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{"title":"Sustaining problem-based learning: A mixed-methods exploration of its long-term effects on primary students’ mathematical problem solving","authors":"Hana Abdulmajid Alashwal ,&nbsp;Areej Issam Barham","doi":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101717","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101717","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aimed to investigate the impact of the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach on students’ mathematical problem-solving abilities in primary schools in Qatar. A mixed-methods research design was adopted, involving 117 fifth-grade students and 10 mathematics teachers. Quantitative data were collected through a standardized mathematical problem-solving test, while qualitative insights were obtained from semi-structured teacher interviews.</div><div>A one-way ANOVA was conducted to confirm baseline equivalence among the groups, followed by an Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) to assess post-intervention differences while controlling for pre-test scores. The quantitative findings indicated that students exposed to PBL outperformed their peers in traditional instruction, with the highest gains observed among those who experienced PBL over two academic years.</div><div>Thematic analysis of the interview data supported the quantitative results. Teachers reported improvements in students’ problem-solving performance and highlighted the development of key skills such as perseverance, critical thinking, reasoning, and the use of multiple representations.</div><div>Overall, the study provides evidence that sustained implementation of PBL can significantly enhance students’ mathematical problem-solving abilities at the primary level.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74826,"journal":{"name":"Social sciences & humanities open","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 101717"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144510936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The management of challenging behaviour in high schools: A scoping review of neuro-informed classroom strategies","authors":"Krista Tomas ,&nbsp;Judith Foggett ,&nbsp;Angela Page ,&nbsp;Sharon Savage","doi":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101607","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101607","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Adolescents who have experienced early childhood trauma or prolonged stress, present schools with major challenging behaviour. There is a need for transformative behaviour management systems that identifies a need to better understand behaviour in schools through the context of brain and physical development, alongside relationships and the environments in which adolescents’ function. The aim of this review was to identify what school-based behaviour management interventions currently exist that consider neuropsychological and neurobiological features of challenging behaviour in adolescent high school students.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Searches of four electronic databases (ProQuest Education, ProQuest Psychology. EBSCO, Scopus) were conducted. A total of eighteen (18) peer-reviewed publications between 2018 and 2023 were eligible and presented descriptively.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Eighteen articles were reviewed to identify behaviour management interventions for adolescent students that included neurological features as part of the intervention. Seven articles identified the neurobiology of stress with only four of these providing substantial information about brain architecture and function in adolescents exposed to trauma or prolonged stress. All articles addressed the pedagogy of cognitive development in the context of learning, executive function, and emotional regulation.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Complex structural and functional brain changes occur in adolescence making it imperative to consider the neurobiological and neuropsychological components contributing to disruptive behaviour in the classroom. There are emerging cross-disciplinary high school-based interventions with varied neuroinformed features; however, with a need for further development. Training in understanding brain science for teachers alongside development of neuroinformed strategies to manage behaviour in the classroom, would enhance current behaviour management strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74826,"journal":{"name":"Social sciences & humanities open","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 101607"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144513502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An examination of the occurance of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDS) and symptoms among small scale construction workers in WINDHOEK, Namibia","authors":"Pedzisai Kowe ,&nbsp;Robson Spencer Nyamuziwa ,&nbsp;Amato Chireshe ,&nbsp;Leon Poshai ,&nbsp;Steven Jerie ,&nbsp;Mark Makomborero Matsa ,&nbsp;Shadreck Matindike ,&nbsp;Tapiwa Shabani ,&nbsp;Takunda Shabani ,&nbsp;John Hove","doi":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101651","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101651","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Even though the topic has been the focus of numerous global researches, few studies have examined the incidence of WMSDs symptoms among small-scale construction workers in developing countries of Africa. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of WMSDs among small-scale construction workers in Namibia's capital city of Windhoek, located in Southern Africa. A cross-sectional survey in Windhoek, Namibia, involved 117 workers from four small-scale construction companies. Self-administered questionnaires and in-depth interviewing procedures were employed in the research to compile data on the occurrence of WMSDs associated with among workers in small-scale construction. Both descriptive and inferential statistical data analysis were conducted using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings revealed the symptoms and prevalence of WMSDs in several body parts among the small-scale construction employees surveyed. The research findings further showed that 28 % of respondents lacked safety knowledge for the intention to work safely, whereas 72 % of respondents who planned to work safely indicated greater levels of safety knowledge. Age, brick size and repetitive work were the job risk factors that positively correlated with WMSDs. The results suggest for instance that as the worker ages, so do the chances to contract WMSDs. Overall, the study demonstrated that mechanical, individual, and psychosocial factors all influence the frequency of WMSDs among workers in small-scale construction. However, further research is needed to provide solutions on occupational health of small scale construction workers and on training and awareness of ergonomic risk factors in relation to WMSDs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74826,"journal":{"name":"Social sciences & humanities open","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 101651"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144513506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Integrating interprofessional education in health and social care curricula to equip our future workforce – qualitative findings from senior leaders","authors":"Susanne Lindqvist ,&nbsp;Stephanie Howard Wilsher ,&nbsp;Frøydis Vasset ,&nbsp;Synnøve Hofseth Almås ,&nbsp;Elisabeth Willumsen ,&nbsp;Hans Petter Iversen ,&nbsp;Atle Ødegård","doi":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101734","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101734","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The increasingly complex health and social care needs of the world's population require interprofessional collaboration. Interprofessional education (IPE) can prepare students for interprofessional collaborative practice. Despite mounting evidence supporting the positive impact of IPE, it is not yet integrated into all curricula. Previous findings from university teachers have highlighted a lack of leadership support. This study investigated the views of nine senior leaders across three universities in Norway and the United Kingdom. Four themes emerged around: system approach; curriculum and learning outcomes; person-centred care; and professional identity. All leaders see the need for integration of IPE into the curricula. The introduction of IPE led to concerns amongst some who worried that students may struggle to develop their professional identity if asked to learn with learners from other professional courses too early. UK leaders highlight the need to focus on person-centred care to deflect challenges linked to engagement but also recognise the existence of well-entrenched hierarchies between professions. Participants agree that executive leadership is needed and emphasise the power of co-creation with all stakeholders. Findings will contribute to a framework, in a future publication, that can help integration of IPE into curricula.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74826,"journal":{"name":"Social sciences & humanities open","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 101734"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144481123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Co-designing web-based tools for graduate students: a narrative account of a participatory design action research","authors":"Laura Iseut Lafrance St-Martin ,&nbsp;Émilie Tremblay-Wragg ,&nbsp;Sara Mathieu-Chartier ,&nbsp;TomApp Project Collective","doi":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101666","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101666","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Graduate programs worldwide exhibit a high dropout rate, with numerous contributing factors. Among these, isolation and lack of writing support are significant. This methodological article explores the design process of two web applications supporting graduate students' social and academic needs. It was a collaborative user experience design project involving researchers (including research coordinators), potential users, a non-profit organization, and a web developer. We present the main phases of the study, highlighting the development challenges we faced and their resolutions. The discussion offers six key co-design process lessons to benefit future design research endeavors: 1) take the time to build team cohesion, 2) both types of co-design sessions (knowledge and descriptive) are helpful, but at different moments, 3) do not be afraid to tackle difficult problems with your co-researchers and to admit your limitations, 4) know the co-researchers’ strengths and competencies, 5) fluid communication takes time but is essential and 6) don't be afraid to politically engage your co-researchers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74826,"journal":{"name":"Social sciences & humanities open","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 101666"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144365227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bridging the gap: The impact of suramadu bridge provision on poverty reduction in Madura Island, Indonesia","authors":"Unggul Heriqbaldi ,&nbsp;Wahyu Wisnu Wardana ,&nbsp;Iqram Ramadhan Jamil ,&nbsp;Julie Ann Q. Basconcillo ,&nbsp;Silviana Taniu","doi":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101740","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101740","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study estimates the causal impact of the Suramadu Bridge—the longest in Indonesia—on poverty reduction on Madura Island. Employing the synthetic control method, we model the counterfactual poverty trajectory in the absence of the bridge. The results indicate significant poverty reductions emerging years post-construction, suggesting delayed effects. Impacts varied regionally, with poverty reductions being significant in some areas and modest in others. We argue that transport infrastructure can alleviate poverty primarily through enhanced mobility rather than local economic development. Policymakers should thus pair infrastructure investments with remittance-channeling programs and regional industrial policies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74826,"journal":{"name":"Social sciences & humanities open","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 101740"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144534499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The status of truth in analysis of risk","authors":"Ole A. Lindaas","doi":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101737","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101737","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To analyse is a cognitive activity generally associated with searches for truth. The epistemic value of the analyses crucially depends on whether they successfully track truth. However, despite its all-importance, the role and status of truth remains a highly peripheral topic in risk scholarly debates. The purpose of this article is to address this important topic through the lenses of four perspectives that assign a different status to truth in the evaluation of analytic performance. To what extent do the perspectives promote a view of truth compatible with distinguishable features of risk? As will be shown, all perspectives suffer from serious shortcomings. Nevertheless, by integrating the most promising parts of the most promising perspectives, a case is made for evaluative eclecticism. Rather than being absolute and predefined, the status of truth in analysis of risk is assumed to fluctuate with variances in the distinguishable features of the risk.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74826,"journal":{"name":"Social sciences & humanities open","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 101737"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144534518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The state and public policies to tackle hunger in Brazil O estado e as políticas Públicas de combate à fome no Brasil","authors":"Jean da Silva Cruz,&nbsp;Rosangela Aparecida de Medeiros Hespanhol","doi":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101495","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101495","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The phenomenon of hunger and its permanent state in Brazil may be considered one of the direst of all social disasters today. That being the case, this article seeks to discuss the role of the Brazilian State in public policymaking, particularly regarding the fight against hunger and, especially, the issue of food security. In order to achieve this objective, the following procedures are applied: a) a survey of the specialized literature to enable the design of a conceptual and exploratory theoretical framework; and b) first- and second-hand document analysis. The procedural and historical linkages of food and nutrition policies and programs as a public and/or political intervention matter are characterized by a fragmented and/or discontinued approach. Equally, they have been aggravated by advances in cycles of neoliberal policies in government agendas in the period 2016–2022, which signal a political-ideological agenda of dismantling public policy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74826,"journal":{"name":"Social sciences & humanities open","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 101495"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143851554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A historical narrative review of the emerging priority of acceptability in tuberculosis treatment in children","authors":"Dillon T. Wademan ,&nbsp;H. Simon Schaaf ,&nbsp;Peter R. Donald ,&nbsp;Anneke C. Hesseling ,&nbsp;René Raad ,&nbsp;Graeme Hoddinott ,&nbsp;Ria Reis ,&nbsp;Lindsey Reynolds","doi":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101381","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101381","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Children affected by tuberculosis (TB) are a historically neglected group. In the past two decades, researchers have made significant advances towards developing new drugs and formulations for treating and preventing TB in children. Organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO) and Stop TB Partnership have advocated for the development of child-friendly antituberculosis treatment (ATT) regimens. However, ATT is notoriously unpalatable, the drugs complicated to prepare, and the regimens long, making the treatment difficult to adhere to. Improving the acceptability of new ATT regimens for children is gaining attention. We conducted a historical narrative review to better understand emergent interest in the acceptability of childhood ATT. This review presents a historical overview of advances in ATT for children, policy shifts affecting the childhood TB landscape, and how global shifts in the conceptualization of children, their agency, have influenced children's inclusion in clinical trials and drug development processes. ‘Acceptability’ has emerged alongside safety and efficacy, as a central tenet around which child-friendly drugs should be developed. We discuss the implications of improving ‘acceptability’ of ATT in children. Although more ‘acceptable’ treatment could improve individual adherence and aid the control of the TB epidemic in children, existing guidelines on what evidence is required to prove acceptability are lacking. We must standardize and broaden existing measures of ‘acceptability’ to account for contextual factors as new ATT regimens are introduced.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74826,"journal":{"name":"Social sciences & humanities open","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 101381"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143562269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of financial inclusion on poverty reduction and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: A comparative study of digital financial services","authors":"Godswill Osuma","doi":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2024.101263","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssaho.2024.101263","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Financial inclusion in Africa faces significant challenges, including inadequate infrastructure, regulatory obstacles, and socioeconomic barriers, which limit access to financial services for underserved populations. In response to these challenges, this study examines how financial inclusion influences economic growth and poverty reduction across three Sub-Saharan Africa regions, namely East, West, and Southern Africa, spanning 28 countries from 2016 to 2023. Financial inclusion is measured through the availability of Automated Teller Machines and digital financial services, using a system Generalised Method of Moments and Quantile regression approach. The findings emphasise the pivotal role of digital financial services in expanding access to financial resources, particularly in East and Southern Africa, while highlighting ongoing disparities in West Africa. The quantile regression analysis reveals that inflation adversely affects GDP growth across all quantiles, whereas foreign direct investment consistently supports economic growth. Furthermore, the findings showed that digital financial services are more effective than automated teller machines in promoting financial inclusion, and infrastructure and digital literacy improvements are recommended to accelerate progress. In conclusion, enhancing digital financial services in Sub-Saharan Africa has the potential to significantly improve financial inclusion, drive economic growth, and reduce poverty levels. The study suggests that Sub-Saharan African countries should prioritise digital financial services, invest in infrastructure, promote financial literacy, and implement inclusive policies to ensure broader access to financial resources. This is because promoting digital financial services can offer Sub-Saharan African countries a path toward economic empowerment and alignment with Sustainable Development Goals, helping to bridge the financial inclusion gap.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74826,"journal":{"name":"Social sciences & humanities open","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 101263"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143103371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}