📄 social science

The Effect of Photography Simulation Educational Games on Innovation Skills in Higher Education Students with Different Interest Levels

This quasi-experimental study involving 180 Digital Media Technology students demonstrates that a simulation-based photography educational game significantly enhances innovation skills compared to a non-simulation alternative, with the effect being particularly pronounced for low-interest students on self-reported measures.

Cailian Xi, Wan Ahmad Jaafar Wan Yahaya, Guinong Peng2026-09-21
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Towards an AI-Enabled Inclusive Educational Leadership (AIIEL) Framework: Integrating Responsible AI Governance, Disability Inclusion, and Gender Equality in Higher Education

This conceptual paper proposes the AI-Enabled Inclusive Educational Leadership (AIIEL) Framework, which integrates responsible AI governance, disability inclusion, and gender equality into a multi-layered roadmap for higher education leaders to advance equitable AI adoption aligned with key Sustainable Development Goals.

Wafa Muhammed Alajaji, Obby Phiri2026-09-21
📄 social science

Temporal Federalism, Presidentialisation and Regional Representation under One Nation One Election in India

This paper argues that India's proposed "One Nation One Election" model, by compressing national campaign cycles and importing a leader-centric presidential logic, structurally disadvantages regional parties and undermines plural federalism, though specific institutional safeguards regarding residual terms and campaign design could mitigate these representational costs.

Hamza Khan, Ahmar Afaq2026-09-21
📄 social science

From Case Learners to Case Creators: A Mixed-Methods Study of Role-Reversal Pedagogy on Medical Students' Higher-Order Thinking and Professional Identity Formation

This mixed-methods study demonstrates that a role-reversal pedagogy, which transforms medical students from passive case consumers into active case creators, significantly enhances their higher-order thinking skills and fosters professional identity formation through an "output-driven input" mechanism, ultimately cultivating a dual "physician-educator" identity.

Juan Xu, Yuanyuan Chen, Huijuan Wang, Xiaoyu Li, Ning Xu, Mingshun Zhang, Li Yuan2026-09-21
📄 social science

Beyond Disclosure: Engineered Consent Distortion and the Architecture of Informed Consent

This paper introduces the framework of Engineered Consent Distortion (ECD) to demonstrate how institutions can technically satisfy procedural disclosure requirements while systematically undermining patient autonomy through architectural design, proposing a shift from viewing consent as a mere event of information transfer to understanding it as an outcome of institutional structure.

Upamannyue Roy Choudhury, Shaon Ray Chaudhuri, Raviraj Ramesh Kadam2026-09-21
📄 social science

The Role of STEAM Literacy on the Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Secondary School Mathematics Teachers in the Tigrai Region of Ethiopia

This study of 300 secondary mathematics teachers in Ethiopia's Tigray region reveals that STEAM literacy, particularly in mathematics, engineering, and technology, significantly predicts pedagogical content knowledge, with higher literacy levels observed among teachers holding master's degrees and those with 11–20 years of experience.

BirhaneTeklu Gebremicheal, Desta Berhe Sbhatu, Hailu Ngus Weldeana, Abreha Tesfay Weldeslassie2026-09-21
📄 social science

Challenges in the Utilisation of Instructional Materials by Social Studies Teachers in Colleges of Education, Northern Ghana: Implications for Teaching and Learning Outcomes

This qualitative study, grounded in Constructivist Learning Theory, identifies significant resource, technological, and contextual barriers hindering Social Studies teachers in Northern Ghana's Colleges of Education from effectively utilizing instructional materials, ultimately recommending enhanced government support, infrastructure investment, and professional development to improve teaching and learning outcomes.

Francis Nyantakyi, Ernest Amoah Nyarne, Anthony Bordoh, Isaac Eshun, Isaac Atta Gyebi2026-09-21
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The Relationship Between Perceived Organizational Support and Occupational Stress: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Clinical Nurses in China

This cross-sectional study of 511 clinical nurses in China reveals that perceived organizational support significantly reduces occupational stress both directly and indirectly by enhancing psychological capital and emotional intelligence through a chain mediation mechanism.

Liang Sun, Xin Chen, Zhen Li, Hengyu Hu, Peiyao Zhu, Yida Sheng, Yunxia Chen, Jingwen Cao, Jie Kou2026-09-21
📄 social science

Mapping University Adjustment Through a Salutogenic Lens: Network and Latent Profile Evidence from Spanish University Students

This study utilizes network analysis and latent profile modeling on a sample of 821 Spanish university students to reveal that self-esteem and sense of coherence are central to a heterogeneous system of adjustment resources, identifying four distinct student profiles ranging from vulnerability to high adjustment without significant gender differences.

Ana Garcia-Megias, Carmen Santín Vilariño, Raquel Remesal-Cobreros, Sofía Ruiz-Curado, Diego Diaz-Milanes2026-09-21