Understanding the Connection between Emotional Intelligence and Interpersonal Relations among University Upgrading (Grade V) Teacher Students | Chapter 1 | Current Progress in Arts and Social Studies Research Vol. 1

 Background and Aim: This paper aims to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and interpersonal relations (IR) among upgrading university teacher students at Makerere University (MAK) and Uganda Christian University (UCU). Emotional intelligence helps an individual to understand, use, and manage their own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict. Interpersonal relations are social and emotional interactions between two or more individuals. While the curricula and syllabi in the Teacher Education programmes in Uganda do not clearly show EI as a vital and critical factor, literature shows that EI is responsible for 80% of the success in our lives. IR enables teacher students to perform better, be emotionally well adjusted to perform other activities besides teaching, as well as professionally deal with the community within the school.

Methodology: The study used mixed methodology, DCM SPSS 22 data analysis, a sample of 434 Grade V teacher students randomly sampled for qualitative survey design and 75 purposively selected participants for qualitative design, with the ability model of Emotional Intelligence).

 

Findings: Overall emotional intelligence was not significantly related to the quality of interpersonal relations (r = .08, p > .05). Similarly, all aspects of emotional intelligence were not significantly related to the quality of interpersonal relations. Qualitative results show that some participants were not clear about the difference between EI and cognitive intelligence. The findings believe that EI is positively correlated to IR. For better IR, one needs a high level of EI. Conclusively, although the quantitative data showed no significance between EI and IR qualitative data indicated results to the contrary. Subsequently, the teaching of EI especially at the university level is new to the education curriculum of Uganda.

 

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: Most teacher students had not heard of EI. Thus, there is a need to put emphasis on IR at all levels of education and to deliberately include EI in the curriculum. Most previous scholarship on EI did not use mixed methodology. This is the first study to use the ability model of EI, in an educational research using mixed methods. The study recommends more research, teaching and training in EI and IR in the educational fraternity. A clear distinction needs to be made between EI and IR and how these impact human growth, development and learning at all levels of the educational system. Further research needs to be done using the ability model of EI.

Author(s) Details:

Helen Christine Amongin Waiswa,
Department of Educational, Social and Organizational Psychology, Makerere University, College of

Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Psychology, P.O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda.

 

Peter K. Baguma,
Department of Educational, Social and Organizational Psychology, Makerere University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Psychology, P.O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda.

 

Joseph Oonyu

Department of Science Education, Makerere University, College of Education and External and Distance Education, Uganda.

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Rural Women Empowerment through SHG Federations in Telangana, India: A Path Analysis Approach| Chapter 4 | Current Progress in Arts and Social Studies Research Vol. 1

 It is been almost two decades since ‘empowerment’ emerged as a buzzword. The development policies often change their loci of attention in framing the solutions for betterment of society and ‘empowerment’ of women has emerged as a powerful tool in this process. As rightly put by Neila Kabeer, empowerment entails a process of change. Several Self Help Groups federation models have been taken up by various state governments in India exclusively for nurturing women's self-help groups in rural areas that lead to the change. The federations, of which Indira Kranthi Patham is one, provide monetary and non-monetary assistance for women and also facilitate entrepreneurship. The present study tries to find out the rural women empowerment of SHGs in Ranga Reddy District. Path analysis is used for analysis. The women are divided into two groups – micro-entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs and paths of empowerment for both these groups have been identified. Multi-group analysis is done along with pairwise parameters for assessing the statistical significance of differences in paths. The major finding of the study is the variation in the paths of empowerment of both groups. Six domains of empowerment were used for the study namely – cognitive empowerment (empowerment from within), economic empowerment, empowerment within the family, social empowerment, political empowerment and collective empowerment. The most striking findings of the study are cognitive empowerment, and empowerment within the family are comparatively high among entrepreneurs whereas, social, political and collective empowerment are high among non-entrepreneurs.

Author(s) Details:

V. Janaki Thenneti
Aurora’s PG College, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.

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Influence of major factors for Tourists Visit in Tourism Destination of Bali, Indonesia| Chapter 2 | Current Progress in Arts and Social Studies Research Vol. 1

 The present study identifies the major push factor and major pull factor influencing tourist visits to the tourism destination of Bali, Indonesia. Bali Province is not endowed with natural resources to drive its economy but rather relies heavily on tourism as its leading sector in achieving economic growth. Against the backdrop of Bali's heavy dependence on tourism, it is necessary to conduct an analysis of how to survive the fierce tourism competition. Visitors can explore ancient temples, attend traditional dance performances, and participate in Balinese ceremonies and rituals, providing them with a deeper understanding of the island's cultural identity. Push factors are those that make a person want to travel and they are mainly internal psychology motives. The pull factor is an external factor that affects a person's travels to fulfill needs or desires. The person will choose one destination that fulfills their needs and desires. This research uses qualitative and quantitative analysis which uses factor analysis and descriptive qualitative. Result of this research shows that there are three major push factors namely status and personal development (F2), culture (F1), and inter-personal relationship (F4), and there are four major pull factors namely people (F10), atmosphere and climate (F6), security and hygiene (F11), and opportunities for outdoor activities (F12) the tourists visit Bali tourism destination, Indonesia. Novelty of this research, there are three major push factors and there are four major pull factors the tourists visit to Bali. From the moment travelers set foot on the island, they are greeted with genuine smiles and gracious hospitality, leaving a lasting impression and beckoning them to return. Whether seeking relaxation, adventure, or spiritual rejuvenation, Bali promises an unforgettable journey that leaves a lasting impression on all who visit.

Author(s) Details:

Made Antara (Lecturer),
Tourism Doctoral Program and Tourism Master Program, University of Udayana, Bali, Indonesia.

Putu Udayani Wijayanti (Lecturer),
Agribusiness Study Program and Agrotourism Courses, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Udayana, Bali, Indonesia.

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Marital Adjustment and Its Dimensions among Single-working Couples and Dual-working Couples| Chapter 3 | Current Progress in Arts and Social Studies Research Vol. 1

 Aim: Marriage is a way of life, in reality. It's not always sunshine and flowers, but for it to work, both sides need to be prepared to adapt. Most families are having a very hard time adjusting to the increasing number of families with two workers, especially when it comes to the marriage relationship. The present study aimed to examine the gender differences and correlation in marital adjustment and its dimensions among single-working couples and dual-working couples between 25 to 45 years of age range. It is a comparative study of marital adjustment of couples from urban and rural areas.

Methodology: A total of 400 couples from Lucknow city were studied including 200 single-working couples and 200 Dual-working Couples. The standardised tool of the Marital Adjustment Questionnaire developed by Kanchana Rohatgi and Pramod Kumar was used in the study. The data was statistically analysed by the SPSS 20 version that used the F test and Correlation Matrix.

Results: The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant gender difference in emotional, social and sexual dimensions of marital adjustment among single and dual-working couples. It also revealed that there is a significant correlation between emotional adjustment and social adjustment, sexual adjustment and emotional adjustment. It also revealed an interesting finding that dual-working couples have better marital adjustment than single-working couples and there is no such difference in marital adjustment of couples from rural and urban areas.

Conclusion: Better marital adjustment takes place with better emotional, social and sexual adjustment in married life. However, there is a negligible role of ethnicity in marital adjustment.

Author(s) Details:

Dr. Raksha Singh,
School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Babu Banarasidas University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Geo-coding of Voters Residential Addresses: A Panacea to Election Malpractices in Jos South LGA of Plateau State, Nigeria | Chapter 6 | Current Progress in Arts and Social Studies Research Vol. 1

 The proceeds and the paraneferia of office enjoyed by the Executives and the Legislatures in Nigeria can never be compared with other clients all over the world that have been practicing constitutional democracy for centuries. That is why, the political elites involve themselves in all sorts of elections maleficent to perpetuate themselves in office by introducing twisted policies to subvert the will of the electorates. According to NSGIC's Geo-Enabled Elections project 2017-2019, transiting from the un-verifiable election method to a Geographic Information System (GIS), elections management requires a sound plan, effort and resolve. The inherent technical capacity of GIS visualization and analytical advantages involves replacing non-spatial 'voter's address file' systems with election district and voter location data in a GIS format. But in practice, it requires some additional investment, technology and resolves to answer the most frequently asked question from the electorates 'Does the election management body (INEC) in Nigeria know the geographic locations of their voters'?. This task of course requires relentless efforts from INEC and building the staff capacities and having synergy with relevant or sister organizations for data standards, exchange and metadata development. The file geo-database of point attribute data set of all eligible voters in the study was exported to ArcMap of ArcGIS into the geo-coder, where parameters were set for both urban and rural voters' proximity at the prompt of file geo-dBase. The implicit operations of the geocoder's algorithm generate the result on a spreadsheet format (.xlsx) revealing the name of each voter, the demographic characteristics, location (in terms of latitude and longitude) and shortest or nearest voting point. This reduces to a great extent multiple voting, and voter apathy and helps INEC plan effectively.

 

Author(s) Details:

Isa Agaie Dawodu
Department of Geo-informatics and Surveying, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNN), Nigeria.

 

Francis Ifeanyi Okeke
Department of Geo-informatics and Surveying, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNN), Nigeria.

 

Mubarak Umar Faruk
Department of Geo-informatics and Surveying, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNN), Nigeria.

Yusuf Ibrahin Kuriwa
Department of Geo-informatics and Surveying, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNN), Nigeria.

 

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Analysis of Code-switching Used by Bilingual Students in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Case of Christian Bilingual University of Congo| Chapter 5 | Current Progress in Arts and Social Studies Research Vol. 1

 Aims: To identify reasons why the community members of the Christian Bilingual University of Congo code-switch from English to French and vice-versa. In addition, this study seeks to identify different functions that the code-switching practice has at the Christian Bilingual University of Congo.

Study Design: The data from this study have come from the participatory observation technique which involved the researcher participating in observing, listening, and asking a few questions as he was immersed in different activities in order to experience reality. The study, thus, used the qualitative approach.     

Place and Duration of Study: Department of Education, January to September 2018.

Methodology: This study examines the purposes of code-switching and how it is used to achieve the speaker’s communicative intents at the Bilingual Christian University of Congo. Data were collected through participatory observation during the triadic training activities (academics, work program and service learning) that offers the Bilingual Christian University of Congo. In addition, data were collected during chapel, academic meetings, professional development sessions, etc. The data were organized according to the situation that triggered the code-switching.

Results: The findings show that code-switching is a style of language used at the Christian Bilingual University of Congo that speakers employ to organize, enhance and enrich their speech. It occurs both in formal and informal contexts of communication.

Conclusion: The result of this study has shown that code-switching behavior is not random nor is it seen as a sign of linguistic deficiency or inadequacy. It is rather a negotiation between the style of language use and the communicative intents of the speakers.

The findings have revealed that code-switching usage at UCBC is seen as functionally motivated behaviour. It has a discourse enhancing functions where speakers code-switch to express solidarity and affiliation with a particular group, to fill a linguistic or conceptual gap of the speaker; it provides continuity in speech, it compensates for the inability of expressions, to reiterate or emphasize a point in order to repair trouble, gap and silence in communication.

 

Author(s) Details:

Mumbere Malonga Mashauri
Christian Bilingual University of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Life and Oscillatory Reaction | Book Publisher International

In addition to the well-known chemical vibrational reactions, an enzyme oscillatory reaction using a semipermeable membrane has been discovered. It was found that the slow membrane permeation of the substrate caused the oscillatory reaction of the enzyme. Oscillatory reactions are thought to occur in actual biological membranes, and NADH and ATP were found to oscillate even in mitochondria. It was suggested that oscillatory reactions occur everywhere within the body.
 
On the other hand, calcium oscillation was discovered in the interaction between calcium and phospholipids, and then calcium oscillation was discovered in reactions with various substances.
 
It was also discovered that oscillatory reaction of other neurotransmitters occurs, suggesting that these oscillations serve as information for information transmission.

Author(s) Details:

Taketoshi Hideshima,
J. F. Oberlin University, Japan.

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