for reading with the head bowed than for reading with head upright at 30 min (-0.24 ± 0.53 D vs. -0.12 ± 0.47 D, p = 0.038).ConclusionReading in a head bowed position resulted in greater increases in IOP and NITM compared to reading in a head upright posture.

Information Sources for Word Meaning in Children’s Picture Books: A Human Simulation Paradigm Study

ABSTRACT Picture book reading is widely regarded as an activity that promotes multiple aspects of children’s language acquisition, including their vocabulary development. Historically, researchers interested in what underlies the link between picture book reading and vocabulary development have investigated a suite of caregiver behaviors during picture book reading that might support learning. More recently, with the advent of modern text analytic tools, researchers have begun to look at the properties of the picture books themselves and have revealed many ways in which the language in picture book text may support learning. The current study adds to this growing literature but focuses not only on how the language in picture books might support word learning but also on how its visual content supports learning. In an adaptation of the Human Simulation Paradigm applied to commonly read picture books to English-learning children, the current study involved adults (N = 96). Results showed that a word’s linguistic and visual contexts in picture books are both valuable sources of information about that word’s meaning, and that their relative contributions may vary as a function of the book’s target audience and the word in question. Moreover, the combined visuo-linguistic context may be an especially valuable source of information for word learning. The implications of this work for the mechanisms by which picture books contribute to word learning are discussed.

The Role of School Leaders on Students’ Academic Achievement in Secondary Schools of Wolisso Town

School leaders are the primary figures in school settings. And, the success of schools is largely ascertained by the efforts of their school leaders. Therefore, the main objective is to reveal the role of school leaders in students’ academic achievements in secondary schools of Woliso town. A mixed approach and descriptive design that was accompanied by survey method has been utilized. Three primary schools in the town were selected using purposive sampling. From a total of 200 staff in the designated primary schools, 142 participants were recruited using a proportional simple random sampling and availability method in 2023. Data was collected using questionnaires and interviews. The numerical statistics were examined using expressive statistical methods. Mean, ratio and standard deviation are supported by SPSS version 26. The findings show that school leaders’ roles should be considered and taken into account. Developing parents&amp;apos; participation and community involvement, communicating with parents about students&amp;apos; result, facilitating communication between the school and parents regarding academic matters, assigning properties on behalf of appropriate operation and success of school visualization and aims, fulfilling facilities like text books, table, chairs, black boards and other materials to improve academic achievement of students’, facilitate teachers’ adequate workspace for preparation such as library and staff. The government and other interested parties should set priority to work strongly toward improving school leaders’ role and other aforementioned factors sequentially for the success of the students’ academic achievement.

The Role Of Traditional Rulers In Curbing Farmer Herder Conflict In Ukum Local Government Area Of Benue State, 2011-2023

This study interrogates the role of traditional rulers in the management of farmer herder conflict in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue state, 2011-2023 with the aim of unfolding the persistent incursion on the farming communities of Ukum LGA by the herders and the task of traditional rulers in managing it. Using Eco violence theory the study explained the inextricable link between the environment and violent conflicts between the herders and farmers n Ukum LGA. The study used the descriptive survey design. Qualitative method of data collection was adopted and the instruments for data collection were key informant interview and focus group discussion. The secondary data were gathered from text books, and journals. The method of data analysis was the explorative as the data were descriptions, accounts and experiences or feelings of the respondents. The study found that the nature of farmer herder crisis is the conflict between the economic activities of human beings for survival and the effect of the survival on the ecosystem.. the effect is the intolerable experience the indigenes are passing through as the idle youths have turned the conflict as a means of livelihood. Though the traditional rulers have been trying to curb the situation, there are challenges that are rooted in politics. The study concludes that government must be careful in selecting the traditional rulers and give them a free hand in managing the affairs of their communities. The study recommends majorly that Government must embrace the modern system of livestock farming to reduce competition over scarce environmental resources

An Analysis of Moral Value in “The Alchemist” Novel Written By Paulo Coelho

Accordingly, in a literary work, there are normally certain hidden messages to be conveyed from the researcher to the reader or what are so-called as moral values. In relation to which, The Alchemist novel is deemed to be one of literary works that conveys the message of education, culture, interaction in the society, religion, and moral values in life. In view of that, these things are considered to be the urgency of this research. This research aims to identify and analyze the moral values and the intrinsic elements in The Alchemist novel and the way the researcher presents the aforesaid literary work. This research applies qualitative method with descriptive approach. As for the data source thereof, it is the primary data namely The Alchemist novel by Paulo Coelho which took several steps to gather the data trough among the other things reading the book carefully, identifying the data to be analyzed, and finally finding the result thereof. Meanwhile, the data collection was gathered from the secondary data such as international journal, text book, and internet. The findings reveal that there are several moral values and intrinsic elements clearly presented in The Alchemist novel namely responsibility, obligation, pure heart, formality, bravery, humbleness, honesty, steadfastness, and sympathetic. Subsequently, the intrinsic elements are divided into several parts such as plot, theme, character, setting, and point of view.

«Исаии ныне пророка глас...»: о необычной атрибуции ветхозаветного пророчества в древней церковной гимнографии

The article considers an unusual case of "incorrect" attribution of the words of the prophet Malachi to the prophet Isaiah on the example of two hymns of the service of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist (24 June), written by St. John of Damascus (7th – 8th centuries) and St. Kassia (9th century). According to the author, this attribution is due to the fact that the hymnographers did not directly use the text of the prophetic book, but quoted this prophecy in the transmission of Mark 1. 2. The form of the quoted Gospel text corresponded to the Alexandrian text-type of New Testament manuscripts, where the prophet Isaiah is indicated as the author of the prophecy quoted in Mark 1. 2. The following is a discussion of the possible reasons for the use by the hymnographers in question of the New Testament text instead of the Old Testament text: (1) the words of Mark 1. 2 (and the parallels in Matt 11. 10 and Luke 7. 17) may have been more familiar to Christians of that time than their Old Testament prototype; moreover (2) the Gospel restatement of the prophecy revealed its meaning, pointing to the divinity of Jesus Christ, as well as clarifying the sense of John the Baptist's ministry. The reasons for the use of Mark 1. 2 (despite the problematic character of these apostolic words because of the unusual attribution of prophetic words) could be the prominent position of this verse at the beginning of the Gospel of Mark and its connection with the proclamation there of the messianic dignity of Jesus Christ, as well as the fact that the hymnographers continued the patristic tradition of advocacy of the correctness of the words of Mark 1. 2. At the end of the article some peculiarities of the use and interpretation of the text of the Holy Scriptures in Byzantine hymnography are pointed out on the basis of the material considered. First of all, it is the use of the Old Testament words in their New Testament version, because this version of the words is better known to Christians and has already been interpreted by the apostles themselves. It is no less important that in their use and interpretation of the biblical text the hymnographers clearly followed the preceding patristic exegetical tradition, including trust in the words of the Holy Scripture.

Organized Crime, Poverty, and Drug Trafficking in Nigeria: A Sociological Perspective

The main thrust of this study is to investigate organized crime, poverty, and drug trafficking in Nigeria: A sociological perspective. The study avers that organized crime, poverty and drug trafficking has been identified over the years as not only a threat to national security in Nigeria, but also a serious social problem befalling contemporary society and globally threaten peace and unity. Regrettably, Nigeria was initially tagged as a drug-transit nation, gradually; that conception has changed in recent times, because of frantic and dogged effort by government at all levels to fight drug related activities to a standstill. The study argued that regardless of the counter efforts by NDLEA and other government agencies, sizeable amounts of drugs gain passage through the extensive seaports, airports and land borders in Nigeria on a daily basis. The objective of the study is to investigate the effects of rising organized crime, poverty, and drug trafficking on national security in Nigeria with focus on social problems and increasing damage of our national image globally. However, the study relied heavily on relevant theoretical and empirical literature from internet search engines, such as Google, journals, and text books, etc. The study adopted a quantitative research method. Functionalism Theory were explained and adopted as theoretical framework. The study reveals that the preponderance increases of organized crime, poverty, and drug trafficking in Nigeria is a veritable strong weapon for terrorism financing, social problems, corruption inducement, political instability and neglect to economic development. This has affected Nigeria international image and the negative effects are highly felt in the rising level of insecurity and drug related crimes in the country. Consequently, data for the study were generated using the secondary sources interpretative documents related to the organized crime, poverty, and drug trafficking in Nigeria. The study also identified a high level of institutional cum political corruption, poverty (unemployment) as among major contributing factors to the rising trends of organized crime, drug trafficking in Nigeria. Based on the discussion the study recommended among others: Urgent steps should be taken to increase capacity building and strengthening of Nigerian security agencies as well as good governance.

A tiny Drude scatterer can accurately model a coherent emitter in nanophotonics

Abstract We add a missing element to the set of directly computable scenarios of light-matter-interaction within classical numerical Maxwell solvers, i.e., light scattering from hybrid systems of resonators and individual Fourier-limited emitters. In particular, individual emitters are incorporated as tiny polarizable and resonant spherical scatterers. This emitter model is based on well-known extremal properties of Mie modes. The spherical emitter is made from an artificial Drude metal with ϵ ( ω ) = ϵ b − ω p 2 / ( ω 2 + i Γ ω ) ${\epsilon}(\omega )={{\epsilon}}_{b}-{\omega }_{p}^{2}/({\omega }^{2}+i{\Gamma }\omega )$ . By tuning ϵ b and ω p we adjust the resonance frequency and the Fourier-limited linewidth and by adjusting Γ we may add non-radiative damping or dephasing. This approach automatically reproduces the ideal text book coherent scattering cross-section of Fourier-limited two level quantum systems of σ 0 = 3λ 2/(2πϵ out) which is not possible with typically used Lorentz permittivities which only mimic optical resonances. Further, the emitter’s linewidth adopts to the surrounding optical local density of states (LDOS). To demonstrate this we successfully benchmark our approach with prominent examples from the literature.

MENUMBUHKAN MINAT BACA SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR MELALUI GERAKAN LITERASI SEKOLAH PADA PROGRAM KAMPUS MENGAJAR

Low interest in reading among elementary school students is a sign that learning activities are not going well. Because, reading is the starting point for students to understand learning through understanding texts in reading books, for this reason, the habit of reading is something that teachers need to do continuously. The aim of this research is to foster interest in reading in elementary school students by holding a School Literacy Movement which is carried out continuously in campus teaching programs. The method used is qualitative descriptive where the presentation is based on actual observations based on empirical activities. The results of this research are that the school literacy movement carried out in the campus teaching program has fostered students' interest in reading at SDN Sarimukti 02 Bekasi through the activities MOLIQU, Literacy Tree, Literacy Corner and Information Magazine. With this activity, students become accustomed to reading and understanding the information or text they read.

Education and character reformation in Nigeria contemporary society: Challenges and prospects

Background: Education is a transformative tool that is critical to the progress and development of a nation. The goal of true education is more than the cognitive development and creative thought processes. It is also about character molding of a person, making a holistic individual. It is true that the foundation of a quality education is character. An individual's education cannot be complete without character, and the knowledge they have acquired will not benefit Nigerian society or themselves unless their character is transformed. Method: This study identifies character deficit as a major challenge in Nigeria contemporary society. The research examines the issues and prospects, and how education can be applied through character reformation to address the problems. The study relies on secondary data collected from text books, journal articles, and was analyzed in relation to the scope of the study (Nigeria). Findings: The theoretical framework is drawn from the social learning theory of Albert Bandura’s and moral development theory of Jean Piaget which set out the progressive model on how the Nigerian society can be morally re-engineered to produce citizens that will contribute to the progress and growth of Nigeria. This study shows that mapping the level of landslide vulnerability in the Kebomas District can help plan and manage disaster risks more effectively, especially in areas with high vulnerability. The results of this study provide a basis for creating more targeted landslide mitigation and handling strategies, as well as the need for special attention in areas with moderate to high vulnerability. Conclusion: It concludes and recommends that an integrative and consensus approach be adopted to achieve this objective. Novelty/Originality in this article: This study offers an innovative approach to integrating character building into the Nigerian education system by combining social learning theory and moral development. This study opens up new avenues for holistic education reform, focusing on cognitive development and character building as the foundation for building a more ethical and productive society.