Journal of Social Knowledge Education (JSKE)

A Linguistic Odyssey toward Employability: A Tracer Study of the Academic and Professional Development Pathways of AB English Language Graduates

2026-02-05T14:40:51+07:00

Purpose of the study: This study aims to analyze graduates' demographic profiles, employment status, skills application, and satisfaction dimensions related to leadership, communication, management, and personal development, by situating these outcomes within broader socio-educational expectations about employability and workforce readiness.

Methodology: Using a descriptive research design and complete enumeration, data were collected through an online survey administered via Google Forms. The variables included age, gender, civil status, year of graduation, employment status, job position, salary range, and reasons for unemployment. Descriptive statistics were employed to examine patterns in employment conditions, skill utilization, and job satisfaction.

Main Findings: Most respondents were 22–35 years old, female, single, and recent graduates (2024). Most graduates were employed, while others pursued further studies, reflecting diverse post-graduation pathways. Employed respondents commonly held contractual or regular positions, with monthly earnings ranging from ₱10,000 to ₱20,000. Communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills were identified as essential competencies in the workplace. Salaries and benefits were the most influential factors in job acceptance and retention. While graduates reported overall job satisfaction, they highlighted the need for improved workplace communication, clearer feedback mechanisms, and enhanced opportunities for personal and professional development.

Novelty/Originality of this study: This study provides one of the limited tracer-based analyses focusing specifically on AB English Language graduates in the Philippine context. Beyond documenting employment outcomes, it underscores the social significance of tracer studies in evaluating higher education’s responsiveness to labor market realities and graduates’ socio-economic integration. The findings offer evidence-based insights for curriculum enhancement—particularly through project-based learning and qualitative, skills-oriented pedagogies—to strengthen graduate preparedness, career mobility, and long-term professional sustainability.

Building Cultural Resilience and Societal Value: A Socio-Educational Analysis of Creative Entrepreneurship in the Indonesian Music Industry

2026-02-05T14:40:48+07:00

Purpose of the study: This study aimed to explain the role of Rafi Record within Indonesia’s music industry and its contributions to economic, cultural, and educational development.

Methodology: Using a qualitative descriptive approach, data were collected through participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation analysis. Rafi Record was deliberately chosen as the object of research located in Kediri City, East Java The research subjects include the founder (who also serves as managing director), musicians, vocal trainers, technical staff (arrangers, sound engineers, editors), and administrative employees involved in daily operations.

Main Findings: The study reveals that Rafi Record has successfully transformed a music hobby into a multifaceted creative business encompassing production, entertainment, education, digital marketing, and intellectual property management. The transition from compact disc sales to digital distribution through YouTube and Instagram demonstrates adaptive entrepreneurship amid technological disruption. The findings highlight how micro-scale creative industries can achieve resilience and innovation by integrating cultural identity, digital literacy, and entrepreneurial management.

Novelty/Originality of this study: This research contributes to the literature on creative economy and music entrepreneurship by emphasizing digital transformation and education-based business diversification as key drivers for sustainability in creative industries.

Bureaucratic Behavior, Service Infrastructure, and Community Satisfaction in Public Services: Evidence from Population Administration Services in Ambon City, Indonesia

2026-02-05T14:40:46+07:00

Purpose of the study: This study aims to determine the influence of bureaucratic behavior and facilities-infrastructure on community satisfaction in population administration services at the Department of Population and Civil Registration of Ambon City.

Methodology: This study employed a quantitative survey approach involving community members who had directly accessed population administration services at the Department of Population and Civil Registration of Ambon City as the research subjects. Data were collected using structured Likert-scale questionnaires designed to measure bureaucratic behavior, service facilities–infrastructure, and community satisfaction, with instrument validity and reliability tested prior to analysis. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software through descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression analysis to examine the relationships and influence among variables, supported by classical assumption tests (normality, multicollinearity, heteroskedasticity, and autocorrelation) to ensure the reliability and robustness of the regression model.

Main Findings: The study concludes that bureaucratic behavior and service facilities–infrastructure play a crucial role in shaping community satisfaction with population administration services. These findings imply that public policy should prioritize not only infrastructural improvements but also bureaucratic professionalism, transparency, and responsiveness to strengthen public trust. The study contributes to public administration scholarship by emphasizing social satisfaction as a key indicator of effective and citizen-oriented public service delivery.

Novelty/Originality of this study: This study offers a new integrated analysis that simultaneously examines bureaucratic behavior and facilities-infrastructure in the context of population administration services in Ambon City. It contributes to existing knowledge by presenting localized empirical evidence and highlighting the combined influence of human and structural service components on public satisfaction.

Analysis of DigiDes Use and Community Satisfaction in Halong Village: Public Service and Local Governance Perspective

2026-02-05T14:40:43+07:00

Purpose of the study: This study aims to analyze how the use of the DigiDes digital village service application influences community satisfaction in Negeri Halong, Baguala District, Ambon City.

Methodology: This study employed a quantitative approach using a structured questionnaire distributed to DigiDes users. Data were processed using the IBM SPSS Statistics 25 software, utilizing validity tests, reliability tests, descriptive analysis, and simple linear regression to measure the influence of the application on community satisfaction.

Main Findings: The results showed that the use of the DigiDes application has a positive and significant influence on community satisfaction, particularly in terms of service efficiency, accessibility, and accuracy. Increased use of DigiDes corresponds to higher satisfaction levels, indicating strong community acceptance of digital public services. These findings suggest improvements in village governance through more transparent and responsive services, strengthened state–citizen relations, and ongoing digital-based social transformation at the village level.

Novelty/Originality of this study: This study provides new insights into how digital village service applications operate in small-scale community settings, specifically in Negeri Halong. It contributes to the development of knowledge on grassroots digital governance and demonstrates how localized digital innovations can enhance service quality and citizen satisfaction in rural and semi-urban Indonesian contexts.

Preventive Character Education Strategies against the Negative Impact of Social Media Influencers on the Betawi Alpha Generation

2026-02-05T14:40:40+07:00

Purpose of the study: This study focuses on the influence of social media influencers on Generation Alpha within the Betawi community, aiming to examine how digital media exposure shapes children’s moral values, communication ethics, and cultural identity in traditional societies facing rapid digital globalization.

Methodology: This study employed a qualitative research methodology using a phenomenological approach to explore participants’ lived experiences and perspectives. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and participant observations conducted in several Betawi communities and schools. This approach enabled a comprehensive understanding of how influencer-driven digital content affects communication practices, behavioral norms, and the internalization of moral values within the Betawi socio-cultural context

Main Findings: The findings indicate that exposure to influencer-generated content has contributed to shifts in moral reasoning, communication ethics, and cultural awareness among Generation Alpha. Children tend to adopt informal communication styles, reduced respect-based interaction patterns, and value orientations that differ from traditional Betawi norms. These changes are shaped by digital social environments, family mediation, and peer interactions, reflecting broader transformations in social behavior in the digital era. From a social studies perspective, these findings imply the need to integrate character education that emphasizes ethical communication, cultural literacy, and critical media awareness into learning practices. Social studies education can serve as a strategic space to strengthen students’ moral judgment and cultural identity amid ongoing digital influences

Novelty/Originality of this study: This study offers originality by foregrounding the role of influencers and digital content creators in shaping character values, communication ethics, and cultural identity among Generation Alpha within a specific indigenous cultural context. By situating the analysis within Betawi society, the study contributes new insights into culturally grounded character education strategies in the field of social science education.

Influencers’ Impact on Moral Degradation of Betawi Generation Alpha in Shaping Pancasila Character Values

2026-02-05T14:40:38+07:00

Purpose of the study: This study aims to analyze the impact of social media influencers on the moral degradation of Betawi Generation Alpha and its implications for shaping character based on Pancasila values.

Methodology: This research employed a qualitative design using a phenomenological approach. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, classroom and social observations, and documentation. Informants consisted of five Generation Alpha children, two teachers, two parents, and two community leaders selected through purposive and snowball sampling techniques. Data analysis followed the interactive model proposed by Miles and Huberman.

Main Findings: The findings reveal that social media influencers exert a substantial influence on the character development of Betawi Generation Alpha. Early exposure to digital technology, intensive social media use, and limited parental supervision position influencers as prominent role models in children’s daily lives. Consequently, there is a noticeable decline in religious commitment, moral and ethical conduct, responsibility, national (Pancasila) values, and Betawi socio-cultural identity, as reflected in changes in behavior, language patterns, discipline, and cultural awareness.

Novelty/Originality of This Study:This study contributes novel insights by contextualizing the influence of social media influencers within Betawi local culture and Pancasila-based character education. It highlights the interaction between digital exposure, moral internalization failure, and the erosion of local cultural values, offering an integrated perspective that enriches current discussions on character education in the digital era.

Corporate Governance, Firm Size, and Organizational Performance: Evidence From Indonesia’s Energy Sector

2026-02-05T14:40:31+07:00

Purpose of the study: The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between corporate governance, firm size, and financial performance.

Methodology: This study employs a quantitative research approach using secondary data obtained from annual reports and audited financial statements of energy companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The sample was selected through purposive sampling, and the data were analyzed using multiple linear regression with SPSS.

Main Findings: The results indicate that the audit committee has a significant relationship with financial performance, while managerial ownership, institutional ownership, and firm size do not show a significant relationship. Simultaneously, corporate governance and firm size are not significantly associated with financial performance.

Research Novelty/Originality: This study contributes to the governance literature by examining corporate governance mechanisms as institutional and organizational structures within the Indonesian energy sector during the 2021–2024 period, providing recent empirical evidence amid economic uncertainty and energy transition dynamics.

Managerial Decisions and Organizational Policies in Shaping Profitability of Food and Beverage Companies

2026-02-05T14:40:28+07:00

Purpose of the study: This study aims to analyze the impact of production costs, marketing expenses, and sales volume on the profitability of food and beverage companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the period from 2021 to 2024, both individually and collectively.

Methodology: This research employs a quantitative approach using causal associative research methods. The data utilized consists of secondary data acquired from the annual financial reports of companies in the food and beverage subsector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange and the official websites of these companies. The selection of samples in this study utilizes the purposive sampling method. Data analysis was carried out utilizing multiple linear regression with the assistance of SPSS software version 27.

Main Findings: The research results indicate that production costs have a significant impact on the profitability of the company. Marketing expenses have been shown to have a significant impact on the profitability of a company. The sales volume also has a significant impact on the company's profitability. At the same time, production costs, marketing costs, and sales volume together have a significant impact on the profitability of companies in the food and beverage subsector that are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.

Novelty/Originality of this study: The originality of this study is found in the application of a ratio-based measurement approach for production costs and marketing expenses, as well as the use of asset turnover ratios as a proxy for sales volume. This approach aims to reduce bias from differences in company size, thereby enhancing the accuracy of the test results. In addition, this research presents the latest empirical evidence from the post-pandemic period within the food and beverage industry in Indonesia.

Pre-service Teachers’ Language Sensitivity Experiences and Endeavors During Internship Program: Insights for Character and Social Education

2026-02-05T14:40:33+07:00

Purpose of the study: What teachers say in class affects learners' behaviours and understanding. As a harbinger of equitable and transformative education, teachers are mandated to promote sensitivity and inclusivity, making it imperative to conduct studies contextualizing preparatory practices to equip future teachers (pre-service teachers) in fostering inclusive education and social inclusion as part of their internship program.

Methodology: The study examines the challenges experienced, strategic measures applied, and instructional resources utilized by pre-service teachers in promoting language sensitivity practices among public secondary schools during their student teaching program through the lens of descriptive qualitative (exploratory study) research. Fifteen (15) pre-service teachers acting as team leaders in their respective schools in the City of Balanga and Bataan, Philippines, handling Grades 7 to 10 students, are purposively selected as key informants for the interview. Upon validation of the research instrument, data gathering commenced, assuring compliance with stringent research protocols (i.e., anonymity, consent, and data confidentiality). Thematic analysis, proposed by Braun and Clarke (2006), is employed for the data analysis.

Main Findings: The findings reveal that teaching language sensitivity faces key challenges, including a lack of awareness, peer influence, and the normalization of insensitive language. Such challenges may implicate character education initiatives, specifically in catapulting the roles of student-teachers as agents of social value formation. However, strategies to address such challenges are evident, such as vocabulary building, creating safe learning environments, and experiential learning. Instructional resources range from visual aids and reflective writing to multimedia resources and interactive activities.

Novelty/Originality of this study: The study posits novelty in its approach in contextualizing language sensitivity endeavors through the lens of pre-service teachers to intensify technical assistance during their internship program

Evolving Teacher Roles in Artificial Intelligence-Driven Learning: A Phenomenological Study in Social Studies Education

2026-02-05T14:46:19+07:00

Purpose of the study:This study examined how Araling Panlipunan (Social Studies) teachers perceive and experience the integration of Artificial Intelligence in their instructional practice, focusing on public secondary schools in Matalam, Cotabato to capture localized insights on digital adaptation in rural contexts.

Methodology: Using a phenomenological qualitative design, purposively selected teachers were interviewed through semi-structured conversations to explore their lived experiences with Artificial Intelligence tools, and thematic analysis was applied to identify recurring patterns in their narratives.

Main Findings: Findings revealed that teachers view Artificial Intelligence as a helpful and efficient instructional assistant, particularly in lesson planning, content enrichment, and generating teaching strategies that support engagement and provide diverse, updated resources. Despite these advantages, teachers emphasized AI’s limitations in addressing students’ emotional and social needs, concerns about content accuracy, and challenges related to technical access and reliability. The discussion highlights that while Artificial Intelligence is perceived as a valuable supplement to teaching, it cannot replace the essential human capacities of creativity, discernment, ethical judgment, and contextual understanding that underpin effective instruction.

Novelty/Originality of this study: The study underscores the need for context-sensitive professional development, clearer institutional guidelines, and supportive infrastructure to ensure that Artificial Intelligence strengthens rather than undermines teacher agency and the human dimension of Social Studies education.