Volume 1, Issue 2 (2005) | Journal of Social Sciences

Health Expenditures and Gross Domestic Product An Empirical Analysis for Member-Countries of European Union with Cointegration Analysis

Nikolaos Dritsakis — 2005-06-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/jssp.2005.66.71

This study investigates the relationship between health expenditures and GDP for 15 member - countries of European Union. Initially, the unit root test is examined for all used variables and then th...

Job Satisfaction Among Academic Staff in Private Universities in Malaysia

A. S. Santhapparaj — 2005-06-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/jssp.2005.72.76

This study examines the relationships between pay, promotion, fringe benefits, working condition, support of research, support of teaching, gender and job satisfaction of academic staff in private u...

Time-series Evidence for Export-led Growth Paradigm: A Case Study of Zimbabwe

Cyril A. Ogbokor — 2005-06-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/jssp.2005.77.80

The study addresses empirically the Export-led Growth Hypothesis (ELGH) using Zimbabwe as a case study. This research work attempts to provide some evidence in this regard by examining the influence...

Role of Information Technology for Good Governance and Society

Hasan Al-Shalabi — 2005-06-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/jssp.2005.81.83

For developing countries, Technology is considered to be a lever for development. The development of Information Technology (IT) has a wide potential in all aspects of the societal development. Espe...

Scholastic Achievement of Higher Secondary Students in Science Stream

Zebun N. Khan — 2005-06-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/jssp.2005.84.87

The present study was conducted on 400 students (200 boys and 200 Girls) selected from senior secondary school of A.M.U., Aligarh-India, to establish the prognostic value of different measures of co...

Job Satisfaction of University Woman Teachers in Bangladesh

Syed S. Alam — 2005-06-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/jssp.2005.88.91

This study examines the relationships between job satisfaction, individual job facets, and socio-demographic variables in the public universities in Bangladesh. The research was conducted through ma...

Preparedness for the Introduction of E-learning in Higher Education-The Case of Oman

Z. A. Al-Khanjari — 2005-06-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/jssp.2005.92.98

The use of Web-based instruction (WBI) and with the availability of well-structured Course Management Tools there seems to be a prospectus of improving both the classroom and distance educations using...

Tax Revenues and Economic Growth: An Empirical Investigation for Greece Using Causality Analysis

Thomas Anastassiou — 2005-06-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/jssp.2005.99.104

This study examines the relationship between tax revenues and the rate of economic growth for Greece. The viewpoint that the low ratio of direct to indirect taxation promotes high economic growth has ...

Addictive Behaviors Amongst University Students: Contributing Factors, Student’s Perception and Addiction Rates

Ahmad Houri — 2005-06-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/jssp.2005.105.113

Factors contributing to addictive behaviors affecting student health are analyzed in this study. Smoking, alcohol consumption, and the use of illegal drugs are assessed in a sample of 290 university ...

Perils of Simplistic Classifications of Universities: A Preliminary Case Study of Economics Departments

Partha Gangopadhyay — 2005-06-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/jssp.2005.114.117

Universities represent a highly complex organizational structure that is beset with serious informational problems. A simplistic allocation rule based on university rankings is sometimes applied to fu...

Overweight and School: Are There Any Perceived Achievement Consequences of Overweight Among American Youth?

Cody Ding — 2005-06-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2005; doi:10.3844/jssp.2005.118.125

In an effort to address the issue of overweight among youth, there is a growing body of research concerning the procurement food, the consequences of ingesting it and knowledge of the cultural cuisine...