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The Journal of Social Sciences Research

Online ISSN: 2411-9458
Print ISSN: 2413-6670

Quarterly Published (4 Issues Per Year)

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Special Issue 1 2019

The Effects of Special Economic Zone on Community Health Awareness in Sadao District Songkhla Province, Thailand

Authors: Sawpheeyah Nima ; Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong ; Pongthep Suteerawut

The Impact Availability of the Components of Internal Auditing By Adding Value in Government Units in Iraq

Authors: Ihsan Deab Abid

Pages: 8-21
DOI: doi.org/10.32861/jssr.spi1.253.266
Abstract
This study aims to identify the concept of adding value, the role of internal auditing in adding value and its location in the value chain, and identifying stakeholders, the internal audit components for their addition, its adding value activities, and the indicators needed to determine the expectations of stakeholders in the value of internal audit activities. In order to reach the objectives, the study presented a theoretical presentation and a questionnaire was prepared for the opinions of 78 employees of internal audit units, public administrations, supervision bodies and academics specialized in accounting and auditing. The study found that the internal audit components for adding value in government units are efficiency and quality. Assurance, insight, objectivity. Internal auditing has a number of value-adding activities: identifying areas of spending reduction, reducing fraud and Manipulation, increase the reputation of the unit, paying attention to stakeholders’ satisfaction and expectations, improving information communication. There is a correlation between these components and the internal audit activities value-adding as well as their positive impact in adding value. And the measures of adding value: the growth rate in the Employees training and information technology expenses, the percentage applied from the internal audit recommendations, the percentage of the decrease in irregularities discovered by the SAIs, Stakeholder satisfaction ratio, percentage of tasks implemented/ planned, Percentage of the amount of violations measured to annual expenditure, Number of times support requested by SAIs, The growth in the number of annual reports, the number of requests received for the perform of auditing tasks, the amount of reduction in proposed expenditures relative to annual unit expenditures, percentage of The amount of reduction in the proposed expenditures To the annual unit expenses. The study made several recommendations, the most important of which is the need to establish local internal auditing standards, Mechanisms for employment and rotation of staff in internal audit units, attention by training them on the use of modern technologies, subordinated to periodic tests, work to achieve independence by making them administratively linked to the provincial treasuries, Adoption of measures of adding v alue in internal audit and executive management evaluation.

Authorial Stance-Taking and Engagement by Iranian PhD Candidates of TEFL in Writing Their Dissertations

Authors: Farrokh Ghadimi Gheidari ; Mohammad Davoudi ; Saeed Ghaniabad

Consultancy Jurisdiction of the Iraqi State Council: A Comparative Study

Authors: Rana Ali Hameed

Pages: 31-43
DOI: doi.org/10.32861/jssr.spi1.267.279
Abstract
The Iraqi Council of State is a constitutional institution of a judicial and advisory nature with functions guaranteed by constitutional and legal rules. The Advisory Council of the Iraqi Council of State represents one of the two pillars of the post, as well as the judicial function established by Law No. 106 of 1989. It shall be entrusted with the legal opinions that illuminate its legal path and solve any problems that may arise among its departments. It also contributes to the preparation and drafting of laws related to public administration. This jurisdiction includes the presence of an entity possessing scientific expertise for its performance Under this function, the Council appears as a legal adviser to the State, which is provided with legal opinions that illuminate its legal path and resolve problems that may arise among its departments. It also contributes to the preparation and drafting of laws related to public administration. It is also of great importance to the state departments and their employees when they start their job responsibilities by properly implementing the laws based on the advisory opinions of the State Consultative Council in interpreting the various legislations in order to avoid misinterpretation of the laws or in their application, In this paper, we discussed the analytical approach of legal texts and the comparative method in scientific research by comparing the legislative texts mentioned in the comparative systems with comparing them with the legal opinions and decisions issued by the Iraqi Council of State, similar to those issued by the State Councils in comparative systems in France and Egypt. The research also includes an introduction and three sections The first topic revolves around the concept of the advisory jurisdiction of the State Council, while the second section we address it examined the legal basis for the jurisdiction of the Advisory Council of State, and then the third section we will cover it to the types of consultations expressed by the State Council, the legal value to it, and finally the conclusion.

The Impact of the Reverse Learning Strategy on the Achievement of Sixth Graders and the Development of Their Creative Thinking

Authors: Adnan Hikmat ; Nour Abdul Malik Naji

Relationship Between Parenting Myths and Marital Satisfaction in Parents of Primary Schoolers

Authors: Mehrangiz Shoaa Kazemi ; Seyyedeh Narjes Omrani ; Zahra Mirzaei ; Narges Khatoon Sabuti

Intensive Course Programme at Qassim University, Saudi Arabia: Finding Correlations between Course Shortcomings and High Dropout Rates

Authors: Mohammad Shariq Mohammad Aslam ; Arif Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ahdal ; Bashar Ragheb Hasan Odeh ; Dalia Baker AbdulAll Saied

Pages: 61-68
DOI: doi.org/10.32861/jssr.spi1.297.304
Abstract
ICP in Saudi institutions of higher education is a university preparation course based on an academic curriculum aimed to hone the school leavers’ intellectual skills to succeed in the challenge of higher education. Universities all over the world, and especially in the west, offer similar programs, rather they mandate prospective international students whose mother tongue is other than English to opt for such programmes. These are popularly known as ESL (English as Second Language) intensive courses. In the KSA these are limited to the period at the very start of the academic session. However, in the west, students can opt for longer and more frequent programmes with the choice of sitting for these during the vacation periods. In this sense, they are more flexible to suit student needs. The aim is similar as that in KSA: To set the non-English speaking student at a language pedestal where he/she has a fair a chance to pursue higher education as the English-speaking one. Seen from this vantage, this is a bridge course to select incumbents for the English courses offered by the universities. Pilot studies in the KSA on the success of ICP failed to yield conclusive results amidst rising agreement to scrap the programme as tangible learning outcomes were not visible. However, before doing so it would have been worthwhile to find correlations. If any, between attrition rates and course shortcomings. This aim motivated the current study across three campuses in the departments of English at Qassim University Colleges of Sciences and Arts in Methnab, Al-Asyah, and Buraidah. The study collected all enrolment and follow up data for the three departments and interviewed fifteen subjects each from among those who completed the course but decided against pursuing higher education, those who dropped out before course completion, and those who enrolled for higher education after undertaking the ICP. Our greater concern was with those who dropped out during the course as they neither pursued higher education nor benefitted as they would have on completing the programme.

Woodcarving Motifs at Melaka Traditional Houses: Kampung Morten

Authors: Farah Wahidah binti Mohamad Gazali ; Madya Dr. Arba’iyah binti Ab. Aziz ; Dr. Norwani binti Md. Nawawi

A Poetic Re-Telling of the Orphic Myth: A Political Study of Denise Levertov’s “A Tree Telling of Orpheus”

Authors: Rana Jabir Obed

The Developmental Crises in the Iraqi Economy and the Arguments over the Economic Openness

Authors: Hind Ghanim Mohammed Al-Mhanna ; Dr. Hanan Abdulkhidhr Hashim ; Hadeel Mohammed Ali Abdulhadi Al-Qamussi

MALL: Resorting to Mobiles in the EFL Classroom

Authors: Arif Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ahdal ; Mohammad Shariq

Pages: 90-96
DOI: doi.org/10.32861/jssr.spi1.90.96
Abstract
In the language learning environment, whereas the previous generation tools were computer-based systems (CALL for Computer Assisted Language Learning) dependent on University set ups, the mobile technology has revolutionised collaborative learning opportunities with Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) taking its place. Teacher-student and student-student interaction via mobile applications such as WhatsApp Groups (WAGs) can optimise class time and individual problem solving, while at the same time, reversing the conventional pattern of learning where the teacher introduces new knowledge followed by student activities and homework, most of which is beyond teacher or collaborative assistance. Among other things, we are talking of the Flipped Classroom here where an idea is introduced via WhatsApp Group before the class, giving the learners time and opportunity to read up beforehand saving precious class time for interactive activities and learner participation (as opposed to class time being devoted to lecture). This paper examined the possibilities of using this tool to maximise language learning in the EFL class in Saudi Arabia, reviewed previous studies on the efficacy of ICT and other technological tools in foreign language learning and evaluated learning outcomes after using MALL for new vocabulary available in the language learning apps MyWordBook2 and Johny Grammar’s Word Challenge over a period of six weeks with two groups of sixty participants each. The findings as evident in the pre and post tests indicated that learners could be engaged better with the learning process with the use of MALL. They also felt motivated towards the learning process and felt that their learning experience got enhanced with the new tool. Their vocabulary retention and usage also benefitted from the interventional tool.

The Effectiveness of Posters as a Learning Media to Improve Student Learning Quality

Authors: Harsono ; Susi Yulia Rosanti ; Noor Aslinda Abu Seman

Integrated Economic Empowerment Model for Rural Islamic Barding Schools in West Borneo Indonesia

Authors: Anas Alhifni ; Biyati Ahwarumi ; Nurul Huda

Investigating the Zone of Proximal Development in Spoken Data from the Classroom

Authors: Adwaa Sabah Shukur M. A. ; Israa Sabeeh Abbas M. A.

Electronic Games and its Relationship to School Violence Among Primary School Students in Salah Al - Din Governorate

Authors: Ateka Abdullah Hantoosh

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