Multiculturalism - Science topic

Description of the book: This volume brings together a collection of studies that examine, through an emotionality lens, different aspects of teaching writing in a variety of multilingual and multicultural contexts. Foregrounding the humanist nature of be(com)ing writing teachers from an emotionality perspective, this book sheds light on how contex...

Memes have become an important medium for expressing multiple intentions on the internet. Social media has advanced increasingly, making memes a contestation zone, an active hook for delivering information, and an expression of counterradicalism. Memes are a very effective way to take a jab at radicalism in a laid-back or even humorous manner so th...

Revisiting foundational concepts and practices that have long sustained global divisions and hierarchies, this seminal volume challenges Global South-North dichotomies in higher education by exploring the possibilities and limitations of such socio-political dichotomies from multiple perspectives. Foregrounding a diversity of international voices...

This book examines assessment, testing and evaluation within English-medium education contexts globally. It explores how assessments can effectively measure learning outcomes, integrating both content mastery and language proficiency in multilingual and multicultural classrooms. It features contributions from diverse experts worldwide and offers a...

Manglish, a hybrid linguistic form combining Malay and English, reflects Malaysia's multicultural identity and dynamic linguistic landscape. The article investigates the structural, cultural, and pragmatic dimensions of Manglish by analyzing dialogues from popular Malaysian television series, including Kopitiam, Oh My English! Sepahtu Reunion Live,...

Highlighting how systemic inequities in Norwegian higher education are perpetuated through colonial legacies, monocultures of knowledge, and a lack of critical engagement, this book offers an intersectional analysis that identifies issues and complexities in the domains of pedagogy, epistemology, research, curriculum, and support services. Foregrou...

This study examines the effectiveness of a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) to assess the degree of satisfaction among participating students with the methodological and organisational framework, as well as identify the strengths and weaknesses observed by all participants in the programme. The methodology is based on an interpretative approac...

Religious tolerance issues in multicultural elementary school environments remain a significant challenge, particularly in pluralistic societies like Indonesia, where disharmony may arise without early cultivation of mutual respect. This study aims to explore the implementation of multicultural-based religious education in fostering students’ attit...

This article examines the everyday experiences of the Egyptian minority in Milan, Italy, focusing on challenges arising from the lack of formal recognition for their religious affiliations—Islam and Coptic Orthodoxy—which are central to their ethnic identity. Drawing on Talal Asad’s notion of recognition, Edward Said’s critique of Orientalism, and...

This study aims to explore the concept of religious moderation among students, describe the implementation of Islamic religious education, and analyze the integration of religious moderation principles within Islamic education at SD Negeri Grogol 2 Diwek Jombang. It is a field study employing a qualitative descriptive approach. Data sources were se...

Buku dengan judul Pendidikan Multikultural ini membahas seputar Pengantar pendidikan multicultural, Sejarah dan perkembangan pendidikan multicultural, Teori-teori pendidikan multicultural, Nilai-nilai dasar pendidikan multicultural, Keberagaman sosial dan budaya dalam pendidikan, Peran guru dalam pendidikan multicultural, Membangun lingkungan sekol...

Ethnic gaps in school achievement, belonging and health exacerbated during the COVID‐19 school closures. Building on increasing evidence that school diversity approaches impact these gaps, this paper investigates the effects of pupils' perceived teacher diversity approaches during COVID‐19 school closures, hypothesising that multicultural approache...

Guidance and counseling services in schools play a crucial role in supporting the optimal development of students. A holistic and multicultural approach is key to addressing the complex needs of culturally and psychologically diverse learners. This article examines the Pancawaskita Counseling model popularized by Prof. Dr. Prayitno, Msc. Ed. as one...

Due to 21st‐century social advancements, the number of children growing up in culturally ‘transient’ families, also referred to as third culture kids (TCKs), is growing. Studies with bicultural individuals suggest that identity processes are essential to TCKs' life outcomes with identity strategies of integration, compartmentalization and categoriz...

Early childhood education plays a crucial role in shaping the character of the younger generation who uphold humanitarian values. In the context of a multicultural Indonesian society, internalizing Human Rights (HAM) values ??from an early age is an important strategy to build tolerant, just, and democratic citizens. This study uses a literature st...

In the social environment dominated by multicultural integration and digital media, small and medium-sized theaters have gradually become an important field for intercultural dialogue and identity construction. This study selected five small theaters in Sydney, Toronto, and Berlin as samples and explored the influence mechanism of performance conte...

Pattani City is in the process of preparing a new comprehensive plan for the year 2022, which emphasizes the establishment of an appropriate land use strategy for various applications. The development of new roads, along with the enhancement of existing roadways, represents a fundamental component of this initiative. The current study aims to illus...

This quasi-experimental classroom action research examined the effectiveness of creative art activities in enhancing attention among early childhood learners in Thailand's southern border provinces. The sample consisted of five kindergarten (K3) students from Ban Yaring School in Pattani Province, selected via purposive sampling based on preliminar...

El presente estudio realiza un análisis jurídico sobre la protección y asistencia brindada a las familias migrantes venezolanas en Ecuador, centrado en el acceso a servicios básicos y la garantía de sus derechos conforme a los acuerdos internacionales. Mediante una metodología cualitativa de enfoque fenomenológico y muestreo no probabilístico, se i...

Original Research Article The research on sustainable peri-urban mobility examines how travel purposes and perceptions of destinations affect local development activism. The study aimed to identify the main issues holding back local activism and develop emotional themes. It involved interviewing seven influential figures at a sustainability and act...

We intended to contribute to a personal reflection upon research on migratory experience, on the status of languages, language policy, the labour market, and the principle of territoriality in multicultural and multilingual countries, such as Andorra, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Québec, with a Portuguese presence. Conclusions: There are difference...

In Georgia, fostering intercultural maturity among undergraduate students in higher education institutions (HEI) is a critical objective, given the country's rich ethnic, linguistic, and religious diversity. This study investigates the institutional factors, pedagogical approaches, and interventions that contribute to the development of intercultur...

This article explores the formation of communicative competence among university students in the process of learning the Russian language. The ability to communicate effectively in various contexts is a key goal in modern language education. In this regard, the development of communicative competence becomes a priority, especially in countries with...

Linguistic diversity is a defining feature of twenty-first-century health delivery, yet it remains one of the most persistent obstacles to equitable care. Every day, clinical teams interact with patients whose preferred languages differ from those of their providers, and the resultant communication gaps imperil diagnostic accuracy, therapeutic adhe...

A Universidade, enquanto instituição pública a serviço de uma formação técnico-científico-cultural de alta excelência, tem convivido na contemporaneidade com contextos emergentes, processos de transição histórica de longo prazo, inerentes a um estado de mutação complexo e integrador de forças que têm efeitos e causas desiguais entre o que está hist...

Effective communication and teamwork are essential for operational success in multicultural manufacturing environments. This study investigates the influence of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) training on enhancing communication and teamwork among foreign workers in Malaysia’s manufacturing sector. Using a quantitative descriptive design, data were coll...

Brazil is a multicultural and multilingual country. However, the space dedicated to the study and promotion of indigenous languages is still incipient. The Terena, an indigenous people who live mostly in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, developed a strategy to facilitate their social and geographic mobility: learning Portuguese. Through their own la...

Despite the incorporation of multiculturalism into Canadian federal policies since the 1970s, whiteness continues to dominate societal norms, perpetuating the racialisation of people of colour. Racialised adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of racialisation and racism. Focusing on Asian Canadian youth, this study adopts a...

Canada’s reputation as a multicultural haven is rooted in a historic transition during the 1960s and 70s, when the points-based immigration system and multiculturalism policy were adopted to eliminate racial biases and reimagine the nation as inclusive and progressive. However, recent economic and housing crises have intensified the challenges face...

Amidst cultural and religious diversity, the challenges of intolerance and violence based on differences are increasing. This study aims to analyze the role of multicultural education and religious moderation in creating a peaceful and anti-violent society. Using qualitative methods using library research, namely a method of collecting data by unde...

Spirituality is conceptualized as the subjective relationship of an individual with God or, more broadly, as a sacred or transcendent relationship. Spirituality is one of the issues proposed in multicultural studies. Spiritual counseling is an approach to counseling that combines spiritual and religious elements to help individuals actualize their...

This article explores Muslim women’s views of their religious and national identities, citizenship, and belonging in Finland. The primary material consists of 20 semi-structured interviews collected in 2021 and 2022. The interviews convey three different understandings of the relationship between Finnish and Muslim identity: the perception of onese...

El ecoturismo es una modalidad turística ambientalmente responsable que se desarrolla de una manera más estricta en comparación a otras. El presente trabajo, se desarrolló en la zona de uso intensivo del Parque Nacional Ñacunday, ubicado en el Distrito Ñacunday, Departamento Alto Paraná, Paraguay, con el objetivo de caracterizar la situación actual...

This article explores how culturally shaped “speech culture” influences deliberative communication in multicultural contexts, with a focus on how participants negotiate local norms to foster understanding. Drawing on intercultural communication theory and discourse analysis, the study examines deliberative interactions across diverse cultural setti...

This study aims to identify the values of multicultural Islamic education contained in the Shi'iran Bluk Gebluk tradition and analyze the socio-religious transformation it causes. Oral traditions have a strategic role in inheriting Islamic educational values, especially in the context of multicultural societies. The approach used is qualitative wit...

With technological and economic developments, several Chinese migrant families have returned to China from the West to China. Families with multilingual and multicultural backgrounds might experience more challenges in child-rearing than the locals. Drawing on a life-course perspective, we used a qualitative research method to investigate 18 Chines...

The essence of cultural confidence is a form of cultural identity. Cultural identity is the basis of national and ethnic identity, so knowing one's nation and ethnicity is based on knowing one's culture. In the context of accelerating globalization, Chinas traditional rich cultural heritage is facing unprecedented challenges. Will it be overwhelmed...

The background of this research begins with social life in Ambon City which has various ethnicities, religions, and cultures. This diversity often becomes a challenge as well as an opportunity in the world of education. SMA Negeri 3 Ambon is one of the schools that stands out because it prioritizes the local value of "sibling life" in the managemen...

O crescimento de partidos de extrema-direita em toda a Europa tem fortalecido narrativas anti-imigração que apresentam o multiculturalismo como um problema a ser combatido. Em Portugal, o discurso anti-imigração ganhou força na esfera pública midiatizada com o crescimento eleitoral do partido Chega a partir de 2021. Este artigo analisa as principai...

Intercultural competence and cross-cultural aspects in education are among the most important trends in the education of the 21st century. The development of key competences for lifelong learning is a constant concern among the educational policies of the European Council. The multicultural society of our times calls for a reconsideration of what c...

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, AI translation plays an increasingly important role in cross-language communication. However, AI translation still faces the problem of semantic bias, which affects the accuracy and fluency of translation. This paper analyzes the main manifestations and causes of semantic bias in AI...

A country must have a diversity of ethnicities, cultures, religions and languages, making it a universal nation. If this diversity is not managed properly, it can lead to social conflict. For this reason, values that are able to maintain harmony and unity are needed, one of which is multiculturalism. Tafsir an-Nuur by Hasbi Ash-Shiddieqy is one of...

Indonesia’s multicultural and multi-religious society often leads to interfaith marriages, which present complex legal implications, particularly regarding the rights of spouses and children in matters of inheritance. Interfaith marriage raises significant legal questions under Islamic law, especially in terms of the status of heirs when religious...

We have previously argued that empathy is a multidimensional, context-modulated attribute, and that the Western unidimensional ‘one size fits all’ approach to empathy is inadequate particularly in intercultural settings. We called for relational empathy characterized by qualities such as curiosity; cultural and epistemic humility; bidirectional eng...

The DASS-21 has been widely used in university student mental health research. However, studies on its cross-cultural reliability and validity, particularly among Eastern student populations, remain limited. This study examined the DASS-21's psychometric properties and measurement invariance across Australian, Chinese and Vietnamese students. Data...

This paper explores the relationship between Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration in the workplace, cultural orientation, and its impact on job autonomy and creative self-efficacy. Our study employs a mixed-method experimental design across 480 individuals from different cultural backgrounds, specifically individualistic (United Kingdom) and co...

Contraluz, dirigida por Marcello Peres y Nicola Tagliabue, es el segundo de una serie de documentales sobre el exilio republicano producidos por la Fundación Domingo Malagón en colaboración con Heracles Archaeology y con el patrocinio del Ministerio de Política Territorial y Memoria Democrática. La película documenta el exilio, a partir de 1939, de...

The luxury industry is undergoing a complex evolution in response to increasingly polarized societies, multicultural audiences, and frantically digitized marketplaces, balancing tradition with innovation and exclusivity with accessibility. As luxury consumption shifts from conspicuous to inconspicuous, from offline to online, and from traditional g...

Background: Depression constitutes a major public health issue, being one of the leading causes of the burden of disease worldwide. The risk of depression is determined by both genetic and environmental factors. While genetic factors cannot be altered, the identification of potentially reversible environmental factors is crucial in order to try and...

This study examines the impact of the ServquaL-based model on teacher professional Education (TPE) in enhancing multicultural competence among civic Education teachers (MCCET). A total of 245 TPE-certified civic Education teachers in East Kalimantan Province participated in this study, with data collected both online and offline. The analysis, cond...

This study examines whether the national diversity of players in multicultural teams affects the performance of professional soccer clubs. I analyze data from the top-tier leagues of six European countries – England, Belgium, Germany, Cyprus, Latvia, and the Netherlands – covering the 2015/2016–2020/2021 seasons. These leagues were selected because...

In Canada's multicultural society, faith plays a vital role in the lives of many immigrants. However, mental health professionals (MHPs) often overlook or disregard immigrant clients' spiritual and religious beliefs, despite their potential impact on mental health and coping mechanisms. To address this gap, this qualitative study sought to explore...

This article explores how the Western approach to Haredi (ultra-Orthodox Jewish) communal autonomy can inform more equitable policies toward non-westernised Muslim communities, particularly Salafis. Through comparative analysis that prioritizes community self-descriptions and primary religious sources, this study reveals significant double standard...

Diversity and Inclusion Engaged Marketing (DIEM) for Multicultural Marketplaces involves creating marketing strategies that authentically resonate with diverse communities, leveraging cultural understanding to build meaningful connections. This approach goes beyond mere representation, embedding inclusivity and respect for different cultural identi...

Resumo: Este artigo analisa a eficácia da gestão escolar no mestrado em Ciências da Educação em Ciudad del Este, focando na diversidade de origens dos alunos e nos desafios de um ambiente multicultural. A pesquisa objetiva explorar como práticas inovadoras de gestão escolar podem contribuir para uma educação de qualidade, promovendo um ambiente de...

Objetivamos analisar a percepção de estudantes em uma sala de aula multicultural, em Salgueiro-PE, sobre o ensino remoto. A pesquisa é um estudo de caso de caráter qualitativo com utilização metodológica do Modelo da Tríade Informativa Intercultural para coleta, construção e análise dos dados. Consideramos nesse estudo apenas o eixo investigativo d...

span>The globalization has led to an increasing number of international schools worldwide, comprising individuals from diverse cultures. This trend presented numerous multicultural challenges, particularly for those who experience difficulties adapting to multicultural environments. International mindedness (IM) is a crucial aspect of the internati...

Theoretical and evidence-based contributions to psychotherapy integration are presented in the March 2025 issue of the Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration India Regional Network, with its active work and the multicultural nature of its location, is in a valuable position for global collabor...

This commentary examines the impact of Brexit on human mobility between the UK and the EU five years post-implementation. It highlights the significant decline in EU migration to the UK, attributed to the imposition of a points-based immigration system, and the corresponding rise in non-EU migration. Statistical data from the ONS reveal a dramatic...

Integrating local values into multicultural counseling represents a strategic step toward enhancing cultural sensitivity and contextual relevance in counseling practices in Indonesia. This study aims to analyze and integrate the cultural value of pappaseng, a foundational principle of communication and character in Bugis culture into a multicultura...

Malaysian Chinese (Mahua) literature occupies a unique position at the intersection of Chineseness, Localness, and Modernity, forming a three-dimensional framework of cultural hybridity. However, despite this inherent richness, Mahua literature has long grappled with the predicament of an “absence of classics,” as many writers struggle to integrate...

This study investigates innovative didactic approaches in teaching English as a foreign language, focusing on methodologies that enhance learner engagement and effectiveness. In today’s globalized context, traditional teaching methods are increasingly supplemented by dynamic and interactive frameworks such as communicative language teaching, task-b...

This chapter aims to disentangle how the diversity turn has affected migrant integration in the local urban governance of Antwerp, Belgium. Starting with the tensions between sceptical and optimistic discourses on diversity, I discuss various politics of integration through which societies grant migrants access to citizenship and accommodate cultur...

As a union of four nations, the United Kingdom (UK) is by definition a demographical multicultural society, while its turbulent past, up to its most recent exit from the European Union (EU), has shaped the country’s present demographical, political, and attitudinal make-up regarding cultural diversity. Thus, this chapter aims to provide a holistic...

The aim of this chapter is to analyse the current situation of the children of immigrants in western countries. The analysis is developed through a sociological gaze and with a more specific focus on the Italian case, paying close attention to the—often—underestimated potentials of living in multicultural private and public contexts, and to the bet...

Public service media (PSM) in Europe have an obligation to “serve all” and to reflect society in all its diversity. Serving immigrants and ethnic minorities is one aspect of acknowledging diversity. This chapter examines from media studies and cultural policy research perspectives how PSM address ethnic and cultural transformations of society in th...

To thrive in a globalised world, university graduates need intercultural competences. Studying in higher education provides plenty of opportunities to engage students in interactions across differences found in a multicultural university environment. However, using these interactions as a resource for learning requires careful facilitation. In this...

Many children and adolescents today are growing up in highly diverse and inequitable societies. Against this background, educators and educational institutions have suggested that adolescents need to develop new skills, such as the abilities to constructively engage with cultural diversity (as in intercultural competence) as well as with social ine...

This study explores how cross-cultural communication in the digital era can serve as a strategy to reduce negative stereotypes against the Madurese community. Stereotypes portraying Madurese people as harsh or aggressive often circulate in digital spaces, reinforcing unfounded prejudices. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, this research invo...

Amalan kahwin campur bukanlah fenomena baru dalam kehidupan masyarakat berbilang kaum dan agama. Mutakhir ini ia sudah semakin diterima oleh masyarakat berbanding setengah abad yang lalu. Globalisasi membuka ruang yang lebih besar yang memungkinkan berlakunya interaksi antara etnik, budaya, dan agama yang berbeza. Dalam konteks Malaysia, walaupun k...

The THINK model, a Disability Critical Race Theory (DisCrit) framework and trauma-informed care approach for working with Black Americans with disabilities in counseling, acknowledges intersections of race, disability, and historical trauma. Systemic racism and ableism compound the challenges faced, and counselors must use a culturally responsive,...

In a pluralistic religious society, fostering religious tolerance is crucial for promoting understanding and respecting differing perspectives. Various personal factors that influence religious tolerance include religious orientation and personality type. This study examined the relationship between intrinsic religiosity orientation, personality tr...

Intercultural competences are one of the basic skills for the individual’s functioning in modern society. The constant need for rapid adaptation to changes and cooperation with members of other cultures, increasingly imposes the need for new patterns of behavior. Openness to differences, tolerance, communication skills and other determinants of int...

The reality of Indonesia's heterogeneous society, including ethnicity, culture, race, religion, beliefs, and various other determinant factors, has become an opening to trigger horizontal conflicts in society. Efforts to understand this reality are not only through discourse, but in the form of implementing tolerant attitudes and behaviors in line...

The increasing number of migrants from neighboring countries has caused significant challenges to Turkey's education system, particularly within multicultural classrooms that include diverse languages and cultures. This study investigates the influence of cultural intelligence on pupil control ideology, employing a serial multiple mediation model t...

Bilingualism and multilingualism are closely related to these language phenomena i.e. code switching and code mixing. Recently, bilingualism and multilingualism are also linked to translingualism This study explores the use of code switching and code mixing among Thai students at Universitas Muhammadiyah Jember in Indonesia, examining their types a...

Code-switching (CS) is the alternating use of two or more languages within a conversation or utterance, often influenced by social context and speaker identity. This linguistic phenomenon poses challenges for Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems, which are typically designed for a single language and struggle to handle multilingual inputs. Th...

La vulnerabilidad residencial en las zonas urbanas es un fenómeno complejo sujeto a distintos factores sociales y económicos. Un ejemplo de esta realidad es el barrio del Espíritu Santo (Murcia, España), considerado un espacio de vulnerabilidad residencial por el mínimo nivel formativo de la población, las bajas rentas, las viviendas precarias y la...

This article explores the role of collective leadership in addressing religious challenges in Indonesia, particularly in Singkil Aceh. The study employed qualitative research to gain insights into how the leader of the Religious Harmony Forum (FKUB) facilitated conflict resolution between Muslims and Protestants. One key entity in this endeavor is...

This study investigates the psychometric properties of the Berkeley Expressivity Questionnaire (BEQ) within a cross-cultural framework, specifically among Chinese international students in Malaysia. Exploratory factor analysis identified a four-dimensional structure that diverges from the original three-factor model. This new structure was subseque...

Under the contemporary aesthetic education system in China, the development of Chinese painting exhibits a dual trend of traditional inheritance and innovative exploration. On one hand, academic education emphasizes the transmission of classical brush-and-ink techniques and aesthetic spirit, adopting a teaching model that combines copying from mast...

This review critically engages Mary W. McCampbell’s Imagining Our Neighbors as Ourselves, which argues that artistic engagement cultivates empathy by expanding our imaginative capacity. While affirming McCampbell’s claim that the arts can disrupt self-centeredness and awaken recognition of the imago Dei in others, this study contends that tradition...

This study explores the impact of practicum experiences in diverse classroom settings on preservice teachers' self-efficacy in implementing inclusive teaching practices. As classrooms become increasingly multicultural and inclusive, teacher education programs face the critical task of preparing preservice teachers to address a wide range of student...

Translation is a multicultural platform for exchanging culture, knowledge, and science among communities of different cultural backgrounds. Arabic proverbs represent the cultural heritage that contributes to the rich and civilized tapestry of various Arab tribes. Marribi proverbs serve as a means of communication, persuasion that spreading the cult...

Research on multicultural leadership has not systematically referred to the principles of the Qur'an in the context of Islamic education. This research aims to examine the principles of leadership in multicultural Islamic education based on the perspective of the Qur'an, focusing on universal values that support harmonization in a pluralistic educa...

La calidad en el ámbito educativo adquiere una relevancia en la medida en que se orienta hacia la satisfacción de las necesidades educativas, entendidas no solo desde una perspectiva de progreso académico, sino también en su relación con los procesos de transformación continua del sistema educativo y la diversidad multicultural. El objetivo dela in...

Research on multicultural leadership has not systematically referred to the principles of the Qur'an in the context of Islamic education. This research aims to examine the principles of leadership in multicultural Islamic education based on the perspective of the Qur'an, focusing on universal values that support harmonization in a pluralistic educa...

The paper elucidates Mahesh Dattani’s attempt to create a living theatre through the use of language in his plays Final Solutions and Tara. In these two plays, he uses English as the link-language and the language of communication in order to reach out to the multilingual and multicultural reality characteristic of the country. The English language...

This manuscript charts the emerging identity processes of refugee entrepreneurs in Luxembourg. It critically examines existing conceptualisations of identity and the self through a Western lens and highlights how non-Western frameworks, grounded in communal, spiritual, and relational understandings, can offer a more fluid and integral view. These f...

This study investigates the role of school’s culture in supporting the implementation of multicultural education in Indonesia through a systematic literature review. Using PRISMA guidelines and Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis model, the study synthesized findings from selected national and international literature. The results show that school...

This study focuses on intercultural communication between the Javanese and indigenous people in Pulau Semambu Village. Pulau Semambu Village is an area with high cultural diversity, where the Javanese live side by side with the local indigenous people. The purpose of this study is to analyze cultural assimilation, communication patterns, obstacles,...

This study aims to determine the implementation of multicultural values in order to build attitudes and behaviors that respect variety or diversity of X grade students at SMK YAPIS Santong, to know the inhibiting factors and supporting factors of the implementation of multicultural values in X grade. This study is a qualitative study that is descri...

This paper analyzes the thoughts of Haidar Bagir and Habib Ja'far regarding tolerance as a way of love in the context of a multicultural and multireligious Indonesian society. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with a hermeneutic phenomenological approach, which focuses on analyzing the texts, lectures, and writings of the two figu...

The purpose of our research is to show psychological attributes of facilita¬tive interaction. Methods of the research. The following theoretical methods of the research were used to solve the tasks formulated in the article: a categorical method, structural and functional methods, the methods of the analysis, systematization, modeling, and generali...

Online polarization poses a growing challenge for democratic discourse, yet most computational social science research remains monolingual, culturally narrow, or event-specific. We introduce POLAR, a multilingual, multicultural, and multievent dataset with over 23k instances in seven languages from diverse online platforms and real-world events. Po...

Theoretical Framework: There is a natural tendency to feel more compassion and to show more prosocial behavior towards those considered part of our ingroup (e.g., family or friends). For promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, Common Humanity is proposed as a relevant aspect to promote, allowing us to go beyond our i...

Christian religious education struggles to balance local relevance and theological fidelity in Indonesia. By embracing education, this approach seeks to create a learning space that respects diversity, strengthens love and encourages reconciliation between local traditions and Christian teachings. This study analysed the potential of adaptive techn...

This premarital counseling material is one of the key topics presented in the premarital formation program of the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) in South Sulawesi. It is designed to address the dynamics faced by Christian couples living within Indonesia's multicultural society. Each individual brings cultural values and life experiences from the...

In the context of rapid technological advancement, artificial intelligence (AI) presents promising opportunities to enhance language learning through personalized, adaptive, and engaging experiences. Despite its growing role in education, limited research has examined its application to minority languages such as Maltese. This qualitative study add...