Month: April 2017
Reviving Haiga: Interpreting and Painting the Haiku of Matsuo Basho
Haiku is a poem that embodies qualities of Japanese art: precision, economy and delicacy; and, Matsuo Bashō fathers this literary …
The Analysis of History, Story and Narrative: A Case Study of Contemporary Performing Arts, “Jao Jan Phom Hom: Nirat”
Jao Jan Phom Hom: Nirat Phrathat In Khwaen by Mala Khamchan (Mr.Charoen Malaroj), is a famous work of Thai literature …
Kofi Kayiga – The Construction of an Identity
Born to a Cuban mother and a Jamaican father in 1943, in Kingston, Jamaica, Kofi Kayiga - the former Ricardo …
A Stroke in Time: An Artist’s Memoir
As a teaching artist for almost three decades, Prof. Kong Ho recalls his art experience in the form of a …
“Indian Girls Are Not Supposed to Play Football”: Gender in Gurinder Chadha’s Bend it Like Beckham
Throughout history, but even in the postmodern era, ridden with racial, ethnicity and nationalistic problems all over the world, another …
Writing the History of Humanimals: Illustrated with the Poetics of Documentaries
Animals play a starring role in human history; their presence is ever so ubiquitous that it would be remiss of …
Bowing to the Creative Industry: Making Art a Useful Commodity
A survey of globally diverse art school models, including those that already exist, along with those still on the theoretical …
A Study on Reformation of National Vocational Educational System Based on National Competency Standards
A Study on Vocational Curriculum Development of Technical High School Based on NCS (National Competency Standards) As the industrial structure …
Hearts Grow: Contemplation-Based Inner Stability Development in Female Inmates
The researches objectives are to study the learning process facilitation appropriate for the inner stability development in female inmates, and …
The Students’ Satisfaction Toward Managerial Economics Class
As a policy of the Minister of Education that want all the educational institutions improve the quality of their students …
The Influence of Lecturer Performance Index Toward Student Achievement Index
Good lecturers brings good students. The result of student achievement is determined by the lecturer performance. This study aims to …
Customer Orientation Ensure Organization’s Flexible Response to Keep Sustainability
Global competition forced education organizations to rethink about providing better service to their customers. Many firms and public sectors have …
Joys and Pains of a School Principal: Educational Accountability in Context
While considerable interest has been accorded to evaluating the leadership effectiveness of school principals, rarely would research put focus on …
The Effect of Identity on Risk-Taking in Middle Adolescence: The Mediating Role of Positive Youth Development
Researches on factors that can reduce risk-taking in adolescence have been widely studied. Ones of these factors are identity and …
Development of Positive Youth Development Indicators in the Context of Thai Adolescents
Research on the positive youth development (PYD) has been widely studied, based on the positive youth development model (Lerner, 2005). …
Causal Relationship Model of Organizational Culture Performance: The Study of Mediating Role of Organization Trust and Organizational Commitment.
The purposes of this study were to examine a relationship of perceived organizational support (POS) towards organizational culture performance as …
Effects of Games for Enhancing Executive Function Program on Early Academic Achievement in Preschoolers: Mediating Role of Executive Function Skills
Executive function (EF) skills has been highlighted as a potential factor for early academic achievement which includes mathematical and language …
The Factors Related to Risk Preference, Risky Decision Making and Risk Taking Behaviors in Adolescence in Krabi Province
The aim of the study is to assess the factors related to the following; risk preference, risky decision making and …
Effect of Psychological and Social Factors on Active Aging among Middle Adulthood in Bangkok
The purposes of this research were 1) to examine the level of Active Aging among middle adulthood in Bangkok 2) …
The Effect of Adversity Quotient Training Program on Stress of High School Students in Bangkok
The objectives of this research were to develop Adversity training program and examine the effect of Adversity quotient on stress …
The Problem of Dualism: ‘Self’ as Cultural Exaptation
The concept of “Self” is strongly rooted in an ontological (mind/body) and epistemological (reality/fiction) dualism. This idea appears as the …
The Prevalence of Depression among First-Year Health Sciences Students at Thammasat University
This study aims to find out the prevalence of depression in first-year health sciences students at Thammasat University, Thailand. The …
Implication of Critical Thinking for Applied Ethics in Science and Technology
As science and technology are descriptive, it is difficult for the undergraduates in Department of Science and Technology (DST) to …
The Implications of Cross-Cultural Social Skills of Japanese People in Turkey in Order to Form Relationships with Turkish Muslims
This study aims to investigate the cross-cultural social skills adopted by Japanese people in Turkey, relating to the construction of …
Family Communication Patterns Which Influence Bangkok Grade Seven Student’s Life Skills Development
The current research aimed to measure life skills level and to study different patterns of family communication among Grade 7 …
Absolute Totality, Causality, and Quantum: The Problem of Metaphysics in the Critique of Pure Reason
Kants metaphysics which says that the absolute whole of magnitude has nothing to do with any possible experience presses him …
Caregiver State of Mind and Role Performing of Counselors in Foster Homes
Nowadays, Thailand is facing a problem in orphan care. There are huge numbers of children living in foster homes with …
The Effect of Group Counseling Program for Developing Self-Efficacy and Adversity Quotient in Real Time Company
The objectives of this research were to develop self-efficacy and adversity quotient of employees in a real time company and …
An Accurate Estimation Method for Abilities in Online Adaptive Testing Based on Item Response Theory
Recently, universities in Japan, in particular, private universities, are inclined to accept a wide variety of students because the number …
A Razor’s Edge: For an Explanation on ‘Identity’ In Timaeus
This paper intends to explain how ‘a razor’s edge’ in Katha-Upanishad inspire an understanding of ‘identity’ in Timaeus. In Katha-Upanishad, …
Your Highness, Mr. Policeman: The Taiwanese Perception of the Policeman during the Japanese Colonial Rule
This article examines the image of the policeman when Taiwan was under Japanese rule (1895-1945) through textual and linguistic analysis. …
The Role of Identity Statuses on Freshman Student’s Decision Making in Choosing Education Degree Program
The development of a stable sense of self is considered to be one of thecentral tasks of human being. Erik …
Socio-Demographics and Political Ideology: A Multinational Analysis
With an increasingly polarized nature of interparty conflict in politics across the world, researchers in the fields of political science …
The Identity & Personality of Female Gamblers as Portrayed in Chinese Gambling Movies
The current study is a qualitative investigation on the identity and the personality of female gamblers portrayed in Chinese gambling …
Millennialism Scale: A Measurement of Thoughts and Feelings on the Millennium
Amongst many Christian denominations is the belief in a millennium, which is a period of 1,000 years either directly preceding …
The Effect of an Introductory Peacebuilding Class on Attitudes Toward Social Justice
Social justice advocacy is a term in which individuals are both aware of the “injustices and inequities” of certain populations …
Substance Abuse and Religiosity
This study addresses the importance of substance abuse in regards to religiosity. Prior research (Hodge, Cardenas, & Montoya, 2001) indicates …
Anxiety and Return to Work in Cancer Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy
Introduction: Many cancer patients contract cancer and are diagnosed with it while they are working. However, only one-third of patients …
Mediating Role of Ethnic Identity on the Relationship between Ethnicity and Life Satisfaction among Indonesians Adolescents
Indonesia is known as a multi-ethnic and multi-culture country then Javanese is the largest ethnic group among the population. Ethnicity …
Personality Factors Assessing Emotional Intelligence and Creative-Potential as Predictors of Job Satisfaction among Managers in Karachi, Pakistan
Exploring emotional intelligence and creativity have become an absolute in today’s organizations and personality dispositions for its study is a …
Survey about Identity Status in Indonesian Adolescence
Adolescence is a period when teenagers ask themselves "Who am I?" and "What is different about me?". There are many …
The Relationship of Identity Status to Peer Relation during Adolescence
Who am I? These questions reflect the search for an identity. Identity is a self-portrait composed of many pieces, including …
Psychological Disposition in Qualitative Research
The role of psychological disposition is utmost important in qualitative research. It influences the quality of information and its authenticity. …
Justice and the Rise of China: A Philosophical Approach
The rise of China as an economic superpower has in recent years aroused concerns from Western countries. This research addresses …
The Effect of Type of Self Perspective and God Prime on Prosociality
Frimer, Schaefer, and Oakes (2014) suggest that there are at least two distinct self-perspectives in every person: actor (tends to …
The Prevalence of Aggression Dimensions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder according to Some Variables
The current study aimed at exploring the level of aggression for children with autism according to gender, age and intellectual …
Conformity and Obedience of Bantengan and Jaran Kencak in East Java
As a traditional culture and art, Bantengan in Trawas and Jaran Kencak in Lumajang, East Java is one of the …
The Relationships among Couple Bond, Family Responsibility, and Couple Satisfaction in Thai Couples
With the increased number of couple relationship problems within Thailand, it becomes necessary to find ways to enhance these relationship. …
An Initial Development of the Thai Version of the Social Anxiety Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (SA-AAQ) For Undergraduate Students
Adjustment to college transition can be challenging. The challenges could compromise the benefits undergraduates could obtain from college learning in …
Religious Education of Lifelong Learning in Taiwan Weixin Shengjiao I Ching University
From the mid 1980s to 1990s, the political and economic environment underwent an important change in Taiwan. The President of …
Causal Factors of CSR Influencing to Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Effectiveness of Listed Companies in the Stock Exchange of Thailand
This research study the relationship and effect among corporate social responsibility (CSR), organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), and organizational effectiveness (OE) …
A Case Study on How the Philosophy of Environment Adjustment of I-Ching Feng-Shui of Chinese Culture Impacts the University’s Performance
In 1990s, the educational market is growing rapidly in Taiwan. However, with the dropping of fertility rate and the school-age …
Applying I Chings “Life-Gua” of Chinese Culture to Human Resources Management Strategy
Chinese culture is one of the four ancient civilizations of the world, which is still greatly valued todays. Its foundation …
Religion Politics and Ethics: Moral and Ethical Dilemmas Facing Faith-Based Organizations and Africa in the 21st Century
Religion plays a predominant role in African spiritual worldview and belief systems. However, this intense affinity for religion has often …
Understanding and Practice of Informed Consent by Professional Nurses in South Africa: An Empirical Study
Introduction: Informed consent (IC) is a legal and ethical doctrine, constitutionally protected in South Africa through rights to bodily integrity, …
Relationship Among Mindfulness, Suppression-Emotion Regulation, Reappraisal-Emotion Regulation, and Psychological Well-Being
With the increased number of psychological problems in workplace within Thailand, it becomes necessary to find ways to enhance psychological …
The Application of AHP Method in the Successful Elements Selections in the After-Class School in Taiwan
The purpose of this paper is to aim at the successful elements in the after-class school in Taiwan. The study …
Educating for Capacity Building: A Case Study of Timor-Leste Officials Studying on an English Language Training Programme in New Zealand
Building capacity is critical to human development. It starts with building skills and knowledge in individuals and communities, and leads …
The Development of Teachers Desirable Characteristics of Student Teachers in Thepsatri Rajabhat University by Using Behavioral Record Sheet
This research aimed at developing teachers' desirable characteristics of student teachers who currently have enrolled in 'Self-actualization for teachers' subject …
The Effect of Project Based Learning to Enhance Problem Solving Ability in Distance Learning Media Subject of Student Teachers
The research aimed to study the effect of the project based learning which focused on enhancing problem solving ability of …
Student Attribute Correlates of Academic Achievement in High School Chemistry Between Grade 9 & 10 Students
This study examined three student attributes namely; level of mathematics anxiety, learning style, and attitude toward Chemistry that generated information …
Taking Leisure Seriously: Adolescents’ Pursuit of their Most Important and Interesting Leisure Activities
Whereas schools are the most common educational settings worldwide, learning and personal growth can take place in other contexts outside …
Applications of the Arduino Electronics in the Kinematics
Due to high precision, quick response and low price, Arduino electronics, including motherboards and sensors, have potential to be the …
A Critical Analysis on Thai University Students’ Reflections towards Politics of the English Language
English language is a gatekeeper to positions of prestige in society (Pennycook 1994,1995), especially due to its dominant status as …
Call for a Change in Mathematics Education: From Platonism to Social Constructivism
At school, children are expected to become numerate in order to be able to function in a modern technological society …
Parental Home-Based Support and Educational Outlook Towards Primary School Children in Urban Mongolia
For the past decades, the enrollment rate of primary school has been increasing in developing countries. Unfortunately, due to problems …
E-Kankor: Opening New Vistas of Higher Education Through an Innovative Intelligent Tutoring System
Passing the entrance examination to a university is a major step in one's life. Kankor is the nationwide tertiary entrance …
Keep Smile Book: An Instrument of Students’ Affective Evaluation
This study aims to describe the use of “Keep Smile Book” as an instrument of students’ affective evaluation and factors …
The Face of Secondary Education: Students’ Perceptions on the Functional Differences between Schools in Macau
After the handover to China, the complexification of Macau educational circumstances, favored by the progressive expansion of free education coverage …
Surau Merantau: A Curriculum Development Based on Minangkabau Ethnic Culture
This study aims to determine the nature and purpose of "Surau Merantau", a school based on Minangkabau ethnical culture and …
Creating Opportunities for Change: Non-Cognitive Skills Instruction in the Classroom
To address the demands of accountability mandates such as data-driven, evidence based instruction and the need for 21st century skills, …
Components of an Inclusive Postsecondary Transition Program for Older Students with Intellectual Disabilities at a Four-Year University
This paper provides an overview of Project Panther PLUS (Postsecondary Learning for Universal Success), an inclusive postsecondary transition program for …
How Increasing Students’ Interest and Motivation to Study Affects Perceived Service Quality and Academic Satisfaction at University
Instructional Design has provided models and theories to make lectures more effective and attractive. However, managing and evaluating educational outcomes …
Applying Mathematics in Interdisciplinary Studies [IDS]
Nanyang Girls’ High School’s Interdisciplinary Studies [IDS] for Secondary One students were designed to enable students to begin to deliberate …
A Survey of Scientific Competency of Grade 10th Students in Thailand
The purpose of this study was to survey the scientific competency of grade 10th students. The sample was 141 students …
Women’s Roles in the Series Desperate Housewives: A Feminist Perspective
Desperate Housewives, created by Marc Cherry and aired on the ABC channel for eight seasons, can be considered a representation …
Natural Materials in “Recycle Quilt Mixmedia” Fashion: Reinforcement of Students’ Creativity and Mental Revolution
The purpose of this article is to report the results of sewing extracurricular activities in SMK PGRI 4 Blitar, related …
The Study of Grade 10 Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Chemical Reactions and Biomolecules
The purpose of research was to study grade 10 students’ conceptual understanding of chemical reactions and biomolecules. The target group …
The Advantages and Disadvantages of E-Dictionary to Enhance Reading Comprehension of ESL Learners
Due to the advent of Internet, tertiary students prefer to read hypermedia materials in comparison to printed materials. One of …
Positive Teacher Attributes through the Eyes of the Learner: In Japan and a Wider Asian Context
Positive teacher influences can contribute to learner knowledge, skill acquisition, and a positive learning environment (Jahangiri & Mucciolo, 2016). In …
A Genre Analysis of Job Application Letters Written by ASEAN Applicants
Recent genre-based studies on job application letters have increasingly focused on cross-cultural awareness. However, very few have been conducted in …
E-Learning Implementation: Challenges and Opportunities for Higher Education Institutions in Rural Settings in South Africa: A Case Study
The use of ICT is changing all aspects of our lives and fueling the economic growth globally. Technology can play …
Changing Instructional Practice with a Science Center Workshop: The Journey of Six Elementary Science Teachers
The purpose of this qualitative case study research was to ascertain the significance of the professional development workshops organized by …
Toward the Next Generation of Educational Technologies: A Survey of Internet of Things (IoT) in Education
Internet of things (IoT) means that physical objects (e.g., device) will be connected to the Internet and be able to …
Linking Supply on Demand of Indonesia Human Resource in Science and Technology on Perspective Black Swan Phenomenon
This paper discusses how the influence of the phenomenon of black swan in the development of human resource on science …
Relationship between Teacher’s Interpersonal Communication Skills and Students’ Achievement in Science at Primary Schools in Sidoarjo
This study aims to determine the relationship between interpersonal communication abilities of teachers and learning achievement students. The study used …
Survey on Whether The Sri Lankan Pre-Service National Diploma In Teaching Programme Addresses the Learning Needs of Diverse Learners
This study sought to identify the state of prospective teachers’ knowledge about differentiated instruction; how often prospective teachers differentiate instruction …
Management Structure of Thailand Premier League by the Standard Criteria of the Asian Football Confederation
This research has the objective to study the managing of Ratchaburi Mitr Phol FC by the standard criteria of The …
Vietnam’s National Foreign Language 2020 Project after 9 Years: A Difficult Stage
Vietnam has been witnessing many changes in learning language, and the National Foreign Language 2020 project is the latest breakthrough …
Behind the Silence of Japanese International Students in the U.S. Classrooms
Japanese international students (JIS) in United States universities are often labeled by peers, faculty, and administrators as shy, passive, and …
A Study on the Constructions of Vocational High School Principals’ Leadership Effectiveness Indicators-Based on Competing Values Framework
The main purposes of this study are to integrate the theories and researches in leadership effectiveness based on competing values …
The Role of Indonesian School in Singapore in Developing Students’ Patriotic Character
Globalization brings changes in many aspects of Indonesian life including some Indonesian residents who lived in foreign countries such as …
Technology and Distance Learning in Higher Education: Making Distance-Learning Work for Your Students
The field of distance learning in higher education is experiencing a new paradigm shift in the methods used by instructors …
Ultimate or Alternate? Enhance the E-Learning Experience for Creative Media Students: Hong Kong and Singapore Perspective
Online learning (E-learning) platforms such as Blackboard, Moodle, and MOOCs have been widely used in various higher educational institutions. These …
Silent Exclusion and Child Schooling: A Case Study of India
The current educational policy discourse in India has largely focused on the issues of access to basic education. While increasing …
Academic and Technical Vocabulary in the Corpus of Chemistry Research Articles
Many researchers mentioned about the importance of vocabulary to language learning especially, vocabulary for specific disciplines. However, there are some …
The Use of Video-Based Instruction in Higher Education: Impact on Knowledge Gain
The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of video-based instruction in a course entitled "Environmental Studies" to impart environmental …
How Does a Speaker Maintain Her Local Language in a Multilingual Speech Society? A Case Study of a Sasak Girl Staying in Central Java
It is generally known that some people can live in one place in their entire live while some others are …
Implementing Inquiry-Based Stem Learning in Tenth Grade Students
Inquiry-based STEM learning (iSTEM) is now familiar with science education and active learning for 21st century learners. This study aims …
A Survey of Mathematics Reasoning Ability of Grade 10th Students in Thailand
The purpose of this study was to survey the Mathematics reasoning ability of grade 10th students. The participants were 47, …
Foreign Language Anxiety: A Case of Thai EFL Learners at Ubon Ratchathani University
Despite the decades-long integration of EFL in the Thai education system, Thai EFL students in general still perceive the English …
Education for urban refugee children in Malaysia: Pathway to Peace
This research focuses on the educational experiences of urban refugee children in Malaysia, examining the expectations of parents, NGO of …
Ethical Leadership Competencies for Revitalizing Moral Learning in Higher Education
Moral and ethics courses are widely provided in higher education institutions; yet, they are taught by ineffective teaching methods. So, …
The Concept of Measurement in Pre-Service Teachers
This paper presents the results of phase 1 of the research project “pre-service mathematics teachers’ mathematical conception in the context …
Exploratory Practice: A Case Study of Communication Arts Students at UBU
English in Communication Arts is a compulsory course at Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand. The main purpose of this course is …
Speaking Difficulties Encountered by Low-Proficiency EFL Students at Ubon Ratchathani University
In English as a foreign language learning contexts, speaking, as one of the productive skills, has been considered as a …
The Development of Anti-Corruption Education Model to Support Students Integrity Character in Schools Through Civic Education
Civic Education is a subject that aims to humanize the students to become good citizens in accordance with the objectives …
The Role of L1 in the Instruction of L2: Perspectives of Thai EFL Teachers
The medium of instruction has long been a contentious issue in foreign language teaching. The teacher’s decision about which language …
Using the Concept of Fashion to Link Diverse Programs
Departments housed in US land grant agricultural colleges often have the unenviable and difficult task of justifying their existence as …
Developing an Instrument for Self-Evaluation of Teaching and Learning Competencies: A Review of Faculty Professional Development and the Changing Higher Education Landscape in Singapore
The rapid expansion and development of the higher education sector in Singapore calls for new approaches to university teaching that …
Impact of Cultural Education on Social Cohesion after a Sudden Disaster: With Reference to Two Flood Affected Locations in Colombo
Unexpected disasters may destruct people’s day-to-day life. Recent history about disasters occurred in Sri Lanka shows that non-victims of disasters …
Stealing from the Poor: A Challenge to Eradicating Poverty in Nepal
Background In 2015, an earthquake in Nepal killed over 9,000 people and destroyed over a million homes pushing millions of …
Forced Departures and Fragmented Realities in Palestinian Memoirs
The Arabic word nakba means “catastrophe”. The Palestinians use this word to refer to the events that took place in …
Prisms of History: Edward Said’s Humanism
The winding history of the Israeli-Arab dispute along with divergent historical, geopolitical and theological interpretations should be complicated for one …
“Everyone Has a Story to Tell: Learning English Through Narratives”
The present study is about the use of Narratives in the classroom of English especially where English is taught and …
A Study on Societal Conflict of the Selected Short Stories of Antonio Reyes Enriquez
Philippine Literature shows how the Filipino differs from others. (Richard V. Croghan, S.J, The Development Of Philippine Literature in English). …
Femininity and Masculinity in Twenty-First Century Thai Romantic Fictions
The main purpose of this study is to examine the modes of subjectivity and discourses of femininity and masculinity found …
“Only When the Whole World Becomes One Family”: The Ideal Vision of a Eurasian
My paper benefits from Lisa Lowe's idea of heterogeneity and multiplicity, Foucault's notion of power, and Gramsci's concept of hegemony. …
Resistance in Zitkala-Sa’s American Indian Stories
Loss of identity is one of the major problems of all time. People who believe that domination destroy their true …
Writing My Own Story: Memoir, Fictional Truth and Memory
Writing My Own Story: Memoir, Fictional Truth and Memory What does it mean to write your own story, from a …
New Methods of Interaction in Virtual Reality for the Study of Archaeological Data
One of the biggest challenges that the analysis of archaeological data in virtual reality presents is the interaction. Within the …
A Study of the Fanpage Creators of Text/Illustration in Taiwan, in Particular with Their Working Process
With the popularity of high-speed internet, the number of using mobile phones has been increased in this generation, also known …
Humans and Animals in the Graphic Novel the Call of the Wild from the Perspective of Ecocriticism Reading
Nowadays, environmental crisis is one of the most important problems. Many people are affected by this crisis. Graphic novels can …
The Effect of Literary and Non-Literary Texts on EFL Students’ Critical Reading
Critical reading skills are important for all students around the world. Teaching these skills enables students to be critical readers …
Asian-Woman Mutedness in the Memoirs of Maxine Hong Kingston and Shirley Geok-Lin Lim
The study analyses how woman muteness is revealed as self-portrait of the Asian-woman in the literary memoirs of Maxine Hong …
Annette Von Droste-Huelshoff and the Biedermeier Narrative
"Annette von Droste-Huelshoff and the Biedermeier Narrative" relates the aesthetics of the German Biedermeier period (1815-1848) to the life story …
Value Orientation and Quality of Halal Certification in Cosmetics Business
At present, the accreditation of halal certification has been extending from food and beverage industry, to cover a wide variety …
Enhancing Vocabulary Learning by Using the Story-based Instruction
Vocabulary has been long believed to be one of the important elements in English learning. If students lack of vocabulary, …
Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility on Consumer Brand Engagement: A Study on Malaysian Youth
A growing area of corporate social responsibility (CSR) research is the CSR-consumer relationship. Today, organizations across all industries are facing …
History in Fiction or Fiction in History: Enchi Fumiko’s Namamiko Monogatari as Historical Novel
While Hayden White asserts that historical discourses mirror literary writing, he also recognizes the value of narrativity in historical representations …
The Presentation of Rape in Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak
With the raising number of reported rape cases, rape becomes one of the crucial social problems in worldwide. Mostly, women …
Cultivating Honesty: Salary and Corruption in the Yuan Through the Eyes of Officials and Scholars
The establishment of Chinese-style, centralized bureaucracy by Kublai beginning in 1260 was mirrored by the development of a payment structure …
Documentary Storytelling: Methods and Styles
This article explores the significance of storytelling and seeks to choose modes of filmmaking to transmit “reality” or to tell …
The Pain as Ikigai in the Filmography of Hirokazu Koreeda
Hirokazu Koreeda is a Japanese film director and screenwriter who became famous, in the last decade, both in Japan and …
Transition of Environmental Art: In Search of the Strategies for Sustainability
The range of work referred as Environmental Art encompasses a wide variety of post-war art making and has been given …
Storytelling and Playing with History: The Ludic in French and Chinese Fiction
This paper explores how the device of storytelling can be used in fiction to construct a specifically ludic i.e. playful …
Meaning in Terms: A Monosemic Approach to the Lexical Semantics of English and Japanese Terms Taken from Narrative Contexts
This presentation aims to look at a possible monosemy of English and Japanese terms taken from narratives by Natsume Soseki …
Foreign Policy and Identity Politics: Trump and Brexit through Putnam’s Too Level Games
In 2016, two major advanced democracies held consequential plebiscites that will impact the conduct of their respective future foreign policies. …
Ned Kelly: The Multiple Truths of Australia’s Most Famous Bushranger
In a line-up of all the Australian criminals, who sparked fear in the community and generated business for the law …
Textile Practices as Media for Narrating Local Story
In this study, mainly the living materials of my hometown and its spatial imaginations will be explored through textile practices, …
Making Human Network Visible through Costume Making and Scaffolding: A Fieldwork Study of Cosplay Culture
This paper analyzes the relationship between agencies and artifacts represented in ethnographic case studies of ten female informants aged 20-25 …
Folktales, Myths and Legends on Sculptors of South India
History speaks on sculptures and silent on sculptors; whereas folktales take contradictory position towards this phenomenon. The folktales, Myths and …
Learning and Teaching Through Social Fabrication: From an Ethnographic Study in “Fablab Kamakura”
This paper analyzes the relationship between participation and learning represented in ethnographic case studies of ten informants aged 23-59 participating …
The Effects of Product Placement in Malaysian Movies and Its Influence on Consumer Behavior
Product placement has been widely used through the international film industry, but has seldomly been used in Malaysian films. The …
The Structure of Narrative Design. A Case Study: Interior Design Proposal of Thread of Life Gallery in Bali
When an exhibition is designed with object-oriented approach, merely focuses on conservation, display and object information, visitors often don’t understand …
Communal Harmony in Goa: Assessing Attitudes and Devising Strategies for Promotion
Communal harmony is a word that became immensely loaded with political implications for India after the Babri Masjid demolition that …
‘It Was As Silly As All Women’s Stories’: Female’s Marginalisation and the Duality of Gender in the 20th Century West African Novel
When the simple act of talking is considered ‘silly’, or worst ‘madness’, here we should stop and look back at …
The Spatial Narration of Drawing Media and Its Transition of Cultural Representation
Drawing and representational media are means for artists, designers and architects to convey ideas or narratives happened in places. In …
The Communication Approach for Conservation Palm Leaves Text of Sungmen Temple, Thailand by Buddhism Dharma
The purpose of this article is to explain the Communication approach for conservation palm leaves texts of Sungmen Temple, Thailand …
Exploring the Relationships among Innovation Diffusion Roles, Brand Communities Engagement Effect on Virtual Brand Communities
In recent years, the number of people using online communities continued to rise. The study found that more and more …
Roman Histories by Louis Kahn
The architecture of Louis I. Kahn changed radically in the 1950s. Such was the transformation that it is difficult to …
Stories We Tell Our Selfies
Selfies have become a common social practice for a significant number of people throughout the world. While some criticise selfies …
A Study on the Core Concepts of Environmental Aesthetics Curriculum
1.Background/ Objectives and Goals Environmental aesthetics is one of the newly emerging aesthetics concepts of the 20th century; it originated …
Profiling the Academic Wordlist in Research Project of EFL University Students
The current study is a corpus-based lexical study that purposes to question the use of words in Coxhead’s (2000) Academic …
A Historical Review of Media Coverage on the Southernmost Unrest of Thailand
In a general manner, journalists rely upon conflict as a conventional method of framing news reporting. Be faced with the …
High Frequency Key Words in Tourism English in Newspapers: A Corpus-Based Approach
Tourism English is a new approach in the field of English for Specific (ESP) and it has its own linguistics …
Chinese Dolls: The Spiritual Pain of Chino-Thai Women
The Chinese tradition is mainly rooted in patriarchal kinship, which regulates the role and status of Chinese women within familial …
The “Anti-Hungry, Anti-Civil War” Movement at Yenching University
In May 1947, there was a student protest called “Anti-Hungry, Anti-Civil War” Movement, which played a key role in overthrowing …
Historical Notes on Japanese Bunkers in General Santos City, Philippines
This is a qualitative study employing historical-descriptive methods of research. Key informant interview, ocular investigation, and documentary analysis were used …
Comparing Robot Embodiments for Social Human-Robot Interaction of a Health Coach Service
As robotics technologies are advancing at an ever increasing rate, various types of service robots have emerged in the market …
Beyond “Sex and the Family”: Revisionist Historiography in Nora Okja Keller’s Comfort Woman
Until the early nineties and due to various reasons, the experiences of (Korean) comfort women were edited out of Korean …
Seeking for New Values: Failure and Crisis of Models in Tsukamoto’s and Kurosawa’s Tokyo Films
The postwar Japan was subject to deep identity mutations as a result from the defeat and the social reforms often …
Vision and Memory: A Film History of the Royal Factories of Rural Thailand
King Rama IX initially established four Royal Factories in 1972 to enhance the quality of life of rural marginalized minorities, …
The Contingency of the Self’s Language: How We Create Our Stories by Using Language
The most important part that creates the Self as “the knowing subject” or active entity with the proactive, purposeful and …
Ambiguous Japan: A Study on Four Lectures of Nobel Prize Winner Kenzaburo Oe
In 1994, Kenzaburō Ōe, second Japanese writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, entitled his Nobel Lecture “Japan, the …
The Story of the Silk Road and Nara’s Shosoin Treasure Repository of the Emperor
The story of the Silk Road is, inter alia, the most fascinating narrative of mutual cultural, linguistic, literary, artistic and …
Seeking the Reality: Japanese Avant-Garde During the 1920s/30s and the Collage Technique
With the invention of the so-called 'montage' technique, the avant-garde movements at the beginning of the 20th century not only …
The History of Tuna Fishing in Tambler, General Santos City, Philippines
This study presents the historical evolution of tuna fishing in Tambler, General Santos City with emphasis on the fishing methods. …