Volume 8, Issue 4 (2012) | Journal of Social Sciences

Analysis of Intention to Continue Services Among Recruited Voluntary Soldiers

Kuo-Wei Lin — 2012-09-11

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 11 September 2012; doi:10.3844/jssp.2012.479.484

In order to attract more promising young people to join the military and enhance combat capability, Taiwan’s Department of Defense is transforming the nation’s military service system from a draft...

Explore Significant Factors To affect Customer Involvement

Yu-Jia Hu — 2012-11-08

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 8 November 2012; doi:10.3844/jssp.2012.485.489

Although literature review supported the concept that customer loyalty, brand equity and perceived risk are significant factors to affect customer involvement, very limited studies have extensively ex...

Connectivism in Science Education with Emphasis on International Collaboration

Eva Trnova — 2013-02-12

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 12 February 2013; doi:10.3844/jssp.2012.490.496

The study presents the results of design-based research on the influence of connectivism on science education, with the emphasis on an international collaboration among/between teachers and students f...

They are Trained to Teach, But How Confident are they? A Study of Student Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy

A. R. Bakar — 2013-02-12

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 12 February 2013; doi:10.3844/jssp.2012.497.504

The objective of the study was to assess student teachers’ efficacy in one of the teacher training institutions in Malaysia, with specific reference to the aspects of student engagement, instruction...

The Contribution of Art Museums to Art Education

Bassam N. Al-Radaideh — 2013-03-18

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 18 March 2013; doi:10.3844/jssp.2012.505.511

Over the years, in recognition of the need to increase opportunities for art education and art learning, schools have endorsed the value of museum learning and its role in facilitating knowledge acqui...

Young Adult Perception and Attitude Toward Conspicuous Consumption and Poverty

Toni Yvette Sims-Muhammad — 2013-03-20

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 20 March 2013; doi:10.3844/jssp.2012.512.518

This study explores the perception and attitude of young adults toward conspicuous consumption portrayed in mass media and their conception of poverty. Many young adults may not realize the cadre of c...