Volume 12, Issue 2 (2016) | Journal of Social Sciences

Stanley Milgram’s Experiments and the Saving of the Possibility of Disobedience

Amihud Gilead — 2016-05-23

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 23 May 2016; doi:10.3844/jssp.2016.88.98

Milgram’s experiments have exposed the bitter truth that, against their moral standards, the great majority of subjects actually obey malevolent authorities and are ready to cause great suffering, e...

Skills, Schools and Employability: Developing Skill Based Education in Schools of India

Prativa Mahapatra — 2016-05-25

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 25 May 2016; doi:10.3844/jssp.2016.99.104

Skill Education in India needs more attention as like the general education imparted at schools. Irrespective of the stage of schooling (primary, secondary and higher secondary) a rise in the employab...

Willingness to Communicate in English among Trainee Teachers in a Malaysian Private University

Ahmed Fahim — 2016-05-31

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 31 May 2016; doi:10.3844/jssp.2016.105.112

Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in English has become a field of interest since the construct was introduced by McCroskey and Baer in 1985. This study, investigated 230 trainee teachers’ Willingnes...

Impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Activities on Agriculture as Perceived by Farmers

S. Thangamalar — 2016-06-17

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 17 June 2016; doi:10.3844/jssp.2016.113.116

Out of 66.00% of rural population in India, majority are landless labours depending on the mercy of employment providers for their livelihood. This population is the most vulnerable section to poverty...

Frequency, Substance and Procedural Shortcomings of State Level Impeachment Campaigns in an Emerging Federal Democracy

Ibraheem Oladipo Muheeb — 2016-06-17

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 17 June 2016; doi:10.3844/jssp.2016.117.128

Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution encompasses separation of powers and checks and balances. It enjoins institutional autonomy in specific spheres, and systemic mutual inter-dependence of the legislature, ...