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Digital Inequity and Blended Learning Preparedness in Undergraduate Physiotherapy Education: Student Perspectives from South Africa

This qualitative study of undergraduate physiotherapy students in South Africa reveals how structural inequities, infrastructure limitations, and the practical demands of clinical training create significant barriers to blended learning, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable digital models, improved support systems, and curriculum reform to ensure educational resilience in resource-constrained settings.

Chazel Rufus, Stacy Maddocks, Verusia Chetty2026-06-26

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A grounded theory study on interinstitutional near-peer mentorship in a simulation- based physical therapy education experience

This grounded theory study reveals that an interinstitutional near-peer mentorship model within simulation-based physical therapy education significantly enhances student preparation, engagement, and clinical reasoning by fostering bidirectional learning and authentic teamwork through collaboration between students from different institutions.

Kathleen M. Sutton, Jessica W. Hayes2026-06-26

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Tourists' Spatial Perception of Traditional Villages Based on UGC Data: A Case Study of Heshun Ancient Town, China

This paper utilizes a quantitative framework integrating multimodal User-generated content (UGC) data with spatial kernel density estimation to map tourists' emotional and visual perceptions of Heshun Ancient Town, providing an empirical basis for targeted micro-updates and preventing excessive commercialization in traditional Chinese villages.

Yun Zhang, Xixuan Fan, Dongqiang Zhang, Xiaodong Lu2026-06-26

📄 social_science

Rethinking the Homework–Physical Activity Trade-Off: Cross-National Evidence from 15 High- Performing and Large Economies

Analyzing PISA 2022 data from 15 economies, this study finds that the widely held belief that homework universally displaces adolescent physical activity is unsupported, as exercise disparities are more consistently driven by socioeconomic status, sex, and academic achievement, while homework effects are heterogeneous and only negatively impact exercise at high thresholds in specific contexts.

Kit-Tai Hau, Jun-Kai Yang, Xiaorui Huang2026-06-26

📄 social_science

Knowing without knowing: How confidence in fake news erodes trust and shapes nuclear power acceptance after Fukushima

Based on a nationally representative survey of South Korean adults following the Fukushima treated water discharge, this study reveals that confidence in fake news independently reduces nuclear power acceptance and weakens the link between personal risk perception and acceptance, demonstrating that misplaced certainty undermines trust and resists factual correction more effectively than a mere lack of knowledge.

Seoyong Kim, Eunyoung Hong2026-06-26

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Gamified Digital Learning in Primary Education: A Mixed-Methods Study of Scratch Integration in a Moroccan Context

This mixed-methods study demonstrates that integrating Scratch-based gamified learning into a Moroccan primary school curriculum significantly improves academic performance, student engagement, and computational thinking skills, proving its feasibility even in resource-constrained environments.

Fatimazahra Ouahouda, Khadija Achtaich, Naceur Achtaich2026-06-26

📄 social_science

Teaching Staff as Gatekeepers for Student Mental Health in Higher Education: Findings from an Exploratory Sequential Mixed-Methods Study on Mental Health Promotion, Psychological Crises, and Stigma

This exploratory sequential mixed-methods study reveals that while teaching staff in German universities are recognized as vital gatekeepers for student mental health, their effectiveness is currently hindered by unclear role expectations, insufficient training, and a gap between low personal stigma and high perceived public stigma, necessitating improved institutional support and training strategies.

Maria Koschig, Michéle Müller, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Ines Conrad2026-06-25

📄 social_science

Tension, depression, and culture among women in rural Bangladesh: Continuity and change

This study compares contemporary interviews with 60 rural Bangladeshi women to historical ethnographic records, revealing that while enduring patriarchal institutions like dowry and patrilocality continue to cause distress, new stressors such as micro-debt and pharmaceutical addiction have emerged alongside unfulfilled hopes for greater educational and economic opportunities.

Lesley Jo Weaver, Fahmida Tofail, Alison Karasz2026-06-25

📄 social_science

From Identity Mirrors to Academic Equity: Elementary Teachers’ Conceptualizations and Enactment of Culturally Responsive Teaching

This qualitative study of 39 Pennsylvania elementary teachers reveals that while Culturally Responsive Teaching is universally grounded in relationships and cultural competence, its conceptualization and enactment differ developmentally, with K–2 educators prioritizing emotional safety and identity affirmation while older grade teachers focus more on academic responsiveness and curriculum adaptation, highlighting a need for age-appropriate professional learning to advance critical consciousness.

Tugce Arda Tuncdemir2026-06-25

📄 social_science

Validating and Extending the L2 Willingness to Communicate Scale: Incorporating Virtual Exchange Contexts

This study validates and extends the L2 Willingness to Communicate scale by incorporating Virtual Exchange scenarios, revealing that Japanese EFL learners perceive structured virtual interactions as formal academic tasks and demonstrating the scale's utility in assessing communicative readiness across diverse digital and classroom contexts.

Robert Remmerswaal2026-06-25

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