📄 social_science

Cybersecurity Awareness for AI-Enabled Learning Environments: Evidence from Higher Education Institutions in Kuwait

This study of 270 participants across seven Kuwaiti higher education institutions reveals that cybersecurity knowledge and cyber threat awareness are significant independent predictors of secure digital practices, highlighting the need for enhanced training to support trustworthy AI-enabled learning environments and align with national cybersecurity strategies.

Abdullah F Alenezi2026-08-25
📄 social_science

Trust Boundary Design for AI-Mediated Learning Support Services in Higher Education: A Conceptual Framework for Conditional Reliance

This paper proposes a conceptual framework of "trust boundary design" for AI-mediated learning support in higher education, which structures conditional reliance through three recurrent functions—entry, adoption, and repair—to ensure that AI use remains educationally accountable, revisable, and dependent on human agency rather than mere acceptance.

CHIZE Lee2026-08-25
📄 social_science

Supporting Students' Transition from Mathematical Literacy to Pure Mathematics through Embedded Remedial Tutorial Intervention

Guided by Sociocultural and Constructivist theories, this mixed-methods study demonstrates that embedded remedial tutorials integrated into Pure Mathematics lectures can effectively support students transitioning from Mathematical Literacy by strengthening foundational skills, though their success ultimately depends on the quality of instructional scaffolding and students' active engagement.

Sam Ramaila2026-08-25
📄 social_science

Cognitive Offloading and Human Interaction with Generative Artificial Intelligence in Low-Resource Higher Education

This paper critically examines the dual-edged nature of Generative AI in low-resource higher education, arguing that while it can mitigate institutional constraints through cognitive offloading, it risks fostering "cognitive debt" and a "curiosity paradox" that undermine intellectual autonomy, thereby necessitating a context-sensitive framework that balances augmentation with epistemic justice.

Dodzi Koku Hattoh, Kadian Davis-Owusu2026-08-25
📄 social_science

Lived Experiences of Preschool Teachers in Child Discipline at Haramaya University Model School, Ethiopia

Using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach, this study explores the lived experiences of five preschool teachers at Haramaya University Model School in Ethiopia, revealing that while they view discipline as a form of loving guidance essential for child development, they face significant emotional challenges due to large class sizes and cultural expectations, necessitating improved professional support and family collaboration for positive, non-harmful practices.

Kidist Desta, Dawit Negassa2026-08-25