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A Guide to Understanding Knowledge Resource Gaps in Urban PlanningTano Dumoyei Agusomu, Peremoboere Egbe
August 25, 2026•DOI: 10.52589/AJSSHR-7V2HHJAB•Volume 9 Issue 4•252 views
In its intention to be more normative in terms of who, what and when urban planning is carried out, the use of the term has caused more qualitative and ambiguous connotations. There is increasing concern among an increasing number of people regarding the abuse of the practice of urban planning in reality, despite a gradual increase in the coverage of urban planning in the literature of scholarly publications. The scholars in urban planning and management are not familiar with the daily language and vernacular, though they are crucial to their practice. The misuse of the information resources which are vital in the day-to-day administration of the field is done by the people, even some urban planners who make assumptions about their various audiences because they assume that these audiences are well informed. As even the experienced urban planners do not pay it any attention it merits in their scientific articles, class debates and applications. The article satisfies a gap in the literature because it presents a concise and persuasive description of some of the most important concepts in reference to urban land-use management and change. Consequently, this page is aimed at providing a corpus of information that relates to urban planning and management: what it is, what it says, what it does, how, and terminology and definitions. In this colossal project, quality control is the best. The paper appreciates that the area of knowledge that it devoted its attention to is not exhaustive and requires additional research. However, still it contributed to the creation of the path for the urban planners by illustrating the ideas within the context of knowledge resources and illustrating many associations to the urban planning, management and other spheres.
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Tourism and Intercultural Understanding in Developing Nations.Oyenuga Michael Oyedele, Paul Iorkegh Akwen
January 6, 2025•DOI: 10.52589/AJCHRT-OKUXNMSQ•Volume 8 Issue 1•2,068 views
The ease with which movements have become pose an exclusive avenue for intercultural understanding hence, the need to grow and venerate wide customs, values, and beliefs. Tourism provides one of the most effective tools for peaceful coexistence and a people-to-people approach.
Using the theory of intercultural sensitivity, this research examines the complex relationship between tourism and intercultural knowledge-sharing, investigating how tourist actions can foster interactions of cultural significance beyond recreational enjoyment. By synthesizing literature from studies on resident attitudes toward tourism development, volunteer tourism and its impact on intercultural sensitivity, as well as the impacts of tourism in community participation at a destination this paper demonstrates how gaining more knowledge is important to gauge change related-institutional perspective. This research delves into the complexity association between tourism and intercultural understanding, investigating by what means tourism serves as a connection between assorted cultures, promoting world-wide support and communal respect. Strategies for promoting intercultural understanding by ethical and professional tourism practices, cosmopolitan drilling and community involvement are projected, accentuating the necessity for justifiable and all-encompassing tourism development. The research ended by reiterating the possibility of tourism to provide further pleasant sounding world as long as its problems are tackled through reliable and culturally subtle style.
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Diagnostic Assessment of Students' Misconceptions about Heat and Temperature Through the Use of Two-Tier Test InstrumentEric Appiah-Twumasi, Daniel Nti, Richard Acheampong, Frederick Ameyaw
June 12, 2021•DOI: 10.52589/BJELDP-O22B5EPK•Volume 4 Issue 1•2,721 views
The research looked into the misconceptions held by Physics students about some selected heat and temperature concepts. The research design employed in this study was a diagnostic-descriptive research design. A sample of 56 Senior High School (SHS) two (2) students, drawn from Berekum Senior School in the Berekum Municipality, Ghana, were used for the study. An instrument known as the Two-Tier Test Instrument of Heat and Temperature Concepts (HTCT) was employed in data gathering. Mean score, standard deviation, frequencies, percentage were used to answer research questions one and two, while one-way multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) and correlational analysis was used to answer research question three. Results indicated that students used for this study hold misconceptions, lack understanding, and have difficulties explaining the selected heat and temperature concepts used in the HTCT instrument. The results also revealed that misconceptions about heat and temperature concepts non-significantly interact with student age (F .545 = .463, p > .05), but significantly interact with students' gender (F 4.541 = .038, p < .05). Based on the results obtained, the researchers recommended the use of two-tier test instruments and advanced organisers to identify students’ misconceptions of scientific concepts.
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