IOSR-JHSS   Volume-23 ~ Issue-10 ~ October -2018

Abstract: The type of this research is classroom action research (CAR). This study aims to improve the learning outcomes of Indonesian reading skills by applying the word square type of cooperative learning model to eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Galesong Utara. Galesong Utara District, Regency of Takalar. To answer the questions, the data were analyzed and described. This research was held at SMP Negeri 2 Galesong Utara, Galesong Utara District, Takalar Regency. There were 31 subjects in this study and they were all eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Galesong Utara Galesong Utara District, Regency of Takalar. The techniques of data collection used in this study are............

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Abstract: A tourism website is essentially an important domain in realizing the tourism products. Indeed, official tourism websites can be very powerful tool in representing the norms and values, which travelers should purportedly observe. However, there is only limited research on the constructions of tourism destination images and in particular on how official tourism websites promote products. Therefore, this study aimed at examininghow the effective use of language and visual elements in realizing the Indonesian culinary on the official tourism website of Indonesia (OTWI). Implementing a discourse approach, the analysis was conducted on both language and visual elements. Discourse analysis, text and visual imaginary of the official tourism websites were selected for investigation..........

KEYWORD: Realizing, culinary Tourism, language, visual, tourism discourse

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Abstract: Bangladesh is a fertile land of child labour. Child labour is a visible part of everyday life of Bangladesh. Child labour is experiencing in every sector of Bangladeshi labour market like agriculture, transport , textile, restaurant , ship breaking, recycling operations etc. This paper tries to scrutinize the present scenario and severity of child labour.This paper proceeds to foreground the ILO Convention No.182,ICCPR, ICESCR and discusses laws, strategies and policies of the country aligned with International Standards.This paper also speaks about the challenges in the way to eliminate child labour. Finally some recommendations have been provided on what government can do further in partnership with civil society to eliminate child labour.

KEYWORD: child labour, causes of child labour, challenges , Recommendations

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[2]. Fact Sheet: Child Labor in the textile and garment industry Bangladesh- focus on the role of buying companies (March 2014), published by The Center for Research on Multinational Companies (SOMO)
[3]. Khanam Rasheda (2006); Child labor in Bangladesh: Trends, Patterns and Policy Options, Asian Profile Vol. 34, No.6.
[4]. Holmstorm Linn (2015); Made by Children-A study of the elimination of child labor in Bangladesh textile industry.
[5]. Gunter G. Bernhard, Uddin Nasir, and Hamiduzzaman Mohammad (2009); Physical and Psychological Implication of Risky Child Labor: A study in Sylhet City in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Development Research Center (BDRC)..

Abstract: This paper analyses the songs and libation texts of the AboakyerFestival of the Efutu in the Central Region of Ghana.It criticallyanalyses the literary elements that provide the silver lining of the songs and libation texts and brings out their stylistic and aesthetic values.The paper analysesthese selected oral pieces to bring out the devices of language embedded them.The core proposition of this paper is that AboakyerFestival songs and libation texts have their own aesthetic features and various language devices including repetition, exclamatory statements and metaphor.The paper argues that, like other traditional oral pieces, the AboakyerFestival songs and libation texts constitute great oral literature which can be appreciated in much the same way as written literature..

KEYWORD: Aboakyer Festival, Oral literature, Libation Text,

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Abstract: Resources play major roles in improving livelihoods globally. From studies undertaken, natural resources have impacted on people‟s socio economic, political and cultural lifestyle but there is need for resource mobilization due to its elusiveness. There is a great link between resources and livelihoods which means even after mobilization there has not been easy to ascertain the impact of resource mobilization on people‟s livelihoods. The role played by resources cannot be underestimated, the key questions people fail to relate is the relationship between resource mobilization and the people‟s livelihoods. The main objective of this study is to find out the impact of resource mobilization on pastoral community‟s livelihoods. The study was guided by resource mobilization theory and social movements by Jenkins. The study was carried out in Turkana central sub-county. The study used descriptive...........

KEYWORD: Resources, Pastoralists, Livelihoods, Mobilization, Communities, Stakeholders, Empowerment, Resource Management, Resource utilization, Resource Utilization

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Abstract: The purpose of this study is to assess the practices and challenges of school based teachers' continuous professional development in government secondary schools of Arbaminch city administration in GamoGofa Zone. The study was both descriptive survey and explanatory in nature. To conduct this study data were collected by using questionnaire, interview and documents. The sampling techniques used were both purposive and simple random sampling. The sample size was 83 teachers, 14 school principals, 3 city education office TDP experts, and 3 cluster supervisors with the total of 103 participants out of 286 study population. The participants of interview were city........

KEYWORD: Continuous Professional Development, CPD Coordinator, CPD facilitators

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[3]. Chemir Haile, (2013): Practices and Challenges of the Implementation of Continuous Professional Development in Secondary Schools of Gurage Zone. Dilla University.: Unpublished MA Thesis.
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Abstract: The riverine islands of the Brahmaputra river in Assam are locally known as char or chaporis. Char dwellers are generally marginalized people.. The sample of this study is taken using the two-stage random sampling technique. The villages under the char area are the first unit of sampling and the farm households are the second for this investigation.

KEYWORD: Education, Char, Riverine, Labour

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Abstract: This study examined the rights of the constutional court's decision on the house of representative's representatives about on the president prospective and/ or the president's vice private vocational school by the state basic state of the Republic of Indonesia year 1945. The purpose of this study is to find out the mechanism of the Constitutional Court in examining, adjudicating and deciding the opinion of the People's Legislative Assembly that the President and / or Vice President have violated the law in the form of treason against the state, corruption, bribery, other serious criminal acts, disgraceful acts, and / or the opinion that the president and / or the vice president no longer meets the requirements as President and / or Vice President. And also To find out the decision of the Constitutional Court as a binding judicial institution on the opinion of the House of Representatives.........

KEYWORD: President,Vice President, Constituional court's, President prospective, house of representative

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Abstract: Recently, a huge number of Chinese large state-owned enterprises, private owned enterprises and small-to-medium-sized companies are moving to invest in Africa. Reports say China is now Africa's largest trading partner. Also, Africa has become China's major importer, the second largest overseas project contracting market and the fourth largest investment destination. According to data from the Ministry of Commerce of China, from 2009 to 2012, China's direct investment in Africa increased from $1.44 billion to $2.52 billion, with an average annual increase of 20.5% and the stock increased 1.3 times from $9.33 billion to $21.23 billion. The growing presence of Chinese enterprises in.............

KEYWORD: China, Africa, FDI, FIE, Labor Relations, Non-standard work, Contracts.

[1]. Barry Bearak, "Zambia Uneasily Balances Chinese Investment and Workers' Resentment" NewYork Times Nov. 21, 2010.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/world/africa/2ambia.
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[4]. Snow, Philip. 1989, The Star Raft: China's encounter with Africa.Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press.
[5]. Tang Xiaoyan. 2016, Does Chinese Employment Benefit Africans? African Studies Quarterly, Volume 16, Issue 3-4| December 2016. http://www.africa.ufl.edu/asq/v16/v16i3-4a8.pdf

Abstract: Inclusion of the physically challenged learners in public primary schools has been quite a challenge as many of these children are still at home and have attained school going age while some have even passed the school going age. The purpose of this study was to assess the availability of facilities for physically challenged pupils in public primary schools in Kericho County. Lev Vygotsky Social–Cultural Constructivism Theory informed the study. The study utilized a descriptive survey design. The objective of the study was to establish the availability of facilities for physically challenged pupils in public primary schools. Mixed research methods was employed. The target population was composed of 214 teachers, 2395 pupils, 14 head teachers and one District Quality Assurance.......

KEYWORD : Assessment, Facilities, Physically challenged pupils and inclusive education

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Abstract: The objective of this research was to analyze and find out some factors which influenced offering the elderly as workers in Medan. Independent variables were education, health, earnings, dependents, and occupational status. The samples were 100 respondents. Primary data were gathered by conducting interviews, observation, and questionnaires and analyzed by using multiple linear regression models with E-views 7 program. The result of the research showed that the variables of education, earnings, and dependents had positive and significant influence on offering the elderly as workers in Medan. There was the difference in offering the elderly as workers in Medan, based on health, but there was no difference in offering the elderly as workers in Medan, based on occupational status

KEY WORDS: dependent, earnings, education, health, offering the elderly as workers

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Abstract: Though mathematics is an important subject and it has occupied a central position since the ancient times, still it has not been the interest of many students which is the main reason for not developing the thinking and logical skills of children. So, while teaching mathematics, teachers should use innovative and creative teaching methods, strategies and pedagogic resources that are much more useful andfruitful in gaining adequate responses from the students than we have ever had in the past. It can be seen that more focus is laid on the higher level of objectives underlying the mathematics subject looking to the aims of teaching mathematics like analytical thinking, critical thinking, decisionmaking, logical reasoning, problemsolving, etc. Such objectives are very difficult to get......

Keywords: Mathematics, teaching aids, mathematical rules, innovations in teaching

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