Objective: To examine the direct and indirect associations (through risk perceptions) between college students' social media use and their perceived importance of COVID-19 preventive measures. Participants and Method: 1,353 undergraduate students in China completed an online survey in 2020 Spring. Results: Participants reported high reliance on…

Parent-adolescent communication about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues is associated with healthy sexual outcomes in adolescents. The increasing evasion of this discourse at the home front in sub-Saharan Africa is receiving greater academic and public health attention. In many Nigerian households, adolescents lack access to informative…

Introduction: Individuals with ADHD continue to face stigma, which can negatively impact their access to, adherence to, and quality of mental health services, as well as their overall wellbeing. Perspectives of various stakeholders regarding priorities for stigma reduction remain underexplored. This study explores young adult, parent, teacher, and…

This qualitative study used in-depth interviews to investigate how gifted Finnish upper-secondary-school physics students (N = 24) actualize their physics talent in their career choices. The data were analyzed using inductive content analysis. Half of the students had their primary career choice in natural sciences and engineering (NS&E). The…

The main objective of this study is to examine the correlation between digital skills and their correlation with digital citizenship among students enrolled at a university in Peru. The research was carried out using a sample of 906 participants, encompassing individuals of various genders, with ages spanning from 17 to 54 years. The methodology…

The aim of the study is to examine the relationships between primary school teachers' competencies and their use of internet resources. In this context, primary school teachers' purposes of using internet resources, the internet resources and platforms they use, participants' teaching efficacy and educational internet use self-efficacy were…

Purpose: Unequal reach and access to information is an issue that affects women involved in agricultural activities around the world. Recent initiatives to address gender unequal access to agricultural information have been clumsy, overlooking participatory approaches that focus on transformative change. This study uses Pakistani rural advisory…

The Sustainable Development Goals, the Indian Constitution, and policymakers have emphasized the importance of providing elementary education for children aged 6-14 to achieve full literacy. This study develops a Performance, Infrastructure, and Equity (PIE) index for Odisha's districts to evaluate the status and quality of elementary education.…

This study determined the influence of using social media on the academic achievement of senior secondary school students. A sample of 150 students comprising 70 males and 80 females were drawn from five schools and used for the study, this was arrived at through multi-stage sampling procedure. Social Media Questionnaire (SMQ) and Students'…

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the relationship between different organisational development programmes (360-degree feedback; Coaching; Job assignment; Employee assistance programmes; On-the-job training; Web-based career information; Continuous professional development; External education provision) and employees' career development. The…

Purpose: This paper explores the main factors that influence farmers in acquiring agricultural knowledge and adopting technologies with the aim of better understanding the agricultural innovation systems in West Africa. Design/Methodology/Approach: We use data collected between 2013 and 2014 across rice hubs in five West African countries: Benin,…

The present study examined the influence of career adaptability and gender on career decision-making difficulties among Turkish adolescents. The sample consisted of 702 high school students, 55% girls. The results showed that concern correlated negatively with lack of readiness, but positively with lack of information and inconsistent information.…

The research aimed to investigate undergraduate students' nomophobic behavior; and its relationship with certain demographics and certain mobile phone activities. Moreover, it was explored whether there were any significant differences among the four sub-dimensions of nomophobia: "not being able to communicate," "losing…

The attempts to evaluate the published postgraduate theses aiming to research the Social Studies curriculum in Turkey between the years of 2015-2020. The study adopted general survey model. The study consisted of 866 open access theses which were conducted on the Social Studies curriculum between 2015-2020, and which were obtained from Council of…

The study was aimed to show the reality of practicing digital culture among students of the Education Faculties at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University from their point of view, and to explain the obstacles and problems facing its implementation, and to monitor the university's efforts in developing digital culture among its students. To achieve…