Journal of Hunan University Natural Sciences

The increasing use of digital technology has created growing challenges related to students’ digital ethics, including misinformation, hate speech, cyberbullying, and irresponsible online participation. This study examined how a Kampung Pancasila-based democratic citizenship education model contributed to the development of digital ethics among senior high school students. An action research design was implemented through two iterative cycles of planning, action, observation, and reflection in three senior high schools representing urban, semi-urban, and rural contexts in Central Java, Indonesia. The study involved 120 students, with the participation of Citizenship Education teachers, school principals, and members of Kampung Pancasila communities. Data were collected through digital ethics assessments, observations, interviews, focus group discussions, field notes, and reflective records. The findings showed that the mean digital ethics score increased from 64.28 in Cycle 1 to 83.47 in Cycle 2, representing an increase of 19.19 points. The proportion of students meeting the Minimum Mastery Criterion (MMC) of 70 increased from 68.3% to 87.5%, exceeding the predetermined success criterion of 85%. A paired-samples t-test indicated a statistically significant improvement, t(119) = 18.72, p < .001, with a large effect size (Cohen’s d = 1.71). The normalized gain (N-gain) score of 0.54 indicated a moderate improvement. The qualitative findings further demonstrated increased student participation, more responsible digital communication, critical evaluation of online information, digital empathy, and ethical online engagement. This study contributes to Citizenship Education and digital citizenship research by integrating Pancasila values, community-based democratic learning, digital ethics, and iterative action research across diverse school contexts. The findings suggest that the Kampung Pancasila-based democratic citizenship education model was associated with improvements in students’ digital ethics within the action research context; however, the absence of a control group limits causal interpretation.

Keywords: digital citizenship; digital ethics; Citizenship Education; Kampung Pancasila; democratic citizenship education; action research; Pancasila values.

DOI https://doi.org/10.55463/issn.1674-2974.53.7.10

Fishermen in Buleleng Regency continue to face constraints in improving their productivity and welfare. These constraints arise from the suboptimal utilization of production factors, the ineffective functioning of fishermen’s institutions, and insufficient government support, including limited attention to local fishermen’s organizations. This study aims to analyze the determinants of fishermen’s productivity and welfare in Buleleng Regency by examining local institutions rooted in fishermen’s traditional wisdom. The direct, indirect, moderating, and mediating effects were tested using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) based on 171 questionnaires collected through the pick-up survey method. The results indicate that fishermen’s institutions are the main determinant of productivity, whereas the role of government is the main determinant of fishermen’s welfare. Technology does not significantly moderate the relationship between human resource quality and fishermen’s productivity, while the role of government does not significantly moderate the relationship between fishermen’s institutions and productivity. Productivity mediates the relationships between the study variables and fishermen’s welfare. Furthermore, local institutions such as sekee and Fisheries Business Groups (KUB) that apply the sekee mechanism can optimize production factors and promote a more equitable distribution of income, thereby improving fishermen’s welfare. This study emphasizes the importance of strengthening local institutions and increasing productivity to achieve sustainable fishermen’s welfare within the framework of the blue economy.

Keywords: fishermen’s productivity; fishermen’s welfare; fishermen’s institutions; sekee; Fisheries Business Groups (KUB); blue economy.

DOI https://doi.org/10.55463/issn.1674-2974.53.7.9

Village Fund accountability has become a critical issue in decentralized public financial management, particularly in ensuring the transparent, efficient, and responsible use of public resources. Although previous studies have emphasized the importance of governance quality and digital financial systems, limited attention has been paid to the institutional mechanisms through which these factors jointly strengthen accountability. This study examines the direct effects of good governance and financial digitalization on Village Fund accountability and investigates the mediating role of community-based monitoring within the frameworks of Public Accountability Theory and Digital Governance Theory. A quantitative cross-sectional survey was conducted among 200 respondents, including village government officials, Village Consultative Body (BPD) members, community leaders, and local supervisors directly involved in Village Fund management. Data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with SmartPLS. The findings reveal that good governance and financial digitalization have significant positive effects on both Village Fund accountability and community-based monitoring. Furthermore, community-based monitoring significantly enhances Village Fund accountability and partially mediates the relationships between good governance, financial digitalization, and accountability. These findings demonstrate that governance reforms and digital financial systems improve accountability not only through institutional and technological improvements but also by strengthening community participation in public oversight. The study extends Public Accountability Theory by demonstrating that accountability results from the interaction among institutional governance, digital financial capabilities, and community-based oversight rather than from governance quality alone. The findings offer practical implications for policymakers by highlighting the importance of integrating governance reform, digital financial transformation, and participatory monitoring to achieve sustainable Village Fund accountability in decentralized public administration.

Keywords: good governance; financial digitalization; community-based monitoring; Village Fund accountability; Public Accountability Theory; PLS-SEM.

DOI https://doi.org/10.55463/issn.1674-2974.53.7.8

This study examined the effects of transformational leadership and organizational commitment on the performance of leprosy program managers and tested Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) as a mediating mechanism. A cross-sectional quantitative survey was conducted among 174 civil servants responsible for leprosy control programs across 17 district and city health offices in Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Respondents were selected using proportionate simple random sampling. Data were collected using a structured five-point Likert-scale questionnaire and analyzed through Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) in SmartPLS 4 with 5,000 bootstrap subsamples. Transformational leadership had significant positive effects on employee performance (β = 0.236, p < 0.001) and OCB (β = 0.395, p < 0.001). Organizational commitment significantly predicted OCB (β = 0.537, p < 0.001) but had no significant direct effect on performance (β = 0.066, p = 0.206). OCB strongly predicted employee performance (β = 0.678, p < 0.001). The indirect effects confirmed that OCB partially mediated the relationship between transformational leadership and performance (β = 0.268, p < 0.001) and fully mediated the relationship between organizational commitment and performance (β = 0.364, p < 0.001). These findings identify OCB as a key behavioral mechanism through which transformational leadership and organizational commitment enhance the performance of leprosy program managers. The study provides practical implications for strengthening leadership practices, employee involvement, and extra-role behavior in public health organizations.

Keywords: Transformational leadership; organizational commitment; organizational citizenship behavior; employee performance; leprosy control; public health management; PLS-SEM.

DOI https://doi.org/10.55463/issn.1674-2974.53.7.7

This study investigates the influence of organizational commitment on turnover intention through emotional intelligence and job satisfaction among personnel of the Security Intelligence Directorate of the Southeast Sulawesi Regional Police, a public-sector institution characterized by high job demands and operational pressure. A quantitative survey was conducted involving 150 personnel, and the data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results reveal that organizational commitment has a positive and significant effect on emotional intelligence and job satisfaction but does not directly influence turnover intention. Emotional intelligence significantly reduces turnover intention, whereas job satisfaction has no significant effect. Furthermore, emotional intelligence fully mediates the relationship between organizational commitment and turnover intention, while job satisfaction does not serve as a significant mediator. These findings contribute to the organizational behavior literature by highlighting the pivotal role of emotional intelligence as a psychological mechanism through which organizational commitment can reduce turnover intention in public-sector security organizations.

Keywords: organizational commitment, emotional intelligence, job satisfaction, turnover intention, police personnel, public sector, and SmartPLS.

DOI https://doi.org/10.55463/issn.1674-2974.53.7.6