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Tong Yayun; Chen Xi; Cui Jiayong; Zhao Na; Wang Xiling – SAGE Open, 2024
In times of the rise of the "A4 waist" trend on social networks (SNs), concerns have been raised over appearance-related content's adverse effects on body image and well-being in parasocial relationships. We conducted a survey on Chinese college students (N = 333) to examine the effects of comparison targets (same-gender acquaintances,…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Human Body, Popular Culture, Role Models
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Zhang Yangzi; Kenny S. L. Cheah; Mohd Shahril Nizam Bin Shaharom – SAGE Open, 2023
The advent of social media platforms has brought about a paradigm shift in the dissemination of information, consequently giving rise to a new breed of individuals known as Social Media Influencers (SMIs). These SMIs have exerted a substantial influence on individuals and society as a whole. Within the domain of fitness education and training, the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Leadership, Social Media, Foreign Countries
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Jiyoon Yoon; Katie Koo – SAGE Open, 2024
This case study aims to investigate the effectiveness of an online science enhancement program in retaining ethnic minority students in science by providing them with opportunities to interact with cultural role-models of scientists and engineers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study draws on foundational theories of identity formation and…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, High School Students, Computer Mediated Communication, Cultural Influences
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Murakami, Elizabeth; Hernandez, Frank; Valle, Fernando; Almager, Irma – SAGE Open, 2018
This study examines the intersectionality between professional identities and race/ethnicity among Latina/o school leaders. Stemming from a larger study at the National Latina/o Leadership Project, we examine the contributions of Latina/o school administrators in the state of Texas in relation to their leadership in K-12 schools. Two hundred…
Descriptors: Administrators, Hispanic Americans, Professional Identity, School Administration
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Li, Hui; Khattak, Shoukat Iqbal; Jiang, Qingquan – SAGE Open, 2021
Faculty is the key agent for internationalization. This interview-based study explored faculty views about the internationalization understanding, rationales, roles, engagement, and motivation in a research-centric, double-first class university in China. Faculty motivation was analyzed using the lens of the motivation systems theory (MST). The…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Systems Approach, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Motivation
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Tsey, Komla; Lui, Siu Man; Heyeres, Marion; Pryce, Josephine; Yan, Li; Bauld, Sharee – SAGE Open, 2018
The article aims to describe the Family Wellbeing Program (FWB), a program that sets out to facilitate the enhancement of soft skills and to explore the relevance and acceptability of the FWB in the context of health managers and leaders in Timor-Leste. This article presents the fundamental principles of the FWB approach to facilitating soft…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Programs, Well Being, Skill Development