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Challenges Encountered by Master’s and PhD Students: A Systematic Literature Review

This systematic literature review utilizes bibliometric analysis to identify the psychological, financial, and structural challenges facing Master's and PhD students, ultimately advocating for holistic institutional reforms—including structured mentorship, equitable funding, and mental health resources—to foster academic resilience and equitable knowledge production.

Lubabalo Gqesha2026-07-03
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Research on the Influence Mechanism of Natural Connection on Environmental Empathy of Outdoor Adventurers from the Perspective of Unmarked Tourism Behavior

Grounded in CAAI theory and a leave-no-trace perspective, this study empirically investigates how nature connection influences environmental empathy behavior among outdoor adventurers in China through a chained mediation model involving ecological affect and place attachment, aiming to address ecological damage and promote sustainable industry development.

Zhehao Zhang, xiaofei Wang, Chaoyang Zhang, Jizhe Zhang, Tong Luan, Chuan Xia Shi, Wen Che2026-07-03
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“Only Those Who Understand Will Understand”: Collaborative Satirical Expression under Risk on Chinese Social Media

Drawing on interviews and satirical examples from Chinese social media, this paper introduces the concept of "expressive engineering" to explain how users collaboratively construct, encode, and stabilize indirect political satire through a four-stage process to navigate risks while fostering group safety and shared understanding.

Yibo Meng, Yuqi Zhang, Bingyi Liu, Lionel Z. Wang2026-07-03
📄 social science

Formalizing the Informal Longitudinal Analysis of Socio Technical and Behavioural Sustainability of the Nitte Gram Panchayat Material Recovery Facility Model

This longitudinal mixed-method study demonstrates that the Nitte Gram Panchayat's decentralized Material Recovery Facility model achieves socio-technical and behavioural sustainability through significant improvements in waste segregation and collection, economic viability, and social inclusion driven by community involvement, institutional trust, and local governance.

Ashalatha K, Disha B, Anusha ., Amisha Shetty, Deeksha S Acharya2026-07-03
📄 social science

Local Wisdom Islamic Education as a Cultural Bridge Mechanism For Intercultural Sensitivity In Vocational Tourism Schools

This multi-site qualitative study demonstrates that managing Islamic Religious Education through local wisdom functions as an effective cultural bridge mechanism for fostering intercultural sensitivity in vocational tourism schools by integrating indigenous Sasak values into curriculum, governance, and pedagogy, with outcomes varying across distinct ecological and pedagogical contexts.

Hafizin -, Maisyaroh -, Agus Timan -, Teguh Triwiyanto -, Muhammad Ahyar -2026-07-03
📄 social science

The Voice of Students in the Teaching–Learning Process as Transformative Action in the School Environment

This ethnographic study demonstrates that integrating students' voices through creative digital media practices, such as interactive whiteboards, school radio, and photovoice, fosters dialogue, participation, and collective knowledge construction, thereby transforming the school climate and strengthening student wellbeing in a rural primary classroom.

Ana López-Medialdea, Belén Dieste-Gracia, Esperanza Cid-Romero2026-07-03