Research Publications

Academic theses and dissertations are regularly published and widely disseminated in YUOE Journal, Monographs, Universities Research Journal (URJ), Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS) Journal, AsTEN Research Journal and International online Journals for sharing knowledge and contributing to the development of our education.

Myanmar Academy of Art & Science List of Research

No. Researcher Title Abstract Year
2521 May Lwin Nyein1, Hsu Mon Htet2, and Chi Li Zhong3 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COACH’S LEADERSHIP STYLE AND ELITE ATHLETES’ COMPETITIVE STATE ANXIETY IN MYANMAR The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the leadership style of coaches and the competitive anxiety of elite athletes of the Myanmar National Sports Team before the 31st SEA GAMES. This study also attempts to identify the leadership styles of coaches and to describe the competitive anxiety level of athletes in the Myanmar National Sports Team. Participants were 105 elite athletes from the Myanmar National Sports Team. Participants completed a battery of questionnaires, including Leadership Scale for Sports (LSS) developed by Chelladuria and Saleh (1990), the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2) introduced by Martens et al. (1990b), and the demographic variables. The results of the descriptive analyses most of the participants perceived their coaches from Myanmar National Sports Team have the tendency to engage in training/instruction behavior, positive feedback behavior and democratic behavior of leadership style. Additionally, most of the elite athletes reported significantly low levels of both cognitive and somatic anxiety and high level of self-confidence. Further, the results of the multiple regression analyses reveled that a coach’s training/instruction behavior decreased athletes’ cognitive anxiety levels, and autocratic behavior and social support behavior increased athletes’ cognitive anxiety levels. The coaches’ autocratic behavior and democratic behavior also increased athletes’ somatic anxiety. However, the research findings indicated that the positive impact on athletes' self confidence from coaching behaviors such as training, instruction, social support, and positive feedback, as well as the negative effects resulting from autocratic and democratic behaviors, did not reach statistical significance. The current study has important implications and practical assistance to sports coaches, athletes, sports psychologists, and coaching education. 2025
2522 Ei Ei Chaw1, Nilar Kyu2 EXAMINING THE ROLE OF GENDER AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS IN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF SOME MYANMAR EARLY ADOLESCENTS The purpose of this study was to examine the role of gender and socio-economic status on the emotional intelligence of early-adolescent youth in Myanmar. The relationship between demographic variables (gender and socioeconomic status) and emotionality factors (adaptability, general mood, intrapersonal stress, interpersonal stress, and stress management) was examined using a non-experimental correlational design. The simple random sampling technique was used to select 382 students (197 males and 184 female) from three high schools in Mandalay. Early adolescent fifth graders, who ranged in age from 10 to 13, made up the participants. The participants were administered the Myanmar version of the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory and a demographic questionnaire. The demographic sample was described using descriptive statistics. The relationship between the Bar-On EQI scales was examined using a Pearson correlation. The significance of the gender difference in the Bar-On EQI scales was determined using a t-test analysis. The significance of the difference in total emotional intelligence among socioeconomic status (SES) was assessed using an analysis of variance (ANOVA). The findings showed that in terms of intrapersonal stress skills, interpersonal stress skills, adaptability, mood, and overall emotional intelligence, girls generally score higher than boys. The higher socio economic status group reported greater adaptability, mood, and overall emotional intelligence. 2025
2523 Oak Soe San1 GEOPOLITICAL PERSPECTIVE ON STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE OF MYANMAR* Myanmar’s geographical situation is strategically significant in considering foreign policy and foreign relations. In accordance with its geographical profile and position, Myanmar can hardly be ignored as strategically important for regional powers and players like China and India. Being situated between two big neighbouring powers, Myanmar attempts to navigate its strategic important in line with its geopolitical context. This study will focus on the explanation revolved around the concepts of pivot and gateway that reflects the strategic significant. The main objectives of this paper are to examine the strategic significance of Myanmar from a geopolitical perspective and to provide a better understanding of Myanmar’s strategic importance and its nature. Specifically, the questions of this paper are what factors explain the strategic significance of Myanmar in its geopolitical context, and how does geostrategy of Myanmar play a crucial role in positioning itself favorably among geopolitical players like China and India. This study found that Myanmar’s geostrategic position and geostrategy identify whether it is a favorable or a menace to its national interests in line with the geopolitical context by navigating its strategic role in the geopolitical context. 2025
2524 Kywel Kywel Oo1 THE UN’S ACTIVITIES IN MYANMAR’S EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (2011-2020) The United Nations (UN) has adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 to meet crucial environmental, political and economic challenges. Its main theme is to end poverty by improving health, education, economic growth, reducing inequality, tackling climate change and preserving oceans and forests. It is a global partnership including both developed and developing countries to sustain the Earth Planet. Myanmar also takes part in accomplishing the 2030 SDGs Agenda. Among the SDG 17 goals, Goal 4- Quality Education is the utmost important as a driving force in poverty eradication, human and social capital development. This research aims to explore Myanmar’s way of achieving SDG 4 in cooperation with the UN specialized agencies such as the UNESCO and the UNICEF. These two agencies have assisted in Myanmar’s education development by funding, training and material support under the guidelines of the Myanmar government and internationally accepted principles. Even in COVID- 19 period, their cooperation continued through online learning programmes. Their cooperation is no string- attached and catalyst to Myanmar’s continuous education platform. This research analyzes how these two UN agencies have contributed to Myanmar’s education development during the period of 2011- 2020. The qualitative and descriptive method is used in the research by analyzing the primary and secondary data. 2025
2525 Aye Ei Ei Aung Than1, Hein Myat Thu2 CHINA’S WATER DIPLOMACY IN LOWER MEKONG BASIN COUNTRIES China has practiced water diplomacy in the lower Mekong countries by using Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) framework in order to solve the transboundary water issue. China altered its use of water sovereignty to water diplomacy. This research focuses to explore the reasons of the paradigm shift in Chinese policy on Mekong sub-region and the unique characteristics of China’s water diplomacy. The research finds out that the internal factors as well as external factors leads China’s cooperation with lower Mekong basin countries in the water issues. Moreover, LMC is a framework with greater flexibility and has its own unique characteristics focusing on economic and development rather purely water resources management. 2025