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Evaluating knowledge co-production for transformative change

This paper presents an integrative evaluation framework and toolkit, featuring eleven "catalyst indicators" and a multi-phase methodology grounded in the Three Spheres of Transformation, to assess and support the transformative potential of knowledge co-production in nature-based solutions projects across Europe.

Violeta Furlan, Violeta Cabello, Irmelin Gram-Hanssen, Emma Enström, Leneisja Jungsberg, Hedda Thomson Ek, Mari Hanssen (…)2026-08-26
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Understanding teacher–child interaction quality through professional practice environments

This study of 465 Vietnamese early childhood teachers demonstrates that supportive professional practice environments significantly enhance teacher–child interaction quality by fostering occupational resilience and adaptive expertise, with the strength of these relationships varying across urban, rural, and disadvantaged contexts.

Thuy Tien Le, Thi Minh Hue Tran, Thi Trang Nguyen, Manh Tuan Kim2026-08-26
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Beyond parenthood: Parenting practices, not parental status, predict parental well-being

This study utilizes a co-twin control design to demonstrate that while the apparent well-being advantage of parenthood is largely explained by selection factors, the quality of everyday parenting practices—specifically emotional warmth and consistency—robustly predicts parental well-being, suggesting that how parents engage with their children matters more than parental status itself.

Valentina Rotondi, Joshua Zonca, Joseph Santos, Laurie Corna2026-08-26
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Real Individuals and Atomism: Marx’s Transcendental Path to Communism

This paper argues that Marx's communist thought, particularly its core of free and all-round human development, originated not merely with the signifier "Communism" but was cultivated early in his student years through a unique philosophical trajectory that synthesized Protestant ethics, Enlightenment rationality, Romantic critique, and German speculative philosophy to ultimately affirm the free spirit of the sensuous individual via Epicurean atomism, thereby establishing an independent foundation for his subsequent scientific theory of communism.

Zhang Zhongyuan, Liu Sunlin2026-08-26
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Exploring Predictive Power of Syntactic Complexity Indices for English Continuation Writing Quality of Chinese Senior High School Students

This study analyzes a corpus of 436 continuation writing texts by Chinese high school students to demonstrate that fine-grained clausal complexity indicators, particularly conjunctions and phrasal verb particles, are the most significant predictors of writing quality, accounting for 21.6% of the score variance.

Manku Guo, Taoyi Zhou, Jiehao Ji2026-08-26
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Developing Accessible Virtual Reality Sports Environments for Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities: A Delphi–Analytic Hierarchy Process Study

This study utilizes a Delphi–Analytic Hierarchy Process approach to identify and prioritize key strategic factors for developing accessible virtual reality sports environments for adolescents with intellectual disabilities, highlighting user-friendly technology, financial sustainability, customized programming, effective communication, and safety protocols as essential components.

Kyung-Hwan Cho, Austin Kang, Yunah Jeon2026-08-26
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Implementation of Secondary School Curricula and Instructional Strategies in Promoting 21 st Century Students’ Learning Skills in Sciences in Aari Zone of South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia

This study utilizing an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design in the Aari Zone of Ethiopia reveals that while secondary school science curricula moderately foster creative thinking, communication, and collaboration, they currently fall short in promoting critical thinking, necessitating a shift toward more robust learner-centered instructional strategies like inquiry and problem-based learning.

Alemu Gurcho2026-08-26
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Exploring the Relationship Between Christian Faith Practices, Psychological Resilience, and Anxiety in Adults

This preliminary quantitative study of 83 UK adults found no significant differences in resilience or anxiety between practicing Christians and non-religious individuals, despite a modest positive correlation between resilience and anxiety, highlighting the need for larger, more balanced samples to further explore the complex relationship between faith practices and mental health.

Godiva Sochima Ikpeka Princewill, Princewill Ikpeka2026-08-26