This paper argues that institutionalising artificial intelligence (AI) disclosure in scientific research has led to a form of compliance that prioritises symbolic transparency over genuine accountability. Although journals and publishers are progressively mandating that authors disclose their use of AI, these policies remain fragmented, non-standardised, and largely unverifiable. Drawing on an exploratory review of 80 recent academic articles, the study identifies patterns suggesting that explicit AI disclosure remains limited and, when present, is primarily symbolic or narrative rather than verifiable. The paper explains these patterns by introducing the concept of paper compliance and the AI Disclosure Integrity Gap (AIDG), defined as the discrepancy between reported AI use and the actual epistemic influence of AI on research outputs. The analysis argues that this gap emerges from a misalignment between disclosure-oriented governance frameworks and the iterative, opaque, and often irreproducible characteristics of AI-assisted knowledge production. The study develops testable propositions and introduces the AI Use Traceability Framework (AUTF), a process-oriented governance model that emphasises traceability, auditability, and transparency. While recognising the practical, technical, and institutional constraints associated with implementing traceability mechanisms, the framework outlines proportionate pathways for strengthening accountability in AI-assisted research. The paper contributes to AI governance and research integrity by positioning disclosure as a necessary but insufficient mechanism and by highlighting the risk that current practices may create a false sense of transparency.
Foster youth remain disproportionately vulnerable to juvenile justice involvement, yet this pattern is better understood as the cumulative effect of systemic failure than as evidence of individual misconduct. Using a convergent mixed-methods policy analysis, this article integrates AFCARS FFY 2024 foster care data, NYTD national services data for FY 2019-2023, and empirical and policy scholarship to examine how trauma exposure, placement instability, service discontinuity, and fragmented governance contribute to the foster care-to-juvenile justice pipeline. Findings show that while family-based placements remain dominant, substantial numbers of youth remain in therapeutic, congregate, institutional, and juvenile justice settings, and transition-age youth receive uneven access to employment, mentoring, and career preparation services. The article argues that reducing delinquency risk for foster youth requires coordinated trauma-responsive governance, placement preservation, universal screening and stabilization services, community-based diversion, stronger data integration, and performance measures centered on relational permanence and developmental support.
This article examines the transparency and accountability challenges raised by the use of AI systems in Brazilian public administration, using the Smart Sampa facial recognition program in the city of São Paulo as a central case study. Drawing on the work of Lessig (1999) and Crootof & Ard (2020) and integrating the multi-level transparency framework developed in public administration scholarship (Giest & Grimmelikhuijsen, 2020; Meijer & Grimmelikhuijsen, 2020), the article diagnoses Smart Sampa's opacity at three distinct levels: algorithmic, organizational, and institutional. It then examines six regulatory frameworks through the same analytical lens, identifying structural gaps common to the EU AI Act, the French Digital Republic Act, the Indian AI Governance Guidelines, and the three most relevant Brazilian legislative proposals. Integrating empirical evidence from citizen preference research (Feng & Chandra, 2025) and experimental studies on institutional trust (Grimmelikhuijsen & Meijer, 2022; Wenzelburger et al., 2024), the article argues that passive transparency mechanisms, whether algorithm registers, explanation rights, or formal access to information channels, cannot in themselves generate the accountability needed to govern high-risk AI systems in Brazilian public security contexts. The article proposes an institutional framework requiring pre-deployment review by a specialized algorithmic gatekeeper within the Judiciary, mandatory multi-level disclosure obligations, administrative appeals for affected individuals, and formal override of trade secrecy claims against gatekeeper access requests. The proposals do not require new primary legislation but the amplification of roles and powers already available in the Brazilian legal system.
This paper aims to systematically explore the critical inheritance and transcendence of posthuman theory towards the Cartesian philosophical paradigm. Descartes established the rational, autonomous, and dualistic subject concept of mind and body with the assertion "Cogito, ergo sum," which has long formed the theoretical cornerstone of the modern concept of "humanity." However, in the contemporary era where artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and cognitive science are profoundly reshaping human existence, this paradigm is facing unprecedented challenges. This paper argues that posthuman theory systematically deconstructs Descartes' "cogito" subject through three key paths: embodiment, distributed cognition, and relational ontology. The posthuman condition does not signify the end of "humanity," but rather marks a paradigm shift from an isolated "thinking self" to a deeply entangled "posthuman subject." On the "ruins" of Cartesian philosophy, posthuman theory constructs a more inclusive and explanatory framework to cope with the reconstruction of subjectivity, agency, and biopolitics in the technological era.
This study examined the relationships between personality traits, personal values, and attitudes toward two groups of legally admitted immigrants: refugees and visa holders. A sample of college students (N = 283; M age = 19.8 years) completed measures based on the Big Five personality framework and Schwartz’s Theory of Basic Human Values. Three hypotheses were tested: (1) extraverted host nationals would exhibit more positive attitudes toward refugees and visa holders, (2) individuals high in openness to change would demonstrate more positive attitudes, and (3) introverted host nationals would endorse more conservative values associated with more negative attitudes. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated that conservation values were associated with more negative attitudes toward both refugees and visa holders, while introversion was associated with more negative attitudes toward refugees specifically. Extraversion and openness to change were not significant predictors of attitudes toward either group. Overall, the findings provide evidence that personality traits and value orientations are meaningfully associated with host nationals’ perceptions of immigrants, particularly in relation to conservation values and attitudes toward refugees. At the same time, results should be interpreted with appropriate caution given variability in measurement reliability and the exploratory nature of the analyses.
This article examines the evolving relationship between human creativity and artificial intelligence, focusing on the transformative impact of Generative AI (GenAI) on the landscape of human expression. By investigating the inherent tension between algorithmic processing and innate human cognition, this conceptual study acknowledges AI as an indispensable tool for synthesizing complex datasets and automating functional tasks across diverse sectors. However, its role within the creative domain remains highly contested. This inquiry posits a fundamental cognitive risk arising from the hybridization of the creative process, noting that human cognitive evolution is failing to keep pace with the accelerating velocity of AI development. Through an analysis of the works of historical masters such as Caravaggio, Picasso, and Leopardi, the article argues for the inherent ontological superiority of human creativity, which is rooted in a unique capacity to transmit complex emotion and aesthetic depth. The comparative case study method enables the identification of theoretical models in human-artificial intelligence interaction. Ultimately, the study evaluates whether GenAI functions as a sophisticated augmentative tool or a disruptive force capable of eroding the exclusive cognitive functions that define human artistic mastery.
In an era marked by systemic uncertainty, competing priorities, and pluralistic stakeholder environments, traditional models of leadership fall short in preparing individuals to navigate complexity with coherence and foresight. This paper conceptualizes Integrative Complexity (IC) as a meta-competence within the Visionary Management Dimension of the VFC Competence Framework, which encompasses the domains of Leadership, Management, and Business Scaling and Development. Through a thematic synthesis of over 50 scholarly sources across psychology, organizational studies, and complexity theory, the study positions IC not merely as a cognitive trait but as a trainable, assessable, and developmental capability encompassing Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes, and Habits (KSAH). The research articulates IC’s behavioral expressions across novice-to-expert levels. It introduces a conceptual model situating IC as the connective tissue that enables ethical foresight, strategic synthesis, and distributed leadership. The results suggest validity support for IC in the curricula of visionary leadership training programs and the need for empirical research to further explore assessment, pedagogy, and intercultural applications. Ultimately, IC emerges not only as a harbinger of leadership resiliency but a strategic necessity for guiding the 21st-century transformation.
Religious Savior-Centered Psychotherapy (RSCP) is a spiritually grounded, future-oriented therapeutic approach developed within the framework of Shiʿah eschatology, with a particular focus on near-future anticipatory belief systems. This article presents a comparative and descriptive theoretical analysis of RSCP, examining its conceptual convergence with major psychological models, including Gestalt therapy, Logotherapy, Fromm’s theory of healthy needs, Humanistic psychology (Maslow and Rogers), Rotter’s social learning and expectancy framework, Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Adler’s Individual Psychology. RSCP uniquely incorporates eschatological anticipation of the savior as a central organizing principle, enabling clients to transform passive waiting into active moral, cognitive, and behavioral engagement. Core therapeutic mechanisms include the enhancement of behavioral potential through increased expectancy and reinforcement value, facilitation of self-actualization and peak experiences, cultivation of meaning and purpose, and the integration of social responsibility within spiritual practice. The comparative analysis indicates that, while RSCP shares core mechanisms with established psychotherapeutic approaches, it extends these models by embedding future-oriented eschatological meaning and collective ethical orientation within the therapeutic process. The theoretical implications of the present article, together with preliminary clinical evidence from prior studies in this domain, suggest that RSCP may promote substantial psychological and spiritual development, supporting the transition from a predominantly passive or receptive stance toward an active, agentic, and socially responsible mode of functioning. Accordingly, future research is recommended to examine the applicability and adaptation of RSCP within other religious traditions, such as Christianity, in order to evaluate its cross-cultural and transdiagnostic relevance.
The debates in Germany during the 1790s surrounding the French Revolution went beyond a mere political event and became a profound philosophical interrogation of the limits of political reason. Kant’s 1793 essay On the Common Saying: That May Be Correct in Theory, but It Is of No Use in Practice responded to conservative critics who prioritized historical practice over rational principles. While Kant subsumed these critics under the concept of Klugheit (prudence) and rejected it through the salto mortale argument, this paper argues that he thereby obscured a crucial distinction between two conservative positions: Rehberg’s substitution model (experience replaces a priori principles as the source of normative content) and Gentz’s supplementation model (experience provides the necessary conditions for realizing a priori principles). By reconstructing the debate and tracing the shifting terminology across Kant, Rehberg, and Gentz, this paper reveals a normative-structural difference that Kant’s unified verdict concealed. The analysis contributes to a more nuanced understanding of the Kantian legacy in early German conservatism.
This article explores the oral testimonies of Mayan women survivors of sexual violence in northern Guatemala as acts of political, cultural, and spiritual resistance to ongoing colonial violence. Drawing on decolonial feminist scholarship from Latin America and Indigenous epistemologies rooted in Mayan cosmology, the study approaches testimony as a living ritual rather than a static narrative. In this context, storytelling is not simply a recounting of the past, but a ceremonial act of re-membering—reuniting body, land, and spirit that have been disrupted by war and dispossession.Methodologically, the research employs trauma-informed ethnography and testimonial inquiry grounded in relational ethics (ética del cuidado) and acompañamiento—walking beside survivors rather than speaking for them (Lykes & Crosby, 2019; Smith, 2021). The narratives were gathered through deep listening and reciprocity, respecting Indigenous temporalities in which time is cyclical and memory communal.By interpreting these testimonies through frameworks developed by Latin American thinkers such as Menchú Tum & Burgos-Debray (1983), Anzaldúa (1987), Rivera Cusicanqui (2010), and Paredes (2010), this article redefines testimony as an act of epistemic and political sovereignty. The voices of Mayan women emerge not as accounts of victimhood but as manifestations of cultural endurance—reclaiming language, spirituality, and belonging as forms of justice when institutional justice remains absent (Velásquez Nimatuj, 2019; Rebecka, 2025)
International Journal of Social Science Studies (IJSSS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether IJSSS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 14, Number 1Andrian Haro, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, IndonesiaAurora Pestaño, Pestaño, Rotorua Hospital, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandHamed Sayarkhalaj, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), IranKun Yu, Universiti Putra Malaysia, ChinaMartial Fanga, The University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, IranMichael Brooks, North Carolina A&T State University, USAPeriyasami Anbarasan, Indian Institute of technology Delhi, IndiaWahyu Nugroho, Sahid University of Jakarta, Indonesia James YoungEditorial AssistantOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of International Journal of Social Science StudiesRedfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USAURL: http://ijsss.redfame.com
Cost cutting measures have led to the elimination of apprenticeships and a focus on single language instruction, which has hindered migrant self-efficacy. A low-cost solution integrates peer support, Google Translate, and ChatGPT to support employee development. A four phased quasi-experimental approach examined 115 questionnaire responses from 28 non-native English speaking machine operators to determine how such an approach facilitates and constrains self-efficacy while exploring potential refinements for future innovation adoption. A thematic analysis uncovered ten major themes indicating that the approach facilitates self-efficacy by boosting problem-solving and providing rapid feedback while constraining self-efficacy via linguistic limitations. Refinements include only using ChatGPT while providing learners with extensive in-depth training to maximize its potential. Thus, the approach provides a relative advantage over alternatives because it is affordable, simple, sustainable, and effective while supporting inclusive training for a growing portion of the population. Shortcomings include the small sample, lack of extensive linguistic representation, and the novelty effect.
Experimental small theatre Yu Opera Resurrection organically adapts a renowned Western literary work with a regional Chinese opera, embracing further possibilities for the modernization, rejuvenation, and globalization of contemporary Chinese opera. Utilizing Yu Opera, one of China’s famous traditional operas as its medium, this production combines the essence of Western literary classics with the expressive techniques of Chinese opera, presenting unique artistic charm and cultural value. This essay focuses on the experimental small theatre Yu Opera Resurrection. It first reviews the exploratory history and research background of cross-cultural adaptations in Chinese opera and subsequently identifies the successful aspects of the adaptation in the Yu Opera Resurrection. In the end, the experiences and insights gained from cross-cultural opera adaptation are summarized by considering audience reception.
This study investigates the interactional framework of mediation discourse in the Moroccan television program “The Mediator”. Drawing upon Conversation Analysis (CA) (Sacks, Schegloff, and Jefferson, 1974), and Goffman’s (1981) concept of participation framework, the study examines how mechanisms of institutional discourse, more precisely the turn-taking system, participation statuses, and hybrid interactional framework, operate to handle interpersonal disputes. By conducting an in-depth analysis of selected episodes, the study probes into how the principal mediator, disputants, and co-mediators jointly reframe conflict narratives, oscillate between institutional and conversational speech exchange systems, and negotiate their positions within a media-regulated context. The findings of the study reveal how institutional discourse practices such as pre-allocated turns, structurally determined participation framework, and regulated dyadic interaction are strategically implemented to minimise discordance and uphold normative protocols of mediation and conflict resolution processes. The present study contributes to a comprehensive understanding of how the interactional framework of mediation functions as a discursive mechanism to mitigate confrontation and reframe contentious issues. It further addresses a critical gap in the literature by examining mediation and conflict resolution discourse within Arab and North African contexts, regions that have received limited attention in media and discourse research.
This study examines the multidimensional relationship between digital entrepreneurship education (DEE) and digital entrepreneurial intention (DEI) among engineering students in Da Nang, Vietnam, using Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) as the theoretical framework. A mixed-methods approach was adopted, combining qualitative interviews to refine measurement constructs with a quantitative survey of 390 students. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was employed to analyze the relationships among educational, psychological, and cognitive factors.The analytical outcomes reveal that four principal factors influence students' DEI: entrepreneurial personality traits (PER), entrepreneurial capacity (CAP), perceived behavioral control (PBC), and attitudes toward behavior (AT). Consistent with the tenets of SCCT, these factors encapsulate the amalgamation of individual characteristics, self-assessment of abilities, and contextual elements that shape career trajectories. Furthermore, among the educational variables, the digital entrepreneurship curriculum (TEC) assumes a crucial role in molding DEI through both direct and indirect pathways, whereas the digital entrepreneurship teaching method (TEM) predominantly enhances capacity and PBC but does not exert a substantial influence on AT or PER. These findings illustrate that DEE profoundly affects students' AT, CAP, and PER, thereby nurturing digital entrepreneurial cognition, which aligns with SCCT’s framework for the development of career intentions. The study advocates for the modernization of digital curricula, the implementation of proactive digital pedagogies, and the establishment of digital entrepreneurship ecosystems within universities to augment the efficacy of digital entrepreneurship education.
The study is a phenomenological qualitative paper that employed thematic analysis to examine the various ecological endeavors of government agencies in the Province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Participants were chosen through a purposive sampling technique. Their projects were evaluated to determine whether they align with the objectives and values inscribed in the Peers Ty System and whether they comply and are categorized as integral to the system’s aims. As for the findings, the study found that all the agencies have their own environmental projects, but these do not meet the qualifications for managing CO2 emissions. The reason for the insufficiency was due to limited funding, which devalued the performance of the agencies. The agencies were highly motivated and committed, but were constrained by the case at hand due to the scarcity of budget. The call is within the purview of national administrators to provide funds for agencies to meet the requirement to protect resources as part of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of the Paris Agreement. Ten (10) years from now, if we don’t act and find ways to look for additional funding, it is expected that we will be in a situation of environmental struggle. It is a challenge to the national government on how to respond to the climate demands of the times.
International Journal of Social Science Studies (IJSSS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether IJSSS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 13, Number 4Agboola O. Paul, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, MalaysiaAndrian Haro, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, IndonesiaAslan,Yasin, Sinop University, TurkeyGhallab Elew Hamada, Sohag University, EgyptKun Yu, Universiti Putra Malaysia, ChinaMaría Cecilia Pallo, National Scientific and Technical Research Council , ArgentinaMartial Fanga, The University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, IranMd. Nasir Uddin, Prime Minister’s Office, BangladeshMei-Ling Lin, National Open University, TaiwanPeriyasami Anbarasan, Indian Institute of technology Delhi, IndiaSharaf El-Din Abd Alhamid Amin Ahmed, Sohag University, EgyptSusheelabai Srinivasa, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, United StatesWahyu Nugroho, Sahid University of Jakarta, Indonesia James YoungEditorial AssistantOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of International Journal of Social Science StudiesRedfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USAURL: http://ijsss.redfame.com
The author posits that the eight billion humans on Earth cause global warming. We have halved most nonhuman species, woods, and aquifers. Unless we re-educate our young, we will destroy the permafrost, our world, and all life. Re-education in the family will allow us to value God’s three gifts: (1) memory (autism, classical physics, finiteness, or the first attention lodged in our cerebral cortex), (2) our freedom to lie (quantum physics, infinity, Tree-of-Knowledge, or the second attention bust in autism and lodged in our cerebellum), and (3) the alliance of memory and freedom into a third attention, or the Tree-of-Life. In any dolmen of Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England), the two vertical stones (classical computing, finiteness, or the universe and anti-universe) ally with the horizontal stone (quantum computing, infinity, or simultaneity), as rigidity (e.g., bread) allies with flexibility (e.g., water or wine). Rigidity allies with flexibility in a Virgin Mary that courageously opposes malignity in returning to a newer light. Mary returns with the grace, hope, blessing, pain, humility, love, and kindness of any person interested in the welfare of others, mostly those that badly need help to live.
The Cameroonian society is overwhelmed with bad news, which we conjecture as having a negative spillover on electoral participation. Contextually, 2025 is a crucial presidential election year in Cameroon, and participation is largely considered the lifeblood to sustain the country’s contested democracy. Over the years, political and civil actors have taken centre stage in the media, calling for voter registration and voting. However, voter apathy has been rising in Cameroon since the 1997 presidential election. This study examines the relationship between bad news reports and voter apathy in Cameroon. Anchored on the Agenda Setting theory, 1285 respondents were surveyed in Buea, Bamenda, Bafoussam, Douala, Yaoundé, and Maroua. Findings reveal that most respondents are significantly interested in getting news updates about electoral activities in Cameroon. Respondents also attest that bad news reports overwhelmingly dominate the Cameroon media landscape (59.8%), predominantly focus on negative aspects of issues (56.2%), and reflect the overall state of Cameroon’s activities (48.5%). Results equally reveal a positive correlation (r= 0.2) between exposure to negative news and voter apathy. This positive correlation, though weak, shows that when bad news reports increase, voter apathy also increases. The weak correlation is due to the influence of other factors responsible for voter apathy, including broken or unfulfilled promises from politicians (78%), lack of trust in electoral institutions (70.6%), vote rigging (67.2%), feeling of detachment from Cameroon’s political systems (60.1%), limited political information or education (56.7%), complex voting procedure (53.3%), and the absence of strong opposition parties in the country. We recommend that electoral stakeholders and media practitioners intensify efforts to encourage and educate the public on the importance of voting to enhance voter turnout. Good news should also count (62.6% affirmed this) in media agenda, especially during elections.
Project-based teaching is a student-centered teaching method that conducts project exploration around real problems. It emphasizes both learning outcomes and processes, advocates cooperative learning and diversified evaluation, and aims to cultivate students’ problem-solving abilities and core competencies. This study explores English teaching methods in junior high school based on project-based learning. It details an English class adopting this approach, focusing on student participation and teacher-student interaction. A comprehensive evaluation of the case is made considering teaching objectives, content, student engagement, and effectiveness. It shows that project-based learning can enhance students’ comprehensive English abilities, arouse learning enthusiasm, and cultivate collaborative and problem-solving skills. However, there are issues like insufficient teaching resources and poor time management. Suggestions are provided to promote the wider and more effective application of project-based learning in junior high school English teaching, thus improving the overall English teaching efficiency.
