📄 social science

Transforming Workplace Experiences into Vocational Teacher Professionalism through Vocational Teacher Education

This study demonstrates that for experienced skilled workers in Norwegian vocational teacher education, workplace placements are strategically selected and pedagogically mediated through reflection and academic coursework to transform existing occupational expertise into vocational teacher professionalism.

Marit Lensjø, Kai Andre Fegri, Frode Torgeir Andersson2026-09-08
📄 social science

Developing Digital Citizenship as Crisis Competence among Primary School Pupils in Kwara State Nigeria through Storybook Based Instruction

This study demonstrates that librarian-facilitated storybook instruction using "Click Smart" significantly enhances primary school pupils' online safety awareness, ethical behavior, and critical evaluation skills in Kwara State, Nigeria, thereby establishing school libraries as vital sites for cultivating digital citizenship as crisis competence.

Aderinola Ololade Dunmade, Sophia Vivian Adeyeye2026-09-08
📄 social science

Behavioral Intention to Use Metaverse-Based Learning Among Medical and Paramedical Students in Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study

This cross-sectional study of 185 Iranian medical and paramedical students reveals that perceived enjoyment and personal innovativeness are the primary drivers of behavioral intention to adopt metaverse-based learning, while perceived ease of use influences adoption indirectly, suggesting that future implementations should prioritize engaging and accessible designs.

Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi Baigi, Masoumeh Sarbaz, Khalil Kimiafar2026-09-08
📄 social science

From Instrumental Domination to Meaning Translation: A Paradigm Reconstruction of Culturally Sensitive Governance in Higher Education Internationalisation

This paper critiques the limitations of traditional, culturally neutral governance models in higher education internationalization and proposes a paradigm shift toward "culturally sensitive governance" that redefines the process as "meaning translation," thereby empowering international students to evolve from passive subjects into active, empathetic participants through embodied, culturally contextualized institutional practices.

Qingwei SU, Yongqing Teng2026-09-08