Asian journal of social sciences and humanities 

About: Asian journal of social sciences and humanities is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Population & Government. It has an ISSN identifier of 2186-8492. Over the lifetime, 453 publications have been published receiving 1764 citations.

Writing Problems and Strategies: An Investigative Study in the Omani School and University Context

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to identify and investigate the gaps in English language teaching and learning that exist between post-basic schools and universities in the Sultanate of Oman. The gaps were examined in relation to the problems that school and university language learners encounter when writing in English and to the strategies they follow to overcome these problems. The examined problems concerned writing a correct English sentence; putting the ideas together in a coherent way; choosing the right vocabulary to express ideas and having ideas about the suggested topics and deciding how to start an essay/paragraph. Approaches to writing in the context of English as foreign language informed the study. The study involved a sample of randomly selected 1114 school students and 317 university students from Muscat, Batinah South and Dhakeleya regions of Oman. The results indicate that both groups of students acknowledge that they have problems when writing in English (mean score 3.78 and 3.85). Data regarding writing problems suggest that majority of school and university students struggle with lexical and content aspects of writing, however university students’ perceptions of the kind of problems they encounter and of the strategies to address them are more assertive. The study recommends alignment of school and university writing curricula with emphasis on ideas’ development, content knowledge, critical and creative thinking.

The Impact of Social Media on Youth : A Case Study of Bahawalpur City

Abstract: Social Networking sites provide a platform for discussion on burning issues that has been overlooked in today’s scenario. This research is conducted to check the impact of social networking sites in the changing mind-set of the youth. It is survey type research and data was collected through the questionnaire. 300 sampled youth fill the questionnaire, while non-random sampling techniques was applied to select sample units. Rate of return was remaining 97 percent after fill up the questionnaire. The main objectives were as (1) To analyze the influence of social media on youth social life (2) To assess the beneficial and preferred form of social media for youth (3) To evaluate the attitude of youth towards social media and measure the spending time on social media (4) To recommend some measure for proper use of social media in right direction to inform and educate the people. Collected data was analyzed in term of frequency, percentage, and mean score of statements. Findings show that the Majority of the respondents show the agreements with these influences of social media. Respondents opine Face book as their favorite social media form, and then the like Skype as second popular form of social media, the primary place for them, 46 percent responded connect social media in educational institution computer labs, mainstream responded as informative links share, respondents Face main problem during use of social media are unwanted messages, social media is beneficial for youth in the field of education, social media deteriorating social norms, social media is affecting negatively on study of youth. Social media promotes unethical pictures, video clips and images among youth, anti-religious post and links create hatred among peoples of different communities, Negative use of social media is deteriorating the relationship among the countries, social media is playing a key role to create political awareness among youth.

A study of teachers workload and job satisfaction in public and private schools at secondary level in lahore city pakistan

Abstract: This study investigates how organizational justice affects employee’s workload and job satisfaction in Public and Private schools at Secondary level. Study is consisted of all teachers of Lahore city from both public and private schools. A sample of 100 teachers of government and private schools were selected. 50 teachers were selected from five government and 50 teachers were selected from 5 private schools. This study is useful for administrators; teachers and researchers for their professional working. It is a descriptive type of research. The questionnaire was prepared for measuring the job satisfaction and workload of the teachers at Secondary level. The questionnaire consists of two parts. First part consisted of questions about workload of teachers, second part is consisted of questions about job satisfaction of teachers in both governments, private schools out of 25 items, 10 were about teacher workload, and 15 were about teacher job satisfaction. All the questions were designed at fivelikert scale strongly agree, Agree, undecided, disagree and strongly disagree. Data was collected from the related teachers. Data was analyzed by using SPSS in terms of frequency, t-test and Anova. The results shows that Overall government school teachers are more flexible and satisfied with their working hours and working conditions as compared to private school teachers. The study recommends certain measures for the entire satisfaction of college teachers. Teachers should be encouraged by their heads for better performance. The successful teachers showing good results in their subjects should be given incentives for their job satisfaction. Workload should be reasonable for every teacher.

Issues and concerns of philippine education through the years

Abstract: The essay is an attempt to analyze, evaluate and criticize issues affecting the educational system through the years with the end view of recommending possible improvements The metamorphosis of Philippine education through the years was a gradual process brought about by generations of colonialism and imperialism From the Spaniards to the Americans, to the Japanese even during the Liberation period up to the EDSA revolution, changes in education did not match the high hopes of the Filipino people Presently, the Philippine educational system needs to address issues not only of accessibility and quality in providing education for all Other issues needs to addressed involved the role of education in the national development, the unresponsive curriculum, improper monitoring of programs implemented, globalization of education and even politics in education For the Philippine education to succeed its ills and problems must be addressed There is a need for values reorientation of the Filipinos as a key to national development Teachers’ transformation, in terms of their values orientation is necessary Part of the teachers’ transformation must include their upgrading or updating for professional and personal development Hence, government support and intervention, along this line is very much needed As these very same ills and problems have been hounding the country for the last several decades, failure to do so will only compound these problems in the coming years

Beyond proximity : an integrated model of accessibility for public parks

Abstract: This article aims to critically analyse the concept of accessibility in the academic literature with the end goal of developing a new integrative framework for defining and measuring accessibility. Access to urban public facilities such as parks and green space is alleged to contribute to community well-being, as well as the development of social capital and inclusive neighbourhoods. Accessibility, however, is a complex concept difficult to define but much harder to measure. Our analysis indicates that while accessibility has been developed as a multidimensional construct, its measurement has been limited to its physical and temporal dimensions, leaving other relevant factors such as social conditions and personal constraints, largely unexplored. We argue for the relevance of these latter factors to realistically assess accessibility to urban public facilities. We present an alternative concept of accessibility, which is an integrated model of park accessibility containing both spatial and non-spatial dimensions and propose that this model be used to facilitate future research into more effective public facility delivery.