Systematic Review Of Research Research Articles

Editorial: Community music and ‘making easy’

Facilitation is a key aspect of community music. While only two of the articles in International Journal of Community Music (IJCM) 17.2 have the word ‘facilitators’ explicitly in the title, all the articles in this issue speak, in their distinct ways, to facilitation/facilitators in community music. Most direct in this regard is the systematic review of research on group singing facilitators by J. Yoon Irons and associates. Other articles in this issue study the activities of the Ostend Street Orkestra in Belgium (Verneert et al.), the Pizzicato Effect in Hume, Australia (Smith et al.), Tàlaidhean Ùra – a Scottish implementation of The Lullaby Project (Tanner, Wilson and Wight), the theatre troupe Sex Worker’s Opera (Flower) and the DocSong method used at in an all-male minimum- and medium-security state prison in the United States (Kirchner). Taken together, the articles in issue 17.2 add to the growing research base on facilitation in community music settings.

Relationship between Physical Activity and Body Image in Adolescents

Practicing physical activity correctly and regularly by adolescents can have positive effects on body image. In addition, it promotes the development of a positive relationship with your own body and improves your emotional well-being. In this sense, the objectives of this study were to carry out a systematic review of research that implemented interventions to evaluate the effects of physical activity on body image in adolescents, as well as to describe and analyze them. In order to achieve these purposes, a systematic review was conducted that examined research related to physical activity and body image in adolescents. To carry out this review, the PRISMA Statement was used. The results obtained demonstrate that the incorporation of regular physical activity in adolescents provides significant improvements in the perception of body image and physical self-perception. Furthermore, an improvement in the enjoyment of physical activity is highlighted, which is relevant to promote adherence to it. In this way, the review of the articles reflects a general agreement on the positive benefits on body image of including physical exercise in adolescents. However, the need to carry out future research that provides more current and established results, specifically aimed at the young population, is highlighted.

Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Self-concept on Academic Performance: A Systematic Review of Cross-Cultural Research

The current study explores the role of emotional intelligence and self-concept in construction of academic performance between students over different countries. The purpose of this study is to investigate that which method or instruments are used to collect and analyze the data also age range of the samples. Further, in this research we also analyzed the nature of constructs. Systematic review on 15 studies is included. This review has analyzed how relationship between emotional intelligence, academic performance and self-concept is measured, which research designs are used and what is concluded from these studies. Findings have revealed that in most studies self-concept and emotional intelligence is used as independent variable whereas academic performance is used as dependent variable. Mostly MSCIT, TMMS-24 and Self-concept scale were used in studies. Quantitative research design was employed in most of studies. The studies revealed that emotional intelligence and self-concept has a great influence on academic performance of students. Females have better academic self-concept and emotional intelligence (EI) as compared to males. But males show more emotional clarity and repair as compared to women. Improving self-concept and EI, academic stress in students can be modified. By enhancing academic performance, self- concept can also be enhanced. Moreover, self-concept of students is also influenced by any type of disabilities such as motor disability or giftedness. As the students with such disabilities show unique performance in academics. This research is beneficial for understanding the effect of emotional intelligence and self-concept on academic performance.

Market research ethics: New practices but no new ideas

The ethical issues involved with marketing research are receiving increased public scrutiny, prompting calls for marketing scholars and research practitioners to revisit the issue. To support researchers and practitioners, this paper provides a systematic scoping review of research on the ethics of market research developed across a range of literatures (N = 134). It demonstrates that, over 70 years, marketing scholars have explored the ethics of market research from normative, descriptive, theoretical and technical approaches. But, while marketing scholars were once at the forefront of theorising the ethics of marketing research, the field is increasingly fragmented and specialized. The result is that, following a series of theoretical innovations in the 1980s, progress has all but ended. We ask why marketing scholars have turned away from the ethics of marketing research given the importance of the topic in practice.

MODERN APPROACHES TO THE ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

The impact of global trends in the world educational space related to digitalization actualized the issues of improving approaches to teaching and assessing the academic achievements of future specialists. The pedagogical design of academic achievements’ assessment is comprehensive and requires a systematic review of research to identify effective practices. The purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic literature review to identify strategies and methodologies for assessing academic achievements in teaching and learning in higher education between 2004 and 2024. The study was conducted in accordance with PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis) recommendations. A systematic literature review was conducted to identify, evaluate, interpret and analyze available research on learning assessment practices. The analysis focused on the research question and identified topics related to the approach to the assessment of academic achievements. The analysis identified two key themes: the assessment of academic achievements in digital and traditional environments. In the context of each environment, appropriate assessment strategies and methodologies are applied. These results provide an idea of effective practices for assessing academic achievements in universities. The results of this study have important implications for educators and curriculum designers. The study highlights the importance of considering new approaches to assessing academic achievements, taking into account the current features of education systems. Using these findings, educators and curriculum designers can improve the quality of assessment of academic achievements in teaching and learning.

Directors' and officers' liability insurance: a systematic literature review

PurposeWe review and synthesize the existing research on directors' and officers’ (D&O) liability insurance. Our objectives are (1) to examine the institutional forces and regulatory requirements that have influenced the development of D&O liability insurance; (2) to identify the factors that influence firms to purchase D&O liability insurance and explore the consequences associated with its usage and (3) to identify gaps in the current literature and provide recommendations for future research on D&O liability insurance.Design/methodology/approachWe perform a systematic literature review (SLR) using the Preferred Reporting Items for a Systematic Review of Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines to examine archival studies that investigate the determinants and consequences of D&O liability insurance. Using a Boolean search strategy on the “Web of Science” (WoS) and PRISMA selection criteria, we review 64 published archival research articles and three working papers from 1987 to October 2023.FindingsOur review reveals that disclosing detailed information regarding D&O liability insurance, such as total insurance premiums and coverage limit, is predominantly voluntary, except in Taiwan. Our findings suggest that the decision to purchase D&O liability insurance is influenced by litigation risk, which is determined by factors such as firm size, complexity and corporate governance variables. We also find that D&O liability insurance has implications for financial reporting, audit outcomes, investment behavior and capital market performance.Practical implicationsIn the post-COVID era, where firms face pressure due to financial constraints, our research emphasizes the practical importance of carefully considering and understanding the impact of D&O liability insurance, particularly as it concerns the demand for such insurance.Originality/valueTo the best of our knowledge, this study represents the first systematic review of previous research on D&O liability insurance. Our review highlights some research gaps, particularly in relation to the implications for financial reporting practices, auditing outcomes, firm investment behavior and capital market consequences.

Reasons for mosquito net non-use in malaria-endemic countries: A review of qualitative research published between 2011 and 2021.

Mosquito nets, particularly insecticide-treated nets, are the most recommended method of malaria control in endemic countries. However, individuals do not always have access to insecticide-treated nets or use them as recommended. The current paper expands on a previous review published in 2011 which highlighted a need for more qualitative research on the reasons for mosquito net non-use. We present a systematic review of qualitative research published in the past decade to assess the growth and quality of qualitative papers about net non-use and examine and update the current understanding. A comprehensive literature search was carried out in MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Global Health, in addition to a citation search of the initial review. Relevant papers were screened and discussed. The critical appraisal assessment tool was used to ensure quality. Thematic synthesis was used to extract, synthesise, and analyse study findings. Compared with the initial review, the results showed a 10-fold increase in qualitative research on the reasons for mosquito net non-use between 2011 and 2021. In addition, the quality of the research has improved, with more than 90% of the papers receiving high scores, using the critical appraisal assessment tool. The reported reasons for non-use were categorised into four themes: human factors, net factors, housing structure, and net access. More than two thirds of the studies (25/39) were led by authors affiliated with institutions in malaria-endemic countries. Despite the distribution of free mosquito nets in malaria-endemic countries, earlier reported challenges remain pertinent. The most common reasons for net non-use across all regions of Malaria endemic countries pertained to human- and net-related factors. The research focus should shift towards intervention studies to address these issues.

Can learners benefit from chatbots instead of humans? A systematic review of human-chatbot comparison research in language education

Can learners benefit from chatbots instead of humans? A systematic review of human-chatbot comparison research in language education

Anomaly detection and defense techniques in federated learning: a comprehensive review

In recent years, deep learning methods based on a large amount of data have achieved substantial success in numerous fields. However, with increases in regulations for protecting private user data, access to such data has become restricted. To overcome this limitation, federated learning (FL) has been widely utilized for training deep learning models without centralizing data. However, the inaccessibility of FL data and heterogeneity of the client data render difficulty in providing security and protecting the privacy in FL. In addition, the security and privacy anomalies in the corresponding systems significantly hinder the application of FL. Numerous studies have been proposed aiming to maintain the model security and mitigate the leakage of private training data during the FL training phase. Existing surveys categorize FL attacks from a defensive standpoint, but lack the efficiency of pinpointing attack points and implementing timely defenses. In contrast, our survey comprehensively categorizes and summarizes detected anomalies across client, server, and communication perspectives, facilitating easier identification and timely defense measures. Our survey provides an overview of the FL system and briefly introduces the FL security and privacy anomalies. Next, we detail the existing security and privacy anomalies and the methods of detection and defense from the perspectives of the client, server, and communication process. Finally, we address the security and privacy anomalies in non-independent identically distributed cases during FL and summarize the related research progress. This survey aims to provide a systematic and comprehensive review of security and privacy research in FL to help understand the progress and better apply FL in additional scenarios.

PROTOCOL: Abortion and mental health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

This is a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of research on mental health outcomes of abortion. Does abortion increase the risk of adverse mental health outcomes? That is the central question for this review. Our review aims to inform policy and practice by locating, critically appraising, and synthesizing empirical evidence on associations between abortion and subsequent mental health outcomes. Given the controversies surrounding this topic and the complex social, political, legal, and ideological contexts in which research and reviews on abortion are conducted, it is especially important to conduct this systematic review and meta-analysis with comprehensive, rigorous, unbiased, and transparent methods. We will include a variety of study designs to enhance understanding of studies' methodological strengths and weaknesses and to identify potential explanations for conflicting results. We will follow open science principles, providing access to our methods, measures, and results, and making data available for re-analysis.

Discrimination on Sharing Economy Platforms: A Systematic Review of Cases and Coping Strategies

This paper presents a systematic review of empirical research on the phenomenon of discrimination on sharing economy platforms. Sharing platforms such as Airbnb, Uber, and BlaBlaCar have recently become notorious as hotbeds of digital discrimination. Difficult to detect and deter, digital discrimination describes the state when an online transaction is influenced by the race, gender, age, or other non-business characteristics of providers or consumers. Four key themes emerged from our analysis: forms of discrimination, domains (industries), outcomes and coping strategies. There is strong evidence of bias on both the demand side (consumers, guests) and the supply side (providers, hosts) and across domains such as accommodation sharing, ridesharing, skills sharing, and peer-to-peer lending. We propose a framework to organize the existing studies and guide future research and practical solutions to reduce inequality on online platforms.

Embedded approaches to academic literacy development: a systematic review of empirical research about impact

ABSTRACT This systematic literature review identifies evidence used to justify embedded approaches to academic literacy development. This inquiry is of direct relevance to widening participation in higher education and persistent inequity with completion rates for linguistically and culturally diverse student groups. Using the PRISMA-P checklist, 20 studies were included. Analysis focused on their research designs, types of evidence presented, pedagogic practices implemented, and journal choice. Findings show that research designs often involved questionnaire, interview, and focus group data to generate insights about student and staff perceptions. Descriptions of pedagogic practices were brief and not always related to claims about impact, and publishing targeted a variety of disciplines. These findings highlight the need for research teams with discipline knowledge and literacy knowledge so that evidence about the impacts of embedded approaches on academic performance are included, as well as complementary publications that detail the pedagogic practices contributing to change in academic performance.

Predictive biomarkers in lymphoma: a systematic research review

Lymphoma is a diverse group of blood cancers originating in the lymphatic system, with varying clinical presentations and prognoses. Identifying and utilizing predictive biomarkers in lymphoma can significantly impact the management and outcome of patients. For instance, the presence of the BCL2 gene rearrangement in follicular lymphoma is associated with a poorer prognosis, while the expression of the CD20 protein in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is a predictor of response to rituximab. These biomarkers are molecular or cellular indicators that can help forecast disease progression, therapeutic response, and patient prognosis. This abstract provides an overview of the current landscape of predictive biomarkers in lymphoma, focusing on their role which can help physicians to build personalized treatment strategies. We explore key types of biomarkers, including genetic mutations, protein expressions, and cellular markers, that have shown potential in predicting treatment response and survival outcomes across different lymphoma subtypes. Furthermore, we delve into recent advancements in biomarker discovery through high-throughput technologies such as next-generation sequencing and their strategic integration into clinical practice. The use of predictive biomarkers not only enhances the precision of treatment regimens but also contributes to better risk stratification and patient monitoring. The future of this field involves the refinement of biomarker panels for improved predictive accuracy and the exploration of novel targets for therapy. The strategic application of predictive biomarkers in lymphoma presents promising opportunities for optimizing patient care and advancing precision medicine in hematological malignancies.

What does sustainability have to say about recent research in media management? Systematic review of recent media management research

ABSTRACT Sustainability related to the SDGs Agenda 2030 is a pressing issue that concerns all sectors of society. Media companies play a significant role in promoting sustainability, as they have a major influence on society’s behaviour. This article examines recent literature in the media management field to identify the aspects of sustainability that researchers focus on and the proposals they make to integrate the three aspects of sustainability – economic, social and environmental – into current business models. A systematic literature review was conducted using the triple-layered business model framework. This study reveals that media companies prioritise economic sustainability due to recent industry turbulence. However, social sustainability, particularly improving employees’ working conditions, remains an area that requires attention. Although companies recognise the importance of their audiences’ needs, they have much work to do to become socially and environmentally sustainable.

Emotions in engineering education: A configurative meta‐synthesis systematic review

AbstractBackgroundThe study of emotions in engineering education (EEE) has increased in recent years, but this emerging, multidisciplinary body of research is dispersed and not well consolidated. This paper reports on the first systematic review of EEE research and scholarship.PurposeThe review aimed to critically assess how researchers and scholars in engineering education have conceptualized emotions and how those conceptualizations have been used to frame and conduct EEE research and scholarship.Scope/MethodThe systematic review followed the procedures of a configurative meta‐synthesis, mapping emotion theories and concepts, research purposes and methods, and citation patterns in the EEE literature. The review proceeded through five stages: (i) scoping and database searching; (ii) abstract screening, full text sifting, and full text review; (iii) pearling; (iv) scoping review, and (v) in‐depth analysis for the meta‐synthesis review. Two hundred and thirteen publications were included in the final analysis.ResultsThe results show that the EEE literature has not extensively engaged with the wide range of conceptualizations of emotion available in the educational, psychological, and sociological literature. Further, the focus on emotion often seems to have been unintentional and of secondary importance in studies whose primary goals were to study other phenomena.ConclusionsMore research adopting intentional, theorized approaches to emotions will be crucial in further developing the field. To do justice to complex emotional phenomena in teaching and learning, future EEE research will also need to engage a broader range of conceptualizations of emotion and research methods, drawing on diverse disciplinary traditions.

Coworking spaces and workplaces of the future: Critical perspectives on community, context and change

Coworking spaces and workplaces of the future: Critical perspectives on community, context and change

Systematic Review of Global Research on Acculturation of International Students (2003-2023)

Aim: This paper presents a scientometric review of global articles regarding acculturation of international students (AoIS), published from 2003 to 2023 and indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC), to provide a quantifiable snapshot of the field. Methodology: Bibliographic information was extracted from WoSCC. Refined data were visualized using CiteSpace. Conclusion: Worldwide publications have been increasing continuously since 2013, with a staged development among relevant disciplines. Limited collaborations have been found among countries, institutions, and posting authors, however a gradual trend toward transnational teamwork has been emerging. Research foci mainly concentrate on macro factors of acculturation. Research gaps have also been revealed, as hotspots in recent pedagogical research field have not been adopted in studies of AoIS.

A systematic literature review of research examining the impact of citizenship education on active citizenship outcomes

AbstractThis article reports on a systematic review of the evidence concerning the impact of citizenship education, specifically focusing on the effect of different teaching activities on a range of active citizenship outcomes. It provides a narrative synthesis of 109 articles in peer reviewed journals, representing a wide range of methodological approaches. The review was undertaken for a teacher audience and the research team identified four themes with practical implications. First, we discuss the significance of school ethos and distinguish between distinctive aspects of ethos in the literature including relationships between students and teachers, values and behaviours. Second, we explore some of the characteristics of successful projects, including detailed consideration of the type of projects selected for action by young people, the role of teachers, and the duration of projects. This discussion suggests that, whilst full project cycles (involving students identifying and researching areas for action and devising, implementing and reviewing action plans) are valuable, there is also evidence to suggest that short, partial projects may be easier to implement and still secure comparable benefits. Third, we consider the evidence about whether and how citizenship education can have some compensatory effect, closing the civic gap between different groups of young people. In the fourth theme we consider the wide range of teaching strategies which have been demonstrated to have some success in practice.Context and implicationsRationale for this studyThis literature review was undertaken on behalf of a teacher's organisation to consider the evidence base for citizenship education.Why the new findings matterThe review demonstrates the breadth of evidence for the positive impact of citizenship education and highlights several avenues for further exploration relating to school ethos, action projects and reducing inequalities.Implications for researchers and educational institutionsImplications for practice relate to the importance of how students perceive the ethos of the school as a whole, as well as their experiences when learning citizenship. This has specific implications for school leaders whose support is required to nurture a positive school ethos (beyond the formal curriculum). Implications for citizenship teachers include making use of short, partial active citizenship projects more routinely; and adopting strategies for closing the civic gap. Researchers are urged to move beyond large‐scale surveys to explore longitudinal studies in specific contexts to track impacts over time for different students.

Artificial intelligence for teaching and learning in schools: The need for pedagogical intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been hailed for its potential to revolutionize teaching and learning practices. Undoubtedly, there has been development, but has it transferred to a new pedagogical trend? Indeed, research shows more tools, software, etc., built through AI, but there is still a limited understanding of its pedagogical impact. This review aims to assess whether AI has indeed led to new pedagogical trends in education using a Human Center AI framework. To accomplish this, a systematic review of research on the pedagogical applications of AI in K-12 contexts was conducted, following the PRISMA guidelines. The review involved an inductive coding analysis of a comprehensive search across WoS, Scopus, and EBSBU. From a pool of 3277 publications spanning 2019 to 2023, 183 papers met the inclusion criteria for detailed analysis. Six categories emerged: Behaviorism, Cognitivism, Constructivism, Social Constructivism, Experiential Learning, and Community of Practices. The findings of this research provide a promising perspective on synthesizing the results based on the pedagogical framework that describes AI implementation. While technological advancements have improved AI capabilities, the application of AI in education largely follows the same principles of previous technologies. This research suggests that the failure to transform education through AI stems from a lack of consideration of Gardner's proposed ninth intelligence type—pedagogical intelligence. Furthermore, this paper offers a critical analysis of the HCAI framework and proposes an adaptation called Pedagogical Centered AI (PCAI) for designing and using AI in K-12 education. Final discussions highlight the implications and future perspectives of AI in educational settings.

Service quality in higher education: A systematic literature review, 2007–2023

This article complements previous reviews by describing the results of a systematic review of recent research into service quality in higher education, with a methodology developed to minimize the biased effects of selection, publication, and data extraction. The research methodology is based on Web of Science and Scopus, the novel tool Tree of Science, and the analysis of citations based on the h-index. The results present a descriptive and thematic analysis that allows us to visualize the complexity of the findings, present the most relevant trends in research into service quality in higher education, and suggest potential areas for future research.