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A PLS-SEM Analysis of Reflective Practice and Student Engagement with Instructional Leadership as a Moderating Factor in Indonesian Vocational Education

This study utilizes PLS-SEM analysis of 1,249 Indonesian vocational teachers to demonstrate that reflective practices significantly enhance student engagement and instructional change, with instructional leadership serving as a significant moderating factor, thereby advocating for policy integration of these elements to improve vocational education quality.

Arie Wibowo Khurniawan, Sulistio Mukti Cahyono, Abdul Rahman, Eka Cahya Sari Putra, Fitri Nurmahmudah2026-06-30
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Historicizing Iloilo City’s Sustainable Urban Transformation: A Qualitative Analysis of River Rehabilitation, Circular Economy, Cultural Branding, and Climate-Resilient Urban Governance

This paper chronologically maps and thematically synthesizes Iloilo City's sustainable urban transformation, demonstrating how its accolades in river rehabilitation, circular economy, cultural branding, and climate-resilient governance emerged not from a single initiative but as an interconnected series of strategies tailored to the local context of a secondary city.

Don Anton Robles Balida2026-06-30
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Macro-regional inequities in multidimensional quality of life and social network resources among older adults in China: evidence from a national survey

This study of over 25,000 Chinese older adults reveals that while aggregate quality of life appears equal across macro-regions, significant underlying inequities exist in its functional, economic, and social foundations, with kin and friend support showing regionally varying, and sometimes negative, associations with well-being that suggest a need for context-specific ageing policies.

Zhiyi Xu, Wensheng Miao, Yiquan Chen, Yu Lin, Aolin Wang, Xiangdong Wang2026-06-30
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Gender Differences in Multitasking and Stress Coping in the Workplace: An Experimental Study Using Brief COPE

This experimental study challenges gender stereotypes in workplace multitasking and stress coping by demonstrating that while men and women exhibit different performance patterns and coping strategies under stress, individual variability in coping profiles is more significant than gender-based differences, suggesting organizations should prioritize tailored stress management over gendered assumptions.

Yan Ru Celeste Tan2026-06-30
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STEM–TVET Curriculum Responsiveness and Sustainable Workforce Development in Ghana: Institutional Capacity, Industry Alignment, and Graduate Employability

This study employs structural equation modeling on data from Ghanaian TVET stakeholders to demonstrate that STEM curriculum responsiveness significantly enhances graduate employability through industry alignment, a relationship that is further strengthened by robust institutional capacity, thereby offering evidence-based policy levers for achieving SDG 4 and 8.

Stephen Kwakye Apau2026-06-30
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Social Anxiety, Physical Exercise, Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy, and Social Avoidance Among Junior High School Students in School Contexts: A Cross-Sectional Study

This cross-sectional study of 817 junior high school students in China reveals that social anxiety is significantly and independently associated with lower levels of physical exercise and regulatory emotional self-efficacy, as well as higher levels of social avoidance, collectively explaining 26% of the variance in anxiety symptoms.

Yihang Du, Kaiyi Zhang, Wenbo Wu, Mingyi Liu2026-06-30
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Dental Students' Attitudes Toward Community Service Following Service-Learning Activities: A Pre–Post Survey Study in Chile

This pre–post survey study of Chilean dental students demonstrates that participating in service-learning activities significantly enhances empathy, strengthens social norms, and reduces perceived barriers to community service, thereby supporting the early integration of such experiences into dental curricula to foster socially responsible professionals.

Carolina Leiva, Felipe Rodrigo Aguilera, Verónica Aravena-Castillo, Viviana Hidalgo V., Javier Farías O., Adriana Stuard (…)2026-06-30
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Educational Motivation and its Demographic and Psychological Predictors in Medical Sciences University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

This cross-sectional study of 225 medical sciences students in Iran found that while 83.6% reported high academic motivation, only female gender, emotional intelligence, and psychological well-being were independently significant predictors of this motivation, whereas self-efficacy, resilience, and demographic factors were not.

Leila Molaeipour, Elnaz ashrafi, Asal Ebadi, Samaneh Mehmannavaz, Maryam Afza, Shaghayegh Ghorbani2026-06-30
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Teacher Humour in the Classroom: Comparing Teacher Reports, Student Reports, and Observer-Coded Humour Indicators

This study of 15 German secondary classrooms reveals that teacher, student, and observer perspectives on four types of classroom humour show systematic perceptual divergences, with teacher and student reports generally aligning more closely with each other than with observer ratings, thereby demonstrating that humour is a perspective-dependent phenomenon where different reporting methods provide complementary rather than equivalent insights.

Hassan Banaruee, Julian Wagner, Sonja Bieg2026-06-30