• Authors: Sharina, N.
• From: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

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Extra-curricular activities in higher education institutions play an important role in developing soft skills among the student. The activities are crucial in complementing the students’ academic achievement and preparation for the job market upon graduation from the university. The aim of this article is to highlight the development of soft skills among UTHM students involved in extra-curricular activities, with a discourse on the advantages as well as disadvantages for such engagement among active students. A total of six (6) students active in extra-curricular activities were identified and interviewed for the study presented. The interviewee were active participants of extra-curricular activities at UTHM, i.e. Siswa Siswi Pertahanan Awam (SISPA), Pasukan Askar Simpanan (PALAPES), the Rowing Club and Oration Club. Based on the interviews, it was found that the involvement in extra-curricular activities helps students to develop soft skills, especially in terms of critical thinking, creativity and innovation. However, students lacking self-discipline and good time management skills may feel the activities to be a burden, causing tiredness and negligence during academic classes. It is therefore essential for students to first develop self-discipline when engaging in extra-curricular activities to avoid negligence of their studies and academic performance. In brief, such activities could instil a keen sense of social responsibility and readiness to volunteer in times of need among the students. Cultivation of such social awareness and voluntarism contributes to nurturing a nation of well-educated citizens with enhanced “human touch”. read more

• Authors: Sari Oktafiana
• From: Visual Arts and Performing Arts Studies Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada

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In the context of embracing and promoting of respecting diversity, education and school has pivotal role to conduct the inter-religious and multi-religious dialogue in preventing of violence and minimize of prejudice, hatred from religion because of no dialogue and no understanding of each. From sociologist perspective, the manifest function of education is the cultural transmission of values. According to Henslin (2008), “the cultural transmission of values in reference to education, the ways in which schools transmit a society’s culture, especially its core values” (Henslin, 506). In this paper, I would like to explain my small research and reflection from my experience when I include in managing of diversity in one private school in Yogyakarta. As the inclusive-multicultural school, the school has program in embracing of religious diversity not only for students but also all school members (staff, teacher and parent). To analyze the practice of inter-religious dialogue among teachers and students, I use Abu-Nimer (2000), Swidler (2008) theories to understand the impact, obstacles and benefit of inter and multi religious the school?s program which has dialogued of the religion teaching and values among the students, teachers and also staff. In additional, I also use the theory by Sterkens (2011) to explain the religious education model and religiosity program that run in the school. I use qualitative method to study this issue by interview students and teachers, collect some references from books, journal and website to sharpen and to strengthen the data and information. The aim of this paper is to understand and explain that being inclusive and open minded people, it could be many ways, including through multi and inter-religious practices in education. read more

• Authors: Sigit Heru Murti
• From: Environmental Science, Graduate School of Gadjah Mada University
  

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Natural resources management that are not environmentally friendly lead to unsustainable resource utilization. It cause there is no guarantee for natural resources can be developed to satisfy the needs of life in the future. During this time, Bili-Bili reservoir has an important role as a source of raw water to people in Gowa Regency and surrounding areas. The development of human activities along the Jeneberang river as the main river in the watershed such as agricultural activities, settlements, tourism, and sand quarrying, trigger changes in river water quality that have an impact on water quality in the Bili-Bili reservoir. Based on the problems it is important to analyze the water quality of the reservoir, and determined of water quality status based on the applicable water quality standards and Minister of Environment Decree No. 115 of 2003. The development of activities in Jeneberang watershed were become factors that trigger changes in water quality. Spatial analysis was conducted to determine the distribution of activity that could potentially contaminate the water. Through two analyzes are expected to be the basis for the formulation of recommendations in Jeneberang watershed environmental management, especially in Bili-Bili reservoir. Water quality status of Jeneberang watershed showed that all water samples were in moderately polluted. It happened because some exceed value of the water quality parameter, such as TSS, Ammonia, Nitrate, phosphate, and oil content. human activities arround the study area showed that the contamination came from household activity, agriculture, sand quarrying, and also tourism waste. read more

• Authors: Yul Rachmawati
• From: Media and Cultural Studies Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada

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The Internet is playing a powerful role in human life. Various aspects of human life can be transformed in line with the growing of internet technology, for example the religious practice, One Day One Juz (ODOJ). ODOJ is an online program which uses WhatsApp and Blackberry Messenger as media for interaction among group members. Then, ODOJ not only has a function as a program, but also has transformed into institution and community both online and offline. Using internet, ODOJ phenomenon can be seen as a religious practice that has experienced an expansion, extension, even a change. Moreover, the presence of ODOJ also shows how media and internet have changed our daily life, especially in religious practice. In the past, religious practice especially recitation is a very sacred practice, but through media and internet, religious practice is transformed into efficient, effective, and modern way. This paper also shows ODOJ in mediatization aspect that is when society become more submissive and dependent on media in their daily life, as apparatus or institutional. Mediatization increasingly shows that human life is setting hard with media. In this case, media can change communication and interaction between people, as ODOJ that has changed religious practice from face to face into virtual way. Finally, ODOJ phenomenon on smart phone, especially in WhatsApp and Blackberry Messenger becomes a focus in this paper and because of that, this paper will analyze how religious practice like recitation that previously exists with face to face interaction has transformed into virtual interaction through media, especially internet. read more

• Authors: Imam Subekti
• From: National Resilience, Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada

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Forests are strategic natural resources with essential ecological function and high economical value. Good forests management therefore is a must so that the benefit of having forests will not deteriorate and disappear. The paradigm of community based forest management (cbfm) is now becomes preferable since it gives bigger roles to community involvement and participation. But questions about the concept implementation is still abound. Not all forest owners know how to do it properly, ecologically and economically. Therefore, there was an attempt to socialize the concept by coordinating forest owners and acting collectively through cooperative movement. The cooperative is now very popular and gaining a lot of members. To understand what has happened, we designed a study that was aimed firstly, to analyze how private forests in Kulon Progo was managed under Wana Lestari Menoreh Cooperative, and second, to study any constraints to the management. To achieve those aims, focus group discussion is carried out, so is depth interviews with cooperative officers and forester members. Local officials and other important persons who has close relationship with the cooparetaive were also interviewed. The result showed that the cooperative has already been functioning although with a lot of constraints, which some may develop into problem if not handled properly. The constraints range from technical difficulties to managerial and organizational challenges, memberships misunderstandings and no less important, bureaucratic blunders and uncertainties. read more

• Authors: M. Rizky Sasono
• From: Visual Arts and Performing Arts Studies Graduate School of Gadjah Mada University
  

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Since the turn of the century, after the fall of repressive regime of Soeharto in 1998, Indonesia has been experiencing a more open version of democracy. Some of these freedoms of expression are manifested in works of contemporary performing arts. The post-reform opennes has brought more articulative approach thought on human tragedy. Although, within the same period the country has seen the rising conservatism and intolerance that are, paradoxically, threatening democracy and the freedom of expression. The issue of human rights, corruption, and marginalized communities in performing arts have not only been advocation of injustice, but also subjects of invitations from international festivals. The case of Papermoon Puppet Theatre’s Mwathirika and Teater Garasi’s Je.ja.l.an that allure internatonal festivals. This paper will explore such phenomenon to see the relations between creative exploration of human crisis and the aesthetic means of the spectacles. In what ways do art festivals claim the value of such transnational performances, and how they are perceived by the media. read more

• Authors: Arundati Shinta, Fx
• From: Psychology Faculty, Proklamasi University, Yogyakarta

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Objective of this essay is to explain the importance of water conservation behavior to children through writing and drawing method. Children are encouraged to participate in this activity based on 4 reasons. 1). Children are the future leaders. Their awareness on water conservation should be developed in early ages. 2). Children usually have soaring curiosity and startling imagination. Therefore they may have surprising method to conserve water. 3). Children usually amused to learn new thing and then practicing it incessantly. They call it playing. 4). Water conservation campaign to children is less likely performed. In this campaign, children are facilitated to write an essay about water conservation; then it is illustrated with children’s drawing. Later on, they read it in front of their friends. Usually, they are enthusiastically participated in these activities. Those attractive essays will be published on school wall magazine, website, T-shirt, and calendar. Hence, the children?s works actually are precious resources for water conservation campaign. Their works are obviously understood by other children. Children may have different language with adults when explaining difficult and important issue such as water conservation. read more

• Authors: Agustina Multi Purnomo (
• From: Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Bogor Doctoral Program of Sociology, Universitas Indonesia

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Lodging service as a part of tourism industries has challenged by transformation of new style of traveling. Low cost traveling style, the growth of online booking service technology, and new paradigm of tourism about locality are changing tourist preference to lodging service facilities. The purpose of this study was to explore how are three factors of new style of traveling influencing lodging service management. Using literature study on 28 papers, the focus was on preference of low budget traveller who are using internet booking sites to lodging service facilities, kind of lodging service and hotel managers respond to price instability possibility. Methods of inquiry included descriptive survey and deep interview to key respondents. The result was showing price and location as main preference of respondent to choose lodging service facilities. Hotel budget and cheap apartment were first preference to respondents. Price instability has been responded by hotel managers by did some strategies. The strategies of hotel managers are challenging tourism worker to be tourism doer. read more

• Authors: Christopher A. Woodrich
• From: Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada

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Cartmell (2010) writes that “the screen makeover of a literary text self-consciously appeals primarily to women”, one of eight traits which she considers to be characteristic of an “adaptation genre”. Without subscribing to the concept of an adaptation genre, this article attempts to test the hypothesis that film adaptations tend to appeal to and be targeted at women more often than men. To do so, this article examines 234 cases of film adaptation in Indonesia, dating from 1927 to 2014. Focusing on the adaptations’ source novels, themes, and advertising media, this article classifies the adaptations based on their apparent target audience, as measured by their appeal to an ideal gender normative audience. Three categories of adaptations are identified: films targeted towards women, films targeted towards men, and (apparently) gender-neutral films. Films adaptations in Indonesia have most commonly appealed to and been targeted towards women, with the majority of adaptations being classified as romances and oriented towards marriage. This supports the hypothesis formulated by Cartmell. read more

• Authors: M Rizal Abdi
• From: Center for Religious and Cross-Cultural Studies, Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada

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Along with the raise of middle class, religious community demand lighter and non-time consuming pilgrimage practice without losing the sacredness of the site. The more convenient site attracts more religious community to perform the pilgrimage. Thus, the pilgrimage site strives to dress up with modern and pleasure facilities or features. More visitors mean more money would be circulated around the region. Within this framework, we could see mutual relationship between tourism and religion through pilgrimage site’s existence. Yet the attractive and appealing features of pilgrimage site raise another issue on the boundaries between sacred and secular places as well as the ethics of visiting sacred spaces. The GMKA’s case is clearly depicted the complex and intermingled relation between sacred and secular. The holy devotions to Virgin Mary share its place with the lovey dovey couple activity and tourist sightseeing. Furthermore the establishment of the highest Maria statue in Southeast Asia at GMKA highly escalates the number, and also the diverse backgrounds, of visitors to the site which brings out an issue of ethical behavior in sacred place, especially when the sacred place also becomes the central point of secular practices. Furthermore, this phenomenon raise another question, how far the limit of dressing up facilities and features of sacred space’ Doesn’t it reduce the core value of pilgrimage itself? Does the site become more secular, or at least become less sacred, by the hipped of pilgrimage site to dress up? read more