Civic Purpose in Late Adolescence: Factors that Prevent Decline in Civic Engagement After High School

This study investigated the effects of internal and demographic variables on civic development in late adolescence using the construct civic purpose. We conducted surveys on civic engagement with 480 high school seniors, and surveyed them again two years later. Using multivariate regression and linear mixed models, we tested the main effects of civic purpose dimensions (beyond-the-self motivation, future civic intention), ethnicity, and education on civic development from Time 1 to Time 2. Results showed that while there is an overall decrease in civic engagement in the transition out of high school, both internal and social factors protected participants from steep civic decline. Interaction effects varied. Ethnicity and education interacted in different ways with the dimensions of civic purpose to predict change in traditional and expressive political engagement, and community service engagement

Moral Identity Predicts the Development of Presence of Meaning during Emerging Adulthood

We examined change over time in the relationship between moral identity and presence of meaning during early adulthood. Moral identity refers to a sense of morality and moral values that are central to one’s identity. Presence of meaning refers to the belief that one’s existence has meaning, purpose, and value. Participants responded to questions on moral identity and presence of meaning in their senior year of high school and two years after. Mixed effects model analyses were used to examine how moral identity and presence of meaning interacted during this two-year period. The findings demonstrated that moral identity positively predicted presence of meaning over time

ARSITEKTUR KOTA YANG BERKEPRIBADIAN

Abstrak Arsitektur bangunan dan kota biasanya diharapkan mencerminkan ciri dan karakter suatu suku atau bangsa. Setiap bangsa menginginkan dan membanggakan kota dengan identitas sendiri, berbeda dengan bangsa lain. Dalam lingkup lebih kecil, bahkan setiap kota dan desa di suatu negara, mempunyai bentuk dan ciri yang berbeda-beda. Keberagaman arsitektur ini merupakan kekayaan suku, bangsa, dan dunia, yang harus dipertahankan. Keterbukaan hubungan antarnegara, termasuk berprakteknya arsitek bangsa lain di Indonesia, dapat mengancam kelestarian budaya dan arsitektur kota-kota kita. Arsitek antarbangsa akan membawa pengaruh budaya dan ciri berarsitektur lintas negara. Kota-kota di semua negara akan berciri sama. Arsitek Indonesia harus menguasai kemampuan berarsitektur lokal, tapi menghargai dan mau mempelajari budaya bangsa lain ketika berpraktek di sana. Hal ini harus tertuang dan disiapkan dalam kurikulum pendidikan arsitektur. Walaupun keterbukaan hubungan antarnegara tidak dapat ditolak, untuk kepentingan semua negara, perlu ada aturan berarsitektur di masing-masing kota yang harus diikuti oleh semua arsitek yang berpraktek di sana, arsitek lokal maupun asing. Kata kunci: arsitektur, ciri, budaya, keterbukaan, ancaman,   Abstract The architecture of building and city usually expected to reflect the characteristic of a tribe or nation. Every nation wants and prouds of a city with its own identity, different than other nations. In smaller scope, even every city and town in a country, have different characteristic. This architectural diversity is a national treasure that should be maintained. The openness of relationship between countries, including architectural practice from foreign architects in Indonesia, could threaten the cultural and architectural continuity in our cities. International architects will bring cultural influence and architectural characteristic across the country. Every city in the whole world will have same characteristic. Indonesian architect should have the ability to master local architecture and on the other hand should appreciate and willing to learn other countries culture when doing architectural practice in that country. This matter should contained and prepared in architectural education curriculum. Even though the openness between countries could not be refused, for the benefit of every country, there is a need for architectural regulations in every city that must be followed by every architect that does architectural practice there, local as well as international. Keywords: architecture, characteristic, culture, openness, threa

ARSITEKTUR KOTA YANG BERKEPRIBADIAN

Abstrak Arsitektur bangunan dan kota biasanya diharapkan mencerminkan ciri dan karakter suatu suku atau bangsa. Setiap bangsa menginginkan dan membanggakan kota dengan identitas sendiri, berbeda dengan bangsa lain. Dalam lingkup lebih kecil, bahkan setiap kota dan desa di suatu negara, mempunyai bentuk dan ciri yang berbeda-beda. Keberagaman arsitektur ini merupakan kekayaan suku, bangsa, dan dunia, yang harus dipertahankan. Keterbukaan hubungan antarnegara, termasuk berprakteknya arsitek bangsa lain di Indonesia, dapat mengancam kelestarian budaya dan arsitektur kota-kota kita. Arsitek antarbangsa akan membawa pengaruh budaya dan ciri berarsitektur lintas negara. Kota-kota di semua negara akan berciri sama. Arsitek Indonesia harus menguasai kemampuan berarsitektur lokal, tapi menghargai dan mau mempelajari budaya bangsa lain ketika berpraktek di sana. Hal ini harus tertuang dan disiapkan dalam kurikulum pendidikan arsitektur. Walaupun keterbukaan hubungan antarnegara tidak dapat ditolak, untuk kepentingan semua negara, perlu ada aturan berarsitektur di masing-masing kota yang harus diikuti oleh semua arsitek yang berpraktek di sana, arsitek lokal maupun asing. Kata kunci: arsitektur, ciri, budaya, keterbukaan, ancaman,   Abstract The architecture of building and city usually expected to reflect the characteristic of a tribe or nation. Every nation wants and prouds of a city with its own identity, different than other nations. In smaller scope, even every city and town in a country, have different characteristic. This architectural diversity is a national treasure that should be maintained. The openness of relationship between countries, including architectural practice from foreign architects in Indonesia, could threaten the cultural and architectural continuity in our cities. International architects will bring cultural influence and architectural characteristic across the country. Every city in the whole world will have same characteristic. Indonesian architect should have the ability to master local architecture and on the other hand should appreciate and willing to learn other countries culture when doing architectural practice in that country. This matter should contained and prepared in architectural education curriculum. Even though the openness between countries could not be refused, for the benefit of every country, there is a need for architectural regulations in every city that must be followed by every architect that does architectural practice there, local as well as international. Keywords: architecture, characteristic, culture, openness, threa

Institutional Repositories in the Indonesian Higher Education Sector: Current State and Future Prospect

This research aims to provide the first detailed survey of various aspects of institutional repositories serving Indonesia’s higher education sector. This includes establishing the current state of implementation of repositories and their major characteristics, and assessing their future potential. The study adopts a mixed-methods research strategy. Methods employed are: 1) a longitudinal content analysis of university repository websites; 2) an online survey of Indonesian academics; and 3) interviews with stakeholders in three Indonesian universities

The pretenders and why do you want to know? Writing a memoir in the face of intergenerational trauma: A reflective thesis

This thesis was submitted for the award of Doctor of Philosophy and was awarded by Brunel University LondonThis thesis consists of a memoir and a critical commentary. The memoir, The Pretenders, follows three generations of my family, from my grandparents’ experiences during the Japanese Occupation, through my father’s childhood amongst the rubber plantations of Indonesia, to my upbringing in modern day Singapore. The memoir examines depression, and the failings of material wealth, while exploring how a family struggles to live up to and accept the success of their forefathers. Using Marianne Hirsch’s theory of postmemory as a basis, the accompanying critical commentary questions how my grandparents’ experiences during the Second World War affected my father’s childhood and how the lingering trauma is continued in our own relationship. By analysing The Pretenders in conjunction with three narratives which are thematically linked through their exploration of familial relations, Alice Pung’s Her Father’s Daughter (2011), Ocean Vuong’s On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous (2019), and Irene Vilar’s The Ladies Gallery (1998), the first chapter of my thesis examines the narrative devices used by these writers in order to present the way their identity is impacted by intergenerational trauma. This search for identity follows two stages, (1) an attempt to reconcile their parents’ traumatic past with their own upbringing, and (2) an attempt to understand the differences between the country their parents’ trauma originated from with the country they were raised in. The second chapter considers how the myths that build a nation are echoed in the myths that build a family legacy. The chapter continues by examining the use of phantoms as a writing device and how familial myths can root an otherwise unanchored diasporic history. The third chapter reflects on the choices a memoirist can make in portraying their subjects, and concludes that a balance between artistic licence and ethics is required when presenting ‘truth’

A Different Shade of Green: A Survey of Indonesian Higher Education Institutional Repositories

Introduction: Institutional repositories (IRs) are an accepted part of the open access landscape, and they have a particular role to play in supporting scholarly communication in developing countries, such as Indonesia. Methods: Content analysis was conducted of 52 Indonesian higher education institutional repository websites between November 2014 and February 2015. Assessment included the degrees of “openness” of repositories, the types of works collected, software used, exploration tools, existence of links to institutional website, the language used for access points, and the standard of metadata. The study also gathered qualitative indicators of local practices in the management and population of repositories. Results: Only 26.9% of the surveyed IRs provide all or most documents in full-text; the most widely included types of work are Theses and Dissertations (84.6%) and Published Works (80.8%), but there is also a high representation of Unpublished Works and University Records. Most IRs (90.3%) provide access points in the form of standardized subject headings, and English is widely used. Discussion: The characteristics of the content of the IRs surveyed suggests that many Indonesian IRs were conceived as a corporate information management system rather than as a genuine attempt to support open access. Conclusion: The findings lead the authors to speculate that institutional repositories serving Indonesian higher education institutions are in their early adoption phase; and that initial drivers for them have been corporate information management, institutional prestige, and the need to combat plagiarism

ANALISIS PENGARUH TINGKAT INFLASI , TINGKAT SUKU BUNGA SBI DAN NILAI TUKAR RUPIAH TERHADAP INDEKS HARGA SAHAM GABUNGAN (IHSG) DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA

Tidak stabilnya situasi moneter yang tercermin dari nilai tukar rupiah, suku bunga, dan inflasi mengakibatkan kekacauan dalam perekonomian. Hal tersebut menunjukkan eratnya pengaruh makro ekonomi terhadap indeks harga saham di pasar saham. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengkaji mengenai pengaruh indikator ekonomi makro, tingkat inflasi, tingkat suku bunga, dan nilai tukar rupiah, terhadap indeks harga saham gabungan selama periode tahun 2007-2011.Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah menggunakan regresi linier berganda. Data diperoleh dari Monthly Statictic, Indonesia Stock Exchange, Indikator ekonomi dari Badan Pusat Statistik, dan Laporan bulanan Bank Indonesia. Data dikumpulkan dengan teknik Dokumentasi.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa variabel tingkat inflasi memiliki pengaruh positif signifikan terhadap indeks harga saham gabungan sedangkan variabel tingkat suku bunga SBI, dan nilai tukar rupiah, berpengaruh negatif signifikan terhadap indeks harga saham gabungan