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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleLearning Trajectories of Primary Student Teachers; a Cross-Cultural ComparisonPaul Gardner, Chris RixLife history methodology was used to compare the life and educational trajectories of six primary student teachers in England with their counterparts at a Malawian Teacher Training College. A semi structured interview schedule was used to elicit the students’ childhood memories including experiences of school, significant people in their lives, interactions with their teachers and influential factors in deciding to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 18 Feb 2012 · 8,504 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleRisk Instrument for Screening in the Community (RISC): Cross Cultural PerspectivesPatricia Leahy-Warren, Elizabeth Weathers, Marina Lupari et al.Older people are at an increased risk of developing multiple co-morbidities causing subsequent cognitive, functional decline and frailty and increasing the risk of adverse healthcare outcomes. Public Health Nurses (PHNs), geriatricians and researchers developed the Risk Instrument for Screening in the Community (RISC) to record the presence of problems, severity (mild, moderate, severe) of concerns and caregiver networks' ability to … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 9 Nov 2015 · 7,441 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Aspiration for Becoming a Celebrity or Hero: A Comparative Study Across the United States, Iran, and AfghanistanJeremy Grabbe, Amir Mostafa AhadiThe present study examined cross-cultural differences in the desire to become a celebrity or a hero across samples from the United States, Iran, and Afghanistan. Building on prior findings that individuals in the United States may prefer heroism over celebrity status, the current study explored whether this pattern generalizes across differing cultural contexts. Participants completed the Celebrity Attitude Scale Brief … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 15 Aug 2026 · 1,205 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsReduction of Violence in the Course of Recent History Civilization Theory and Theory of Situational Logic in ComparisonGeorg W. OesterdiekhoffTen years ago, Steven Pinker demonstrated on a broad empirical basis that in the course of the history of the last centuries violence has massively decreased in purely quantitative terms. He bases his explanation of this phenomenon on Norbert Elias' theory of civilization, which claims that humankind has developed an ever decreasing willingness to use violence due to psychogenetic development. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 26 Jan 2022 · 6,664 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsCulture and the Participation of Native in Educational AttainmentN. Lyndon, S. Selvadurai, A. C. Er, R. MoorthyProblem statement: Culture plays an important role to determine the gender ideologies to define rights and responsibilities and what the appropriate behaviour is for women and men. The objective of this study is to determine the influence of culture in educational attainment of Bidayuh men and women. Approach: This study adopts a phenomenology research paradigm that focuses on the lived … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 24 Oct 2011 · 7,501 accessesView PDFCite
Research NotesOpen accessIn the keywordsResearch Ethics and Overseas Fieldwork: Are Ethics Committees Oblivious of Cultural Differences?Jones Adu-GyamfiResearch ethics committees have come under increasing criticisms either for been toothless or too fierce. This has mainly come about as a result of the gap in theoretical expectations of research ethics and the experienced realities during fieldwork. In particular, ethics committees incur the displeasure of international students who undertake studies in their own sociocultural contexts. This paper presents a … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 16 Mar 2018 · 7,551 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsHow Youth in India and Lebanon Rate their IntelligenceRamzi Nasser, Sushila SinghalA sample of 648 Lebanese and 252 Indian students estimated their intelligences based on Gardner's 10 multiple intelligence. Males rated higher their body kinesthetic and religious dimension (spiritual) while females rated higher their verbal and intra-personal estimates of intelligence. Using the educational level of the parent, no significant correlation with self-estimates of intelligence for each of the national samples was … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2006 · 7,095 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMorphological Diversity of Isolated Mycobacterial Cultures in the Republic of Kazakhstan: Implications for Diagnostics and TreatmentAssiya Borsynbayeva, Kairat Turgenbayev, Gulzhauhar Sarsenova et al.The study of mycobacterial morphology in the Republic of Kazakhstan is relevant due to the increasing burden of tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases. The aim of this study was to comprehensively describe the morphological characteristics of different mycobacterial species identified in Kazakhstan, which will help to improve diagnostic methods and develop new approaches to treatment. Comparative and cross-cultural analyses were … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 25, Issue 4 · 1 Dec 2025 · 2,203 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInvestigating the Effects of Some Key Psychological and Behavioral Theories Across a Spectrum of Research DisciplinesFelix Kabwe, Jackson PhiriThis study examines key psychological and behavioral theories to understand their impact on individual learning, decision-making, and behavior across various contexts. The study addresses the need for deeper insights into how these frameworks shape human behavior and their applications in diverse research disciplines. The frameworks explored include the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), which forecasts technology adoption through constructs like perceived … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 3 Jan 2025 · 9,248 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCharacterization of the Consanguinity in the Moroccan Population of DoukkalaAbderrazak El Khair, Noura Dahbi, Khadija Cheffi et al.Consanguinity, or the practice of marrying close relatives, is a prevalent phenomenon in many parts of the world, including North Africa. It seems to offer psychological, social, economic, and cultural advantages for couples and their families. In Morocco, the situation of this marital behavior is far from being closely defined. The objective of this research endeavor is to furnish a … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 1 · 26 Apr 2023 · 7,863 accessesView PDFCite