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Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015 –An Awareness Call to Prospective Teachers
Get PDFEducation has become the right of every child so as to live with dignity and harmony. Family and Classroom are the two major zones determine mental health status of the children. Facilitating a holistic and healthy environment prevents them from delinquency. Besides academics, teachers must be equipped with 360-degree potentialities to face classroom challenges regarding health, social, and legal aspects while handling disruptive students. Understanding juvenile justice law ensures better student handling and guarantees care and protection. This study is a call for prospective teachers to understand the basic crux of the JJ Act, 2015, with relevance to Care and Protection of Children in Tamil Nadu. By executing the convergent mixed method design, desk research (Qualitative phase) was employed to examine the coverage of JJ Act 2015 in the coursework of the prospective Teachers. Simultaneously, simple random sampling technique was adopted to collect data from 340 prospective teachers (Quantitative phase). The level of awareness was assessed through a standardized checklist. Besides, hypotheses were framed to test the significant role of certain demographic variables. The contradictory findings extend its recommendations to the academic boards to include JJ act, 2015 in the coursework of the prospective teachers. Furthermore, suggestions were framed with an intention to create more awareness and necessary actions to prevent classroom delinquency
The Significance of Integrating Education on Minors Protection Laws into Pre-service Teacher Training Programs
Get PDFDue to their immature physical and mental states and inadequate social experience, minors are particularly susceptible to various forms of harm, which could be from their homes, schools, and other environments. These adverse experiences can profoundly affect their physical and mental health and academic performance (Walsh et al., 2019), as well as their future growth and development. Hence, how to ensure the safety of minors has been a key issue in educational and social governance. Many countries have instituted laws and regulations to safeguard the rights and interests of minors. Teachers, as a group having regular communication with children, are one of the major forces in protecting the young generation. To enable teachers to successfully fulfill their protective duties, it is essential to systematically incorporate education on minors protection legislation into pre-service teacher training programs
The Effects of Home Education and Educational Aspirations on Academic Achievements in Primary and Secondary School Students: An Empirical Analysis Based on Data from the China Family Panel Studies
Get PDFThis study investigates the effects of home education and educational aspirations on academic achievements in primary and secondary school students, as well as the moderating effect of the student’s age, with a sample of 833 students from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS)
Mental Health Issues in Chinese College Students as Former Left-Behind Children: A Literature Review
Get PDFThe issue of left-behind children in China has been a consequence of its accelerated economic development in the past few decades. While there is a large body of literature on the physical and mental health states of this group, research on the impact of their early left-behind life on their future development, particularly on their future mental well-being, has been inadequate. This article is a literature review based on 40 prior studies of the mental health states of college students as former left-behind children in China. It encapsulates research topics, methodologies, and tools of these studies and draws the conclusion that these college students’ past experiences as left-behind children have long-term impacts, primarily unfavorable ones, on their mental well-being. Also, the study summarizes the factors that possibly affect mental health in this group and proposes certain intervention suggestions
Water Splitting for Hydrogen: A Promising Way to Slow Down Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Get PDFWater splitting for hydrogen production represents an optimistic technological advancement that has the potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Utilizing renewable energy sources, such as solar or wind power, to electrolyze water into its fundamental components—hydrogen and oxygen—ensures that no detrimental greenhouse gases are emitted into the atmosphere during the process. Hydrogen has been widely recognized as a pure energy source owing to its high energy density and its capacity to generate electricity via fuel cells without emitting carbon emissions. The expansion of the hydrogen economy has the potential to substantially diminish our dependence on fossil fuels and decrease the overall carbon footprint across multiple sectors, including transportation and manufacturing. Although challenges pertaining to scalability and cost-effectiveness remain, ongoing research and development in water splitting technologies presents significant potential for addressing climate change and fostering a more sustainable future.
 
Pulmonary Hypertension: What Are the Underlying Mechanisms?
Get PDFPulmonary hypertension is a multifaceted condition defined by elevated blood pressure within the pulmonary arteries, which may result in significant injury and stress on the heart. The fundamental mechanisms underlying pulmonary hypertension are complex and encompass a range of factors, including vasoconstriction, vascular remodeling, inflammation, and endothelial dysfunction. Vasoconstriction transpires when the smooth muscle cells within the pulmonary arteries undergo abnormal contraction, resulting in the constriction of the blood vessels and a subsequent limitation of blood flow. Vascular remodeling pertains to the structural alterations occurring within the vessel walls, encompassing thickening and stiffening, which may subsequently lead to increased pressure levels. Inflammation serves a pivotal function in initiating immune responses that can result in the deterioration of arterial walls. Endothelial dysfunction refers to the compromised functionality of the endothelium that lines the blood vessels, which adversely impacts their capacity to modulate blood flow and pressure. These fundamental mechanisms frequently operate concurrently to intensify pulmonary hypertension, underscoring the necessity of addressing multiple pathways in its therapeutic management
How the Classroom Environment Affects Student Creativity
Get PDFCreativity is counted as “the central among core competences” by the education research community. According to the investment theory of creativity, a favorable environment is a vital factor in human creativity development. In the educational setting, the classroom environment plays a pivotal role in fostering the students’ creativity. Based on data from a survey of creative behavior of primary school students in Beijing City, this study seeks to explore the relationships between the classroom environment and student creativity development, as well as influencing factors for and heterogeneity in the relationships, using a regression model and a moderated mediation model
Pills Mimic Bariatric Surgery: A Promising Way Against Obesity
Get PDFObesity is a global health crisis that demands innovative, effective, and accessible treatments. While bariatric surgery remains the gold standard for long-term weight loss and metabolic improvement, its invasiveness and limited accessibility have driven the search for non-surgical alternatives. Among the most promising innovations are oral pills that coat the intestine to mimic the physiological effects of surgical bypass. These pills form a temporary barrier on the intestinal lining, altering nutrient absorption and gut hormone signaling to reduce appetite, improve satiety, and enhance glucose control. By creating a “functional bypass,” they replicate key benefits of surgery without permanent anatomical changes. Early studies show encouraging results in weight loss and metabolic improvements, with the added advantages of reversibility, safety, and broader access. This perspective explores the science, benefits, challenges, and future potential of intestinal-coating pills, highlighting their role as a groundbreaking step forward in the evolving fight against obesity
China’s Endeavors to Promote Educational Equity through Technology Use
Get PDFNowadays educational equity constitutes a fundamental component of social fairness, and technology is deemed a vital means for mitigating educational inequalities. This article is a survey of China’s experiments in harnessing modern technologies to promote equity in education. This study, after giving a summary of common conceptions of educational equity in researchers, focuses on reviewing China’s endeavors to leverage technology to close disparities in education, including introducing high-quality educational resources into underdeveloped regions through information technology; developing distance education models; providing customized teacher training and specialized vocational education; and using smart teaching platforms to supply personalized learning opportunities to underprivileged groups. Also discussed are the challenges of the application of educational technology, such as inadequate digital competence in teachers and students, widening digital divides, quality gaps in educational resources, and ethical issues in technology use. The article concludes with moves proposed for addressing these issues
The Potential of Educational Agents for Generating New Possibilities of Education
Get PDFIn the educational world, the pursuit of innovations and transformation is ongoing to adapt education to ever-evolving societal needs and technological advances. Artificial intelligence (AI), a technology heavily adopted in many sectors, has been treated as a significant instrument for driving educational reform. AI can be applied to multiple areas in education, including personalized learning, intelligent tutoring, digital educational management, and virtual learning spaces. For example, adaptive learning systems, such as DreamBox Learning, can recommend personalized learning paths based on the student’s performance and progress, resulting in enhanced learning outcomes (Huang et al., 2021). Intelligent tools, powered by machine learning and deep learning algorithms, which have the capacity to analyze students’ learning behavior and performance data, can assist the teacher in predicting learning needs of their students and optimizing instructional content accordingly, thereby improving their teaching efficiency (Chen et al., 2020). AI technologies like facial recognition can be used in school administration, such as campus security monitoring and library management (Huang et al., 2021). Additionally, virtual reality and augmented reality technologies can be applied to create virtual classrooms and laboratories to provide immersive learning experiences, facilitating students’ understanding and mastery of complex concepts. Applications of AI technologies like these have markedly elevated the intelligent levels of schooling, creating new possibilities of education