The Social Studies: An International Journal

Challenges in Guidance for Students' Character Growth and the Use of Effective Teaching Methods

2024-08-12T01:41:28+00:00

Character education is a form of education that requires immediate improvement, as stated by experts in the field of education. Particularly in Indonesia, there is a concerning decline in the character and moral values of students. Since this character is bestowed upon every student by God Almighty, it poses a challenge and compels us to seek solutions. The learning environment is a significant factor that greatly impacts the development and enhancement of students' character. One crucial aspect of the learning environment is the selection of appropriate and suitable learning strategies. Various types of learning strategies, including inquiry, expository, affective, cooperative, and others, can be employed to effectively develop and improve character. Each of these tactics positively impacts the cultivation of students' character. After conducting extensive literature research, the author has found that the most effective and suitable strategy for character development is cooperative strategy. This strategy not only emphasizes the affective aspect, but also incorporates the cognitive aspect, aiming to achieve a balance between the two aspects in the learning process. Therefore, the author prefers cooperative learning strategies as they are considered more efficient in fostering and enhancing students' character.

“Equal access” Without “Establishing” Religion: The Necessity for Assessing Social Perspective-Taking Skills and Institutional Atmosphere

2024-08-25T01:27:41+00:00

We concur that in public high schools there should be unimpeded religious freedom if an empirical assessment shows students have the proficiency to evaluate and freely choose religious systems and practices and to discern attempts by authorities to establish a religion. We differ with Moshman,however, regarding (a) the relative importance of a school's ethical, moral and political climate in influencing the exercise of free religious and political choice; (b) his focus on religious over political freedoms; (c) what kinds of proficiencies need to be assessed; (d) how to assess these proficiencies; (e) his claim that that the reasoning ability of high school and college students is similar; and (f) the manner in which decisions permitting religious clubs in high schools should be made. Reasoning proficiency must be assessed in high school, as well as post-high school, populations of students, teachers, and administrators using a social perspective-taking task with establishment of a religion content. A school's institutional atmosphere must be assessed.

The Relationship between Scout Education and Character Education: A Conceptual Review

2024-08-12T02:01:46+00:00

Scouting education cultivates a variety of skills that might enhance creativity. These skills are already there and serve as the foundation for learning in Scouts. However, this skill is not solely focused on the rules, procedures, and equipment that were employed during the early days of popularizing scouts. Presently, these skills have been employed in utilizing innovative strategies, as well as creating and utilizing more contemporary technologies. Nevertheless, the information and progress about Scouts in Indonesia have not been entirely exhaustive. As part of its efforts to influence the character development of students, the government has made Scouting Education a compulsory supplementary component of the Education Units. By examining the evidence and assessing diverse information and research findings, as well as referencing materials from other literatures or sources relevant to the topic discussed in this article. The existing data is studied utilizing the inductive technique of thinking, specifically by examining how the community analyzes the data through the study of books and pertinent information in the field. The study's findings indicate that through scouting education, both the government and educational institutions aim to cultivate pupils' character, attitudes, and abilities as outlined in the 2013 curriculum. The qualities encompassed in this list are discipline, responsibility, confidence, courage, honesty, forgiveness, caring, politeness, critical thinking, and sociability.

Parametric Alternatives to the Student T Test under Violation of Normality and Homogeneity of Variance

2024-08-20T07:28:44+00:00

Introductory statistics textbooks in psychology, education, and social sciences have contributed to the belief that nonparametric tests, such as the Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test, are effective against violations of both normality and homogeneity of variance. The present paper emphasizes that, although rank methods often are useful when samples are obtained from heavy-tailed, nonnormal distributions, they are influenced by unequal variances just like parametric tests. Computer programs are now available to perform modified t tests based on unequal sample variances, in which degrees of freedom and critical values are altered from sample to sample. These procedures, although neglected for many years because they are computationally complex, are far more effective than nonparametric methods in protecting against violation of homogeneity of variance.

Cash Waqf Link Sukuk Model for Sustainable Agriculture Development

2024-08-12T02:28:49+00:00

This research aims to determine the potential of Cash Waqf Linked Sukuk for the development of the sustainable agricultural sector. This research uses an exploratory qualitative method with library research. This type of exploratory qualitative research tries to explore the potential of cash waqf linked sukuk on sustainable agricultural financing. This research provides a model for optimizing the receipt of Cash Waqf Link Sukuk funds through Go-Waqf innovation. We are also building a model for utilizing CWLS returns for the development of the sustainable agricultural sector.

Locating the Feminist Scholar: Relational Empowerment and Social Activism

2024-08-20T07:26:06+00:00

Over the past decade, the rhetoric of “empowerment” has permeated the health promotion, education, and social welfare literature. Many scholars and professionals, particularly those active in the field of social intervention and community development, have found themselves struggling for location in the emancipatory process. This struggle often is characterized by a profound self-consciousness of privilege and the fear of being perceived as imposing and manipulative. This article explores the tensions inherent in the role of the scholar/activist using illustrations from the author’s experience as principal investigator of the Atlantic Regional Evaluation of the Community Action Program for Children. In so doing, it discusses the importance of a relational approach to empowerment, one characterized by mutuality. A commitment to mutuality is seen as a key factor in enhancing the emancipatory capacities of empowerment-based research projects.