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Editorial: 2018 (3) 2 

Dear RESSAT readers and contributors,  

We are excited to be with you through the May 2018 issue (3/2) of Research in Social 

Sciences and Technology (RESSAT). We would like to extend our appreciations to all who 

contributes by submitting or reviewing manuscripts or have been readers of RESSAT. In our 

second issue of the third year, you will find the articles on various topics of social sciences 

specifically focusing on education.  

The first article written by Martin Kustati &Hidayat Al-Azmi as titled “Pre-Service 

Teachers’ Attitude on ELT Research”. This paper reports on a research determining the 

attitudes of pre-service EFL teachers’ attitude to research in English language teaching (ELT) 

in Indonesia. The findings of this research revealed that the pedagogical implications of the 

study for the pre-service teachers include the need to be aware of the significant relationship 

between attitude and background in research practice and they should be trained formally on 

conducting and writing ELT research. 

Fouad Yehya Yehya, Aziz Barbar, Dr., Suzanne Abou Rjeily are the authors of the 

second article entitled as “Diagnosing the barriers for integrating Educational Technology in 

Physics courses in Lebanese secondary schools”. This paper investigates the barriers 

affecting the success implementation of ICT in the Lebanese secondary physics classes. The 

results indicated that the ICT implementation in physics courses was not attained. Physics 

teachers must improve their ICT skills. Furthermore, the low technology periods per week and 

revealing curriculum content, inflexibility of the curriculum to ICT implementation, 

insufficient existence of computer labs, lack financial support, insufficient training, 

inadequate technical support, unavailability of internet connectivity and the crowded class 

rooms were main barriers that prevent the implementation of ICT. 

With the title of “Palestinian Teachers’ Views on the Factors That Limit Students’ 

Creativity and Some Possible Strategies to Overcome Them” in the third article, Ahmed Awad 

Raba' & Hussam Tawfeeq Harzallah seek to investigate the degree of enhancing creative 



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thinking skills in the English for Palestine and math curricula from the teachers of English and 

math perspectives. The researchers recommended divergent methods of teaching, adequate 

training for teachers and students on different techniques and the inclusion of activities in the 

curricula to improve students’ creative thinking. 

Ronald Maraden Silalahi & Untung Yuwono in the fourth article entitled as “The 

Sustainability of Pancasila in Indonesian Education System”. This research was aimed at 

reconstructing Pancasila ideology and discussing the steps to revitalize Pancasila in 

Indonesian education system.  

In his article with the title of “From Rebellion to Riots: Student Violence inside the 

Egyptian Universities after June 30, 2013” Nasser Tolba explores the phenomenon of 

political violence at Egyptian universities after the downfall of the Muslim Brotherhood 

regime on June 30, 2013.  As it is indicated by the author, it is a critical analysis to identify 

the underlying causes and factors leading to this excessive violence and its impact on the 

Egyptian universities.   

I would like to thank everyone and express my special appreciation to the people who 

contributed to make this issue ready for you. I especially would like to thank all authors and 

reviewers for their contribution to RESSAT. I hope you will both enjoy and be challenged by 

the articles in this issue of RESSAT. I also look forward to seeing your contribution to the 

development of RESSAT in the future. 

Looking forward to being with you in June 2018 issue... 

Sincerely, 

Bulent TARMAN, (Ph.D) 

Editor-in-Chief, RESSAT 

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