Hong Kong Journal of Social Sciences
The Hong Kong Journal of Social Sciences (HKJSS) (ISSN:1021-3619) is a double-blind peer-reviewed, open access research journal. HKJSS aims to publish interdisciplinary research with a primary focus on original research or reviews in various disciplines of humanities and social sciences.
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Last Research Articles
This study affirms the competence of individuals suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD) who undergo dialysis treatment in their ongoing acceptance of the illness and adjustment to their everyday routines. This study aimed to investigate the tangible encounters of patients coping with CKD while undergoing dialysis treatment. Diagnosis of CKD frequently necessitates modifications in the lifestyle. The preliminary study explores the personal encounters of patients residing on the eastern coast of Malaysia with CKD. A qualitative descriptive study explores the lived experiences of patients with CKD using a narrative approach. Purposive sampling selected the eight patients receiving dialysis treatment, and semi–structured interviews were conducted in a counseling room for confidentiality reasons. Three primary themes emerged in this research: (i) life before and after dialysis treatment in a flashback, (ii) patients’ health impacted their social life, and (iii) treatment and illness caused them to adjust their ibadah (worship) or religious practice. The challenges faced by patients undergoing dialysis treatment have provided valuable experience. All these primary themes have revealed the quality of life of dialysis patients through their illness. Individuals suffering from CKD with dialysis treatment face many intricate obstacles, including heightened symptom burden and functional restrictions across various routine activities in life. The originality of this study lies in its overall findings, which highlight the concept of embracing the current situation and accepting that their lives have deviated from the norm.
Keywords: chronic kidney disease, dialysis, lived experience, patients, Malaysia.
Yuzana Mohd Yusop, Zakirah Ahmad Nawi, Harmy Mohamed Yusoff, Sulistyo Andarmoyo
2024-03-28
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This research aims to examine communicative processes in building resilience among displaced people through development projects in rural areas of Indonesia using the communication theory of resilience perspective. This study used a qualitative approach involving informants from Cipaku Village residents who experienced displacement due to the flooding of their homes for a dam project in Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia. The results show that communication is essential in building resilience through five processes: crafting new normalcy, where people construct normal situations after displacement; affirming identity anchor, communicative efforts to create or maintain a collaborative identity among displaced people; using and maintaining communication networks, the process by which they carry out communication activities both in interpersonal and group contexts; putting alternative logics to work, where they construct their loss with communicative efforts through alternative logics in seeking a new job; and finally legitimizing negative feelings while foregrounding positive actions. People form and frame the meaning of optimism by taking positive actions even though they cannot forget the traumatic events they have experienced. These communicative processes contribute to sustaining their livelihoods. Human resilience is not always related to the ability to recover but also to the inability of individuals to build their adaptive capacity with various underlying factors.
Keywords: communicative processes, communication theory of resilience, displaced people, development project, livelihood.
Farida Hariyati, Djuara P. Lubis, Rilus A. Kinseng, Sumardjo
2024-03-28
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The manufacturing sector is the engine of economic growth. However, Nepal is unable to make rapid development of the manufacturing sector due to lack of skilled human capital. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to investigate the contribution of human capital development to economic growth in the manufacturing sector of Nepal. Time series data from FY1995/96 to FY2021/22 were used. The instrumental variables method was used to avoid simultaneous equation bias. The adult regressor literacy rate affects manufacturing real gross domestic product. Similarly, at the same time, other variables such as real export and labor employment in the manufacturing sector affect the dependent variable. Therefore, there is joint dependency between real GDP and human capital. The results of the instrumental variables method shows that human capital development has a positive and significant impact on manufacturing real gross domestic product in Nepal. This study reveals that adult literacy rate and employment in the manufacturing sector are major variables affecting the rise in manufacturing real GDP in Nepal. This study is applicable for government to increase the investment in education to increase the literacy rate and train employed people to increase human capital’s productive capacity for the development of the Nepalese manufacturing sector. This study enhances the literature by assessing the role of human capital development in economic growth in the manufacturing sector of Nepal.
Keywords: human capital, adult literacy rate, economic growth, manufacturing sector.
Bashu Dev Dhungel, Pitambar Lamichhane
2024-03-28
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Decent work is a concept that combines access to full and productive employment with the qualitative dimensions of work, including rights at work, social protection, and the promotion of social dialog. The aims of this research are to examine the indicators of decent work along the ten substantive elements of the decent work measurement framework, investigate the decent work practices in different countries, and assess the progress toward decent work. The ten substantive elements include employment opportunities; unacceptable work; adequate earnings and productive work; decent working hours; work-life balance; stability and security of work; fair treatment in employment; safe work environment; social protection; and social dialog and workplace relations. The research findings revealed the extent of decent work deficits among countries and over time. Essentially, as an employee, decent work contributes to an improved quality of life. This work’s novelty lies in representing all methods used to measure decent work indicators and numerical evidence among countries.
Keywords: decent work, decent work deficit, social protection, social dialog.
Akkaya Senkrua
2024-03-05
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This study aims to determine how the “Boat Class” public service innovation model affects reducing school dropouts in the Spermonde region of Indonesia and see the impact of the Boat Class innovation. This study applies a qualitative research design with a case study method, using representative informants such as the innovator, Head of the Education Office, Regent, Facilitator Team, and Boat Class students. The results showed that the Boat Class Program started with bottom-up innovation, strong support from internal and external parties, and a dedicated innovator mentality. The impact of the Boat Class innovation was the reduction of dropout rates and increased student school participation in the North Liukang Tupabbiring Islands and Pangkejene Islands. The findings of this research will be helpful for other agencies in Indonesia in performing similar public service innovations. At least, one must prepare an appropriate innovation model, a robust personal innovator, a solid innovation support team from the local government, and international institutions ready to advocate initiation. This is the first research in Indonesia, especially in the Eastern Region, to raise the topic of public service innovation that meets international standards from the UNPSA.
Keywords: public service innovation, innovative program, school dropouts, Spermode Islands, Indonesia.
Rasmiati Tahir, Sangkala, Suryadi Lambali, Hasniati
2024-03-05
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