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A totem pole? The multi-level nature of unauthorised hierarchies within academia and its impact on interdisciplinary research

Drawing on qualitative data from 51 scholars, this article examines the multi-level nature of unauthorized hierarchies in academia as significant barriers to interdisciplinary research, offering insights into their mechanisms and proposing policy measures to foster equity and collaboration.

Zahra Abassi, Ingrid Aguiar Schlindwein, Florence Degavre, Maísa Edwards, Amaury Peeters, Luca Tateo2026-07-13
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Eye on the Self: Self-Disgust, Self-Esteem, and Facial Dissatisfaction Do Not Predict the Self-Face Advantage

This study demonstrates that while a robust self-face advantage exists in visual search tasks, its magnitude is not predicted by negative self-evaluative constructs such as self-disgust, self-esteem, or facial dissatisfaction, suggesting that perceptual familiarity rather than implicit positive self-evaluations drives this attentional prioritization.

Jasmine K.W. Lee, Alejandro J. Estudillo2026-07-13
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Career Guidance and Counseling Literacy among Tutors and Students in Tanzanian Folk Development Colleges: A Convergent Parallel Mixed-Methods Study

This convergent parallel mixed-methods study reveals that career counseling literacy among Tanzanian Folk Development College students is generally low and significantly influenced by training gaps, structural barriers, and conceptual confusion, with second-year students demonstrating higher proficiency than their peers.

Gabriel Mathew Athumani, Edna S. Kyaruzi, Yan Zhang2026-07-13
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Inter-Ethnic Pastoralist Conflict and Conflict Resolution Mechanisms in South West Ethiopia Regional State: The Case of Suri and Dizi Communities

This qualitative study examines the multidimensional causes, devastating consequences, and limited effectiveness of current resolution mechanisms for the long-standing inter-ethnic conflict between the Suri and Dizi pastoralist communities in South West Ethiopia, ultimately advocating for the revitalization of traditional conflict resolution methods to achieve lasting peace.

Fikadu Kassa, Gosa Mekonnen2026-07-13
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Performance-based self-construction on foreign language pronunciation: using Praat-aided feedback to individualize Mandarin Chinese tone practice

This qualitative multiple case study investigates how nine second-year Chinese language students utilized Praat-aided feedback to enhance their motivation, confidence, and self-construction in Mandarin pronunciation, revealing that computer-generated multisensory input effectively supports both cognitive and affective engagement in foreign language learning.

Junqing Jia, Mengtian Chen2026-07-13
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Spontaneous Goal-Related Cognition Predicts Well-Being and Real-World Goal Attainment Across Adulthood in a Think-Aloud Study

This study demonstrates that the spontaneous occurrence of mental contrasting in everyday thought, which varies with age and psychological traits, significantly predicts both psychological well-being and real-world goal attainment across adulthood.

Vannia Puig Rivera, Quentin Raffaelli, Kate Chambers, Gabriele Oettingen, Joanna Arch, Matthew D. Grilli, Jessica Andrew (…)2026-07-11