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Promoting sustainable higher education through collaborative learning: A case study of analytical skill development in financial accounting

This qualitative case study demonstrates that implementing collaborative learning in first-year financial accounting courses at a South African university effectively enhances students' analytical skills and confidence while offering a low-cost, socially inclusive, and educationally sustainable pedagogical approach to improve retention and workforce readiness.

Ajuma Walusa2026-07-15
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Using a Co-Teaching Team to Enhance Research Proposal Feedback in an Online Medical Education Graduate Course

This qualitative study demonstrates that implementing a co-teaching model with physician and non-physician instructors in a medical education research course enhances student research proposals by providing broader scholarship guidance, increasing methodological rigor, and fostering self-regulated learning compared to a single-instructor approach.

Tara F. McKinley, Jennifer M. Brady, Daniel Herchline, Lisa E. Herrmann, Francis J. Real, Melissa Klein2026-07-15
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How Climate Emotions Relate to Well‑Being: The Protective Role of Private Pro‑Environmental Behaviour

This study of a Czech sample reveals that while negative climate emotions like anxiety and sorrow drive private pro-environmental behavior, it is this specific form of engagement—not activist behavior—that serves as a protective pathway, allowing individuals to cope with difficult emotions while maintaining their overall well-being.

Bronislav Farkač, Jan Šerek, Michal Mužík, Zuzana V. Harmáčková2026-07-15
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From Artifact to Instrument: Upper-Level University Student–GenAI Interactions During Problem Solving in an Advanced Mathematics Course

This qualitative study investigates how upper-level mathematics students develop strategic prompting, critical verification, and adaptive workflows to transform generative AI from a conversational artifact into a reliable mathematical instrument, culminating in a novel framework for understanding student-AI interactions in advanced STEM problem solving.

Tannaz Goodarzvand Chegini, Breschine Cummins, Megan H. Wickstrom, Narges Hosseinzadeh2026-07-15
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Scholarship with Purpose following the National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030: HEI Executive Perspectives on Ernest Boyer’s Framework on Engagement.

This paper examines Irish Higher Education Institution executives' perspectives on implementing engagement under the National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 through Ernest Boyer's framework, revealing that while engagement is strategically prioritized, challenges remain in its definition, measurement, and the need for more inclusive, coordinated approaches.

Timothy R. N. Murphy, Colin McLean2026-07-15
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Anticipatory Skill Ecosystems and Workforce Resilience under Technological Uncertainty: A Qualitative-Dominant Mixed-Methods Study from Sidama, Ethiopia

This study from Sidama, Ethiopia, demonstrates that Anticipatory Skill Ecosystems—collaborative institutional networks that proactively align skill development with technological change—are significantly more effective at building workforce resilience than reactive training, particularly for workers with primary education, by leveraging mechanisms like multi-stakeholder foresight and flexible micro-credentials to bridge the gap between rapid technology adoption and slow curriculum updates.

Ashenaf Argata Yona2026-07-15
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Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)-Based Lesson Exemplar in Grade 8 Science: A Developmental Research

This developmental research study addresses the challenges of integrating Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) into Grade 8 science by creating and validating a contextualized lesson exemplar on typhoons, guided by specific Sustainable Development Goals and informed by teacher feedback to provide a relevant, learner-centered instructional resource.

Jarry Aparra, Geraldine E. Francia2026-07-15
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Linguistic Resistance to AI Writing Tools: A Review and Conceptual Framework

This paper synthesizes 41 studies to define linguistic resistance as a deliberate strategy to evade AI detection, proposing a three-tier behavioral typology, the "Efficiency Inversion Paradox" regarding effort redistribution, and preliminary measurement tools to address the disproportionate impact of detection errors on specific writer populations within engineering and polytechnic education.

Sharip Isaev2026-07-15