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Culture in Hong Kong Diasporic Activism: A Study of Collective Action Frames

This study employs frame analysis on qualitative data from 2020 to 2024 to demonstrate how Hong Kong diasporic organizations utilize integrated cultural strategies—including discourse, symbols, and performances—to construct collective action frames focused on community building, external advocacy, and counter-framing, thereby advancing social movement scholarship through a longitudinal and culturally enriched perspective.

Yufei GUO2026-08-14

📄 social science

“Sacred Femininity” And Cultural Vitality: An Interdisciplinary Study of Vietnamese Mother Goddess Worship in the Context of Globalization

This interdisciplinary study examines how Vietnamese Mother Goddess Worship, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, utilizes the concept of "sacred femininity" and adaptive performance practices to preserve community identity and cultural vitality amidst the challenges and opportunities of globalization.

Van Vu Hong2026-08-14

📄 social science

Empowering Entrepreneurship through Community Learning: Evaluating CLDC Non-Formal Training Programmes in Namibia

This qualitative study of Namibia's Khomas region finds that while Community Learning and Development Centres (CLDCs) effectively equip marginalized, predominantly female youth with practical entrepreneurial skills, the translation of these competencies into sustainable self-employment is primarily hindered by financial constraints, necessitating integrated post-training support mechanisms.

Charlene Keja-Kaereho, Lidia Shaanika2026-08-14

📄 social science

Anhedonia and Metacognition as Serial Mediators Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Chinese College Students

This study of 1,452 Chinese college students reveals that Internet Gaming Disorder is positively linked to depression and anxiety symptoms, with anhedonia and maladaptive metacognition serving as both independent and sequential mediators in this relationship.

jiaqi Sun, Weijie Song, bingjie Zhou, songying Fang, Jingxu Chen2026-08-14

📄 social science

Who perceives the classroom as closing? A distributional analysis of Open Classroom Climate in ICCS 2009–2022

This study analyzes data from 13 countries across three ICCS waves to reveal that while average perceptions of open classroom climate remained stable, the share of students reporting very low openness increased—particularly by 2022—suggesting a fragmentation of discourse rather than a generalized decline, with these negative perceptions strongly linked to specific student attitudes and school relational conditions.

Florian Weber-Stein, Olushina Olawale Awe2026-08-13

📄 social science

Transformational Leadership and Psychological Capital on Adaptive Performance: The Mediating Role of Dynamic Managerial Capability and the Moderating Effects of Emotional Intelligence and Cognitive Capability

This study of Indonesian naval student officers reveals that while transformational leadership and psychological capital significantly influence dynamic managerial capability, they fail to directly predict adaptive performance, with cognitive capability emerging as the critical moderator that determines whether managerial potential translates into effective crisis adaptation.

Salim Salim, Bambang Tjahjadi, Fendy Suhariadi, Ian Firstian Aldhi, Noor Fareen Abdul Rahim, Elvia Rahmawati2026-08-13

📄 social science

Microlearning and Student Learning Outcomes in Undergraduate Classrooms: A Correlational Study

This quantitative correlational study of 251 undergraduate students demonstrates that microlearning significantly predicts and positively influences student engagement, retention, perceived academic performance, and self-directed learning, with the strongest association observed in student engagement.

Siyam Ul Alam, Zannatul Ferdushie, Sabbir Ahmed Chowdhury2026-08-13

📄 social science

The Mediating Role of Environmental Awareness in the Relationship between Environmental Education and Climate Change Preparedness among University Students

This study of 380 Bangladeshi university students reveals that environmental awareness significantly mediates the relationship between environmental education and climate change preparedness, with formal coursework, event participation, and academic seniority serving as key differentiators for student outcomes.

Raisul Islam, Md. Shamsul Arefin2026-08-13

📄 social science

Strategies for Managing Career Advancement Expectations: A Qualitative Study of Young Professionals in Malaysian Corporations

This qualitative study of young professionals in Malaysian corporations reveals that while organizations employ diverse formal and informal strategies to support career advancement, significant implementation gaps and uneven access persist, necessitating evidence-based HR reforms to align legacy practices with modern workforce expectations and national development goals.

V KALAIVANI VIJAYAKUMAR, Sharmila Devi Ramachandaran, SUKHMEET KAUR, ANURADHA IDDAGODA2026-08-13

📄 social science

The impact of virtual experiments on students’ scientific inquiry skills: Evidence from a three-level meta-analysis

This three-level meta-analysis of 21 studies reveals that virtual experiments significantly enhance students' scientific inquiry skills compared to physical experiments, particularly for high school physics students in medium-duration interventions, while highlighting the complementary roles of both approaches in balancing cognitive load and embodied experience.

Hongwei Wu¹, Zhengdong Zhang²2026-08-13

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