Pemanfaatan Aplikasi Whatsapp sebagai Sarana Diskusi antara Pengawas dan Guru Pendidikan Agama Islam

Aplikasi media sosial khususnya WhatsApp saat ini sudah semakin banyak digunakan, hal ini dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai sarana diskusi antara pengawas dan guru pendidikan agama Islam. Penggunaan aplikasi WhatsApp ini dapat membantu mempermudah diskusi karena tidak terkendala jarak dan waktu. Rumusan masalah yang diambil dalam penelitian ini adalah: (1) bagaimana  memanfaatkan WhatsApp sebagai sarana diskusi antara pengawas dan guru pendidikan agama Islam?; (2) bagaimana efepktifitas pemanfaatan  aplikasi WhatsApp sebagai Sarana diskusi antara pengawas dan guru pendidikan agama Islam?. Metode Penelitian dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif.Populasi dan Sampel Penelitian sebanyak 8 orang yang merupakan guru-guru pendidikan agama Islam yang berada di bawah bimbingan dari peneliti yang juga sebagai pengawas. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah (1) Memanfaatkan WhatsApp sebagai Sarana diskusi antara pengawas dan guru pendidikan agama Islam dapat dilakukan dengan cara membuat akun WhatsApp terlebih dahulu, kemudian dilanjutkan dengan membuat grup chating WhatsApp, dan selanjutnya dengan menggunakan grup chating WhatsApp tersebut digunakan sebagai sarana diskusi antara pengawas dan guru pendidikan agama Islam, baik itu berupa diskusi pemecahan masalah di sekolah maupun pertukaran informasi; dan (2) pemanfaatan  aplikasi WhatsApp sebagai sarana diskusi antara pengawas dan guru pendidikan agama Islam secara keseluruhan berdasarkan kuisioner yang telah diisi oleh guru pendidikan agama Islam adalah efektif

Pengaruh Sertifikasi Guru terhadap Kinerja Guru Agama di Sekolah Dasar Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui (1) pengaruh sertifikasi guru terhadap kinerja guru agama di Sekolah Dasar (SD) Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah; dan (2) perbedaan kinerja guru agama di SD Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah yang bersertifikasi dan belum bersertifikasi. Populasi penelitian yang akan diambil adalah 10 guru agama di SD Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah yang berada di empat kecamatan, kecamatan Pagar Jati, kecamatan Merigi Sakti, kecamatan Bang Haji, dan kecamatan Pematang Tiga, pada tahun 2016. Variabel bebas dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari 10 indikator, Variabel terikat dalam penelitian ini adalah kinerja guru. Metode yang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data dalam penelitian ini adalah metode angket (kuesioner). Pengujian alat pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan uji validitas dan reliabilitas. Uji Hipotesis menggunakan analisis regresi linier sederhana, uji normalitas, dan uji beda. Hipotesis dalam penelitian ini adalah (1) H1. Ada pengaruh sertifikasi profesi guru terhadap kinerja guru agama di SD Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah; dan (2) H2. Ada perbedaan kinerja guru agama di SD Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah yang bersertifikasi dan belum bersertifikasi. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dan pembahasan, maka dapat diambil kesimpulan sebagai berikut: (1) Sertifikasi profesi guru tidak berpengaruh terhadap kinerja guru guru agama di SD Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah; dan (2) Tidak terdapat perbedaan antara kinerja guru agama bersertifikasi dan belum bersertifikasi di SD Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah

Pengaruh Absensi Finger Print terhadap Kinerja Guru Pai Tersertifikasi di Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah

Absensi finger print telah digunakan pada guru-guru Pendidikan Agama Islam yang ada di bawah naungan Kementerian agama, dalam hal ini penulis merasa tertarik untuk meneliti pengaruh penerapan absensi finger print terhadap kinerja guru PAI tersertifikasi di Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah. Rumusan Masalah dalam penelitian ini sebagai berikut: (1) Bagaimana persepsi guru PAI tersertifikasi terhadap absensi finger print di Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah?; (2) Bagaimana kinerja guru PAI tersertifikasi di Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah?; dan Apakah absensi finger print berpengaruh terhadap kinerja guru PAI tersertifikasi di Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah?. Adapun hipotesis dari penelitian ini yaitu: (1) Ho : absensi finger print tidak berpengaruh terhadap kinerja guru tersertifikasi di Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah; dan (2) Ha : absensi finger print berpengaruh terhadap kinerja guru tersertifikasi di Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kuantitatif bersifat korelasional. Hasil penelitian ditemukan bahwa: (1) Persepsi absensi finger print guru tersertifikasi di Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah berada pada tingkatan baik dengan rata-rata skor 138.8; (2) Kinerja guru tersertifikasi di Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah berada pada tingkatan baik dengan rata-rata skor 112.8; dan (3) Persepsi absensi finger print tidak berpengaruh terhadap kinerja guru tersertifikasi di Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah

Human evolution and culture in relationship to shame in the parenting role: Implications for psychology and psychotherapy

There is considerable evidence that early parenting has profound effects on a range of physiological and psychological maturation processes. Furthermore, psychotherapy often addresses some of the distortions and developmental difficulties that have arisen from early childhood. While research has focused on obvious candidates such as abuse and neglect, this paper reviews some of the core themes related to a less investigated area, specifically parental shame on child development. Role shame sensitive parenting styles will be explored against an evolutionary background that contrasts early human and modern human rearing contexts. We also outline a study examining the role of shame in psychological controlling and dysfunctional parenting styles, its relationship to different dimensions of shame and fears of compassion. An online survey was conducted containing self‐report measures of dysfunctional parenting styles, three dimensions of shame (external, internal, and reflected), fears of compassion, mental health indices, and a measure of psychological flexibility. An online survey was accessed by 333 parents (306 being female) with a child between the ages of 3–9 years. Two hierarchical multiple regressions indicated support for our two primary hypotheses, with shame explaining significant variance in both psychological controlling and dysfunctional parenting styles over and above that explained by psychological inflexibility, parental mental health, and fears of compassion. Additionally, results from standard multiple regressions indicated that fears of compassion account for significant variance in external shame, as well as internal and reflected shame. Recommendations for future research include focusing on parental motivation in order to help support parents and children are provided. Shame is a major factor for how parents engage in parenting practices and respond to their children. Practitioners need to be sensitive to the shame parents can experience and asses for it Assessing shame‐threat in parenting and shifting to compassionate motivation can lead to more responsive and positive parenting.N/

Measurement of the cross-section for b-jets produced in association with a Z boson at root s=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector ATLAS Collaboration

A measurement is presented of the inclusive cross-section for b-jet production in association with a Z boson in pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of root s = 7 TeV. The analysis uses the data sample collected by the ATLAS experiment in 2010, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of approximately 36 pb(-1). The event selection requires a Z boson decaying into high P-T electrons or muons, and at least one b-jet, identified by its displaced vertex, with transverse momentum p(T) > 25 GeV and rapidity vertical bar y vertical bar < 2.1. After subtraction of background processes, the yield is extracted from the vertex mass distribution of the candidate b-jets. The ratio of this cross-section to the inclusive Z cross-section (the average number of b-jets per Z event) is also measured. Both results are found to be in good agreement with perturbative QCD predictions at next-to-leading order

Similarities amid the difference: Caregiving burden and adaptation outcomes in dyads of parents and their children with and without cerebral palsy

This study had two main objectives: first, to examine the direct and indirect effects, via social support, of caregiving burden on the adaptation outcomes of children/adolescents with cerebral palsy and their parents; and second, to assess the invariance of such models in clinical vs. healthy subsamples. Participants were 210 dyads of children/adolescents and one of their parents (total N=420), divided in 93 dyads of children/adolescents with cerebral palsy and 117 dyads of children/adolescents with no medical diagnosis. Data on caregiving burden, social support and adaptation outcomes were obtained through self-report questionnaires. Caregiving burden was linked to parents and their children's psychological maladjustment and quality of life both directly (except for children's quality of life) and indirectly through social support. Findings were invariant across clinical and healthy subsamples. Caregiving burden may influence adaptation outcomes of children/adolescents with CP and their parents both directly and via their social support perceptions. These patterns are similar to those observed in typically developing children/adolescents

Self-Compassion and Dispositional Mindfulness Are Associated with Parenting Styles and Parenting Stress: the Mediating Role of Mindful Parenting

Mindful parenting is a recent concept in parenting studies and has been described as a set of parental practices or skills that seek to enhance moment-to-moment awareness in the parent–child relationship. Some studies suggest that mind- ful parenting is associated with parent’s dispositional mindful- ness and self-compassion, while others suggest that mindful parenting can reduce parenting stress and promote a positive parenting. However, there is no study describing an integra- tive model with these variables. The present study explored whether parents’ dispositional mindfulness and self- compassion are associated with parenting stress and parenting styles through mindful parenting. A sample of 333 parents (87 fathers, 246 mothers) between the ages of 27 and 63 years participated in the study. The results revealed that higher levels of dispositional mindfulness and self-compassion are associated with higher levels of mindful parenting that, in turn, is associated with lower levels of parenting stress, higher levels of authoritative parenting style, and lower levels of authoritarian and permissive parenting styles. This study pro- vides relevant and innovative data on mindful parenting re- search by clarifying some of the modifiable variables that may facilitate the adoption of mindful parenting and of adaptive parenting styles and decrease parenting stress. These findings have important clinical implications for the identification of groups of more vulnerable parents who would benefit most from mindful parenting interventions

The Psychosocial Impact of the Decision to Undergo Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy Surgery in <i>BRCA</i> Mutation Carriers and the Role of Physician-Patient Communication

Risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) is an effective prophylactic surgery provided to premenopausal women carrying BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations and presenting an increased risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer. This procedure is related to physiological, sexual, and psychosocial distress, which altogether increase uncertainty and complexity in the clinical decision-making process and post-surgery adaptation. Physician-patient communication (PPC) has been pointed out as a determinant factor in the decision-making to undergo RRSO, and the subsequent adjustment of women. However, studies examining the psychosocial impact of the decision-making process have been scarce and often lack clear theoretical frameworks. While the role of PPC in such processes has been highlighted in a few qualitative studies, there is a paucity of quantitative research addressing this question. Therefore, this narrative review, conducted using a multidisciplinary approach, was planned to: (1) present an updated medical background for RRSO; (2) analyze the psychosocial impact of the decision-making process within a theoretical framework of the Health Belief Model; and (3) discuss the role of PPC in such a decision-making process and in post-surgery. The collected research also enabled the recommendation of some additions to the existing clinical guidelines and the outlining of future research directions

Adult outcomes and lifespan issues for people with childhood-onset physical disability

This paper aimed to discuss functioning, quality of life, (QoL) and lifespan care issues of adolescents and young adults with childhood-onset physical disability from a clinical, scientific, and personal perspective. We present a resume of results of recently performed studies in rehabilitation-based samples of (young) adults with childhood-onset conditions such as cerebral palsy (CP) and spina bifida (SB), and different models of transition and lifespan care. The studies showed that many young adults with a childhood-onset disability experience health-related problems such as functional deterioration, pain or fatigue, and an inactive lifestyle. A significant number are restricted in participation in work, housing, and intimate relationships. They perceive a lower health-related and global QoL compared with a reference group. In some centres in the UK and the Netherlands specialized outpatient services are available or being developed. In conclusion, transition to adulthood is a critical phase for reaching autonomous participation in adult life. There is an international challenge to incorporate a lifespan perspective in paediatric, transition, and adult health care services for persons with a childhood-onset disability