TOURISM DEPENDENCY, COVID VACCINE INTENTION AND BELIEFS

This research examines the association between tourism dependency and COVID-19 vaccination intention and beliefs, including vaccine confidence, safety and efficacy concerns. Our findings indicate that there are clear differences between tourism-dependent and non-dependent groups, with the dependent group showing less intention to undertake a COVID-19 vaccine, less vaccine confidence, and more safety concerns. Testing the causal relationship between tourism dependency and intention of taking a COVID-19 vaccine, findings show even a negative but weak relationship, further confirming that tourism dependency is not likely to positively influence intentions and beliefs related to vaccines

Using Google Forms to Inform Teaching Practices

Do you need a quick way to assess your student learning and identify misconceptions? Are you tired of collecting and/or grading papers? Google Forms can help, especially with some newly added features such as checkbox grids, intelligent response validation, and automatic grading. Through interactive activities during this talk, participants will hear about several uses of Google Forms to gather data, engage student learning, and create and score assessments. Additionally, participants will learn how to shorten an URL link with a desired name and generate a QR code for instant access to the link. This session can be beneficial to all K-College educators

The Effects Of Technology-Assisted Listening Practice On Moodle On English-Majored Freshmen’s Motivation For Learning Listening At A University In The Mekong Delta

Purpose: This study was to investigate the effects of technology-assisted listening practice on MOODLE on English-majored freshmen's motivation for learning English listening at a university in the Mekong Delta. Approach/Methodology/Design: Two groups of sixty-four mixed-gender freshmen majoring in English language studies participated in this quasi-experimental study. To collect data, a pre-questionnaire, a post-questionnaire, and interviews were employed. Findings: The findings indicated that technology-assisted listening practice on MOODLE improved English-majored freshmen's listening motivation in specific areas for learning listening; however, this was a variance development. Practical Implications: This study was aimed to help language teachers and students benefit from technology-assisted listening teaching and learning. Originality/value: This study innovates by applying the MOODLE system to increase students’ listening motivation at a university in the Mekong Delta

Exploring a Diverse Teams Approach to Inclusive Leadership Program Design: An Action Research Study

This study explored how a diverse team influences the action research process and what team dynamics emerged when employing the stages of action research when tasked to develop an academic program aimed at inclusive leadership Tuckman s 1965 stages of group development and an action research design conceptually frame this study The researchers use a mixed methodology utilizing quantitative data from the Intercultural Development Inventory IDI to assess the team s level of intercultural sensitivity along with qualitative observations and interviews to determine if the team s diverse composition contributed to the academic development process The results of the study showed team dynamics a safe work environment and intentionality had the greatest influence on the team s success in academic program development Findings of this study can be used to inform faculty administrators and facilitators on the utility of action research methods when collaboratively developing academic programs and other pertinent initiatives that comprise individuals from diverse background

An Intensive Rice Production System Using Hired Mobile Khmer Ethnicity Laborers from Soc Trang, Vietnam

In Can Tho City area like much of the Mekong Delta of Southern Vietnam both the Kinh and Khmer ethnicity farmers and agricultural wage laborers have had to cope with many changes due to emerging national agricultural policies the move to a market economy increased labor market competition and new land market policies Many landholding farmers lack sufficient labor for intensive rice production and so must rely on seasonal agricultural wage laborers for their harvests Seasonal agricultural wage employment provides important livelihood opportunity for landless and land-poor Khmer ethnicity workers from other parts of the Mekong Delta but this work is precarious The long-term survival of this intensive labor system is uncertain in the context of current moves towards agricultural mechanizatio

The Mother Worshiping Beliefs and Some Legends Related to Mother Thuong Ngan (Who Rules the Green Forest) in Vietnam

The Dong Cuong Temple is located in Dong Cuong village, Dong Cuong commune, Van Yen district, Yen Bai province, Vietnam. The Dong Cuong Mother has an important position in religious life in Vietnam. The Mother governs the mountains and forests, the ultimate power. The unique feature of the Mother worshiping custom in Dong Cuong is that it has harmonized the Vietnamese mother’s beliefs with the unique cultural features of the indigenous peoples. Mother Thuong ngan is the God who rules the green forest. Returning to the Mother Dong Cuong is to ask for Mother’s fortune, to pray for wealth such as a golden forest, to be prosperous, to be full, to trade smoothly, etc. In people’s minds, the Mother Thuong ngan has very lots of permission capacity. The power of Mother Dong Cuong is the sacred and miraculous power that the Holy Mother created to give people or punish them. This power is created from the people’s belief and desire for a prosperous, happy, and fair life and is expressed through the people’s customs and rituals of worshiping the Holy Mother, the legends of The model has been and is being handed down in folklore. The power of Mother Dong Cuong is authority, supernatural powers that cover both space and time, dominating people’s ideas. This power is created from the concept that the Mother is the expression for femininity, for the fertility of life. The Mother Thuong ngan is also considered as a deity. The belief in Mother Goddess worship is a cultural and spiritual landmark that unites ethnic groups in the Vietnamese ethnic community. In fact, the Mother Thuong ngan is the culmination of the culmination and distillation of the combination of Goddess worship and forest god worship, associated with the agricultural economy. The mother represents the mother god in the mountains, in harmony with the mundane, revered by the people and classified as a saint in the Four Palaces. The Mother worship is a folk belief in the cultural life of Vietnam. These tales contact mandarin arrive credit threshold worship Mother also very abundant.We use investigative methods; field method; ethnographic method; sociological investigation methods; interdisciplinary methods of history, toponymology, folklore, archeology, etc... to study this issue.In this article, we study the following issues: 1. Belief in worshiping the Mother of God Th??ng ngan in Vietnam; 2. Some tales related to the Mother Thuong ngan. The object of our research is the Mother Thuong ngan and the worship of Mother Thuong ngan in Vietnam. The scope of the study is the Mother Th??ng ngan in Dong Cuong commune, Van Yen district, Yen Bai province, Vietnam.Learning about the Mother Thuong ngan beliefs will contribute to helping ethnic minority communities in the province transmit and continue their traditional culture and literature. Since then, contributing to the implementation of the policy of preserving and promoting the traditional culture of the Party, State and Yen Bai province; especially practical contribution to the preservation of cultural heritage of Mother worship of ethnic minorities.This research will contribute to the education of Vietnamese traditional culture in general and Yen Bai province in particular; help people gradually consciously preserve and preserve the value of the heritage of worshiping the Mother of God; help people love their nation’s mother-worshiping heritage. From there, arousing national pride and self-respect, encouraging children to actively participate in studying and preserving the Mother-worshiping heritage of Yen Bai ethnic minorities

Exploring a Diverse Teams Approach to Inclusive Leadership Program Design: An Action Research Study

This study explored how a diverse team influences the action research process and what team dynamics emerged when employing the stages of action research when tasked to develop an academic program aimed at inclusive leadership Tuckman s 1965 stages of group development and an action research design conceptually frame this study The researchers use a mixed methodology utilizing quantitative data from the Intercultural Development Inventory IDI to assess the team s level of intercultural sensitivity along with qualitative observations and interviews to determine if the team s diverse composition contributed to the academic development process The results of the study showed team dynamics a safe work environment and intentionality had the greatest influence on the team s success in academic program development Findings of this study can be used to inform faculty administrators and facilitators on the utility of action research methods when collaboratively developing academic programs and other pertinent initiatives that comprise individuals from diverse background

Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology on Poverty Reduction and Applying in Vietnam Today

Poverty reduction is a subjective social and economic phenomenon. They exist alongside the development of human societies as a big challenge to all economies. For Ho Chi Minh, poverty reduction is solving problems directly related to people, thereby improving people’s material and spiritual life. Therefore, right from the founding of the country, he paid great attention to the development of policies on hunger eradication and poverty reduction to manage the country and serve the revolutionary cause. Ho Chi Minh’s ideology on hunger eradication and poverty reduction is a system of viewpoints on the purposes, objects, contents, requirements, and forces for poverty reduction. His Ideology on hunger eradication and poverty alleviation is a valuable spiritual asset, paving the way for the revolutionary cause of the Vietnamese nation to achieve great victories. In the cause of renovation in Vietnam, carrying out the task of building and defending the Fatherland, the Party and State have applied and developed Ho Chi Minh’s thought on hunger eradication and poverty reduction to suit the new situation, contributing to victory in the revolutionary cause

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOW OR A HALF MILLION DOLLARS LATER?

Most people do not think about retirement savings early enough and miss years of compound interest earnings. According to Investopedia, the average 55-64 year old American has approximately $104,000 in retirement savings, which translates into$310 income per month. The prospect of millions of seniors living well below the poverty level is not ideal. The purpose of our study is to determine if different methods of envisioning the future can prompt millennials to increase their savings early in life. Land-use management experts use a “backcasting” approach to generate future scenarios that enable planners to easily identify strategies to achieve those goals. Both land use management and retirement planning require trade-offs between short-term sacrifices and long-term gains. For example, using forecasting, we focus on saving $25 per month and determine what our savings will be in the future. Using backcasting, we determine what income we want in the future then calculate how much we have to save each month to achieve that goal. We hypothesize that backcasting will result in higher savings than forecasting. In our experiment, we present a scenario to prompt subjects into a forecasting or backcasting mode. They will then be asked to save a portion of their participation fee. One week later, the same subjects will repeat the experiment in the other mode and again be asked to save a portion of their participation fee. The study will highlight the cognitive processes involved in time dependent decisions. We will also recommend strategies to improve the retirement financial independence of millennials by illustrating ways to encourage them to start saving while they are young