Purpose: The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of positive parenting training and Choice Theory–based parenting training on the parent–child relationship. Methods and Materials: This study employed a quasi-experimental design with a pretest–posttest control group and a follow-up assessment. The statistical population consisted of all mothers of boys aged 6 to 9 years enrolled in schools within Educational District 6 of the Mashhad Department of Education during the 2025–2026 academic year. Participants were selected using purposive non-probability sampling based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria (Group 1: positive parenting training, n = 15; Group 2: Choice Theory–based parenting training, n = 15; Group 3: control, n = 15). Following selection, participants were randomly assigned by lottery to the positive parenting training and Choice Theory–based parenting training intervention groups. Data were collected using the short form of the Mother–Child Relationship Scale developed by Pianta (1994). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (repeated-measures analysis of variance). Findings: The findings indicated that both interventions had a positive and statistically significant effect on improving the parent–child relationship. However, Choice Theory–based parenting training was more effective in strengthening the parent–child relationship. These effects remained stable at the follow-up assessment. Conclusion: Both educational approaches demonstrated practical effectiveness in improving the parent–child relationship. However, the Choice Theory approach, with its emphasis on empathic communication and understanding children's psychological needs, was more effective in fostering a deeper emotional bond between mothers and their children. It is recommended that future parent education programs integrate both approaches to maximize intervention effectiveness.
هدف: پژوهش حاضر با هدف مقایسه اثربخشی آموزش فرزندپروری مثبت و آموزش فرزندپروری مبتنی بر نظریه انتخاب بر رابطه والد–کودک انجام شد. روش‌ها و مواد: این پژوهش از نوع شبه‌آزمایشی با طرح پیش‌آزمون–پس‌آزمون با گروه کنترل و ارزیابی پیگیری بود. جامعه آماری شامل کلیه مادران پسران ۶ تا ۹ ساله مشغول به تحصیل در مدارس ناحیه ۶ آموزش و پرورش مشهد در سال تحصیلی ۲۰۲۵–۲۰۲۶ بود. نمونه‌ها با استفاده از روش نمونه‌گیری هدفمند غیرتصادفی و بر اساس معیارهای ورود و خروج انتخاب شدند (گروه ۱: آموزش فرزندپروری مثبت، n = ۱۵؛ گروه ۲: آموزش فرزندپروری مبتنی بر نظریه انتخاب، n = ۱۵؛ گروه ۳: کنترل، n = ۱۵). پس از انتخاب، شرکت‌کنندگان به صورت تصادفی با قرعه‌کشی به گروه‌های مداخله آموزش فرزندپروری مثبت و آموزش فرزندپروری مبتنی بر نظریه انتخاب تخصیص یافتند. داده‌ها با استفاده از فرم کوتاه مقیاس رابطه مادر–کودک Pianta (۱۹۹۴) جمع‌آوری شد. داده‌ها با استفاده از آمار توصیفی (میانگین و انحراف معیار) و آمار استنباطی (تحلیل واریانس با اندازه‌گیری مکرر) تحلیل گردید. یافته‌ها: نتایج نشان داد هر دو مداخله تأثیر مثبت و معناداری بر بهبود رابطه والد–کودک داشتند. با این حال، آموزش فرزندپروری مبتنی بر نظریه انتخاب در تقویت رابطه والد–کودک اثربخش‌تر بود. این اثرات در ارزیابی پیگیری نیز پایدار ماند. نتیجه‌گیری: هر دو رویکرد آموزشی اثربخشی عملی در بهبود رابطه والد–کودک نشان دادند. با این حال، رویکرد نظریه انتخاب با تأکید بر ارتباط همدلانه و درک نیازهای روان‌شناختی کودکان، در ایجاد پیوند عاطفی عمیق‌تر میان مادران و فرزندانشان مؤثرتر بود. پیشنهاد می‌شود برنامه‌های آتی آموزش والدین، هر دو رویکرد را برای حداکثرسازی اثربخشی مداخلات ادغام نمایند.
Speaking is an essential skill in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning. However, many EFL students experience difficulties in developing speaking proficiency due to limited opportunities for oral practice, speaking anxiety, low confidence, and insufficient interaction. Although previous studies have examined Digital Game-Based Learning (DGBL) in English language education, their findings are distributed across different platforms, learning contexts, and outcomes. Therefore, a systematic review is needed to provide a broader understanding of how DGBL contributes to EFL speaking development and how different platforms support this process. This study aims to examine the effects of DGBL on EFL students' speaking skills and identify the digital platforms used in speaking instruction. A Systematic Literature Review (SLR) was conducted by analyzing 20 selected studies through a systematic selection process based on predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The findings indicate that DGBL can support speaking development by providing opportunities for oral practice, increasing motivation and participation, strengthening confidence, and reducing speaking anxiety. The review also identifies Kahoot!, Quizizz, Wordwall, Duolingo, mobile game-based applications, and other digital game environments as platforms used in EFL learning.
Free play is one of the few contexts in which children independently organise their social lives, providing a particularly relevant setting for examining how peer culture is produced and negotiated in everyday interaction. This study explored how preschool children shape peer culture through rules, social relationships, inclusion and exclusion, and shared meaning-making. A focused ethnography was conducted with 21 children aged 3 years 9 months to 7 years 2 months in an established mixed-age preschool group in Croatia. The observational period lasted one month and included 17 observation days. Data collected through observation, field notes, and four focus groups were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. The findings indicate that children independently initiate and sustain play, jointly negotiate rules and roles, and create shared symbolic meanings. Group belonging is continually reaffirmed through participation, while temporary forms of exclusion were observed in different interactional contexts, including responses to disruption and restrictions on participation. Educator mediation occurred in some situations in which children did not resolve disagreements independently. The findings position children as competent social actors whose peer culture constitutes a meaningful form of social life and provide contextual insight into how these processes unfold within an established mixed-age preschool group.
The aim of this systematic review is to comprehensively evaluate recent research examining the relationships between teachers’ psychological resilience, burnout, and related variables from a holistic perspective. In this context, empirical and review studies published between 2020 and 2025 and conducted with teacher samples were analyzed using a systematic review methodology. The literature search was carried out in the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), and Scopus databases, and studies were selected based on predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. As a result of this process, 23 empirical studies and 4 review studies were included in the systematic review.The findings indicate that teachers’ psychological resilience is negatively associated with the emotional exhaustion and depersonalization dimensions of burnout, while it is positively related to favorable outcomes such as professional efficacy, well-being, and work engagement. Teachers with higher levels of psychological resilience appear to be more resistant to occupational demands and experience lower levels of burnout symptoms. While some of the reviewed studies identified psychological resilience as a direct predictor of burnout, others revealed indirect effects through variables such as job stress, teacher self-efficacy, motivation, and organizational conditions. The findings of the review studies further support these results and emphasize the importance of conceptualizing teachers’ psychological resilience within a framework of individual and organizational resources.In conclusion, this systematic review demonstrates that teachers’ psychological resilience functions as a significant protective factor against burnout. The findings suggest that interventions aimed at strengthening teachers’ psychological resilience at both individual and organizational levels may play a critical role in promoting sustainable teacher well-being.
This study aims to examine research trends and synthesize key findings related to the implementation of outdoor learning in science education through a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach. The literature search was conducted using the Scopus database and focused on publications published between 2021 and 2025. The initial search retrieved 197 records, which were subsequently screened in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines using predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, resulting in 12 studies being selected for further analysis. Based on the descriptive mapping and synthesis of the selected studies, the findings suggest that outdoor learning may enhance students' conceptual understanding, engagement, learning motivation, and several aspects of thinking skills, although direct evidence regarding critical thinking remains limited. The reviewed studies suggest that outdoor learning may support conceptual understanding, engagement, motivation, and some aspects of thinking skills, although direct evidence on critical thinking remains relatively limited. Mixed methods emerged as the most frequently used research approach, followed by qualitative and quantitative methods. The review further identifies underexplored areas, particularly technology integration and the implementation of outdoor learning across diverse educational contexts, highlighting important opportunities for future research.
The increasing accessibility of online pornography has led to earlier exposure among children and adolescents, raising concerns about its potential long-term effects on sexual development, behaviour and mental health. This systematic literature review synthesises current evidence on the relationship between early exposure to pornography and later pornography consumption. A comprehensive search of six electronic databases (MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Sociological Abstracts, Embase, ASSIA, Web of Science) identified 17 studies that met the inclusion criteria, which required individuals to have experienced early exposure to pornography and reported subsequent pornography consumption. Eligible quantitative studies (longitudinal, cohort, case-control, cross-sectional), published in English from 1993 onwards, were identified and screened against inclusion and exclusion criteria. Across studies, earlier age of first exposure was consistently associated with higher frequency of use, greater risk of compulsive or problematic consumption and progression towards more extreme or deviant content in adolescence and adulthood. Developmental and gender differences emerged, with males generally exposed earlier and exhibiting stronger associations between early exposure and problematic use, although similar attitudinal effects were noted among females. Mediating mechanisms included internalisation of sexual scripts, perceived realism, shame and emotional distress, while moderating factors encompassed impulsivity, sensation-seeking, family stability, religiosity and cultural context. Overall, findings indicate that early exposure to pornography may shape enduring behavioural and cognitive trajectories, with outcomes influenced by individual, developmental and social factors. Findings and future directions are discussed in relation to implications for practice, policy and future research.
Academic motivation in higher education constitutes a multidimensional construct shaped by structural conditions that influence students’ academic performance, persistence, and educational trajectories. In contexts characterized by persistent social inequalities, understanding how socioeconomic status (SES) configures motivational processes is essential for the development of university policies aimed at equity and educational sustainability. The purpose of this study was to conduct a critical synthesis of international evidence on the mechanisms through which socioeconomic factors influences academic motivation in higher education during the period period 2017–2020 and 2022–2025. A systematic review was carried out in accordance with PRISMA guidelines to ensure methodological rigor, transparency, and replicability. The literature search was conducted in the Scopus database using structured Boolean search equations. After applying predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, 33 empirical studies were selected for the final analysis. The results of the systematic synthesis reveal sustained growth in scientific output and progressive geographic diversification of the field. Cross-sectional quantitative studies predominate, employing regression models and structural analyses to examine the relationship between parental educational level, financial support, and intrinsic motivation or academic engagement. In addition, several studies incorporate mediating variables such as self-efficacy, institutional integration, and sense of belonging, revealing non-linear explanatory configurations. Overall, the evidence indicates that the influence of socioeconomic status operates through both direct and indirect mechanisms linked to cultural capital and institutional resources. This review identifies key theoretical convergences as well as recurrent methodological limitations within the field. Finally, the findings underscore the need for longitudinal studies and multilevel approaches to deepen the understanding of motivational inequalities in higher education.
انگیزش تحصیلی در آموزش عالی یک سازه چندبعدی است که توسط شرایط ساختاری شکل می‌گیرد و بر عملکرد تحصیلی، پایداری و مسیرهای آموزشی دانشجویان تأثیر می‌گذارد. در زمینه‌هایی که با نابرابری‌های اجتماعی پایدار مشخص می‌شوند، درک نحوه پیکربندی فرآیندهای انگیزشی توسط وضعیت اجتماعی‌اقتصادی (SES) برای توسعه سیاست‌های دانشگاهی با هدف عدالت و پایداری آموزشی ضروری است. هدف این مطالعه انجام سنتز انتقادی شواهد بین‌المللی درباره سازوکارهایی بود که از طریق آن‌ها عوامل اجتماعی‌اقتصادی بر انگیزش تحصیلی در آموزش عالی طی دوره‌های ۲۰۱۷–۲۰۲۰ و ۲۰۲۲–۲۰۲۵ تأثیر می‌گذارند. مرور نظام‌مند مطابق با دستورالعمل‌های PRISMA به منظور تضمین دقت روش‌شناختی، شفافیت و قابلیت تکرار انجام شد. جستجوی منابع در پایگاه داده Scopus با استفاده از معادلات جستجوی بولی ساختاریافته صورت گرفت. پس از اعمال معیارهای از پیش تعیین‌شده برای ورود و خروج مطالعات، ۳۳ مطالعه تجربی برای تحلیل نهایی انتخاب شدند. نتایج سنتز نظام‌مند نشان‌دهنده رشد پایدار تولیدات علمی و تنوع جغرافیایی تدریجی در این حوزه است. مطالعات کمی مقطعی غالب هستند که با به‌کارگیری مدل‌های رگرسیون و تحلیل‌های ساختاری به بررسی رابطه بین سطح تحصیلات والدین، حمایت مالی و انگیزش درونی یا درگیری تحصیلی می‌پردازند. علاوه بر این، چندین مطالعه متغیرهای میانجی مانند خودکارآمدی، یکپارچگی نهادی و احساس تعلق را وارد مدل کرده‌اند که پیکربندی‌های تبیینی غیرخطی را آشکار می‌سازد. به طور کلی، شواهد نشان می‌دهد که تأثیر وضعیت اجتماعی‌اقتصادی از طریق سازوکارهای مستقیم و غیرمستقیم مرتبط با سرمایه فرهنگی و منابع نهادی عمل می‌کند. این مرور همگرایی‌های نظری کلیدی و همچنین محدودیت‌های روش‌شناختی تکرارشونده در این حوزه را شناسایی می‌کند. در نهایت، یافته‌ها بر ضرورت مطالعات طولی و رویکردهای چندسطحی برای تعمیق درک نابرابری‌های انگیزشی در آموزش عالی تأکید می‌کنند.
BackgroundIn Nepal, depression is one of the most common mental health conditions among adolescents, but mental health services for this population remain limited.Previous studies have identified barriers to accessing mental health services in Nepal; however, to our knowledge, no study has specifically examined the barriers faced by adolescents with depression. AimsThis study aimed to identify barriers to accessing mental health services for adolescents with depression in Pokhara Metropolitan City, Nepal, from the perspectives of mental healthcare providers, and to identify approaches to overcome these barriers. MethodSemi-structured interviews were conducted with nine healthcare professionals involved in delivering mental healthcare, including counsellors, psychologists, medical officers, and consultant psychiatrists.Participants were selected through purposive sampling according to predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria.Interviews were conducted in May 2023 at the participants' workplaces across Pokhara Metropolitan City.The interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim.Reflexive thematic analysis was used to develop codes and themes. ResultsBarriers to accessing mental health services included individual factors, primarily related to limited knowledge of mental health and available services; social factors, including stigma, particularly within families and the wider community; and systemic and structural factors, including limited service availability and an insufficient mental health workforce.Suggested strategies to overcome these barriers included raising mental health awareness in schools and through social media, as well as increasing the number of mental health-trained staff providing services within communities. ConclusionsRecommendations for future practice include integrating mental health education into Nepal's national school curriculum and expanding training programs for healthcare workers.Future research could explore perspectives from other regions of Nepal and include additional stakeholder groups, such as adolescents, parents of adolescents, and government staff.
زمینه: در نپال، افسردگی یکی از شایع‌ترین اختلالات سلامت روان در میان نوجوانان است، اما خدمات سلامت روان برای این جمعیت همچنان محدود باقی مانده‌است. پژوهش‌های پیشین موانع دسترسی به خدمات سلامت روان در نپال را شناسایی کرده‌اند؛ با این حال، تا جایی که ما اطلاع داریم، هیچ مطالعه‌ای به طور خاص موانع پیش روی نوجوانان مبتلا به افسردگی را بررسی نکرده‌است. اهداف: این مطالعه با هدف شناسایی موانع دسترسی به خدمات سلامت روان برای نوجوانان مبتلا به افسردگی در شهر متروپولیتن پوخارا، نپال، از دیدگاه ارائه‌دهندگان خدمات سلامت روان و همچنین شناسایی راهکارهایی برای غلبه بر این موانع انجام شد. روش: مصاحبه‌های نیمه‌ساختاریافته با نه نفر از متخصصان سلامت که در ارائه خدمات سلامت روان نقش داشتند، از جمله مشاوران، روان‌شناسان، پزشکان عمومی و روان‌پزشکان مشاور، انجام شد. شرکت‌کنندگان با نمونه‌گیری هدفمند و بر اساس معیارهای ورود و خروج از پیش تعیین‌شده انتخاب شدند. مصاحبه‌ها در ماه مه ۲۰۲۳ در محل کار شرکت‌کنندگان در سراسر شهر متروپولیتن پوخارا انجام شد. مصاحبه‌ها ضبط صوتی و به صورت کلمه به کلمه رونویسی شدند. برای توسعه کدها و مضامین از تحلیل تماتیک بازتابی استفاده شد. نتایج: موانع دسترسی به خدمات سلامت روان شامل عوامل فردی، عمدتاً مرتبط با دانش محدود درباره سلامت روان و خدمات موجود؛ عوامل اجتماعی، از جمله انگ‌زدایی، به ویژه در خانواده‌ها و جامعه گسترده‌تر؛ و عوامل نظام‌مند و ساختاری، از جمله محدودیت دسترسی به خدمات و کمبود نیروی کار سلامت روان بود. راهکارهای پیشنهادی برای غلبه بر این موانع شامل افزایش آگاهی درباره سلامت روان در مدارس و از طریق رسانه‌های اجتماعی و همچنین افزایش تعداد کارکنان آموزش‌دیده در حوزه سلامت روان برای ارائه خدمات در جوامع بود. نتیجه‌گیری: توصیه‌های عملی برای آینده شامل ادغام آموزش سلامت روان در برنامه درسی ملی مدارس نپال و گسترش برنامه‌های آموزشی برای کارکنان سلامت است. پژوهش‌های آتی می‌تواند دیدگاه‌های سایر مناطق نپال و گروه‌های ذی‌نفع دیگر، مانند نوجوانان، والدین نوجوانان و کارکنان دولت را نیز بررسی کند.
Purpose of the study: This study aims to examine patterns of STEAM integration in the Pancasila Student Profile Strengthening Project (P5) and to identify its benefits, challenges, and implications for project-based learning design within the Merdeka Curriculum. Methodology: A Systematic Literature Review was conducted on relevant articles published between 2020 and 2025. Searches were performed through Google Scholar, Garuda, andSinta using keywords related to P5, STEAM, and the Merdeka Curriculum. Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 12 articles were selected, categorized, and analyzed descriptively and comparatively Main Findings: The review shows that contextual P5 activities support mutual cooperation, independence, creativity, communication, and responsibility, while STEAM supports creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, scientific curiosity, and 4C skills. The clearest direct evidence of integration was found in entrepreneurship and local-wisdom themes, with teacher readiness and balanced representation of STEAM elements emerging as the main challenges Novelty/Originality of this study: This review integrates findings from P5 and STEAM studies to map their points of convergence more systematically. Its novelty lies in identifying theme-based integration patterns, implementation success factors, and limitations in direct empirical evidence, thereby providing a basis for future STEAM-based P5 design and research
هدف مطالعه: این مطالعه با هدف بررسی الگوهای ادغام STEAM در پروژه تقویت پروفایل دانش‌آموز پاندسیلا (P5) و شناسایی مزایا، چالش‌ها و پیامدهای آن برای طراحی یادگیری مبتنی بر پروژه در چارچوب برنامه درسی مردکا انجام شده است. روش‌شناسی: مرور نظام‌مند ادبیات پژوهش بر روی مقالات مرتبط منتشرشده بین سال‌های 2020 تا 2025 صورت گرفت. جستجوها از طریق Google Scholar، Garuda و Sinta با استفاده از کلیدواژه‌های مرتبط با P5، STEAM و برنامه درسی مردکا انجام شد. بر اساس معیارهای ورود و خروج، 12 مقاله انتخاب، دسته‌بندی و به صورت توصیفی و مقایسه‌ای تحلیل شدند. یافته‌های اصلی: مرور انجام‌شده نشان می‌دهد که فعالیت‌های زمینه‌ای P5 از همکاری متقابل، استقلال، خلاقیت، ارتباط و مسئولیت‌پذیری حمایت می‌کنند، در حالی که STEAM از خلاقیت، تفکر انتقادی، حل مسئله، کنجکاوی علمی و مهارت‌های 4C پشتیبانی می‌کند. شواهد مستقیم و روشن ادغام عمدتاً در موضوعات کارآفرینی و حکمت بومی مشاهده شد و آمادگی معلمان و نمایندگی متوازن عناصر STEAM به عنوان چالش‌های اصلی مطرح گردید. نوآوری/اصالت مطالعه: این مرور یافته‌های مطالعات P5 و STEAM را برای ترسیم نقاط همگرایی آن‌ها به صورت نظام‌مند ادغام می‌کند. نوآوری آن در شناسایی الگوهای ادغام مبتنی بر موضوع، عوامل موفقیت اجرا و محدودیت‌های شواهد تجربی مستقیم است و بدین ترتیب مبنایی برای طراحی و پژوهش‌های آتی مبتنی بر P5 و STEAM فراهم می‌آورد.
