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The Social Sciences community showcases scholarly publications and research outputs authored by faculty and researchers in the Faculty of Social Sciences. This collection includes journal articles, working papers, conference proceedings, and other academic works that contribute to the understanding of theory, policy, and practice. It aims to promote open access to high-quality economic research conducted within the institution.
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Item Teachers’ Perspectives on Innovative and Interactive Teaching Methods: Perspective of Mobile Learning(AAB College, 2025-07-17) Kasumi, HysenThis study aims to reflect teachers' perspectives on the use of innovative and interactive teaching methods (mobile learning and others) and to present the importance of the application of modern teaching methods by firstlevel teachers (grades 1-5) and second-level teachers (grades 6-9), in the development of student competencies. The research includes the Anamorava Region in Kosovo which covers an area of 650 km2 and has about 200,000 inhabitants. Quantitative methods were used to research this issue, while Likert scale questionnaires were used as a tool for measuring teachers' thoughts and attitudes. The research sample consists of 97 teachers working with first and second-level students. The results show that teachers do not use a variety of methods while a number of them state that teaching methods are always in coherence with the age and skills of students. A small number of teachers pay special attention to students' prior knowledge. Based on the general data from the research, I have noticed that teachers do not practice enough modern teaching methods to develop students' competencies and promote their activity and creativityItem Examining 8th graders' use of technology in the pandemic period(AAB College, 2025-07-17) Kazaz, NalanUnderstanding the current and future technology use behaviors of secondary school students who started distance education during the pandemic process is essential to their academic success. The aim of this study is to examine the technology use status of 8th-grade students studying at secondary school during the pandemic period. We used the relational survey model, which is one of the quantitative research methods, in the research. Data was collected by sending the scale to 680 students' parents via link. We used the Dijitanaliz (Digital Addiction Scale) developed by Dilci as a data collection tool and the Dijitanaliz technique in the analysis of the data. According to the findings, 1 out of 3 people has digital addiction, while the remaining 2 out of 3 are candidates for addiction. It is an undeniable fact that the duration of digital media usage has increased during the pandemic process.Item The Other Side of the Mobile World "Mobile Mobbing"(AAB College, 2025-07-17) Kazaz, NalanThe innovations brought by the digital age leave deep traces in the lives of individuals of all ages. With technological tools becoming an integral part of life, we are observing changes in the behaviors and reactions of individuals. Mobile technology pushes individuals to ease and drags them to loneliness in society. Individuals who withdraw into their shells are socializing on mobile platforms. The progress of science and technology from past to present has brought changes in society. Rapidly advancing technology shapes the lives of individuals in many areas. Digitalization has been efficient in the exposure of individuals to an insidious application of mobbing. In this context, the mobile world has come to the point that it threatens the living space of the individual with the content that is a design product it offers. In particular, the role of digital media in a way that interferes with every aspect of life has turned into digital despotism. In this study, which is considered a compilation, we used document analysis as a data collection tool. We obtained data by examining the documents related to the subject and handled it through descriptive analysis. In this context, while trying to examine the concept of "mobile mobbing", the other side of the digital world; we discussed digitalization, mobbing, digital violence, cyberbullying, digitalization, and its aspects on human life. As a result, we have reached a high relationship between mobile mobbing and its effect on individuals. Among these results, there are changes in their behaviors and habits, the digital world has turned into a covert mobbing tool, social media contents influence the attitudes of users through hidden messages, exerts pressure on their behavior by directing them, disturbing insults and threats, etc. are shared in communication styles, we have concluded that mobbing is experienced in a similar digital environment. In this context, we have listed suggestions and measures against mobile mobbing, with digital media users being more careful and conscious of techniques, respecting safe sharing with courtesy rules in their discourse and actions.Item ChatGPT Integration in Higher Education: Impacts on Teaching and Professional Development of University Professors(AAB College, 2025-07-17) Bërdynaj Syla, LirikaThe integration of ChatGPT in education shows great potential, but its success depends upon educators’ technological skills, their ability to adapt to new teaching tools, and a willingness to embrace AI as part of their instructional strategies. This qualitative study investigates the integration of AI, specifically ChatGPT, into lecture and lesson planning by faculty members in Kosovo. The study examines how ChatGPT contributes to their professional development and how it influences their higher education teaching practicesItem Challenges faced by parents in managing distance learning for preschool children in the Republic of Kosovo(AAB College, 2025-07-16) Agaj, Fatmir; Bunjaku, MuharremThe closure of educational institutions due to preventive measures against the spread of COVID-19 has hurt the management of pre-primary school children by parents. This research has identified the challenges that have hurt the parents of preschool children, so that in the future this research will serve as an aid in managing distance learning, both for parents and preschool children aged 5-6. Data for this research were collected through electronic questionnaires conducted with 240 parents from 12 municipalities of the Republic of Kosovo, dividing them by gender (female and male). The study was conducted at the end of 2021 when the children had started returning to school. The results have convincingly shown that parents of preschool children have not been satisfied with distance learning. The research however reveals that female parents accept the new way of organizing distance learning more easily than male parents. In this case, the support of educators has helped parents alleviate their stress while organizing distance learning. The study has evidenced that in cases where there is good cooperation between parents and educators, good results can also be expectedItem Contemporary tends in teaching and learning Kosovo facing challenges of digitalizing(AAB College, 2025-07-16) Qarkaxhija, Diana; Qarkaxhija, JusufContemporary trends of higher education that are applied in developed countries are seen in Kosovo too. This study has a purpose of exposing challenges that Kosovo higher educa tion is facing regarding the e-learning system. The main hypothesis is that: Kosovo is not ready to apply e-learning system in higher edu cation. This is also supported by the second hypothesis that Kosovo’s education is far from the real digitalizing and it’s not ready to apply e-learning system in the higher education. This research will represent the concrete results of the actual situation, obstacles and dif faculties facing in implementation of the contemporary system of teaching and learning through the e-learning system