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social_science

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📄 social_science

Christian Nationalism and Anticipated Costs of Addressing White Privilege as Predictors of Prototypicality Threat and Opposition to Racial Reparative Policies among White Americans

This study of 222 White Americans finds that opposition to racial reparative policies and feelings of prototypicality threat are primarily driven by anticipated costs of addressing White privilege and Christian nationalist beliefs, particularly among White men, rather than by demographic characteristics alone.

Marlena Debreaux, Sheretta Butler-Barnes, Dominique Tunzi, Eleanor Seaton, Pamela Martin, Seanna Leath, Mykah Doolin2026-07-17
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Navigating the First Racial Encounter: Qualitative Insights and Systemic Interventions for White Mothers and their Biracial Children

This qualitative phenomenological study of 24 interviews with Black-White biracial adults and their White mothers reveals that communication gaps and reactive rather than proactive racial socialization often hinder children's identity development and mental well-being, underscoring the need for clinicians to address these systemic factors in their practice.

Nicole S. McKinney Nicole S. McKinney, Maureen P. Davey Maureen P. Davey, Roberta Waite Roberta Waite2026-07-17
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Participative Leadership and Youth Employability in Sidama Public TVET Colleges, Ethiopia: Explanatory Sequential Mediation by Staff Commitment, Industry Linkage, and Cooperative Training.

This mixed-methods study of 14 public TVET colleges in Sidama, Ethiopia, reveals that participative leadership significantly enhances youth employability primarily by fostering industry linkages that facilitate high-quality cooperative training, while finding that staff commitment alone does not directly predict employment outcomes.

Ashenaf Argata Yona2026-07-17
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Transformational Leadership and Youth Employability in Ethiopian Tvet: A Meta-Ethnographic Systematic Review of Industry Linkages, Cooperative Training, and Skills Development

This meta-ethnographic review of Ethiopian TVET reveals that transformational leadership indirectly influences youth employability by shaping the quality of industry linkages, which are often hindered by institutional constraints and a vision–practice decoupling, ultimately necessitating a context-dependent TL–ILC framework to bridge the gap between policy and implementation.

Ashenaf Argata Yona2026-07-17✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
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The Role of Experiential Learning and Transfer of Learning in the Development of Teacher Training Institutions as Learning Organizations: A Study of Teacher Training Institutions in Jaipur District

This study of teacher training institutions in Jaipur District utilizes PLS-SEM analysis to demonstrate that while Organizational Learning directly fosters institutional development as Learning Organizations, this process is significantly strengthened by Experiential Learning as a mediator and supported by the direct application of skills through Transfer of Learning, despite the latter not acting as a significant moderator.

Minaxi Acharya2026-07-17
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STEAM Pedagogy and Student Competency Development: A Comparative Mixed-Methods Study of Institutional Contexts in Pakistan and Japan

This comparative mixed-methods study of higher education institutions in Pakistan and Japan reveals that while STEAM pedagogical practices strongly predict student competency development across both national contexts, the successful translation of these practices into learning outcomes is primarily shaped by specific institutional and contextual factors rather than national differences alone.

Abdul Basit, Afshan Noor Mangi, Bibi Umul Baneen, Sahar Moomal Memon, Rameez Solangi2026-07-17
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An Exploratory Qualitative Design Toward a Contextualized Definition of Entrepreneurship Culture Among TVET Graduates: Evidence from Vhembe District, South Africa

This exploratory qualitative study redefines entrepreneurship culture among rural South African TVET graduates not as opportunity-driven venture creation, but as a contextually grounded system of livelihood pragmatism, skill adaptation, and relational navigation shaped by structural constraints and community dynamics.

Edrich Hove, Joseph Francis2026-07-17
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Smart Modeling as a Transformative Approach for Restructuring STEAM Education in Light of Sustainable Development Requirements

This study develops and validates the Smart-STEAM Transformative Framework (SSTF) through expert consensus to address the pedagogical-technological gap in current education by systematically integrating smart modeling, such as digital twins and AI, with interdisciplinary STEAM curricula to foster deep systems thinking and ethical competencies aligned with sustainable development goals.

Maram Hussein Saeed Al-Qahtani, Sahar Yehia Ali Al-Mousa2026-07-17