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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGender Issue in Contract Farming: The Case of Malaysian StudentsHayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Jeffrey Lawrence D’Silva, Jegak Uli, Bahaman Abu SamahProblem statement: Agriculture has been proved to be a significant impetus for development in Malaysia. Agriculture offers a number of profitable activities, contract farming is one of it and it is still in infancy stage. Besides being a developed sector in Malaysia, it still has a number of problems to be solved. Gender issue is one of it. Gender issue … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,316 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSocio-Demography Factors that Influence Youth Attitude Towards Contract FarmingJeffrey Lawrence D’Silva, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Jegak Uli, Bahaman Abu SamahProblem statement: Malaysia is one of the developing countries that rely on agriculture to boost its economy sector. This can be proved through The Ninth Malaysia Plan where agriculture is planned to be the third income generator of the country. Contract farming is one of the potential agriculture activities that proffers propel maximization of production and enhancing economic and social … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2010 · 8,320 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Attitudes of Instructors and Faculty Members about the Quality of Technical Education Programs in Community Colleges in JordanAyman Suliman Mazahreh, Heba Hammad, Hanna Abu-JaberProblem statement: This study aimed to answer the question: What are the attitudes of the members of the study towards the technical education programs in the university colleges in accordance with sex, type of work, years of experience and scientific qualification in Jordan? Approach: The study sample consisted of 179 individuals (100 males and 79 females). A performance average of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,323 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCommunity Participation in Watershed Management ProgramsReza Bagherian, A. S. Bahaman, A. S. Asnarulkhadi, Shamsuddin AhmadProblem 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 programs. The question here is, whether these factors would also be effective on community participation in WMP in Iran? Objective: Determine the factors which are influence community participation in order to enhance their participation … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 8,937 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCognitive and Non-Cognitive Characteristics as Determinants of Success in Professional Courses at Undergraduate StageZebun Nisa KhanProblem 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 do not have professional knowledge, because their chances of employment and efficient working are bleak. The present study attempted to examine success in different professional courses at undergraduate … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 8,414 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGender Differences in the Usage and Attitudes toward the Internet among Student Teachers in a Public Malaysian UniversityWong Su Luan, Ng Siew Fung, Hanafi AtanThe problems of gender disparity in the usage and attitude towards the Internet have received considerable interest among researchers. Most findings have revealed that females are at a disadvantage compared to their male counterparts where Internet usage is concerned. They have unequal access, a low rate of usage and exhibit negative attitudes towards the Internet (Nachmias et al., 2000; Sherman … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2008 · 7,568 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHow do Teachers Diagnosis and Percept Child Maltreatment?Behshid Garrusi, Hossein Safizadeh, Azadeh Arabnejad, Mohaddese VesalChild abuse is a complex problem and its prevention requires action on many fronts. Teachers do spend many hours a day with children and they are likely to be concerned about the possible abuse or neglect of a child or young person at some time during their career This study seeks to determine teacher knowledge and teachers' conceptions of what … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 7,343 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEntrepreneurs Success Factors and Escalation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in MalaysiaRaduan C. Rose, Naresh Kumar, Lim L. YenThis research aims to identify the success factors of founding entrepreneurs in Malaysia contributing to their companies' venture growth. Specifically this study was initiated to examine the relationship between venture growth and the following factors, namely personal initiative, human capital, areas of focus on competency and government support programs. From this research, it has been made clear that a large … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2006 · 8,411 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAttitudes of Sultan Qaboos University Students towards Some Environmental Problems and their Willingness to Take Action to Reduce themAhmed Bin Hamad Al-Rabaani, S. S. Mohammed Al-MekhlafiProblem statement: Our earth suffers from many environmental problems which need to be tackled at the individual level, requiring individuals to develop those attitudes which will guide them to environmentally supportive behavior. The objectives of this study were to investigate (i) the attitudes of Sultan Qaboos University students to some environmental problems, (ii) their willingness to take action to ameliorate … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 8,833 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDiverse Trajectory on Consumer’s Product Feedback Analysis by Confidence IntervalVithya Ganesan, Kirubakaran Namaskaram, Viriyala Sri Anima Padmini et al.The current investigation addresses the possibilities and limitations of the sentiment analysis of consumer remarks in the context of economic needs. It makes it easier for businesses to comprehend how the public's opinion shapes their abilities to satisfy clientele. Sentiment analysis concerns the assessment and interpretation of various forms of evaluation, such as product ratings, reviewer responses, and question-and-answer sessions. … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 21, Issue 5 · 28 Apr 2025 · 5,140 accessesView PDFCite