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The Linguistic Gap in AI-Generated Differentiated Content: An Exploratory Comparative Analysis of Novice and Experienced Teachers' Adaptation Strategies

This mixed-methods study reveals that experienced Iranian EFL teachers create more consistent and nuanced linguistic adaptations of AI-generated content for diverse learners compared to novices, whose larger adaptation gaps suggest that current AI tools may amplify rather than bridge existing pedagogical competence disparities.

Hossein Talebzadeh2026-08-11
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Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Transformation of Higher Education, A Systematic Review

This systematic review synthesizes current evidence on Generative AI in higher education, concluding that its transformative impact across teaching, learning, assessment, and governance requires integrated socio-technical and pedagogical strategies to address challenges related to educator preparedness, student critical engagement, and institutional policy coherence.

Nasir Ahmad Ganaie, Bodrul Islam2026-08-11
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Supervisors’ perceived organizational support, span of control, and employees’ perceived supervisor support: A multilevel study using supervisor–employee linked data

Using multilevel analysis of linked supervisor–employee data from a Japanese manufacturing company, this study demonstrates that supervisors' perceived organizational support positively predicts employees' perceived supervisor support, a relationship that remains consistent regardless of the supervisors' span of control.

Takahiro Mori, Tomohisa Nagata, Kiminori Odagami, Koji Mori2026-08-11
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Compassionate Feedback in AI-Assisted Assessment: A Comparative Analysis of Novice and Experienced Teachers' Feedback Patterns within the Integrated AI Triad (IAT) Framework

This study compares novice and experienced teachers' use of the Integrated AI Triad (IAT) framework to generate compassionate feedback, revealing that while experienced educators provide more specific and cognitively scaffolded responses, teacher experience alone does not guarantee quality, and condensed three-session professional development workshops can effectively optimize feedback outcomes while reducing costs.

Hossein Talebzadeh2026-08-11
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Computational Criticism of Classical-Chinese Residues in Lu Xun (1903–1936): A Six-Function Taxonomy, Sublanguage Detection, and the Register × Stratum Two-Dimensional Model

This study employs computational criticism on Lu Xun's complete corpus to propose a six-function taxonomy and a register-stratum model, revealing that while surface classical usage declined in public writings, a stable "sublanguage" of classical thought persisted across all registers, thereby challenging the notion of a uniform linguistic retreat and supporting a selective "public-to-private" shift in the May Fourth language reform.

Jun Zeng2026-08-11
📄 social_science

From Intentions to Inclusion: Understanding Women’s Decision-making and Pursuit of Information and Technology Degrees in Australia

Guided by social-cognitive career and socialization theories, this study of 34 Australian women in IT reveals that while career prospects and double-degree programs motivate their enrollment, their persistence is critically shaped by relational dynamics, including the discouraging impact of male peer harassment and the empowering support of female faculty and role models.

Trang Thu Do, Yolande Strengers2026-08-11
📄 social_science

A Distinct Form, Not a Distinct Divide: Independent Identification, Localized Price Discounts, and Within-Group Service Inequality of Urban Villages in Shenzhen

This study characterizes Shenzhen's urban villages as a distinct urban form with specific physical and pricing characteristics, yet reveals that their lower local service provision is a broader neighborhood-wide issue rather than a simple divide between village and formal residential areas.

Peihao Cao, Zifan Wei2026-08-11
📄 social_science

Can professional development effectively improve the in-service computer science teachers' teaching practice? A mixed methods study

This mixed-methods study demonstrates that well-structured professional development programs effectively enhance in-service computer science teachers' teaching practices and self-efficacy in Pakistan by improving content knowledge, instructional strategies, and resource integration, although self-efficacy does not directly translate to job satisfaction.

Tanveer Ahmad, Nasir Ali, Fen Gao2026-08-11
📄 social_science

Governing the resilient city agenda: an Elliptical Focus Resonance model of health sector engagement in China

Drawing on interviews across seven Chinese cities, this study introduces the Elliptical Focus Resonance Model to explain how the health sector's limited engagement with urban resilience agendas stems from structural misalignments between top-down political mandates and existing departmental routines, rather than a lack of awareness or motivation.

Quan Wang, Haoran Zhan, Yumeng Lv, Shouchuang Zhang, Yeqing Zhang, Chao Gong, Chun Xu, Yaqun Fu, Xia Wei, Li Yang2026-08-11