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Grammatical and syntactic errors in the speech of beginner Somali ESL learners: A cross-comparative analysis, universal tendencies, and pedagogical implications

This study analyzes grammatical and syntactic errors in the speech of 28 beginner-level Somali ESL learners, identifying sentence structure and prepositions as the most frequent error sources, distinguishing between universal learning challenges and Somali-specific interference, and offering targeted pedagogical recommendations to address the gap between learners' perceived and actual difficulties.

Daniel Nyagucha Amenya, Emmanuel Kiprop Kapsoo2026-08-11
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Do Social Norms Matter in Promoting Students’ Engagement in GenAI-Supported Learning Environments? An Integrated Theoretical Model

This study utilizes data from 2,568 Chinese undergraduates to demonstrate that positive attitudes toward generative AI significantly enhance student engagement through the sequential mediation of usage intention and self-efficacy, a process that is further strengthened by supportive social norms.

Chengjin Gao, Dong Yang, Gurpinder Singh Lalli2026-08-11
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Does More Generous Paid Parental Leave Policy Change How Home Support Matters for Children’s Early Numeracy? Evidence From 39 Education Systems

This study of 39 education systems finds that while home learning resources consistently predict early mathematics achievement, longer paid parental leave policies do not significantly moderate this relationship or reduce socioeconomic gaps in numeracy once national economic conditions are accounted for.

Armel Landry Batchi-Bouyou, Päivi Häkkinen, Ronny Scherer2026-08-11
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When technology meets institutions: digital anti-corruption tools and the puzzle of divergent outcomes

This paper argues that the divergent effectiveness of digital anti-corruption tools across nations is not determined by technology itself but by the alignment of these tools with specific institutional preconditions—namely data integration capacity, agency autonomy, and legal-procedural legitimacy—which ultimately amplify rather than substitute for existing institutional strengths.

Man Zhang, Xiang Gao, Mingze Du2026-08-11
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Reducing the Victimization of Women and Children: Policy Effectiveness and the Pathway toward Sustainable Development Goals

This qualitative study of West Java Province (2023–2025) reveals that while policies aim to reduce violence against women and children to achieve SDG 5, their effectiveness is suboptimal due to systemic challenges like limited capacity and patriarchal culture, prompting the development of a new victim-centered model that emphasizes implementation capacity and victims' psychological factors.

Jusuf Irianto, Dwi Fadillah Nimas Utari, Wahyu Eko Pujianto2026-08-11
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Constraining Objection: The Limits of State Consent in Customary International Law

This study argues that the persistent objector doctrine in customary international law should be interpreted as a restrictive structural mechanism essential for preserving systemic stability and predictability, rather than as a broad sovereign right, by shifting the analytical focus from the doctrine's practical success to the specific conditions under which state objections can be deemed legally persuasive.

Yasin Caglar Kaya2026-08-11
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Empowering Baluch Migrant Women through Handicraft Industries: A Path to Sustainable Development

This qualitative study of Baluch migrant women in Mashhad, Iran, argues that while traditional handicrafts offer a pathway to economic empowerment, sustainable development requires multi-level interventions addressing patriarchal constraints, digital exclusion, and exploitative market structures through the establishment of community-based cooperative centers.

Amirali Boroumand, Khadijeh Bouzarjomehry, Mahtab Moosavi, Mojgan Sharafzadeh2026-08-11
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Perfectionism and Burnout Among Basketball Referees The Mediating Roles of Self-Esteem and Coping Strategies

This study utilizes Structural Equation Modeling to demonstrate that while adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism differentially predict burnout among basketball referees, these relationships are significantly mediated by self-esteem and cognitive avoidance coping strategies, highlighting the critical role of psychological factors in officiating career sustainability.

Xia Pengjie, Tong Yao, Ma Luhong, Tian Hongmei, Shamsulariffin Bin Samsudin2026-08-11
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Policy, Pedagogy, and Power: Shifting Approaches to Early Reading Instruction in Victoria, Australia 

This study analyzes the shift in Victoria's early reading policy from the flexible, teacher-adaptive Literacy Teaching Toolkit to more rigid, centrally controlled resources like Phonics Plus, arguing that institutional pressures for consistency and a specific reading-science evidence base have narrowed teachers' professional autonomy and interpretive space.

Bree Hurn, Helen Cozmescu, Martina Tassone, Linda Gawne2026-08-11
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Social Media Use, Distress, and Smartphone-Related Behavioral Dysregula- tion Across Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood

This 2024 German study of 2,042 individuals aged 14–29 found that while psychological distress and smartphone-related behavioral dysregulation are consistently linked across adolescence and emerging adulthood, the specific associations between social media platforms and these outcomes vary by age, with adolescents showing the most diverse and significant platform-specific effects.

Nina Kolleck, Keith Goldstein, Klaus Hurrelmann2026-08-11