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📄 social science

Development and Validation of a STEM Learner Experience Evaluation Model for Learning Management Systems in East African Higher Learning Institutions

This study developed and validated a context-specific, seven-dimensional STEM Learner Experience Evaluation Model for Learning Management Systems in East African higher education institutions by integrating mixed-methods data from 871 learners and expert review to address the unique infrastructural, social, and pedagogical challenges of the region.

Bukenya Moses, Mercy Mbise, Masoud Mahundi2026-08-12
📄 social science

Seeing the City Differently: Deconstructing the Mismatch Between Objective and Perceived Accessibility of Sports Spaces and its Impact on Physical Activity—A Study Based on Shanghai

This study on Shanghai demonstrates that both objective and perceived accessibility of sports spaces independently drive physical activity, with the highest engagement occurring when both are high, thereby urging urban policies to optimize not just facility coverage but also residents' subjective experiences to maximize public health benefits.

Zhanzheng Xu, Chunlei Fu2026-08-12
📄 social science

Motivations Behind Public Emulation of Iconic Media Scenes: DDLJ, Viral Performance, and Consumer Behaviour in the Digital Age

This study investigates how public emulation of iconic media scenes, specifically from *Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge*, drives consumer behavior and identity construction in the digital age through nostalgia, visibility-seeking, and algorithmic amplification, ultimately revealing how legacy films continue to shape fashion, tourism, and brand communication via reactivated symbolic repertoires.

Hemendra Pal2026-08-12
📄 social science

Green Chemistry through a Bioplastic Project Using Local Organic Waste: Effects of STEM–Project-Based Learning on Students' Scientific Literacy and Environmental Awareness

This quasi-experimental study demonstrates that implementing a Green Chemistry bioplastic project using local organic waste within a STEM–Project-Based Learning framework significantly enhances Grade 10 students' scientific literacy and environmental awareness compared to conventional direct instruction.

Moondra Zubir, Ani Sutiani, Dewi Syafriani, Putri Faradilla, Dikki Miswanda, Rabiah Afifah Daulay, Wulan Dwi Safitri, Dw (…)2026-08-12
📄 social science

Differentiated Effects of a Cloud-Based 3D Platform on Technical and Design Outcomes: A Mixed-Methods Study in Residential Interior Design Education

This mixed-methods study demonstrates that while the Kujiale cloud-based 3D platform significantly improves technical outputs like visual representations and smart home designs for interior design students regardless of prior experience, it does not enhance higher-order conceptual skills such as creativity and sustainability, highlighting the need for balanced pedagogical support in technology-enhanced learning.

Jue Wei2026-08-12
📄 social science

A Correlational Study of Career Self-Efficacy and Employment Anxiety Among Nursing Students

This cross-sectional study of 242 nursing students at a Jilin Province university reveals a significant negative correlation between occupational self-efficacy and employment anxiety, indicating that higher self-efficacy is associated with lower anxiety levels and highlighting the need for multi-stakeholder interventions to support students' professional development.

Yiting LV, Yinji Jin, Feng WU, Yanwen Sun2026-08-12
📄 social science

Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Circular Economy Implementation Effectiveness in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Programs: Empirical Evidence from Indonesia

This study utilizes machine learning and statistical analysis on data from 505 Indonesian respondents to demonstrate that the moderate effectiveness of circular economy implementation in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) programs is driven by a distributed interplay of institutional, pedagogical, and policy factors rather than a single dominant determinant.

Arita Marini, Desy Safitri, Sri Nuraini, Leola Dewiyani, Asep Marfu2026-08-12
📄 social science

Darkness Under the Light: Amplifying the Lived Experiences of Riverine Stone Quarry Workers along the Mahananda River in Panchagarh, Bangladesh

This qualitative study explores the precarious lived experiences of riverine stone quarry workers along the Mahananda River in Panchagarh, Bangladesh, revealing how their informal labor is characterized by organized precarity, occupational hazards, and geopolitical vulnerability within a militarized border zone.

Md Harun Or Rashid, Md Abdur Rashid, Most Suraiya Akter, Md Mridul Hossain, Syed Hasanu Zzaman Sagor2026-08-12
📄 social science

Navigating Cultural Complexity in Indian Advertising: A Multi-Route Persuasion Framework Integrating Dogmatism, the Elaboration Likelihood Model, and Cultural Congruence Theory

This conceptual article proposes a multi-route persuasion framework that integrates the Elaboration Likelihood Model, Cultural Congruence Theory, and dogmatism to explain how varying levels of consumer dogmatism determine whether culturally targeted advertising in India elicits central or peripheral processing, thereby offering a psychographic segmentation strategy to mitigate consumer backlash and enhance campaign effectiveness in emerging markets.

Rohan Kumar HM, K G Sofi Dinesh, Bharathi S Gopal, Gyanendra Singh2026-08-12
📄 social science

Determinants of Education Quality in Secondary Schools in Mogadishu Somalia Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling

Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling on data from 239 respondents in Mogadishu, this study identifies curriculum relevance, student–teacher ratio, parental involvement, and teacher competence as significant determinants of secondary education quality in Somalia, with curriculum relevance having the strongest positive impact.

Omar Abdi Mohamud, Leila Mohamed Warsame, Mohamed Jamac, Abdirahman Ibrahim Abdi2026-08-12