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Knowing what AI literacy is, but not yet how to teach it: A rapid review of teachers’ professional development needs and effective principles in higher education

This rapid review of 16 studies on higher education teachers' AI literacy professional development identifies five key needs and ten interventions but concludes that while evidence on teachers' needs is emerging rapidly, robust research on effective professional development approaches remains limited.

Hanneke Theelen, Maarten Renkema2026-09-02
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Beyond Permit Acquisition: Multistage Non-Adherence with Building and Zoning Regulations in Gomoa East District of Ghana

This study reveals that owner-occupied housing in Ghana's Gomoa East District suffers from systemic non-adherence to building and zoning regulations across all construction phases, with over 97% of homeowners failing to meet basic compliance standards, thereby highlighting an urgent need for sustained post-occupancy enforcement beyond mere permit acquisition.

Eunice Asomaniwaa, Priscilla Yaaba-Adjei, Ophelia Quartey2026-09-02
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How is Defending Marx Possible? — From the Perspective of Althusser’s De‑Hegelian Interpretation

This paper argues that Althusser's "de-Hegelianized" interpretation of Marxism, which critiques historicism and redefines dialectics to sever the Marx-Hegel connection, fundamentally transformed Marxist exegesis by shifting from subjectivist tendencies to a structuralist paradigm that restores the unity of theory and practice through the lens of class struggle.

Linhua Wang2026-09-02
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Navigating Platform Power between Control and Creativity: Agency, Grassroots Innovation and Digital Cultural Production in China’s We-Media Creator Economy

Drawing on expert interviews and a case study of the prominent outlet Yitiao, this paper argues that China's we-media creators actively exercise agency through grassroots innovations, diverse monetization strategies, and community building to forge independent cultural production paradigms within the constraints of platform controls and state regulation.

Bei Wang2026-09-01
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The Politics of Evidence Use: Trust and Knowledge Hierarchies

This study reveals that evidence acceptance and use are fundamentally shaped by power dynamics, institutional reputation, and epistemic hierarchies rather than objective truth, with a survey of 242 stakeholders highlighting a pervasive bias toward Global North sources and underscoring the urgent need for more equitable, inclusive evidence ecosystems that recognize diverse knowledge systems.

Ernest Alang Wung, Gloria Akah Ndum Okwen, Ntam Damaris Maih, Andong Marian Engubia, Mark Tata Kelese, Kinlabel Okwen Te (…)2026-09-01
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Learners’ Engagement with Artificial Intelligence: Validation of the Cognitive-Affective AI Engagement Model

This study validates the Cognitive-Affective AI Engagement Model (CAAIEM) as a reliable, four-dimensional framework for measuring university students' engagement with LLM-based AI tools, demonstrating strong psychometric properties through confirmatory factor analysis of data from 1,249 Hungarian first-year students while noting the need for further cross-cultural validation.

I Wayan Eka Dian Rahmanu, Prasetyo Listiaji, Gilbert Cheruiyot Langat, Rizvika Rahmita Salim, Gyöngyvér Molnár2026-09-01
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Aesthetic experience factors impact NFT artwork purchase intention: The mediating role of attitude and flow

Drawing on the Stimulus-Organism-Response framework, this study of 384 Chinese university students reveals that multidimensional aesthetic experiences (perceptual, emotional, cultural, and understanding) drive NFT purchase intentions primarily by shaping consumer attitudes and inducing flow states, which serve as complementary mediating mechanisms.

Xinge Kong, Reza Moayer Toroghi, Mohsen Jafarian, Zahra Hosseinnezhad2026-09-01