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Language Ecology among Bajo Students across Home Peer and School Domains in Eastern Indonesia

This linguistic-ethnographic study of Bajo students in East Lombok reveals that while their heritage language thrives in home and peer domains, its absence from the Indonesian-dominated school environment creates a linguistic-ecological imbalance, challenging deficit narratives by framing the issue as a lack of institutional representation rather than language interference.

Khirjan Nahdi, Hasan Basri, Jaelani al-pansori, azhar azhar2026-08-10
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The Mediating Role of Stress and Loneliness in the Relationship Between Peer Bullying and Quality of Life in Adolescents

This study of 471 adolescents reveals that peer victimization significantly reduces quality of life, with perceived stress and loneliness acting as significant partial mediators, where loneliness emerges as the more powerful psychosocial mechanism in this detrimental relationship.

Oğuzhan Toker, Ramazan Erdoğan, Buşra Özcan, Tuğba Tümen, Mustafa Karadağ, Akgün Yeşiltepe2026-08-10
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Electronic Resources Sharing and Academic Collaborations in Private Universities: A Comparative Study of Ghana, South Africa, and Egypt

This comparative study of private universities in Ghana, South Africa, and Egypt reveals that while South Africa leads in ICT infrastructure, collaborative practices, and governance frameworks, all three nations face significant challenges such as financial constraints and disjointed systems, underscoring the urgent need for standardized digital regulations and increased investment to foster equitable academic partnerships.

De-Graft Johnson Dei, Karim Awudu, Linda Anane-Donkor, Theresa Adusei Peasah Aidoo2026-08-10
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Generative AI as a Completion Infrastructure: Simulated Completion and the Temporal Reorganisation of Subjectivity

Drawing on Lacanian theory, this conceptual article argues that generative AI functions as a "completion infrastructure" that reorganizes subjective temporality by providing immediate symbolic fulfillment while displacing the processes of formation into technical systems, thereby fostering a "post-process subjectivity" where coherence is experienced before relational or practical development occurs.

Wanting He2026-08-10
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Family Structure, Self-educational Expectations and Academic Achievement Among Chinese Adolescents: A Cross-sectional Path Analysis Using China Family Panel Studies Data

Using data from the China Family Panel Studies, this cross-sectional path analysis reveals that while no significant differences in academic achievement exist across intact, single-parent, and stepfamily structures, adolescents' self-educational expectations serve as a crucial motivational pathway linking family resources and parent-child processes to academic success, with some variations in how family socioeconomic status and relationship quality influence these outcomes depending on family type.

Guilin Xu, Na Xu, Chunyu Zhang, SiQi Yuan2026-08-10
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Evaluating the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on Climate Change: Foundations and Implementation Challenges of Climate Justice in Developing States

This article critically evaluates the 2025 ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change as a pivotal legal milestone that strengthens climate justice for developing states like Jordan by grounding obligations in customary international law and human rights, while acknowledging significant implementation hurdles and proposing a multi-level governance framework to translate these moral and legal principles into effective action.

Mohammad Eyadat2026-08-10
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Teacher Burnout and Academic Burnout among Secondary School Students: The Mediating Roles of Academic Self-Efficacy and Negative Academic Emotions in a Multilevel Model

This multilevel study of secondary school students in China reveals that teacher burnout indirectly increases student academic burnout primarily by diminishing students' academic self-efficacy, rather than through negative academic emotions, thereby extending the prosocial classroom model to highlight the critical role of teachers' well-being in fostering student competence beliefs.

Yan BAI, Bihua YAN2026-08-10