Establishing and building rapport is a crucial aspect of research interviews with children and families. With interviews increasingly conducted via online platforms, such as Teams and Zoom, researchers are challenged to reflect on relational aspects, such as building rapport, when using this medium and how approaches may need to be nuanced. This…

This paper develops a better understanding of the explicit and implicit implications of the academic field's competitization, with a specific focus on the role that academic social networks and platforms (ASNPs) play in this process. While ASNPs are embedded within a broad and complex ecology of academic competition we show that particularly…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine how automation in the ever-changing technological landscape is increasing integrated into, and has become a significant presence in, our personal lives. Design/methodology/approach: Through post qualitative inquiry, the authors provide a contemplation of automation and its effect on creativity, as a…

Bullying has been a long-lasting, serious social problem. To effectively prevent bullying, it is essential to examine when different types and roles of violence emerge and what causes them. Current study analyzes the longitudinal panel data set (N = 3942, age ranged 13-18, 51.4% male) to identify student profiles of bullying engagement over time.…

Collaboratively established talk rules, combined with teacher scaffolding, can help students talk together in ways that support learning. Most classrooms today utilise digital technology, and talk rules have proven beneficial for learning in this context. However, research on the strategies teachers use to make talk rules relevant in activities…

Cyberbullying has emerged as a pervasive and destructive phenomenon in the digital age, significantly harming the social-emotional well-being of adolescents. The objective of this study is to present a narrative review examining the relationship between social and emotional competencies, social-emotional learning (SEL) and cyberbullying among…

The information technology revolution has fundamentally altered company operations around the world. The Internet has significantly enhanced employee connectedness in the workplace, eclipsing the antiquated brick-and-mortar model. Nonetheless, as information technology advances, cyberbullying has grown in popularity in the professional…

Background and Aims: The internet and social media are increasingly accessible to people with intellectual disabilities, offering significant benefits but also posing unique challenges and risks. This study aimed to explore the online experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities in England. Methods: An accessible survey was conducted from…

Cyberbullying perpetration has emerged as a serious problem among adolescents worldwide. Living in Indonesia, a patriarchal country with approximately 260 million people, adolescents are at risk of being committed to cyberbullying. Cyberbullying behaviour and associated variables, including fathering style and peer attachment, were examined to…

Digital natives, who encounter technology from the moment they are born, are individuals whose lives revolve around new technologies. Children must stay safe in online environments. Understanding the relationship between their digital competencies and cyberbullying can assist in developing effective strategies to enhance online safety. This study…

As institutions continue blended or hybrid learning, video conferencing in education remains central. This study investigates learner acceptance with three popular videoconferencing platforms -- Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and BigBlueButton -- and the development of e-professionalism. E-professionalism applies professionalism to online behaviors,…

Recent linguistic landscape studies have increasingly underscored an online-offline agenda to understand the entanglement of people's digital and physical lifeworlds. In this light, this study concerns itself with the diasporic space lived online by Chinese overseas students residing in the UK during COVID, taking it as a nexus of their…

While virtual reference has become more critical during and after COVID-19, there remains a lack of current research in patron and librarian perceptions of the service. This study aims to compare librarian and patron ratings of chat interactions and highlight trends in what these ratings may suggest. Researchers collected randomized samples of…

We present two distinct studies that were conducted between August 2020 and June 2021 in a virtual environment on the mental health experiences of Rohingya Muslim refugee and first and second-generation immigrant Latine youth. We offer our insights and perspectives on methodological benefits and challenges in conducting virtual qualitative…

Many different factors influence students' sense of belonging in an online learning. One area of the learning experience in which a sense of "belonging" is critical is in online asynchronous discussions, and the degree to which students feel that their contributions to those discussions are valued. Unfortunately, the structure of…