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Library and Social Integration

C. A. Danbaki, D. S. M. Gado, G. S. Mohammed, D. Agbenu & P. U. Ikegwuiro · Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · 2020

This study was designed to examine the role of social media as a tool in the library for social integration. Social integration is the process during which newcomers or minorities are incorporated into the social structure of the host society. Social integration, together with ec...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arjass/2020/v12i230185

Students’ Self Identity Model on Social Media Instagram: A Case of Swadaya Gunung Jati University, Cirebon West Java, Indonesia

Farida Nurfalah, . Kholil, Puji Lestari & Titi Widaningsih · Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · 2020

The presence of Instagram social media provides a space for communication and interaction in cyberspace. The students will do various ways to maintain their existence in their environment. The purpose of this study is to find out the student identity model on social media Instagr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arjass/2020/v12i230184

Coastal Community's Perception on Climate Change and Its Impacts: Analysis of Local Coastal Community of Winneba, Ghana

Johnson Ankrah · Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · 2020

Aims: The study assessed the perception of the coastal inhabitants of Winneba on climate change and its impacts. Study Design: This study is descriptive in nature and employed both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Place and Duration of Study: This research was conducted i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arjass/2020/v12i130183

Structural Barriers to Health-provider Training Programmes for Ethnic Minorities: The Case of the Katu and Diabetes Management in Vietnam

Caroline Bec, Geoff J. Wells & Joshua J. Solomon · Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · 2020

Background: Training of primary care practitioners is one of the most implemented interventions in medical international development programmes targeting non-communicable diseases (NCD). Yet in many cases their effectiveness is below expectations. One potential cause of this is t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arjass/2020/v12i130182

The District Assembly Common Fund and Fiscal Decentralisation: What is the Impact on Local Development in Ghana?

Harrison Kofi Belley · Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · 2020

Local governments have been created as agents of local development in which the people in the local areas are given greater opportunities to influence policies and programs that directly affect their well-being and thereby reducing their poverty levels. But the implementation of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arjass/2020/v12i130180

Spirituality and Women Business Leaders: Evidence from Small & Medium Entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka

M. G. H. Madusha & L. A. Pavithra Madhuwanthi · Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · 2020

Purpose: This study is to explore spiritual values and practices among the women business leaders in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Sri Lanka. Methodology: A qualitative study based on snowball sample of ten women business leaders in SME sector. Semi-structured interviews...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arjass/2020/v12i130179

Decision Making and Truck Operating Costs on Haulage Business in Lagos, Nigeria

Christopher Adesola Wojuade & Jubril Oladosu · Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · 2020

Aim: To evaluates how managers take decisions on variable components of freight operation and its effects on truck operating costs in haulage business in Lagos, Nigeria. Study Design: The structure of this paper is a descriptive design. It identified a gap in knowledge and employ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arjass/2020/v11i430177

Concerns and Trends in the Ecological House Design and Arrangement from Film to Reality

Bogdan-Vasile Cioruța & Mirela Coman · Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · 2020

Following the technical and social norms in force, a dwelling is defined as a construction intended to house one or more persons. It is considered a dwelling, the construction consisting of one or more living rooms, with the related outbuildings, the necessary endowments, and uti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arjass/2020/v11i430176

Gender Based Violence among Married Persons in Awka Town from a Glocalizing Context: A Comparative Study of Mental Health and Loneliness

Nwankwo, Emeka Anthony, Mabia, Chidozie Emmanuel, Eweni, Henry Ikemefuna, Obasi, Ifeanyi Michael & Ezeakabekwe, Samuel Uche · Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · 2020

Aim: The study considered if mental health and loneliness would have comparativeness on gender based violence in glocalizing context in Awka town. Methods: 149 married persons serve as participants. Systematic sampling technique was used for participants’ selection. They comprise...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arjass/2020/v11i430175

The Potential for Creative Socio-cultural Energy of Coastal Communities in the Maluku Islands

Idrus Hentihu, . Sumardjo, Basita Ginting Sugihen & Djoko Susanto · Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · 2020

The coastal areas of the Maluku Islands are the most prominent poverty-polarizing areas, both physically and socially with relatively isolated geographical positions. The social energy of creative culture has the potential to become a social resilience scheme in realizing welfare...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arjass/2020/v11i330173

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Human Rights Promotion in the Fourth Republic of Ghana

Harrison Kofi Belley · Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · 2020

Human rights are a justified entitlement that any person may claim because of being human       and that right to be socially guaranteed. Ensuring human rights requires that institutions are committed to their promotion and enforcement. It is against this backdrop with respect to...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arjass/2020/v11i330172

A Society’s Resilience to Conflict: An Analysis of Its Key Determinants in Conflict-Prone Rakhine State of Myanmar

Htet Paing Oo · Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · 2020

This study explored contributors to a society’s resilience to conflict in a multiethnic community in Rakhine State of Myanmar. It examined how a society’s resilience to conflict was related to economic and sociocultural interactions between diverse communities, presence of securi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arjass/2020/v11i330171