Volume 5, Issue 3 (2009) | Journal of Social Sciences

The Prevalence of Running Away from Home among Prostituted Children in Malaysia

Z. M. Lukman — 2009-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/jssp.2009.157.162

Problem statement: One of the significant groups of young women in prostitution is the runaways, children under 18 years of age who leave home without the permission of their parents or legal guardian...

Norm Divergence Opportunity Structure and Utilization of Self-Employed Immigrants' Qualifications

Shahamak Rezaei — 2009-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/jssp.2009.163.176

Problem statement: Denmark experienced one of the most successful periods of its economy in 2004-2008, with a tremendous reduction of 77% in unemployment. Due to the structural challenges with regard ...

Assessment of Marketing Orientation Concept in Jordanian Service Industry

Shaker Ismail — 2009-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/jssp.2009.177.182

Problem statement: The objective of this study was to explore the extent to which the concept of marketing orientation was clear and adopted by Jordanian service firms, focusing on the financial secto...

Inventory Management Systems with Hazardous Items of Two-Parameter Exponential Distribution

Azizul Baten — 2009-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/jssp.2009.183.187

Problem statement: An exponentially decaying inventory was first developed by[10]. The certain commodities were observed to shrink with time by a proportion which can be approximated by a negative exp...

A Review of the Determinants of Share Prices

Tafirenyika Sunde — 2009-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/jssp.2009.188.192

Problem statement: The main purpose of the review was to qualitatively establish the determinants of share prices in Zimbabwe. The review was carried out in 2006 before the situation in Zimbabwe deter...

Implementing the Current Science and Citizenship Mandates: A Learning Theory Analysis and Set of Recommendations

Lisa Erikson — 2009-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/jssp.2009.193.205

Problem statement: The purpose of this research was to use learning theory to analyze the relationships between current views of citizenship, citizenship education, science and science education to de...

Boarding School Students Monitoring Systems (E-ID) Using Radio Frequency Identification

Herdawatie Bt Abdul Kadir — 2009-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/jssp.2009.206.211

Problem statement: Monitoring Boarding school student movement using the old-fashioned study system is inefficient and brings difficulty to the hostel management to check attendance manually. By using...

Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Characteristics as Determinants of Success in Professional Courses at Undergraduate Stage

Zebun Nisa Khan — 2009-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/jssp.2009.212.215

Problem statement: Professional education is the principle means of the developing the human resource. Students who do not perform well in professional courses are not in any way better than those who...

Appropriate Technological Development Guidelines for Rubber Plantation for Community Economic Development Using Local Wisdom in Northeastern Thailand

Prathip Channuan — 2009-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/jssp.2009.216.218

Problem statement: The agriculturists in northeastern Thailand had more rubber plantations. They faced the problem for high investments from using the new technologies. The purposes of the study was t...

The Social Capital of the Silver Ornaments in Northeastern, Thailand

Warit Witsrutwait — 2009-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/jssp.2009.219.222

Problem statement: The silver ornaments is the well known handicraft for Chum Chon Ban Choke, Tambon Khawao Sinrin, Amphoe Khawao Sinrin and Surin province. The study of social capital concerning silv...

Consumer Satisfaction with Public Health Care in China

Linghui Jiang — 2009-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/jssp.2009.223.235

Problem statement: Consumer satisfaction is regarded as one of the ultimate goals that all health system should strive for (Hsiao, 2003), it reflects the effectiveness of the health system in consumer...

Differences between Learning Styles in Professional Courses at University Level

Zebun N. Khan — 2009-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/jssp.2009.236.238

Problem statement: As shown by research studies, knowledge of learning styles of students on the part of teachers is helpful in enhancing effectiveness of teaching-learning process. The present study ...

Development of Socioscientific Issues-Based Teaching for Preservice Science Teachers

Prasart Nuangchalerm — 2009-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/jssp.2009.239.243

Problem statement: In the context of science education reform in Thailand, we need to prepare science teachers who can face science and social issues controversial; teachers can response the question ...

Women Empowerment through Participation in Micro-Credit Programme: A Case Study from Bangladesh

Mahmuda Hoque — 2009-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/jssp.2009.244.250

Problem statement: Numerous micro-credit organizations have been emerged as the form of mushroom in Bangladesh in the recent times. All of them are providing micro-credit to the poor women with the vi...

Community Participation in Watershed Management Programs

Reza Bagherian — 2009-09-30

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/jssp.2009.251.256

Problem statement: Several studies in other countries had shown the influence of socio demographic, knowledge, satisfaction and attitudinal factors in level of community participation in development p...