Journal of Humanities and Education Development (JHED)
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Research on Strategies for Resolving Peer Conflict in Children\u27s Autonomous Play
Get PDFAutonomous play is a common activity in kindergarten, during which young children often experience various conflicts. If these conflicts are not properly addressed, they can negatively impact children\u27s psychological and social development. Therefore, it is important to explore effective resolution strategies. This study selected children from the senior class of a public kindergarten, referred to as Kindergarten D, as the research subjects to conduct an in-depth investigation into peer conflicts during autonomous play. Through data collection, interview outlines, and case analysis, the study found that differences in teachers\u27 perceptions of conflicts lead to varied guidance approaches for children; the kindergarten lacks scientific environmental design; parents hold diverse understandings of conflicts and employ different parenting styles, while also failing to fully exercise their agency in home-kindergarten collaboration. In response to these findings, the following recommendations are proposed: teachers should enhance their professional competence to better guide children in resolving peer conflicts; classrooms should be designed more scientifically; parents should understand the universality of peer conflicts, avoid excessive intervention or solving problems on behalf of their children, serve as role models, and emphasize the importance of home-kindergarten collaboration; children themselves should improve their cognitive abilities and undergo social skills training
Digital Reading and Comprehension Experiences: A Focus on New Narratives and User Experience
Get PDFThis study investigates the impact of digital formats on reader comprehension within modern literature, specifically focusing on the influence of multimedia components and non-linear narrative structures. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the research analyzes a corpus of digital texts, including interactive fiction and enhanced e-books, to examine how hypertextual linkages, embedded media, and interactive elements affect reader interpretation. Cognitive functions, such as critical thinking, information processing, and attention span, are explored in relation to reader agency in navigating non-linear narratives and constructing meaning. Furthermore, semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants to explore their subjective experiences and comprehension processes. Thematic analysis of the interview transcripts, alongside a quantitative analysis of reader interaction data from the digital texts, provides a comprehensive understanding of the cognitive and experiential dimensions of digital reading. This research aims to delineate the potential advantages and challenges of digital reading, offering evidence-based recommendations for educators and designers to optimize the creation and utilization of digital texts for effective instruction
Research on the identity of pre-service English teachers and its influencing factors
Get PDFTo explore the experiences and influencing factors of identity construction among pre-service English teachers, this study examined three pre-service English teachers enrolled in the second year of an Academic English Master\u27s program at a university. Employing semi-structured interviews combined with multi-level coding data analysis, the research was conducted within a three-dimensional framework encompassing professional identity, personal identity, and situational identity. Findings reveal that identity construction among pre-service English teachers is a dynamic and complex multi-stage process, evolving sequentially through role recognition, theoretical learning, practical exploration, and identity formation. This process is shaped by both personal factors (teaching experience, professional competence, teaching motivation) and external factors (significant others, institutional environment), with the influence of “significant others” being the most pronounced. These findings offer practical insights for optimizing pre-service English teacher training systems. However, the study acknowledges its limitation of a relatively short time span, suggesting future research could track the identity development dynamics of pre-service teachers after they enter the profession
Study on the Construction and Dissemination Path of Corporate Culture in the Retail Industry: A Case Study of Decathlon
Get PDFAgainst the background of the increasingly intense competitive landscape in the retail industry, corporate culture, as a core soft power for enhancing an enterprise\u27s core competitiveness, has gained vital strategic value. This study takes Decathlon, an outstanding enterprise in the sports goods retail sector, as the research sample. Based on six months of participatory observation data and grounded in Edgar Schein\u27s Three-Level Model of Culture, it systematically analyses core characteristics of Decathlon\u27s corporate culture and the internal logic that drives its construction and dissemination. The findings show that Decathlon’s center are its core values in "vitality, responsibility, authenticity, and generosity". Through a value-oriented recruitment and selection mechanism, a systematic cultural training system, and an employee empowerment and authorization framework, the company achieves the in-depth penetration and internalization of corporate culture within the organization. Furthermore, by materializing employees\u27 service behaviors and designing scenario-based store spaces, Decathlon constructs a cultural transmission chain of "organization - employee - customer", forging an irreproducible brand differentiation barrier. The research conclusions provide actionable pathways for the systematic construction and efficient dissemination of corporate culture in retail enterprises, and also point to future research directions – verifying the universality of the conclusions through cross-case comparisons or quantitative research
Method of balanced scorecard for evaluating the performance of the Tehran Municipality\u27s Plans
Get PDFUrban planning researchers believe that anything that cannot be measured cannot be urbanized. In today\u27s world, given the speed and volume of information and the challenges facing organizations, the need to have criteria for determining the position and planning based on strengths and weaknesses seems more necessary than ever. All organizations, whether public or private, need to evaluate the performance of their activities and processes for development, growth, and sustainability in today\u27s competitive arena so that they can measure the efficiency and effectiveness of their organization\u27s programs, processes, and human resources. Efficient organizations do not limit themselves to collecting and analyzing data but use this data to improve the organization and fulfill the organization\u27s missions and strategies. In other words, instead of simply evaluating performance, they engage in urbanizing performance. Over time, some organizations realized the limitations of the accounting system in measuring organizational performance and began developing systems that measured the organization\u27s intangible assets that the traditional accounting system was unable to measure. Many organizations use these systems alongside accounting to measure performance, but the combination of these two systems cannot fully measure all dimensions of the organization. Therefore, organizations will need a system that, in addition to measuring all dimensions of the organization, measures the organization\u27s success in achieving its mission and vision. The Kanji scorecard is a new tool to complement the organization\u27s performance measurement indicators. The scorecard establishes a connection between strategic goals and criteria and includes a set of performance evaluation dimensions, including the dimensions of stakeholder value, stakeholder satisfaction, process excellence, and organizational learning that stem from the organization\u27s strategy
Strategies for Improving Student Achievement in Mathematics in Grade 10 Board Examinations
Get PDFThis study looked into the reasons behind the poor mathematics performance i Grade 10 students in one of the Higher Secondary Schools in Dagana, Bhutan, and considers practical ways to raise their academic standing. The study used a qualitative research methodology, gathering data through group discussions involving four mathematics teachers and one-on-one interview with two mathematics teachers’ interviews, two classroom observations. It also involved two focused group with 15 students in each group. The results showed that the main issues influencing students\u27 performance were a lack of student engagement, a dependence on conventional lecture-based teaching techniques, restricted access to learning materials, and little parental participation. Students prefer visual aids, real-world applications, and collaborative learning, on the other hand, teachers recognized the importance of interactive teaching strategies. The study suggests improving teaching strategies, using technology, providing more learning materials, and encouraging teacher-student-parent cooperation in light of these findings. The study emphasized how crucial a student-centered approach is to making mathematics more interesting and useful, which will ultimately boost students\u27 self-esteem, ability to solve problems, and success in board exams
A critical comparative analysis regarding Oscar Wilde\u27s The Picture of Dorian Gray and Omar Khayyam\u27s quatrains
No full textThis paper provides a critical comparative analysis of Oscar Wilde\u27s The Picture of Dorian Gray and Omar Khayyam\u27s Rubáiyát, exploring the thematic intersection of individualism, morality, mortality, and metaphysical self-awareness. By examining Wilde’s portrayal of the soul as a locus of ethical consequence within the context of Victorian gothic literature, the analysis demonstrates how Wilde critiques conventional moral frameworks, proposing a radical internalization of moral judgment and spiritual retribution. In parallel, the paper analyzes Khayyam’s quatrains—rendered through Edward FitzGerald’s influential translations—which similarly redefine traditional metaphysical concepts by placing notions of heaven, hell, reward, and punishment within the individual\u27s existential domain. While highlighting ideological contrasts such as Wilde\u27s depiction of immortality as a destructive pursuit versus Khayyam\u27s celebration of life\u27s transient pleasures, the study underscores fundamental philosophical parallels. Both authors, though culturally and temporally distinct, propose that spiritual consequence and metaphysical truths reside within the self, independent of external religious paradigms. This investigation ultimately positions Wilde and Khayyam as significant contributors to the modern, secular reconceptualization of ethics and metaphysics, asserting their roles as iconoclasts who challenge and redefine the boundaries between aesthetic experience and ethical self-realization
Socio-economic obstacles in Education of Muslim Women: A study of Aligarh District
Get PDFThis paper is an attempt to analyse the Socio-economic problems of Muslim women’s education in villages of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh. This study is based on the secondary sources of data obtained from the census report (2011), Sachar committee report, Gender inequality index, Human development report and other published sources to throw light on the actual status of Muslim women’s education. The present study has tried to find out the major problems faced by women who wish to pursue education at school and at higher education institutions. The finding of the study reveals that the educational status of Muslim in general and Muslim women’s in particular, is not satisfactory and need special attention. This study also highlights that 42.7% of the total population of the Muslims in India are illiterate; among the Muslim women, illiteracy is as high as 48.11%. Overall the major finding of the study revealed that Muslim women have faced a double disadvantage in terms of accessing educational institutions, low educational attainment and low educational quality
The Embodied Motivation of Synesthetic Metaphors on Gustatory Adjective “suan (酸/sour)” in Chinese
Get PDFSynesthetic metaphor is an important research topic in recent years. Yet, there is almost no discussion on the underlying motivation for the occurrence of synesthetic metaphor. Embodied cognition theory (EC) views that cognition is shaped by the kind of body possessing the organisms. According to EC, people can conceptualize things based on bodily experience, where the more abstract and less direct experience is understood by means of the concrete and more direct experience. In order to address the gap, this paper tends to choose gustatory adjective “suan (酸/sour)”, one of the gustatory experience, which is also extensively used to express people’s feeling and life experiences in Chinese, to further study the motivation that stimulates the synesthetic mapping from the gustatory domain to another sensory domains
Social Media as Language Learning Communities: Impact on EFL Acquisition among Kurdish Learners
Get PDFThis study explored the impact of social media on the development of English as Foreign Language (EFL) skills among Kurdish university students. With the rising importance of English in the Kurdistan Region, students increasingly turned to innovative platforms beyond traditional classrooms to enhance their language proficiency. Social media served as a dynamic environment for practicing vocabulary, speaking, and listening skills, while promoting interaction with English speakers globally. Adopting a mixed-methods design, the study surveyed 200 students from four universities in Duhok, Kurdistan, utilizing both quantitative Likert-scale questionnaires and qualitative interviews. Findings revealed that social media significantly enhanced student engagement and contributed to improvements in vocabulary acquisition, speaking fluency, and listening comprehension. However, challenges in writing proficiency persisted, indicating a need for targeted pedagogical interventions. The study also underscored the importance of the English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) perspective, which emphasized effective communication over native-speaker norms, empowering learners to navigate diverse linguistic contexts with confidence. Ultimately, the integration of social media with traditional instructional strategies offered a more engaging and balanced EFL learning experience, supporting skill-specific development and fostering holistic language acquisition