📄 social science

Examining the Role of Scientific Inquiry in Environmental Science Education: A Single-Case Study on Conceptual Change

This single-case study demonstrates that structured inquiry-based instruction significantly improves high school students' conceptual understanding in environmental science, yielding large effect sizes and high social validity while maintaining gains even after the intervention was withdrawn.

Fidelis Chinedu Onwunyili, Ifeanyinwa Obi, Emmanuel Attiartorme2026-09-09
📄 social science

Whinges, Apples, and Evidence: Lenses of Value to Improve Use

This paper reframes the challenge of evidence use from a logistical problem to a question of value by introducing a framework of six "Lenses of Value"—Time and Temporality, Situatedness, Purpose, Pathways, Perspective and Positionality, and Emotions—that help diverse stakeholders understand and navigate their differing needs, much like selecting the right apple for a specific situation.

Venessa Lee Wells, Amy M Gullickson2026-09-08
📄 social science

Lunpia Semarang: History, Distribution, Ingredients, and Production Process as a Culinary Heritage of Chinese-Javanese Acculturation on the North Coast of Java

This study explores Semarang lunpia as a dynamic culinary heritage born from Chinese-Javanese acculturation, detailing its historical origins, diverse production traditions, unique ingredient sourcing, and the strategic adaptation to halal standards that have ensured its enduring cultural significance and economic sustainability.

Wasino Wasino, Endah Sri Hartatik, Ema Kartika, Nina Witasari, Xiao Jing, Fitri Amalia Shintasiwi2026-09-08
📄 social science

Lecturer Job Satisfaction as a Path to Quality Education through Institutional Support Intrinsic Motivation Academic Freedom Teaching Efficacy and Professional Identity

This study utilizes PLS-SEM analysis of 256 Indonesian lecturers to demonstrate that institutional support and intrinsic motivation significantly enhance job satisfaction through academic freedom, teaching efficacy, and professional identity, thereby directly improving perceived learning quality in higher education.

Riswandi Riswandi, Puji Yuniarti, Iwan Asmadi, Zahra zahra, Andy Andy2026-09-08
📄 social science

Decolonizing Social Work Practice in India: A Structural Equation Model of Social Technologies and Concern for Social Problems

This study employs Structural Equation Modeling on data from 600 Indian social workers to demonstrate that decolonized practice constructs, such as social planning and family therapy, significantly drive the adoption of culturally grounded social technologies to effectively address issues like poverty and discrimination while dismantling colonial legacies.

R Sivarethinamohan, Sujatha Sivarethinamohan2026-09-08
📄 social science

Understanding Geography Teachers' Assessment Challenges and Needs for Artificial Intelligence Supported Assessment Systems: Insights from Indonesia

This mixed-methods study of Indonesian geography teachers identifies their specific assessment challenges and pedagogical needs to propose a teacher-centred conceptual framework that guides the design of effective, context-responsive AI-supported assessment systems.

Sugiyanto Sugiyanto, Rita Noviani, Imasti Dhani Pratiwi, Albertus Erico Jerry Krisna Nugroho, Nadya Putri Fitriani2026-09-08
📄 social science

Regulating Labor and Protecting Lives: Legal Safeguards and Vulnerabilities of Vietnamese Migrant Workers in South Korea

This article argues that South Korea's Employment Permit System creates a "paradox of legality" for Vietnamese migrant workers by granting formal status while structurally binding them to employers, thereby necessitating comprehensive legal reforms to address enforcement gaps, sector-specific exclusions, and the systemic invisibility of male labor trafficking victims.

Jaemyung Park, joonpyo lee2026-09-08
📄 social science

Influences of Parental Engagement on Students’ Educational Outcomes in the Secondary Schools of Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia

This mixed-methods study in Ethiopia's Wolaita Zone reveals that while parental engagement significantly enhances secondary students' academic outcomes through diverse forms of support, it is heavily influenced by parents' socio-economic status and hindered by systemic barriers such as poverty and ineffective school communication, necessitating improved home-school partnerships and resource allocation.

Demissie Dalelo Hankebo, Mebratu Belete Beka, Deneke Dana Dabara, Wubalem Girma Giday2026-09-08