Research on international students often focuses on academic adjustment and institutional support. Less attention has been given to how they acquire social and emotional support, which is also crucial for their academic success and retention. Drawing on qualitative data collected through online observations and interviews, this paper explores how…

This study investigates the impact of internet use on the academic performance, behavior and perceived learning of university students in Bangladesh. The sample size was determined using Slovin's formula, with data collected via convenience sampling from 523 current undergraduate and postgraduate university students in Bangladesh. The responses…

This study investigates the information search process of graduate students in a select theological college in Myanmar. A descriptive-quantitative design was used, and a survey method was employed. During the initiation stage of Kuhlthau's Information Search Process (ISP), visits to the library create intimidation. Upon reaching the selection…

Adopting a blended learning approach that combines multiple methods (both online and offline) to teach cultural heritage following the rapid growth of the Internet plus is the trend of the times and the future direction of development. This study explores the role of institutional support in the effectiveness of blended learning approaches within…

The pervasive use of the Internet and technology has its impact on citizens' civic participation. There are growing numbers of research which explore digital citizenship (DC) for citizens' better civic participation in the information society. With the growing attention of digital citizenship, a systematic review of empirical research focused on…

In the digitally empowered society, increased internet utilization leads to potential harm to the youth through cyberbullying on various social networking platforms. The cyberbullying stats keep on rising each year, leading to detrimental consequences. In response to this online threat, the Indian Government launched different helplines,…

This article analyzes the relationship between access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and school performance. It contributes to the empirical literature in the area since there is no consensus yet. Moreover, the context associated with COVID-19 pandemic also considers the analysis as the most relevant. The goal of this article is…

The practice of "memes" -- taking an image from pop culture and adding humorous or inspiring text to it -- are an opportunity for marketing practice. We posit that memes also provide an innovative technique to help students become more engaged in marketing classes. We propose requiring students to submit one or more graded homework…

Throughout history, humans shared habitats and resources with animals, making human-wildlife interactions (HWI), including conflict, inevitable. Understanding issues before mitigating them is one important aspect of conservation. This study assessed 1,613 registrants' data on public perception of HWI through a computer-mediated communication (CMC)…

The study is devoted to the search for technological solutions to improve and modernize music education aimed at developing fundamental skills of vocal mastery. Optimum technological solutions were identified in order to improve and modernize music education, the functional features of which provide students with the opportunity to master auditory…

When responding to queries for information, people control the grain size (precision-coarseness) of the information they communicate based on competing goals of accuracy and informativeness (Goldsmith & Koriat, "Behavioral and Brain Sciences," 1999, 19, 167). Two experiments examined whether the act of searching for answers using the…

The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationship between internet addiction, relationship satisfaction, and Gestalt contact styles among university students. A sample from a university in Turkey was recruited, which included 373 university students (271 females, 72.7%), aged 15-55. We administered and assessed the Gestalt Contact…

In my inquiry, I explore Chinese urban youth culture under the one-child policy through analyses of two Chinese Internet subcultural artifacts--"A Bloody Case of a Steamed Bun" and "Du Fu Is Busy." Using Douglas Kellner's "multiperspectival cultural studies" (i.e., cultural studies, critical theory, and critical media…

With the development of computer and internet technologies, new media has become indispensable to daily life in the digital age. The concept of public opinion, which is at the centre of many research topics in the field of communication, has also interacted with new media in this context. Thus, new media tools have begun to be seen as critical…

The digital content that users create over their lifetime can become part of their own digital legacy, so it needs to be organised and preserved if we want to make it accessible in the future. This paper presents the results of the exploratory study conducted in Croatia in 2022. The aim of the research was to determine the opinions and attitudes…