{"title":"A Critical Review of the Sustainability of South Africa's Health System, User’s Satisfaction and Key Performance Scores","authors":"S. Gani","doi":"10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.419","url":null,"abstract":"The South African Government has made accessibility and equity the primary focus of its health policy objectives since 1994. However, the extent to which these policies achieve their aims of lessening inequality is not synthetically documented. This study critically reviews and synthesises the literature on the nature of the South African health system, user’s satisfaction and key performance scores. The study conducted a content analysis of several research papers and policy papers in the South African health sector. The review showed that the current health system is dualistic, indicating that the public health system is not living up to the National Core Scores and that this has impacted negatively on the level of satisfaction of households. The evidence demonstrated ongoing discrepancies in access to and use of health services, notwithstanding legislative initiatives. Moreover, the review showed that user’s perceptions of the quality of public healthcare services are deteriorating in South Africa. There is evidence of treatment delays, long waiting times, acute shortages of doctors, specialists and nurses, a lack of appropriate medication and poor health services delivery. The evidence provided about the South African health system can contribute to global policy discussions about health equity on the use of health services by households from different socioeconomic backgrounds and how policies can increase access to quality health care for low-income households. \u0000 \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":34642,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Social Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45948309","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":"Assessment of Households’ Perception Towards Participatory Forest Management the Case of Heban Arsi Woreda, Ethiopia","authors":"Gonche GIRMA","doi":"10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.392","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding the perceptions of local communities towards participatory forest management (PFM) is essential for successful improvements of PFM regarding forest conservation and livelihood improvement. However, there is a lack of research evidence on the perception of local communities for PFM intervention. To better understand the local communities’ perception of PFM, 131 households were surveyed. Data were collected through the household survey; key informant interviews (KIIs), focus group discussion (FGD), and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results show that the households perceived that there is no deforestation due to the intervention of PFM which leads increment of species diversity, increasing of forest coverage, increased productivity of the forest, and increase valuable species. Respondents also perceived that the PFM has opportunities to change a negative attitude to a positive through giving of power to the local community, enables bounded members, bringing the right to exclude non-PFM members, creates a sense of belongingness, and encourage the right to use the forest products. The finding demonstrated forest income was second contributor of household income among income sources. Actions such as better protection of existing forests to avoid overuse, access to alternative livelihood diversification, better access to market, access to better skills and knowledge on the collection and use of forest products and reforestation were suggested to increase the existing benefits and management of PFM. The finding of the study suggests further improvement of local communities’ perception and attitudes as well as providing alternatives to improve forest conditions and livelihood.","PeriodicalId":34642,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Social Science","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134928006","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}
K. Olawumi, M. Mavuso, X. Khalo, Babalwa Kafu-Quvane, Busiswa Mzilikazi
{"title":"Implementation of Teacher Development Program for Integrating Climate Change Education: Natural Sciences Teachers View","authors":"K. Olawumi, M. Mavuso, X. Khalo, Babalwa Kafu-Quvane, Busiswa Mzilikazi","doi":"10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.534","url":null,"abstract":"The devastating effect of climate change (CC) on the environment all over the world has been a worrisome phenomenon. The effort by the government and other stakeholders at integrating climate change education (CCE) into the school curriculum in South Africa has not yielded the desired result because of the lack of teacher professional training programs for teaching CCE in the classroom. Using the pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) theory as lenses, this qualitative study investigated the implementation of the in-service teacher development programs and their role in enhancing the integration of CCE in Natural Sciences lessons. Five secondary schools out of twenty schools that participated in the in-service teacher training program conducted by one higher education institution (HEI) were purposely selected. Data for this study were generated through one-on-one semi-structured interviews conducted with four participating Natural Sciences teachers at the selected schools. It emerged from the data that the implementation of in-service teacher development programs helped Natural Sciences teachers to integrate CCE into their lessons. The data also revealed that Natural Sciences teachers’ content and pedagogical content knowledge on CC was lacking thus they were not adequately integrating CCE in their lessons. The study concludes that the teacher training programs are responsible for teacher improved pedagogical practice of Natural Sciences teachers in the classroom and the integration of CCE. The paper, therefore, recommends that teacher professional development programs on CCE for Natural Sciences teachers be organized on a continuous basis.","PeriodicalId":34642,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Social Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46832852","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}
Smangele Nzama, Odunayo Magret Olarewaju, Omolola A Arise
{"title":"Influence of Barriers to Environmental Sustainability on Environmental Management Accounting in the Food and Beverage Manufacturing Firms","authors":"Smangele Nzama, Odunayo Magret Olarewaju, Omolola A Arise","doi":"10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.403","url":null,"abstract":"Most companies make extensive use of environmental sustainability as they receive pressure to operate in an environmentally sustainable manner. Companies are struggling to implement environmental management accounting practices in their operations. Accordingly, research on environmental sustainability difficulties in the context of environmental management accounting in food and beverage manufacturing enterprises is limited. The paper investigates how the barriers to environmental sustainability influence the implementation of environmental management accounting (EMA) in the food and beverage manufacturing firms in Durban, South Africa. A quantitative research approach was applied, using convenience sampling because the data was collected during the strict regulations of the Covid-19 period. The Likert questionnaire (five-point scale) collected quantitative data and it was analyzed using SPSS, performing Pearson's correlation research and regression analysis. The Pearson's correlation coefficient findings show a statistically significant association between environmental sustainability bottlenecks and environmental management accounting in food and beverage manufacturing enterprises at (r = .250, p < 0.0005). As barriers to sustainability decrease, the implementation of environmental management accounting practices will be easier for these firms. The results of regression analysis, show the independent variable, barriers to sustainability, as a major predictor of environmental management accounting, B= 0.442, p< 0.05. It can be suggested that the SA government make the use of EMA practices mandatory for companies that have a negative impact on the environment.","PeriodicalId":34642,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Social Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44088133","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":"Effect of Outsourcing Strategies on the Operational Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Ghana","authors":"Johnson Nsowah, M. Phiri","doi":"10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.439","url":null,"abstract":"The study examined the effect of outsourcing on the operational performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Using questionnaires, a descriptive research design was employed with a sample size of 68 SMEs in Sunyani Municipality. The data analysis was based on a mean score and standard deviation using SPSS. The nature of outsourcing recorded in the study was the SMEs outsourcing some of their activities (mean score = 4.47, SD = 0.47), the practice affecting all areas of their operations (mean score = 4.24, SD = 0.47), and specifically internal operations (mean score = 4.17, SD = 0.55). The reasons SMEs in Sunyani practice outsourcing are to free up the company's resources to focus on its core competencies (mean score = 4.41, SD = 0.37), improve its competitive position (mean score = 4.26, SD = 0.41), avoid labour issues (mean score = 4.11, SD = 0.43), reduce cost (mean score = 3.82, SD = 0.52), reduce the risk associated with in-house production (mean score = 3.80, SD = 0.54), and increase efficiency (mean score = 3.75, SD = 0.60). The effects of outsourcing on operations and service delivery are reduced through superior provider performance, and the provider's lower cost structure (mean score = 4.21, SD = 0.43) and existing skills are commercially exploited (mean score = 4.18, SD = 0.47). Therefore, SMEs in Sunyani are encouraged to continue with their outsourcing practices. However, further study is recommended on the factors and challenges affecting outsourcing among Ghanaian companies.","PeriodicalId":34642,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Social Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49406732","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 Effect of Mandatory Carbon Disclosure on Financial Performance: Evidence From South African Listed Carbon-Intensive Companies","authors":"Thomas Nyahuna, M. Doorasamy","doi":"10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.378","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.378","url":null,"abstract":"By concentrating on determining the effect of mandatory carbon disclosure on financial performance, the study assists corporate managers in effectively understanding the significance of carbon information disclosure and searching for enhanced ways of amplifying carbon disclosure. The paper examines the impact of mandatory carbon disclosure on the corporate financial performance of 45 Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed cement and mining companies considered carbon-intensive entities from 2014 to 2021. This examination is based on the legitimacy theory. To attain the critical aim of the study, panel regression analysis is conducted with the assistance of SPSS 28. Financial performance was measured by return on assets, return on equity and net profit margin. Carbon disclosure was measured by carbon disclosure scores developed by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The study reports that all financial performance proxies are positively and significantly related to carbon disclosure. To upsurge financial performance, the sampled companies must keep extensively disclosing carbon information in their annual reports per the mandatory expectations. Therefore, this paper provides evidence that mandatory carbon disclosure is a source of better financial performance and critical for the corporate sector to accomplish sustainability.","PeriodicalId":34642,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Social Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49437974","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":"Sharia Principles in the Material Law of the National Banking Legal System","authors":"Cik Basir","doi":"10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.571","url":null,"abstract":"The national banking legal system uses two operational principles, namely conventional and sharia. Sharia banking was born and based on the Islamic legal system. Islamic banks in Indonesia have only been operating for about 25 years. This is still relatively new compared to conventional banks which have been used for more than a century. Various regulations were made to support the development of Islamic banks. This paper will examine the scope of the national banking legal system and the implementation of sharia principles in the material law of the national banking legal system. From the results of the study it was concluded that: (1) The legal system of Islamic banking in Indonesia consists of three components of the legal system, namely legal substance (material law and formal law), structure, in the form of institutions that support Islamic banking, and culture, both corporate culture , as well as the culture of society. This is in accordance with the elements of the legal system put forward by L. Friedman. (2) The implementation of sharia principles in material law within the scope of the national banking legal system has been embodied in laws and regulations in the banking sector which contain sharia principles. Hierarchically starting from the constitution, namely the 1945 Constitution, Government Regulations, Financial Services Authority Regulations, National Economic Law Compilation and DSN-MUI Fatwas. However, in a number of regulatory matters (material law) Islamic banking is still the same as conventional banks.","PeriodicalId":34642,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Social Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43112070","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":"Youth Citizenship: Connected and Unconnected in Public Issues","authors":"L. P. Sayrani, D. B. Pandie, M. Neolaka","doi":"10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.553","url":null,"abstract":"This study is about youth citizenship in the management of public issues. The study based on considerations related to the demographic situation of the population in Indonesia, which is actually dominated by young people. Especially for this study, young people will be placed in two important areas. First, the citizenship of young people and secondly the citizenship of young people who grow up in the context of a region (city) that is economically growing in a moderate range (Kupang City) and a small town (Bajawa City). The main issue raised in this article is how are the conditions and citizenship of young people growing and developing in response to the public issues around them? The method used in this study is a qualitative method based on in-depth interviews, case studies and discussions involving young people ranging in age from 15-25 years. The results of research in these two areas show a tendency for the involvement of young people in public affairs. First, young people in both regions have the ability to define public issues that they consider important. Second, the tendency to use digital media as a forum for organizing and social movements. Digital media allows children's movements which tend to be small, limited. Third, autonomous movement. This independence is especially strongly influenced by their desire not to be interfered with by other groups. Fourth, diametric relations with the government. Even though their efforts are often considered important by the government, they tend to keep their distance from the government.","PeriodicalId":34642,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Social Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41634939","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}
C. Effendy, M. Maryadi, Nurdina Wahyu Hidayati, Ruby Susmawati
{"title":"Hindering and Supporting Factors of Entrepreneurship Implementation for Nurses: A Narrative Review","authors":"C. Effendy, M. Maryadi, Nurdina Wahyu Hidayati, Ruby Susmawati","doi":"10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.573","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.573","url":null,"abstract":"Entrepreneurship in the nursing field is still rising giving greater opportunity for these nursing entrepreneurs. However, nurses need to identify the obstacles and the supports so that their businesses will run well and succeed. To identify the hindering and supporting factors for nurses in entrepreneurship. This study was a narrative review with literature research using electronic databases, which included Science Direct and PubMed between 2011-2021. The framework from the European Medical Writers Association developed by Ferrari was used to guide the study From the total of 11 identified and analyzed literatures, there were seven hindering factors (fear; knowledge and skill; prior working culture experience; decision-making policy and regulations; health insurance, colleague jealousy; and unprofessional attitudes) and two supporting factors (knowledge and skills; ability to seek opportunities). Conducting entrepreneurship in nursing still faces several obstacles but also has some supports, and therefore can be done by developing nurses’ self-potentials and professional attitudes.","PeriodicalId":34642,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Social Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45031446","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}
Bintang Nurijadi, S. Sunarto, Jamalullail Jamalullail
{"title":"Phenomena of the Cultural Meaning of \"Feng Shui\" in the Relationship Between Consultants and Users of Services About the Practice of Spatial Planning Consultation for Chinese Community Buildings in Indonesia","authors":"Bintang Nurijadi, S. Sunarto, Jamalullail Jamalullail","doi":"10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.561","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38142/ijesss.v4i3.561","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to understand the meaning and find the cultural concept of \"Feng Shui\" in the concept of spatial planning practices of Chinese communities in Indonesia. This study uses a phenomenological approach regarding the meaning and cultural values of \"feng shui\" in the spatial planning practices of Chinese communities in Indonesia. The research findings indicate that there is symbolic interaction in interpersonal communication between consultants and service users (patients). In this study, researchers collected data using observation and in-depth interviews to obtain research results. The research results obtained by researchers are the symbolic interactions that occur in the \"feng shui\" culture in the spatial practice of Chinese community buildings in Indonesia which have several stages, namely actions, namely consultant service users accept the presence of \"feng shui\" in their midst because it brings damage positive for the community, gestures that is, people interpret the movements of the practice of \"feng shui\" when possessed by spirits from gods who are trusted to provide solutions, significant symbols, namely symbols contained in the practice of \"feng shui\" which can be seen from the tools used during practice, mind in the process of consulting the practice of \"feng shui\" is closely related to symbols and language reflected in how the symbols and language that \"feng shui\" consultants use to service users and vice versa, self is the ability to self-reflect each individual from the assessment of the point of view or opinion of others.","PeriodicalId":34642,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Social Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45444782","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}