IF 2.4 4区社会学

Sage Open Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-18 DOI: 10.1177/21582440261442626

Higinio Fernandez-Sanchez, Marguerita Lightfoot, Adeline Nyamathi, Mary Paul, Yasmeen Quadri, Nikhil Padhye, Jennifer Jones, Huining Sun, Diane Santa Maria

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The Role of Agro-Dealers in Forward and Backward Linkages of the Smallholder Agriculture Sector in Central Zambia 农业经销商在赞比亚中部小农农业部门向前和向后联系中的作用

4区社会学

Sage Open Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1177/21582440251407822

Henriettah Kandepu, Bridget Bwalya

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Gender Dynamics and Organizational Support: A Triangulated Study of Women’s Work Environments 性别动态与组织支持：女性工作环境的三角研究

4区社会学

Sage Open Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1177/21582440251399965

Neena Nanda, Bhuvanesh Kumar Sharma, Ritesh Khatwani, Pooja Jain

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How Sentiment Indicators Improve Algorithmic Trading Performance 情绪指标如何提高算法交易绩效

4区社会学

Sage Open Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI: 10.1177/21582440251369559

Raúl Gómez-Martínez, María Luisa Medrano-García, David López-López, Jose Torres-Pruñonosa

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Who Speaks, Who Listens? Gendered Speech Styles in Will Smith’s Interview with Ellen 谁在说，谁在听？威尔·史密斯《艾伦秀》中的性别语言风格

4区社会学

Sage Open Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI: 10.1177/21582440251378212

Wei Yang, Mingxing Yang

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Before and After: How Did the Pandemic Reshape Virtual Laboratory Research? 前后：大流行如何重塑虚拟实验室研究？

4区社会学

Sage Open Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1177/21582440251339961

Jingyao Wang, Yuanyuan Li, Xiaojiao Chen, Chengliang Wang

{"title":"Before and After: How Did the Pandemic Reshape Virtual Laboratory Research?","authors":"Jingyao Wang, Yuanyuan Li, Xiaojiao Chen, Chengliang Wang","doi":"10.1177/21582440251339961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251339961","url":null,"abstract":"Virtual laboratories, as digital alternatives to traditional hands-on laboratories, have demonstrated their indispensable importance, effectively ensuring the continuity and efficiency of student experimental learning. In order to delve into the application and development of virtual laboratories during the pandemic, this study used Web of Science as the data source, selecting 606 articles from the period 2016 to 2019 (T1) and 911 articles from the period 2020 to 2023 (T2). The results show that, firstly, from the perspective of disciplinary productivity, the number of articles during T2 was significantly higher than during T1; Europe has consistently been a center for virtual laboratory-related research, with prominent research efforts from the United States, China, and Germany. Secondly, in terms of the evolution of research topics, the shift in research hotspots demonstrated a trend toward deep integration of technology and education; The mutual empowerment of online and offline environments, the creation of open integrated smart experimental platforms, as well as the focus on online interactive experimental environments, became important research directions. Finally, from the perspective of research frontiers, the field shifted from a focus solely on technology to exploring the effectiveness on learning outcomes, with research on virtual laboratories based on augmented reality technology emerging as the latest research frontier.","PeriodicalId":48167,"journal":{"name":"Sage Open","volume":"15 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147887509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 10

Digital Technologies in Authentic Assessment in Higher Education: A Systematic Literature Review and Narrative Synthesis 高等教育真实性评估中的数字技术：系统文献综述与叙事综合

4区社会学

Sage Open Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/21582440251357198

Anjin Hu, Qian Liu, Ben Kei Daniel

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引用次数: 3

The Effect of Using Web 2.0 Tools in Social Studies Education on Middle School Students’ Metacognitive Awareness Levels and Academic Achievement 社会学教育中使用Web 2.0工具对中学生元认知意识水平和学业成绩的影响

4区社会学

Sage Open Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/21582440251360480

Ahmet Öztürk, Osman AKHAN

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引用次数: 2

The Dark Side of Aesthetic Labor: Ethics and The Atmosphere of Sexual Harassment 审美劳动的阴暗面：伦理与性骚扰氛围

4区社会学

Sage Open Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/21582440251374836

Mustafa Koçancı, Tuğçe Duygu Yazar, Mete Kaan Namal, Beyhan Aksoy

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An exploration of positive leisure activities in Batswana families 对巴特瓦纳家庭积极休闲活动的探索

IF 2 4区社会学

Sage Open Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1177/21582440241278236

T. K. F. Tlou, V. Koen, M. Erasmus

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