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A generative game design framework for teaching architectural aesthetics through embodied cognition and rasa theory

This paper addresses the structural gap in teaching architectural aesthetics by introducing the Architectural Pedagogy Game Framework (APGF), a generative, theory-grounded methodology that integrates embodied cognition and Indian rasa theory to enable educators to systematically design, validate, and implement diverse game-based learning experiences across the architectural curriculum.

Sneha Maji2026-07-14

📄 social science

Education for Unaccompanied Migrant Children in Addis Ababa

This qualitative case study reveals that unaccompanied internal migrant children in Addis Ababa face significant barriers to education—including low enrollment, high dropout rates, and rigid policies driven by cultural and economic factors—and calls for systemic reforms in policy, teacher training, and stakeholder collaboration to improve access and quality.

Eyueil Abate Demissie2026-07-14

📄 social science

Cultural Sustainability Crisis of the Taikat People of Papua

This ethnographic study reveals that the Taikat people of Papua face a cultural sustainability crisis driven by modernization's disruption of their biocultural foundations, arguing that preserving their identity requires revitalizing their language, protecting customary territories, and reinforcing Indigenous governance and education systems.

Simon Abdi Kari Frank, Usman Idris2026-07-14

📄 social science

The Metonymy of Amhara Identity

This qualitative study examines how Amhara identity is discursively constructed through metonymic expressions in Ethiopian society, revealing that labels such as "musketeer," "snob," and "magician" are used to stereotype and substitute the group's collective identity based on specific perceived characteristics.

Bamlaku Endegena Zegeye2026-07-14

📄 social science

Using Uganda Sign Language to Obtain Informed Consent and assent Among Adolescents Living with Deafness in Research: Experiences and Lessons Learned from a Mixed- Methods Study in Wakiso District, Uganda

This paper reflects on a mixed-methods study in Wakiso District, Uganda, which utilized Ugandan Sign Language and trained interpreters to obtain informed consent from deaf adolescents regarding sexual and reproductive health, while highlighting critical challenges such as cultural stigma, translation complexities, and the absence of national ethics guidelines, ultimately recommending standardized interpreter training and the development of specific regulatory frameworks.

Racheal Aida Ayanga, Nancy Katumba Muwangala, Jane Babirye, Robert Nkwangu, Philippa Kadama Makanga, Sylvia Nabukenya2026-07-14

📄 social science

Cognitive-Behavioural Gap in Climate-Smart Forestry Intention: A Theory of Planned Behaviour Analysis in Nigeria

This study of 344 Nigerian smallholder tree growers reveals that while attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control significantly drive climate-smart forestry adoption intentions, perceived structural barriers neither directly reduce these intentions nor moderate the psychological pathways, suggesting that socio-cognitive drivers operate independently of material constraints in this context.

Adewale Idris Lawal, Abdbaasit Abdazeez, Mayowa Amir Abdulrahaman, Nurudeen Alabi Owolabi, Sunday Alade Oyelekan2026-07-14

📄 social science

From Pitch to Boardroom: Sport, Nurture and the Origins of Successful Female Leaders (Findings from the UK ‘Origins’ Study)

This mixed-methods study of 41 UK female leaders reveals that successful boardroom leadership is fundamentally rooted in a "nurtured leadership" ecosystem where early participation in team sports, supportive family environments, and educational opportunities collectively cultivate the resilience, accountability, and visionary capabilities necessary for executive success, challenging traditional credential-based models of leadership development.

Vicky Brook, Dr Araby Madbouly, Dr Uvesh Husain2026-07-14✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

📄 social science

Sikh Women, Lived Time and Domestic Abuse: A Pluralistic IPA–Life Course Study

This paper proposes a culturally grounded, pluralistic methodology combining Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis with a Life-Course Timeline to address epistemic blind spots in domestic violence research by capturing the complex, longitudinal, and religiously nuanced lived experiences of Sikh women survivors.

Harjinder Kaur-Aujla, Satpal Singh, Harjinder Singh Lallie, Christopher Wagstaff2026-07-14

📄 social science

Modeling Artificial Intelligence Tool Adoption in Mathematics Teacher Education: A TAM-Based Structural Equation Modeling

This study utilizes an augmented Technology Acceptance Model to analyze AI adoption intentions among 268 pre-service mathematics teachers in Patna, India, revealing that while Perceived Usefulness and Ease of Use strongly drive positive attitudes and behavioral intentions, external factors like Technological Self-Efficacy and Facilitating Conditions have a relatively low direct impact.

Vivek Kumar Rawat, M. T.V. Nagaraju, Kumari Dipti2026-07-14

📄 social science

Online Teaching a Foreign Language Changes in the Paradigm of the Education System

This mixed-methods study examines the paradigmatic shifts in online foreign language teaching within post-Soviet contexts, specifically Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan, revealing both the expanded access and persistent infrastructural and pedagogical challenges while identifying key transformations in communicative teaching, collaborative learning, and teacher roles to inform future policy and curriculum reforms.

Matanat Amrahova, Elmira Huribayeva2026-07-14

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