International Journal of New Trends in Social Sciences

Rural banks' financial contributions to agriculture, health, and education (AHE), and their impact on the Ghanaian economy

Solomon Arhin — 2023-02-27

The rural banks have become a growing and vibrant part of the whole banking industry and the Ghanaian economy as a whole. This study sought to assess the activities of rural banks and their contribution toward the economic development of Ghana in what the researcher described as a triangular model (AHE): Agriculture, Education, and Health. The sample consisted of 339 employees including senior members from 15 rural banks. The data for the study were collected with a questionnaire. The findings revealed that rural banks had performed well as far as the triangular model (AHE) is concerned in the localities in which they have been established and the country as a whole. The study recommends that rural banks have to be carefully monitored by policymakers to yield maximum benefits to consumers.

Factors related to individual innovativeness characteristics of nurses working in a university hospital

Esra Danacı — 2023-04-03

This research was carried out as a descriptive study to determine the individual innovativeness characteristics of nurses. The research was carried out with the participation of 165 nurses among a total of 459 nurses working in a university hospital. The data were collected by using a 21-question information form, which determines the socio-demographic and work-life characteristics of nurses and was prepared by the researcher in line with the literature, and the Individual Innovativeness Scale. The Individual Innovativeness Scale consisting of 3 subscales and 18 items that are ranked on a five-point Likert-type scale was used for the questionnaire. The data were analyzed using statistical programs. It was determined that the total score of the Individual Innovativeness Scale differed statistically according to the sociodemographic and work-life characteristics of the nurses. It is recommended to motivate nurses to participate in scientific research, provide training on this subject, and provide sufficient time and resources to improve their innovative behaviors.

Keywords: Individual innovativeness; innovation; nurse.

Universal values and democracy

Abdelhadi Benamar — 2023-04-03

The current polemic revolves around many concepts that are involved in the shaping and remodeling of the world and its priorities. They are overlapping each other and most of the time are found controversial, if not the diametrical opposite of what is supposed to be humankind's evolution towards the best. This paper aims to elucidate through scholars’ different analyses and points of view, a valid definition of this very term of democracy. Democracy under American values and globalization is an attempt to subdue obliquely the rest. These values are important issues raised by superpowers of politics, and most of the time, they are but arguments, cues by which they exercise their will upon the very discreet nation-states as they are evolving.

Keywords: Democracy; globalization; human; universal; values.

Learning BIPA through folktales: Needs analysis of foreign students in Indonesia

Febi Junaidi — 2023-04-03

The existence of the Indonesian language is currently increasing. This is evident in the number of foreigners who have shown interest in learning the Indonesian language for foreigners called BIPA. The purpose of this study is to know the need for foreign learners in learning the Indonesian language using folktales. This study used a qualitative approach. Data were obtained through observation and deep interviews conducted with international students. The results of the study showed that foreign students are interested in learning through folktales. They also hope that the BIPA learning will use the Indonesian language dominantly, variations of methods and resources, innovative media using various folktales, and meet many new classmates who come from different countries. Some students also assume that the Indonesian language is unique and easy to learn with folktales. This study implies that BIPA teachers could use folktales as material content for BIPA learners.

Mental illness and destigmatization: The case of Sidi Chami psychiatric hospital of Oran, Algeria

Sarra Samra Benharrats — 2023-04-03

The definition of mental illness, the description of the experience of the subject affected by this disorder, and the decision of what is necessary for the experience of the carrier of this illness are always established by the "healthy" subject, who himself has certainly not experienced living mental illness. In this regard, it is rare and unlikely to refer to the person having this disorder, even if he is completely stabilized and in remission. The patient suffering from mental disorders defines and expresses his disease, and social sufferings secondary to his malaise, in several forms ranging from words to carrying his voice, to destigmatizing himself. In this article, a qualitative study, based on the interpretation of speech and the observation of behavior, we illustrate some cases of subjects with mental disorders followed up at the Sidi Chami Psychiatric Hospital of Oran in Algeria. These patients, as a result of their resilience, have been able to open a new path toward destigmatization.

A theoretical approach to talent management

Cristina Holban — 2023-05-31

Lately, the industrial revolution, high technological development, and global labor market opening have brought new challenges to labor markets and stimulated human resources to deal with the barriers that tested their adaptation skills, quick decision-making, and easiness in solving urgent problems under tight deadlines. Human resource policies, strategies, and good practices have become insufficient for the current requirements of the global markets, triggering the appearance of a new area of research, that is, talent management. To bring theoretical clarifications, this study aimed to review the literature in the field for the 2016-2021 period by overviewing the studies published in research journals and databases to investigate how talent and talent management have been defined, and which practices have been used globally. The studies showed that the field has not been researched enough due to difficulties encountered in formulating an unanimously accepted definition by both academics and practitioners.

Keywords: Human resources; talent; talent management; talent management practices.

Judicial problems and solutions for observation crimes committed through IT systems

Begüm Güngör — 2023-05-31

With the development of technology and the introduction of the Internet and information systems in every aspect of our lives, new regulations have been made in our laws, with the anticipation that these systems will gain a dangerous dimension with the use of these systems by individuals for committing crimes. Information crimes are regulated in the Turkish Penal Code No.5237. However, some crimes regulated the Turkish criminal law can be committed by information systems, although they are not regulated separately as cybercrimes. This study aims to deal with the issue of obscenity crime, which is one of these types of crime and is of great importance since its definition may change over time, and it is commonly committed through information systems. This study will focus on the most common situations we encounter in practice in terms of obscenity crime. The researcher makes explanations with the Supreme Court Decisions by addressing the problems that arise in terms of Criminal Procedure Law.

Keywords: Cybercrime, eroticism, informatics, information technology, obscenity, pornography;