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Effects of Meal Assistance Service for Older Adults on Their Volunteer Participation: Evidence from China

Using 2023 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey data, this study demonstrates that community meal assistance services significantly boost older adults' volunteer participation, particularly among service users and across instrumental, social, and knowledge-based activities, thereby highlighting the critical role of public services in fostering active aging beyond individual factors.

Hui Liu, Xiaotong Jiao2026-06-24

📄 social_science

Resisting the Margins: Disabled People's experiences of social exclusion, resistance and Agency

This phenomenological study utilizing critical discourse analysis reveals how disabled individuals navigate structural barriers and ableist stigma through complex survival strategies, ultimately reclaiming their agency and redefining disability as a form of human diversity rather than deficiency.

Illahi Bakhsh, Bisma Dayo2026-06-24

📄 social_science

Islamic Early Childhood Education in Jambi, Indonesia: Historical Development, Policy Transformation, and Institutional Change (1945–2025)

This study traces the historical evolution, policy shifts, and institutional growth of Islamic early childhood education in Jambi, Indonesia, from 1945 to 2025, highlighting its transformation from informal community initiatives to a standardized, quality-focused system while navigating the ongoing tension between preserving Islamic identity and meeting national educational standards.

Kompri Kompri, Mastikawati Mastikawati, Husin Husin2026-06-24

📄 social_science

Pilot Development and Preliminary Validation of a Holistic Early Childhood Development Scale for Ethiopian Children Aged 6 Years

This study presents the development and preliminary validation of the 39-item Early Childhood Holistic Development Scale (ECHDS) for Ethiopian 6-year-olds, demonstrating its strong initial psychometric properties, including acceptable internal consistency and a coherent factor structure, as a culturally grounded tool for assessing multidimensional developmental competencies.

Dakamo Dereje2026-06-24

📄 social_science

PREMOVE: A multilayer manually annotated dataset of PREverbed MOtion VErbs in Ancient Greek and Latin

This paper introduces PREMOVE, a publicly available, multilayer manually annotated dataset of preverbed motion verbs in Ancient Greek and Latin, designed to support cross-linguistic, diachronic, and computational research through its comprehensive morphosyntactic and semantic annotations of 2,835 verbal occurrences across 35 texts.

Andrea Farina2026-06-24

📄 social_science

Accessibility of Workplaces for Physically Disabled Workers in the Pre-Press of the Printing Industry

This study reveals a significant gap in the employment of physically disabled workers within Malaysia's pre-press printing industry due to widespread non-compliance with accessibility standards, despite employer willingness, and proposes specific universal design modifications to foster an inclusive, safe, and productive workplace.

Muhammad Syawal Zahari, Shalida Mohd Rosnan2026-06-24

📄 social_science

How Does Extrinsic Motivation Influence Intrinsic Motivation? A Study on the engagement mechanism of primary healthcare Workers based on the “Crowding-Out” and “Crowding-In” Effects

This study of 962 primary healthcare workers in Zhejiang Province reveals that while both extrinsic and intrinsic motivations positively drive work engagement through mechanisms like relative deprivation and career calling, their interaction is complex: material rewards can "crowd out" the benefits of job autonomy, whereas career advancement can "crowd in" the effects of job significance, suggesting that effective management requires an integrated incentive system balancing fairness, value recognition, and developmental support.

Wenting Wang, Ping Huang, Xiangqi Fu, Sheng Wang2026-06-24

📄 social_science

The Reflection of Childhood Memories in Adult Dreams: A Psychological and Physiological Approach

This cross-sectional study of 200 adults in Luxor reveals that while adult dreams frequently incorporate childhood memories, poor sleep quality, anxiety, and trauma significantly increase dream intensity and duration while simultaneously weakening the continuity between dreams and explicit memory.

Mahmoud Ahmed Bekiet, Sahar Marei Zaki Youssef, Ahmed Jado Nabih Ali2026-06-24

📄 social_science

Bridging the Digital Learning Gap: Institutional Readiness, Infrastructure Constraints, and Faculty Competencies for Online Blended Learning in Medical Training Colleges in Kenya

This study reveals that while some Medical Training Colleges in Kenya offer online blended learning, widespread adoption is hindered by critical infrastructure deficits, particularly poor internet connectivity and insufficient hardware, alongside significant gaps in faculty competencies for advanced pedagogical strategies, necessitating integrated policy actions to strengthen infrastructure and faculty capacity.

Jarim Omogi, Micah Matiangi, Patrick Amboka, Hesborn Wao2026-06-24

📄 social_science

Developing a Smart Teacher AI-Based Blended Training Model for Enhancing Elementary School Teachers’ Professional Competence

This study developed and validated a Smart Teacher AI-based blended training model integrating artificial intelligence and culturally responsive teaching, which significantly enhanced elementary school teachers' professional competence, particularly in pedagogy and technology integration.

Erwin Novriyanto, Soewarto Hardhienata, Prihastuti Harsani Harsani2026-06-24

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