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Unesa.ac.id, Surabaya-Office of International Affairs (OIA) Universitas Negeri Surabaya presents the TOP 100 QS World Universities Webinar Series Series 2 with the theme "Exploring Research Trends on Multiple Fields" on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 10.00 WIB.
The webinar event began with singing the songs Indonesia Raya and Mars Unesa. Then a speech by the Rector of Unesa and continued with a presentation of the material then continued with a question and answer session. In this webinar, there were three presenters, namely Dr. Chew Soon Beng from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore (NTU), Dr. Mercy Karnuiah Jesuvadian from the National Institute of Education, Singapore, and Dr. Azmawati Binti Mohamad Nor from University Malaya, Malaysia.
In his presentation, Dr. Chew said that the current research trend in economics. According to him, one thing that is still a trend is the economic behavior of the community due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, it is also about corporate social responsibility to the community.
He added that about ten years ago, the Singapore government did not really prioritize university ranking. But it is more dominant to pay attention to how the implementation of education, research and community service on campus benefits the community and the country.
"Research in the economic field, for example, must help to understand the needs of society and help build an inclusive society. For developing countries, research must increase understanding and a better quality of people's lives and help solve community problems, "he said.
In the second presentation, Dr. Mercy explained about research in the world of children's education. The newest movement in research on children is about children who are seen as a marginalized, vulnerable and protected group.
In this context research, it is not easy, because researchers have a little difficulty in accessing the actual situation of children. "Gaining access to children can be made more difficult even with the permission given by the relevant authorities," he explained.
He adds that research with children precedes the need for researchers to value children's innate competence for life experiences. Building relationships that are accessible to both children and adults is the key to deeply investigating the life experiences of research participants. "Research on children is certainly different from research in adult groups, because it is important to use the right approach and build good relationships according to the needs or levels of growth and development of children," he said.
While in the last session, Dr. Azmawati in her presentation explained about positive psychological interventions in schools. According to him, the educational environment, school and class are closely related to psychological conditions. Therefore, it must be a common concern of stakeholders.
According to him, positive and interactive and fun activities at school such as role playing can support students' mental health. Mental health matters must be viewed holistically or thoroughly, both by students, their education, and their environmental aspects. "Adopting a mental health prevention model and fostering psychological, emotional and social skills are very necessary for this need (student mental, red)," he said.
He continued, the implementation of the adoption program could be targeted at the late stages of childhood and early adolescence where children are cognitively ready with a high willingness to change. School-based interventions are about 6 to 10 sessions. The most widely used framework is CBT. Being limited to a single framework limits the possibilities of techniques and skills that can be accessed by students.
"Innovative teaching is also important and forms the foundation of skills including science and technology. Adjust the needs of each different students have different learning styles, such as visual, auditory, and verbal. Practical education and skills, train students to be innovative, creative, and independent thinkers, "said Azmawati. (Madina / zam)
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