IMPACT : International Journal of Research in Applied, Natural and Social Sciences

9-22

Authors: I Dewa Agung Gde Fanji Pradiptha,Widaningsih & Syamsul Anwar

Human resources are a primary resource in a company. Career development of good nurses enables to influence the improvement of work nurses satisfaction and lower nurses turnover intention. This study aims to analyze the relation of career development of implementer nurses to the satisfaction of work nurses and the turnover intention in the Regional Public Hospital of Klungkung, Bali. This research used correlation design research with cross-sectional approach. The total sampling of the research was 139 implementer nurses. The result of correlation analysis showed that career development had strong correlation and positive pattern to the job satisfaction with the t value= 0,553 and p value= 0,0005, carrier development had low correlation and negative pattern with the turnover intention and r value= - 0,210 and p value= 0,013, and the job satisfaction had medium correlation and negative pattern with the turnover intention and the r value= -0,374 and p value= 0,0005. The results of PLS analysis show that there is a correlation of career development to the nurses job satisfaction with the t value = 7,4368, there was a correlation career development with nurses turnover intention with the t value = 5,0132, and there was no correlation between work satisfaction with nurses turnover intention with the t value = 0,9417. A good development career has an impact on the improvement of job satisfaction and the reduction of nurse turnover intention. As a suggestion, the next researchers enable to study deeper variable related to the nurses’ ladder carrier, job satisfaction, and turnover intention.

31-38

Authors: Akintonde. J. O, Ogunwale. A. B. & Tiamiyu. A. O

New and emerging technologies challenge the traditional agricultural information dissemination process and the way the information is managed. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is having a major impact in the departure from the traditional way that the government, media, academics, and others have controlled information. This study investigates different ICT facilities available for disseminating agricultural technologies to farmers; examined the socio-economic characteristics of extension agents; determined attendance of ICT training and ICTs used by extension agents in disseminating agricultural technologies. Data were obtained from 287 extension agents (EAs) in Ogun and Oyo of Nigeria with the aid of structured questionnaires. Data collected were analyzed with frequency counts, percentages and Spearman’s rho and Chi-square analyses were conducted to test significant relationship among variables. The results showed that both male and female were involved in extension service; different ICT facilities were available and extension agents used these different ICTs to disseminate agricultural technologies to farmers. Also sex of (EAs) (x2=77.355; p<0.05), marital status (x2=275.125; p<0.05) and years of experience in extension service (r=0.732; p<0.05) have significant relationship with the use of ICTs. It was concluded that ICT facilities used in disseminating agricultural technologies to farmers had improved extension services in the two States.

51-60

Authors: Madhuri Hooda & Rani Devi

The present study was undertaken to explore the role of educational aspiration to enhance the mathematics achievement of secondary school students. Mathematics achievement was treated as the dependent variable, whereas educational aspiration (high, average and low) and demographic variable i.e. gender (Male & Female) were treated as independent variables. A descriptive survey method was employed for the present study. A sample of 400 students was taken using a multi-stage random sampling technique. Educational Aspiration Scale by Kumar (2012) [14] and Mathematics Achievement Test by Singh and Jaidka (2015) [23] were used to collect the data. Two-Way ANOVA with 3×2 factorial design was used to analyze the data. Levene’s Test of Homogeneity of Variance was also applied to test the assumption of homogeneity of variance for ANOVA. It was found that there exists a significant effect of educational aspiration and gender on mathematics achievement of secondary school students. However, no significant interaction effect of educational aspiration and gender school was found. Teachers should provide personal attention and also proper guidance to the students with low mathematics achievement to utilize their energies in the right direction.

61-68

Authors: Hrituparna Bhattacharjee & Anupam Chanda

Public Libraries must be active within their community and also virtually visible to its patrons. Libraries should be where patrons want or expect them to be when that’s realizable and appropriate. And one of the best way to connect with the people is the social networking sites Web 2.0 applications in public libraries which have gained growing popularity globally; it appears that the library must consider marketing its services more regularly through the internet, taking advantage of Web 2.0 applications to improve access to its users and to Promote information services. Much has been written in the last few years about the rise of online social networks and the assumption that this rise results in a decline in privacy. Social Networking Sites (SNSs) are helpful for stirring up interactions among users. Libraries should create social media for providing services and announcement of any programs of the library. It is also a good platform for the marketing of the library, and also the librarian can receive feedback from the patrons. Social media saves the time of the users as well as patrons. Existing research mainly focuses on the ways Social Networking Sites (SNSs) used in libraries and the librarians or users' attitudes towards libraries using Social Networking Sites (SNSs). At the same time, libraries and librarians have deeply held beliefs about patron privacy, and they attempt to forestall access to the information habits of their patrons. This study focuses on the role of the Social Networking Sites (SNSs) in public libraries. Four types of interactions are examined, including knowledge sharing, information dissemination, communication, and knowledge gathering. The study also investigates the transformation of public libraries after the introduction of Social Networking Sites (SNSs). And also focuses on the positive and negative effects of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) in public libraries.