Role Of Education Research Articles

The construction of a psychometric instrument for the educational role enactment of attending physicians in teaching hospitals

BackgroundAttending physicians exhibit varied patterns in enacting educational roles, but no standardized framework or measurement tools currently exist to evaluate these roles and associated behaviors. This study aimed to create an analytical framework and develop an instrument to measure the educational role enactment of attending physicians through a questionnaire survey and detailed descriptions of educational behaviors.MethodsA 15-item questionnaire was designed based on a literature review to examine the enactment of three educational roles within the role set of attending physicians. Experts assessed its content validity, while feasibility and readability were tested in a pilot study involving 100 attending physicians from seven teaching hospitals and medical centers in Kaohsiung City. In the formal study, purposive sampling from the same institutions yielded 364 valid responses, achieving a response rate of 91%. Data analysis included item analysis, factor analysis, and evaluation of internal consistency reliability.ResultsAll questionnaire items related to the enactment of attending physicians’ educational roles as clinical teachers met the retention criteria, including composite reliability (CR) and homogeneity. Factor analysis revealed a three-factor structure with acceptable reliability, representing three educational roles within the role set: “Clinical Teaching,” “Supportive Counseling,” and “Job Supervision.”ConclusionThe Teaching Hospitals Attending Physician Educational Role Enactment Scale is a reliable and comprehensive tool for assessing the educational roles enacted by attending physicians in the teaching hospital. It encompasses a range of educational roles and aligns with diverse teaching behaviors, offering a self-evaluation tool supported by an analytical framework for clinical teaching practices.

The Obstacles and Paths of Family Education Concepts and Cognition to Promote the Development of Digital Education

The transformative growth of digital education has highlighted its potential to revolutionize learning, yet it faces notable challenges, particularly concerning the role of family education. Families are critical in supporting students in digital learning, but generational gaps, cultural attitudes, and cognitive lags often hinder the effective adoption of digital tools. This article explores the intersection of family education concepts and digital learning, emphasizing the obstacles families face. Through a comprehensive analysis, the study identifies key barriers, including extreme attitudes toward digital education and the cultural and generational gaps that limit parental engagement. It also evaluates the pivotal role of family involvement in aligning with modern educational demands. Based on these findings, the article proposes actionable strategies: increasing family awareness through training, fostering home-school collaboration, encouraging balanced use of traditional and digital methods, and developing policies that address socioeconomic barriers. These approaches aim to bridge gaps in family education and promote equitable digital learning opportunities. By integrating family education practices with the changing requirements of digital education, this study emphasizes the need for family involvement in building a supportive and inclusive educational ecosystem.

The Role of Physical Education in the Fight Against Overwork and Low Working Capacity in a Modern University

The Role of Physical Education in the Fight Against Overwork and Low Working Capacity in a Modern University

Educational Aid and Soft Power: The Case of the EU and Ukraine

This article explores the relationship between soft power and education, revealing the impact of international education aid on the soft power of target countries. Taking the education aid provided by Ukraine and the European Union as examples, this study aims to analyze the role of international education aid in enhancing the soft power of recipient countries from a constructivist perspective. The article adopts a case analysis method, combines literature review with constructivist theory, and analyzes the EU's education aid policy in-depth. This paper proposes and verifies the idea that international education aid can change the education operation model of recipient countries, thereby enhancing their international status and soft power. This article fills the research gap on the correlation between education aid and soft power. At the same time, this paper provides a new perspective on the effectiveness of international education aid, which helps to understand the role of education in soft power construction.

Research on the Obstacles and Paths of the Educational Role of Popular Science Books

In recent years, the dissemination of science and popular science books has received a lot of attention. However, people now face significant shortcomings, such as the development of social media overshadowing popular science books, oversimplification, and the prevalence of misleading information. Based on this, this paper analyzes the purpose, challenges, and strategies for improving popular science books. It identifies possible limitations in the current system, including repetitive content, and inaccuracies in information, which undermine the effectiveness of these books in science education. This paper proposes the following strategies. First of all, the update of popular science books should focus on integrating real-world applications and bridging the gap between science and daily life. In addition, the content of the book should focus on the implementation of cutting-edge themes to modernize the content. At the same time, based on the background characteristics of the current era of artificial intelligence, the update and development of books can use engaging tools such as animation and interactive online books to improve information dissemination and apply feedback tools to cultivate engagement and interest, to enhance the popularity and educational role of popular science books.

Dynamics of inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems and their effect on entrepreneurial intentions among transgenders: role of psychological capital and entrepreneurial education

Purpose Neglected communities, such as transgender individuals in developing nations like Pakistan, face substantial barriers to economic participation due to diverse economic and social conditions. This study aims to explore the role of inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems in enhancing entrepreneurial intentions among these communities, emphasizing the mediating role of psychological capital and the moderating effect of entrepreneurial education. Design/methodology/approach Using social cognitive theory and the theory of planned behavior, the research adopts a questionnaire survey methodology with a sample size of 308 to gather data from transgender individuals engaged in or interested in entrepreneurship. The analysis was conducted using AMOS and SPSS software. Findings The results show that inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems directly enhance psychological capital but do not significantly affect entrepreneurial intentions unless psychological capital acts as a mediator. Entrepreneurial education does not illustrate a significant moderating effect on the connection between inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems and entrepreneurial intentions. Originality/value These findings highlight the significance of psychological resources in transforming environmental supports into entrepreneurial action, proposing significant insights for policymakers and educators to foster more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems aligned with sustainable development goals. This study contributes to the discussion on entrepreneurship among underserved populations and demonstrates the vital role of personalized educational and environmental supports in developing economic participation.

Developing generic skills for future health professionals: student and faculty perceptions of a recovery college curriculum and courses

Purpose As health-care systems worldwide grapple with complex challenges such as limited resources, qualified personnel shortages and rapid technological advancements, there is an urgent need for educational transformation in health-care professions. This urgency arises from the necessity for health-care professionals to evolve beyond traditional roles and acquire essential generic skills such as adaptative, epistemic, relational, ethical and citizenship skills – areas identified as gaps in conventional university curricula. This study aims to investigate the potential of the recovery college (RC) model, integrated into a Canadian university’s health-care curriculum, to address these gaps. Design/methodology/approach Through qualitative group interviews with eight students and three faculty members and subsequent descriptive content analysis, the authors explored the perceived outcomes of this model. Findings The authors discerned 15 themes within the five core categories of generic skills (epistemic, ethical, relational, adaptative and citizenship skills), with “experiential knowledge acquisition” central to the training input and other significant themes including “ethical sensitivity,” “collaborative communication,” “self-care” and “open-mindedness to diversity.” The findings highlight the RC model’s potential in fostering these crucial skills among future health-care professionals and challenging prevailing epistemic injustices in health care. Research limitations/implications Further investigations are needed to understand the long-term effects of this model on health-care practice and to explore its potential integration into wider health-care education programs. Originality/value This study enriches understanding of the RC model’s role in health-care education, thereby proposing a significant shift toward more inclusive and effective health-care professional training.

TikTok Videos as a Catalyst for Vocabulary Acquisition in Tertiary Education

This study investigates the potential of TikTok as an educational tool for vocabulary acquisition among university students in Malaysia. As social media platforms continue to influence various aspects of daily life, their role in education, particularly in language learning, warrants closer examination. Through a mixed-methods approach, this research evaluates the effectiveness of TikTok videos in expanding the vocabulary repertoire of students at a public Malaysian university. The study builds upon previous research, including Simanungkalit and Katemba’s (2023) work on university students’ perspectives of TikTok for English vocabulary learning, and Abdullah et al.’s (2023) investigation into TikTok’s acceptance as an English learning tool. Results indicate that TikTok can serve as an engaging and effective platform for vocabulary development, with a significant portion of students reporting improved retention of new English words. The findings suggest that integrating TikTok into formal language education could enhance learning outcomes and provide students with additional, accessible means of language acquisition. This research contributes to the growing body of literature on social media in education and offers practical implications for educators seeking to leverage digital platforms in language instruction.

Improving Programming Skills: The Impact of Interactive E-Learning Tools on Student Success

This study examines the impact of e-learning platforms on programming education at Al-Baha University, focusing on student motivations, perceptions, and academic performance. A quantitative approach was employed with 100 diploma-level IT students, divided into an Experimental Group that utilized e-learning resources and a Non-experimental Group that followed traditional teaching methods. Pre- and post-experiment questionnaires evaluated attitudes, preferences, and programming proficiency. Results revealed a significant enhancement in the Experimental Group's perceptions of e-learning, with a 20-point increase in programming test scores compared to an 8-point increase in the Non-experimental Group (p < 0.05). Correlation analysis demonstrated a positive relationship (0.5460, p = 0.0000000013) between e-learning usage and academic performance, indicating that active engagement substantially improves outcomes. These findings align with Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Expectancy-Value Theory (EVT), emphasizing how autonomy and perceived value contribute to intrinsic motivation and academic success. This research underscores the effectiveness of e-learning in fostering student engagement and programming proficiency, advocating for the integration of digital resources into educational curricula. By identifying key factors that influence e-learning adoption, this study offers valuable insights for optimizing digital learning environments. In the final analysis, it contributes to a deeper understanding of e-learning's role in programming education and highlights areas for future research to address challenges in its implementation.

The Influence of Factors in Consumer Sustainable Auto-Enrolment Pensions

As pension benefits from statutory public schemes become less generous, and many countries face pension-savings crises, the willingness to participate in supplementary retirement saving instruments becomes crucial for sustainable financial well-being. The main objective of this article is to present how trust and financial literacy influence the choice of sustainable auto-enrolment pension scheme as a private and supplementary pension savings. The study highlighted factors influencing participation in auto-enrollment and private supplementary pension savings. The study focuses mainly on financial literacy and trust. We used the CAWI method with 857 interviews in Poland—the first country in Central and Eastern Europe to introduce an auto-enrolment pension system. Our study uses multivariable data-mining tools, and several regression models were applied. We used Logistic Regression (LR), Multivariate Linear Regression (MLR), and Factor Analysis of Mixed Data (FAMD) to support the LR analysis. We propose four regression models. Our findings present that: 1. The lower the consumer’s knowledge level, the more their decisions are based on trust. 2. Trust in the state, rather than trust in financial institutions, plays a crucial role for people with low financial literacy, which is a critical factor in choosing the auto-enrolment option for pension savings. 3. Men had higher odds of auto-enrolment pension saving than women. 4. Employees of economic universities and academics had higher odds of participating in capital pension plans than those of general universities and non-academics. Our findings can signal to governments and policymakers about factors influencing the choice of auto-enrolment supplementary retirement savings. These findings strengthen the role of sustainable economic education.

Educational insights into digital entrepreneurship: the influence of personality and innovation attitudes

Digital entrepreneurship implies a radical transformation of economic paradigms, allowing new entrepreneurs to create a more sustainable, creative, and connected future. This study explores the influence of higher education students’ personality traits on their innovative digital attitude and digital entrepreneurial intention. It also explores the moderating role of digital entrepreneurial education in the relationship between innovative digital attitude and digital entrepreneurial intention. To this end, a sample of 417 higher education students residing in Portugal was collected through a questionnaire made available online, and the partial least square method was applied to a formulated research model. The results reveal that an innovative digital attitude positively influences the digital entrepreneurial intention of higher education students in Portugal. The Big-Five personality traits directly affect innovative digital attitudes but not their digital entrepreneurial intention. However, this relationship becomes significant when the relationship between personality traits and digital entrepreneurial intention is mediated by an innovative digital attitude. Furthermore, the intensifying role of digital entrepreneurial education was demonstrated in converting students' innovative digital attitudes into their digital entrepreneurial intention. Thus, this study indicates that personality traits, which are still scarcely addressed in entrepreneurship, can be an explanation of innovative digital attitudes and predictors of digital entrepreneurial intention, as well as the important role of digital entrepreneurial education in boosting digital entrepreneurship.

Between assimilation and recognition of Indigenous Peoples: the role of intercultural bilingual education in Latin America

This article aims to contribute to the ongoing discussion surrounding the concept of educational inclusion for Indigenous Peoples in Latin America. Despite official policies and programmes designed to promote diversity, their effectiveness is often hindered by the persistence of subtle yet damaging forms of racism that fail to recognise the epistemic perspectives of non-European peoples. Our focus lies on the challenges of education within multicultural contexts, particularly on intercultural bilingual education – a pedagogical model implemented in various countries across the region. Through the lenses of critical pedagogy and post-colonialism, the article analyses this perspective, shedding light on the persistently marginalised status of non-European knowledge within the symbolic landscapes of the region. It contends that the respect and acknowledgement of Indigenous knowledge systems represent not only an educational imperative but also an ethical and political one. This entails disrupting power asymmetries that perpetuate the segmentation and isolation of marginalised groups. Additionally, it offers an opportunity to fulfil the potential of education in deactivating asymmetrical positions and fostering respect for the legitimacy of the other.

Toward humanistic healthcare through dystopian visions: Sally Wiener Grotta’s “One Widow’s Healing”

BackgroundCritical medical humanities critique the traditional medical humanities’ focus on producing humane doctors, arguing that it plays only a supplementary role in medical education, and advocate for understanding health, disease, and humanity from a biocultural perspective. Essentially, they emphasize structural inequalities in modern medicine.MethodsThis study analyzes Sally Wiener Grotta’s “One Widow’s Healing” from the perspective of critical medical humanities. In line with this critical perspective, this study highlights the human alienation and oppression caused by biopower and technology-driven medicine in “One Widow’s Healing.”ResultsThis story presents a dystopian vision of future healthcare systems in the highly technologically advanced and hyper-connected societies of 2100 and advocates for a reorientation of medicine toward a holistic, culturally informed practice that prioritizes human well-being and empathy.ConclusionsBy analyzing the literary response to the dystopian future, this study explores the potential dangers at the intersection of capitalism and technocentric healthcare, reflecting on the future direction of humanistic medicine.

Exploring Challenges Faced by English Language Teachers: Voices from EFL Teachers in Indonesia

Playing a vital role in EFL education, teachers often encounter challenges when teaching students English. This study focuses on exploring challenges faced by EFL teachers in Indonesia. The study was conducted through qualitative research design with a case study approach. A total of 5 male and female EFL teachers in senior high schools in North Sulawesi participated in interview sessions during the data collection. A semi-structured interview was conducted to obtain comprehensive descriptions of teachers’ challenges in teaching English in EFL context. The interview data was transcribed, coded, and grouped to decide the themes. The findings indicated that the primary challenges they encountered when teaching EFL including demotivated students, excessive working hours, numerous obligations, improper utilization of technology by students, and governmental expectations resulted from the Merdeka Curriculum. These results suggest complex problems experienced by teachers in Indonesia. Understanding teachers’ challenges in EFL education give insights to stakeholders, including policy maker and curriculum developers to optimize EFL education in Indonesia.

The Role of Well-Being as a Value in Students’ Health-Conscious Lifestyles in the Context of the Role of Daily Physical Education

Abstract The Geneva Charter for Well-being (2021) states that for the health and well-being of the planet, society, community and individuals, we must support changes in social structures that help people take control of their own lives and health. The crisis of sport and health as values may also indirectly affect the value preferences of the younger generation regarding their lifestyle choices and the vision of society. The research investigates the impact of value transfer beyond the apparent boundaries of sport on the lifestyle and well-being of university students who regularly participate in sport and those who are physically passive. 1521 students learning at the University of Debrecen and the University of Nyíregyháza completed our online questionnaire, which integrated questions on socio-demographic background, physical health status, mental status, stress workload, risk index, physical activity index, eating patterns and value preferences. Univariate and multivariate analysis methods were applied. Our study values suggest an increasing search for a sense of safety in the age group, independent of sporting activity (this may also raise questions about the social background of the disadvantaged region). Our results show that students mainly emphasised the “open” or post-material value dimension of individual autonomy in the relationship between sports activity and value orientation. A complex mechanism of action can be experienced when examining value orientations, so we cannot show any causal links in our analysis. This study highlights the complex relationships between personal values and health behaviours among university students. It reveals that material, traditional and autonomy-oriented values influence health perceptions and certain lifestyle choices The relevance and novelty of our study is that the new generation of students who have already participated in the new implementation process in physical education and who have already been involved in the public education system has not yet been studied from this point of view.

Research Trend of Artificial Intelligence Application in Mathematics Education

Technology plays an important role in mathematics education around the world. Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the products of technology that is widely used in academic activities, which is also accompanied by many studies examining the use of Artificial intelligence in mathematics education. This paper aims to look at the research trends on AI in mathematics education. The Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method was used to review 35 articles from internationally reputable journals obtained from Scopus. The article search process used keywords namely AI, Artificial Intelligence, and mathematics education. The findings showed a sharp spike in the publication of AI articles in 2024, especially on chatbots. Chatbots have become the focus of AI research in mathematics education and are mostly conducted at the college level with student subjects. The application of AI in mathematics education is characterized by the function of AI to realize personalized learning. Finally, this paper recommends that future research should increase the diversity of research related to AI in mathematics education, especially among teachers and students at various levels given that students today can easily access AI. Debriefing on maintaining academic ethics is also needed to avoid misuse of AI in mathematics education.

Gender and Society: Introducing Islam Social Life in Kathmandu

This paper investigates the basic social life of Muslim people in Kathmandu focusing particularly on gender dimension. It emphasizes that while Islam is often misrepresented as patriarchal, many injustices stem from interpretations rooted in cultural patriarchy rather than the religion itself. Despite limited literature on Nepali Muslims, this research explores aspects such as education, employment, and social roles through surveys conducted within the Muslim settlements. Findings reveal significant educational advancement among Muslim women, as evidenced by higher female enrollment in higher education compared to males. Nevertheless, traditional gender roles restrict women's economic participation, with a majority confined to domestic responsibilities. Political engagement among Muslims shows that most of them participated in recent elections, favoring a liberal democratic governance than the monarchy or communist, while community sentiments towards religious tolerance are notably positive. The study highlights a need for targeted interventions to address educational and economic difficulties, faced particularly for women, indicating the necessity of comprehensive strategies that promote equality and integration within the broader socio-political context of Nepal. Overall, the research contributes valuable insights into the socio-cultural and economic dynamics of Muslim people in Kathmandu, advocating for informed policy-making tailored to enhance the welfare and rights of this underrepresented demographic.

The effect of Guizot’s thought on Japan in the end of Edo period ‐ how his essay on civilization had come to Japan globally

Professor Atsuko Kawata, Faculty of Contemporary Life Sciences, Tokyo Kasei Gakuin University, Japan, is exploring the nation’s (public) power impacts of different individuals on a country’s citizens, including how they affect societal structures and gender roles, especially through educational system. During her PhD studies, Kawata discovered Naito Masu; a pioneer of women’s education in Yamanashi Prefecture in the Meiji period. A woman occupying a leading role in education was unusual for the time, which fascinated Kawata. Masu challenged the beliefs of the time, which were that Japanese women didn’t need knowledge or education, and set about championing for change. During her research on Masu, Kawata also discovered that in the Meiji period people believed that neither state nor religious power should subordinate the inner self of human beings. This sparked an interest in uncovering how this belief entered society and this led to Kawata’s current research on unpicking the gender structure that has come about since the Meiji period in modern Japan and the influence of French politics and governance. Kawata looked at the introduction of French law at the beginning of the Meiji period. She also began investigating the influence of French Minister of Public Education François Guizot â–“ and his desire to civilise Asia ‐ on Japan. She is exploring the impact of his thought, including his beliefs about civilisation, which influenced on the concepts of ‘Oyake’(public) and ‘Watakushi’(private), in Japan.

Combined Effects of Social and Behavioral Factors on Stress and Depression

Background: Chronic stress, driven by the persistent activation of the body’s stress response system—including the sympathetic nervous system and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis—has far-reaching effects on both physical and mental health. This study examines the combined effects of social and behavioral factors on a latent variable consisting of stress and depressive symptoms, using a comprehensive framework to explore the complex interactions of these factors. Methods: Leveraging data from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), we operationalized allostatic load—a measure of cumulative physiological stress—through 10 biomarkers spanning cardiovascular, inflammatory, and metabolic systems. Depressive symptoms were measured via the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and a latent variable capturing the shared variance between stress and depressive symptoms was derived using factor analysis. To assess the influence of social (income and education) and behavioral (alcohol consumption and smoking) factors on this latent variable, we employed Bayesian Kernel Machine Regression (BKMR), allowing us to examine potential non-linear and interactive effects among these predictors. Results: Our results revealed a significant positive association between allostatic load and depressive symptoms across the sample, regardless of ethnic background. Alcohol consumption emerged as a key behavioral factor, with significant positive associations with stress. Conversely, education showed a protective effect, with higher education levels associated with decreased stress and depressive symptoms. Conclusions: These findings underscore the importance of addressing both social determinants and behavioral risk factors in mitigating the cumulative impacts of stress and depressive symptoms. By highlighting the roles of alcohol consumption and education, this study provides insights that can inform public health strategies aimed at promoting resilience and reducing stress-related health disparities.

COVID‐19 Labor Market Shocks and Withdrawals From Retirement Accounts: Understanding the Moderating Role of Financial Knowledge

ABSTRACTWe explored the relationship between COVID‐19 labor market shocks and the likelihood of hardship withdrawals or plan loans from retirement accounts, which could significantly impact workers' retirement savings. We found that about 14% of working‐age respondents took a hardship withdrawal or plan loan. Those reporting a COVID‐19 labor market shock had odds of a hardship withdrawal as much as 3.8 times as high as otherwise comparable respondents who did not have a shock. Additionally, we found that the relationship to a COVID‐19‐related labor shock was moderated by the objective and subjective financial knowledge of individuals, suggesting a potential role for financial education in alleviating retirement risks. A notable finding is that respondents exhibiting financial knowledge overconfidence were more likely to take a plan loan or a hardship withdrawal than those with appropriate levels of confidence or low levels of confidence. This study offers important insights for policymakers, educators, and practitioners.