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{"title":"Distribution of Electric Vehicle Travel in Dalian City of China","authors":"Jianshu Li, Lidong Fan, Bingmiao Chen","doi":"10.2174/012772316x270709231208101954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/012772316x270709231208101954","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Since the second half of 2021, the prices of natural gas, coal and oil\u0000have soared, but at the same time, the Russia-Ukraine conflict is likely to become a catalyst for\u0000Europe and the world to accelerate the green and low-carbon transformation of energy, prompting\u0000countries to accelerate investment in renewable energy, improve energy security and achieve\u0000energy independence and the energy crisis started in Europe and eventually spread around the\u0000world. Under the new circumstances, the global green and low-carbon energy transition is imperative.\u0000The International Energy Agency released the \"2023 Global Electric Vehicle Outlook\"\u0000report, which showed that global electric vehicle sales will grow by 35% in 2023 from the previous\u0000year to 14 million units, increasing the total share of the overall vehicle market to 18%.\u0000Replacing traditional fossil fuels with low energy consumption and low pollution has become a\u0000trend in the automotive industry.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Therefore, this paper studies the travel distribution pattern of electric vehicles in Dalian\u0000city, which paves the way for the future development of the electric vehicle industry.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000First of all, this paper predicted the number of electric vehicles in Dalian in the next\u0000five years. Next, the gravity model and double-constraint gravity model were used to predict and\u0000analyze the travel generation, attraction and distribution of each traffic district. The gravity\u0000model is based on the concept of gravity in physics, this model can simulate the travel attraction\u0000between transportation communities. The dual constraint gravity model is an extension of the\u0000gravity model, taking into account the impact of factors other than distance on traffic distribution.\u0000For example, land type, land intensity utilization coefficient, etc. Finally, taking Shahekou\u0000District of Dalian city as an example, this paper made an empirical analysis of the travel distribution\u0000of electric vehicles in Shahekou District.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000This article fully considers the impact of land use types on residents' travel. Residential\u0000land is an important factor affecting travel volume, while public facility land is an important\u0000factor affecting attraction volume. For areas with high travel attractions, it is necessary to consider\u0000building more charging facilities around them to solve the problem of difficult charging.\u0000The distribution results showed that the amounts of travel in each traffic community were not\u0000much different, but their attraction volumes were greatly different.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000After understanding the distribution of electric vehicle traffic in various residential\u0000areas, it is possible to arrange the planning of public charging facilities more reasonably. The\u0000research provides practical guidance for the transportation planning of electric vehicles in such\u0000urban cities as Dalian city.\u0000","PeriodicalId":326709,"journal":{"name":"Current Social Sciences","volume":"20 51","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140409211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Consumer Trust in Online Advertising - How Negative Perception Impacts\u0000its Effectiveness","authors":"R. Nowacki, Alicja Fandrejewska","doi":"10.2174/012772316x276725240130110311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/012772316x276725240130110311","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Building trust in a product, brand, or company is an important part of\u0000forming a relationship between a company and consumers. One of the key factors influencing\u0000consumer trust is two-way communication. Advertising, as a powerful communication tool capable of attracting attention and evoking emotions, plays a pivotal role in this process. Its characteristic feature is a dynamic increase in importance; in Poland, it currently holds the first place in\u0000terms of advertising expenditures. Due to this growth, understanding the perception and effectiveness of online advertising becomes crucial in building trust with consumers.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The study examines opinions concerning internet advertising and trust regarding its\u0000content. It explores attitudes, evaluation, purchase motivation, actual purchases made under the\u0000influence of online advertising, as well as consumers’ negative opinions about it.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The discussion is based on a 2020 survey conducted among Polish internet users concerning the perception of online advertising and related negative associations. The survey included\u0000402 respondents, selected using the CAWI method, with a quota sample differentiated by gender,\u0000age, and place of residence.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Results: The results revealed relatively low trust and effectiveness levels regarding online advertising, with no variation based on respondents' demographic characteristics. Most respondents\u0000(more than half of the respondents) indicated the excessive number of online advertisements, limited enthusiasm for advertisements, and low level of purchase incentive or actual motivation (rates\u0000below 10%), and strongly agreed with negative statements about online advertising.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The findings confirm the thesis of a general perception of online advertising as a\u0000threat to conscious consumption.\u0000","PeriodicalId":326709,"journal":{"name":"Current Social Sciences","volume":"14 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139779856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Consumer Trust in Online Advertising - How Negative Perception Impacts\u0000its Effectiveness","authors":"R. Nowacki, Alicja Fandrejewska","doi":"10.2174/012772316x276725240130110311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/012772316x276725240130110311","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Building trust in a product, brand, or company is an important part of\u0000forming a relationship between a company and consumers. One of the key factors influencing\u0000consumer trust is two-way communication. Advertising, as a powerful communication tool capable of attracting attention and evoking emotions, plays a pivotal role in this process. Its characteristic feature is a dynamic increase in importance; in Poland, it currently holds the first place in\u0000terms of advertising expenditures. Due to this growth, understanding the perception and effectiveness of online advertising becomes crucial in building trust with consumers.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The study examines opinions concerning internet advertising and trust regarding its\u0000content. It explores attitudes, evaluation, purchase motivation, actual purchases made under the\u0000influence of online advertising, as well as consumers’ negative opinions about it.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The discussion is based on a 2020 survey conducted among Polish internet users concerning the perception of online advertising and related negative associations. The survey included\u0000402 respondents, selected using the CAWI method, with a quota sample differentiated by gender,\u0000age, and place of residence.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Results: The results revealed relatively low trust and effectiveness levels regarding online advertising, with no variation based on respondents' demographic characteristics. Most respondents\u0000(more than half of the respondents) indicated the excessive number of online advertisements, limited enthusiasm for advertisements, and low level of purchase incentive or actual motivation (rates\u0000below 10%), and strongly agreed with negative statements about online advertising.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The findings confirm the thesis of a general perception of online advertising as a\u0000threat to conscious consumption.\u0000","PeriodicalId":326709,"journal":{"name":"Current Social Sciences","volume":"43 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139839597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Strengthening Youth Resilience via Social Work Internship Placements\u0000within Boys and Girls Clubs: A Process Evaluation","authors":"Michelle Taylor, Leilani Madrigal, Tory L. Cox, Jeremy Dolezal-Ng","doi":"10.2174/012772316x283178240116114727","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/012772316x283178240116114727","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000There is a growing mental health crisis among youth in the United\u0000States. The objective of the current study was to conduct a process evaluation of Strengthening\u0000Youth Resilience (SYR), a unique program aimed at decreasing youth anxiety and depression via\u0000social work internship placements within after-school programs in three historically underserved\u0000communities in a large city in Southern California. The SYR program utilizes the School Social\u0000Work Practice Model as a framework for interacting with youth within community settings by\u0000providing a tiered system of service delivery.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Focus group discussions and interviews were used to examine the unique perspectives\u0000of social work interns, program leaders, and Boys and Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) staff.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Results emphasized the importance of trust, clear communication, and shared decisionmaking as a foundation for successful program site integration. Additionally, several unanticipated barriers to implementation arose, including difficulty obtaining informed parental consent to\u0000work individually with youth, challenges aligning internship schedules with the fluid structure of\u0000after-school programs, and the need for a private welcoming space to work.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000In conclusion, the SYR program successfully integrated within BGCA sites and was\u0000able to provide support to youth. BGCA sites expressed great satisfaction with the program and\u0000were eager to continue and expand upon their collaboration with the local university\u0000","PeriodicalId":326709,"journal":{"name":"Current Social Sciences","volume":"51 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140494098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gender and Access to Justice in the Informal Court System in Ghana: A Descriptive Phenomenology in a Patriarchal Society","authors":"Awinaba Amoah Adongo, J. Dapaah, Francess Dufie Azumah","doi":"10.2174/012772316x277583231229091308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/012772316x277583231229091308","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Women and access to justice are global issues, especially in patriarchal\u0000societies. There is a surprisingly small body of research on access to justice in the informal court\u0000system in patriarchal societies. The purpose of this paper is to conduct an empirical qualitative\u0000study on a local court case and use the findings to provide a critical analysis of women and access\u0000to justice in the informal court setting in Ghana.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Women and access to justice are global issues, particularly in patriarchal societies. The study sought to investigate the factors influencing women's access to justice in Ghana's informal court system.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The exploratory qualitative research approach and phenomenological research design\u0000were used in the study, which followed Colaizzi's process of descriptive phenomenological data\u0000analysis. The study collected data from fifteen women who had used the informal court system to\u0000address their grievances using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions as data collection\u0000techniques. The data was collected via tape recording and then transcribed word for word.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The paper's intended purpose is to identify factors that influence access to justice in the informal court system.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The major themes that emerged from the research were as follows: (i) traditional gender\u0000roles as impediments to justice (ii) social harmony-based adjudication, and (iii) the social consequences\u0000of the court's decisions on the family households. Sub-themes are used to discuss these\u0000major themes. According to the findings, women cooking and taking care of children, behavioural\u0000socialisation norms, women as housewives, informal court decisions based on social harmony,\u0000masculine rulings, lack of appeal for cases, women experiencing marital divorce, and lack of enforcement\u0000for rulings were identified as significant factors influencing gender and access to justice\u0000among women in the informal court system.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Informal courts are accessible and affordable to women who do not have the privilege\u0000of using formal courts due to the cost involved; however, the courts' decisions are reconciliatory\u0000and do not provide women with equal access to justice. To provide fair justice to all people\u0000in rural communities, the informal courts should be integrated with the formal procedure. As a\u0000result of the findings, it is recommended that a comprehensive training programme for traditional\u0000court judges on land issues, inheritance, and family law, dispute resolution, as well as international\u0000human rights standards be implemented so they can handle cases in their respective jurisdictions.\u0000","PeriodicalId":326709,"journal":{"name":"Current Social Sciences","volume":"30 1-2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140496498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Technology-Mediated Task-based Instruction During COVID-19: A Case Study from Higher Education in Morocco","authors":"Abdellah El Boubekri, Marilyn Lewis","doi":"10.2174/012772316x264099231227114647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/012772316x264099231227114647","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Two interests come together in this article, both from the perspectives of\u0000teachers and students from the Department of English Studies at Mohamed First University, Morocco.\u0000One is the extent to which Task-Based Learning (TBL) can inform educational technology.\u0000The other related issue is the need to capitalise on the interactive connectivity of online learning in\u0000the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic so as to reconsider the teacher-fronted classes that have\u0000long dominated higher education. It is noticed that the sudden shift into online learning has been\u0000accompanied by a respective perpetuation of the lecturing style; in-class lecture notes were transferred\u0000into PDF documents to be downloaded and memorized by students.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Two interests come together in this article, both from the perspectives of teachers and students from the department of English Studies at Mohamed First University, Morocco. One is the extent to which Task Based Learning TBL can inform educational technology. The other related issue is the need to capitalize on the interactive connectivity of online learning in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic so as to reconsider the teacher-frontedness that has long dominated higher education.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000After reviewing the relevant literature, we carried out a curriculum observation of the\u0000university’s e-learning platform, where professors and students of the English department undertook\u0000all their instructional and learning activities. In parallel, two questionnaires were administered.\u0000One questionnaire was addressed to (18) professors, and the other one targeted (155) students.\u0000In their totality, the contents of the questionnaires aim to investigate the participants’ perceptions\u0000of the unexpected move to e-learning, including questions of affordability, usability and\u0000methodology of presentation and application. The resultant quantitative data were used to test the\u0000major hypothesis that online instruction in the present context lacks a methodological framework\u0000that organizes the process of presenting and practising the assigned contents on the university’s elearning\u0000platform.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000While results come as a mixture of the encouraging, the discouraging and, occasionally,\u0000the puzzling, teacher-centeredness is certainly the unchanged aspect of this online transitioning.\u0000With the absence of a methodological framework that informs online instruction, both students\u0000and teachers are found to miss the interactive prospects afforded by the existing e-learning platform.\u0000Thus, there is an imperative to reconsider the lecturing style and teacher-centredness in\u0000post-pandemic higher education in Morocco.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Technology-mediated TBL methodology is proposed as a working alternative to the\u0000lecturing style dominant in the e-learning platform in the case under research and in similar universities\u0000elsewhere.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Technology-mediated TBL methodology is proposed as a working alternative to the lecturing style in e-learning platforms in the case under research and in similar unive","PeriodicalId":326709,"journal":{"name":"Current Social Sciences","volume":"73 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140494868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Estimating the Teacher Gap and Funding Requirements for all Education\u0000Levels in Eastern and Southern Africa","authors":"Matthew Cummins","doi":"10.2174/012772316x248135231129065918","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/012772316x248135231129065918","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000The socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 added to the learning challenges\u0000across Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) and significantly increased the resources required\u0000to deliver on basic education goals.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000This article makes the case for greater budgetary allocations to the education sector\u0000by quantifying the annual funding needs for 20 governments in ESA to achieve different classroom\u0000size targets for all levels of education by 2030.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Building on earlier estimation techniques, it develops a teacher costing and affordability\u0000model based on macroeconomic and demographic projections as well as education sector\u0000performance indicators from global databases.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000To meet goals around education and learning, governments in ESA need to pay for\u0000more than five million additional teachers by 2030. When compared to affordability estimates,\u0000which reflect the latest teacher compensation spending trends, the funding shortfall is nearly 50\u0000percent. While there is variation across countries, the compounding shortage of teachers is a\u0000serious risk to improving learning across the region.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The findings underscore the need to invest more resources in teachers and education\u0000systems more generally. If governments can progressively increase their investment in education\u0000to reach six percent of GDP in 2030, which is in line with the most ambitious target in the\u0000Incheon Declaration, they could recruit an additional three million teachers, which partially\u0000closes the gap. However, to achieve basic learning goals, most governments will need to invest\u0000much more, including up to eight percent of GDP.\u0000","PeriodicalId":326709,"journal":{"name":"Current Social Sciences","volume":" 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138961592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: employers’ predilection for plum jobs","authors":"Mohanasundari Marimuthu, Chithiraimaindan G.J., V. Sekar","doi":"10.2174/2772316x01666230822125044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/2772316x01666230822125044","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Gone are the days when the purpose of higher education was the pursuit of knowledge at a higher level for deeper understanding. In-depth knowledge fosters a greater understanding of the real world, which in turn promotes science and technology for decent living and eventually for the betterment of mankind. Education to fetch a good job, preferably plum jobs, has become the order of the day, but the percentage of students, who construe education for jobs with attractive salaries, has consistently been high in the decent decade, more pronounced after the onset of globalization in India since the early 1990s. Employers prefer a problem solver, and all they (employers) expect is not to rush to make decisions based on impulses. Almost, problem-solving has become an unwritten tacit job description. It is in this context that there is a need to dwell upon the expectations of employers, not only in business companies but also across all sectors. Critical thinking and problem-solving are the major skills that are expected of candidates for reasons better known to employers, but still, there is an academic interest in terms of understanding the concepts and illustrations of critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. To fill this gap, it is recommended to have the students get educated in their early stage of education. Hence, an attempt is made in this paper to bring to light the nuts and bolts of both (i.e., the detailed practical aspects of critical thinking and problem-solving) to enlighten the students, educational trainers, and academicians. The real challenge lies in transpiring the pedagogy of critical thinking and problem-solving to students and the prospective employees of different companies of all sectors of the economy.\u0000","PeriodicalId":326709,"journal":{"name":"Current Social Sciences","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133711646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of policy on principals’ leadership and management skills and student achievement in rural secondary schools: a South African Case Study","authors":"Rekai Zenda","doi":"10.2174/2772316x01666230209151343","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/2772316x01666230209151343","url":null,"abstract":"Globally, policy and leadership and management skills of principals that are involved in foster future-focused learning and guide teachers and students towards a passion for learning and for growing creatively and collaboratively.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The qualitative research was undertaken and the Cultural-Historical Activity theory was used as a theoretical lens to determine the impact of policy on principals’ leadership and management skills and student achievement.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The results showed that policy and leadership and management skills enabled school principals to effectively implement, assess, monitor learning activities, enhanced student behaviour and provision of resources.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The qualitative method was used. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect the data.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Implications uncovered in this research include providing school principals with access to training courses to improve their understanding of the teaching and learning methodologies to enhance student achievement, particularly in science.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The results showed that policy enabled schools principals to effectively implement assessment, monitoring learning activities, enhancing student behaviour and provision of resources.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000None","PeriodicalId":326709,"journal":{"name":"Current Social Sciences","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134353731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}