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Soc. Sci., Volume 14, Issue 4 (April 2025) – 62 articles

Cover Story (view full-size image): Family breakdown, separation, and divorce (FBSD) can have profound impacts on the mental health, identity, and relationships of fathers. This study explores how fathers navigate FBSD, including post-separation abuse, alienating behaviours, and the challenges of co-parenting and legal systems. Drawing on survey data from 141 fathers and in-depth interviews with 30, we found extensive losses in fathers’ emotional, financial, and social lives, often compounded by disrupted relationships with their children. Many reported suicidal ideation, poor physical health, and limited support. Our findings underscore the urgent need for gender-sensitive mental health interventions, systemic reform, and accessible support networks to ensure that fathers can maintain their roles and well-being post-separation. View this paper
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Loneliness, Protective/Risk Factors, and Coping Strategies Among Older Adults: A Transnational Qualitative Approach
by Paula Andrea Fernández-Dávila, Joan Casas-Martí and Lorena Patricia Gallardo-Peralta
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 251; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040251 - 21 Apr 2025
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The experience of loneliness in old age has gained relevance for social gerontology due to its association with the adverse biopsychosocial health status of the elderly, significantly impacting quality of life in old age. Therefore, the objective of this study was to understand [...] Read more.
The experience of loneliness in old age has gained relevance for social gerontology due to its association with the adverse biopsychosocial health status of the elderly, significantly impacting quality of life in old age. Therefore, the objective of this study was to understand the experiences of loneliness, analysing the perception of its risk and protective factors, as well as the coping strategies used by older people in Chile and Spain, through a transnational qualitative approach, with a view to identifying the influence of cultural variables in the presence of this problem. This research was a descriptive study which used qualitative methodologies for data collection and analysis. The research participants were 30 older people of both sexes who participated in a semi-structured interview about their experiences of loneliness. The main results showed that loneliness in old age was experienced as an emotional disconnection and lack of intimacy and company, mainly in family relationships. Among the most prominent risk factors were old age, gender roles, widowhood, economic limitations, and loss of autonomy. Protective factors included active social participation, religious practice, and participation in meaningful social activities. As for coping strategies, these ranged from strengthening relationships to using digital tools and accepting loneliness as part of life. The findings of this study underline the importance of designing interventions focused on social inclusion and subjective well-being in old age, which contribute to preventing the experience of loneliness at this stage of the life cycle. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mental Health and Wellbeing in Elderly People: The Forgotten Loneliness)
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Being Trapped in an Abusive Relationship: A Phenomenological Study of Women’s Experiences of Violence in Intimate Relationships
by Annah Mabunda, Mathildah Mpata Mokgatle and Sphiwe Madiba
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 250; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040250 - 21 Apr 2025
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Despite South Africa having interventions to address intimate partner violence (IPV) and offer women places of safety, they stay for long periods in IPV relationships. However, research on this topic is limited. Therefore, we examined the reasons why women stay for long periods [...] Read more.
Despite South Africa having interventions to address intimate partner violence (IPV) and offer women places of safety, they stay for long periods in IPV relationships. However, research on this topic is limited. Therefore, we examined the reasons why women stay for long periods of time in IPV relationships in a sample of women who were living in shelters for abused women in Gauteng Province, South Africa, and explored their experiences during the stay in IPV relationships. We used a descriptive phenomenological research approach and recruited and conducted in-depth interviews with 11 women who had left IPV relationships. The data were analysed using Giorgi’s phenomenological analysis method. Although women experienced a myriad of violent acts, physical violence was the most prevalent form of violence. Leaving the IPV relationship was not easy, as it involved an array of decision-making marked by a continuum of events. Various concerns kept most women trapped. They struggled with guilt and fear, emotional investment, love for the partner, fear of provoking more anger, and the hope that the partner will change. Hoping that the partner would change, having nowhere to go, and financial dependency were compounding factors that led to the feeling of being trapped in the relationship. However, having nowhere to go was the foremost factor that delayed women from leaving. Interventions to mitigate IPV should focus on understanding why women remain in abusive relationships for a long time to inform the design and development of effective interventions. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Gender Studies)
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Development and Test of a Summer Family Involvement Questionnaire
by Laura Nathans and Smita Guha
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 249; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040249 - 21 Apr 2025
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This study reports the development and initial test of the first measure of summer family involvement—the Summer Family Involvement Questionnaire. Items for the questionnaire were developed to reflect each of Epstein’s six types of parental involvement. Data were collected to test the usefulness [...] Read more.
This study reports the development and initial test of the first measure of summer family involvement—the Summer Family Involvement Questionnaire. Items for the questionnaire were developed to reflect each of Epstein’s six types of parental involvement. Data were collected to test the usefulness of the questionnaire from 55 parents at a school-based summer enrichment program for students in the Northeast, U.S. The responses indicated that parents prioritized summer learning and provided a space in the home for children’s summer learning activities. They also suggested that parents focused mainly on their children’s summer reading activities. The findings support the usefulness of the questionnaire as a measure of family engagement during the summer months. Future research will be needed with larger and more diverse samples to permit more rigorous data analyses, including factor analysis to identify subscales and stronger measures of reliability and validity on the importantmeasure of family engagement during the summer months of a school year. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the 21st Roundtable of the International Network (INET) on School, Family, and Community Partnerships)
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Public Support for Disaster Risk Reduction: Evidence from The Bahamas Before and After Hurricane Dorian
by Barry S. Levitt and Richard S. Olson
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 248; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040248 - 21 Apr 2025
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Studies in public policy have suggested that disasters can potentially serve as “focusing events”, catalyzing significant changes to disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies and practices. How and why this effect does (or does not) ensue, and for how long, are less well understood. [...] Read more.
Studies in public policy have suggested that disasters can potentially serve as “focusing events”, catalyzing significant changes to disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies and practices. How and why this effect does (or does not) ensue, and for how long, are less well understood. This article tests hypotheses about the nature and duration of the impact of a major hazard event on public support for DRR policies and their implementation. It does so by analyzing survey data collected in The Bahamas before and, crucially, at multiple intervals after a massive 2019 storm, the Category 5 Hurricane Dorian. Results suggest that experiencing a major hurricane boosts public support for DRR. This effect was observed one month after the event; support declined at three months but remained elevated for nearly two years afterwards. At the individual level, support for DRR was also strongly associated with the perception of future disaster risk—but was not associated with any measure of direct harm from the event. These findings support the notion that disasters may open “windows of opportunity” for improving policy implementation, in part by changing public opinion broadly and not just among those most acutely affected. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Building Community Resilience to Disasters)
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Intersectionality Under Debate in a Globalized World: A Critical Review of the Construction of Democratic Societies Through the Interrelation of Gender, Race, and Cultural Diversities
by Elena Montejo-Palacios, María del Consuelo Díez-Bedmar and Pablo Cantero-Castelló
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 247; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040247 - 17 Apr 2025
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Teacher education is paramount for nurturing democratic, critical, and participative citizenship. Educators should approach identity formation from an intersectional perspective, encompassing sex–gender, racial, and cultural diversities. This perspective highlights social inequalities and challenges the power structures that sustain them. Teachers play a crucial [...] Read more.
Teacher education is paramount for nurturing democratic, critical, and participative citizenship. Educators should approach identity formation from an intersectional perspective, encompassing sex–gender, racial, and cultural diversities. This perspective highlights social inequalities and challenges the power structures that sustain them. Teachers play a crucial role in shaping and reflecting on these identities since their responsibilities extend beyond knowledge transmission. Their ability to incorporate intersectional perspectives into teaching influences students’ understanding of intersectionality, thereby supporting the development of inclusive identities and promoting democratic citizenship. This article opens with the results of research on how trainee teachers acquire competencies in feminist critical visual literacy. Following this review, we analyzed educational materials to examine stereotypes, racism, and the invisibility of racialized and cultural minority communities. We also addressed the identification and counteraction of hate speech targeting the LGTBIQ+ community as well as different gender-based violence. Comparative data from participating universities provide insights into the critical skills of pre-service teachers across international contexts. This study highlights an urgent need for further research into integrating intersectionality in teacher training, supported by educational policies that strengthen critical competencies through a holistic, gender- and race-sensitive approach aimed at social justice. These initiatives would promote an education system responsive to multifaceted diversities. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gender Knowledges and Cultures of Equalities in Global Contexts)
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Beyond Healthy Eating: The Broader Impact of the Food Boost Challenge’s Participatory Approach with Young People
by Wendy Scholtes-Bos, Machteld van Lieshout, Michelle H. I. van Roost and Sanne I. de Vries
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 246; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040246 - 17 Apr 2025
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The Food Boost Challenge (FBC) uses a community-up participatory action research approach to promote healthier eating habits among young people, aged 10–24 years old, by giving them a voice in food system change. This approach encourages turning ideas into action through collaboration with [...] Read more.
The Food Boost Challenge (FBC) uses a community-up participatory action research approach to promote healthier eating habits among young people, aged 10–24 years old, by giving them a voice in food system change. This approach encourages turning ideas into action through collaboration with young people, both adolescents and students, teachers, researchers, and food system partners. This study explored the impact of the FBC beyond its direct effect on healthy eating behavior, focusing on innovative idea generation and how participation affected young people and partners, at both the individual and community level, using indicators of community-based participatory action research. Ideas generated in various phases of the FBC were listed. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews with young people, digital feedback surveys after group meetings, and informal discussions with partner representatives to explore the impact of participation in the FBC. The results demonstrate positive effects, including changes in participant’s attitudes toward healthy eating, skill development among young people, and enhanced collaboration among stakeholders. Along the lines of the Community-Based Participatory Research conceptual model, the Food Boost Challenge fostered trust development, mutual learning, and capacity building at both individual and community levels. In conclusion, utilizing a community-up participatory action research approach, the Food Boost Challenge shows significant promise in empowering young people and fostering community-level changes. To translate its generated innovative solutions into real impact, a structured implementation phase is essential. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Researching Youth on the Move: Methods, Ethics and Emotions)
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Unsafe at Home and Vulnerable Abroad: The Struggle of Forgotten Myanmar Asylum Seekers and Migrants in Thailand Post-Coup D’état
by Tual Sawn Khai
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 245; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040245 - 17 Apr 2025
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The 2021 military coup in Myanmar triggered a severe humanitarian crisis, forcing many to flee through regular and irregular channels to neighboring countries like Thailand. This study explores the resulting migration patterns and precarious situation of Myanmar nationals seeking refuge in Thailand. Drawing [...] Read more.
The 2021 military coup in Myanmar triggered a severe humanitarian crisis, forcing many to flee through regular and irregular channels to neighboring countries like Thailand. This study explores the resulting migration patterns and precarious situation of Myanmar nationals seeking refuge in Thailand. Drawing on contemporary sources, it highlights how the crisis, worsened by military conscription laws, displaced many citizens. Refugees face constant fear of incarceration and forced repatriation while struggling with limited access to basic services in Thailand, which worsens mental health and reduces quality of life. The military’s revenue tactics, such as taxing overseas workers and remittances, have contributed to their hardships. In response, Thailand introduced a cabinet resolution to legalize work and residence for irregular migrants for four years. However, ongoing detentions and deportations risk forced military enlistment upon return, raising doubts about the resolution’s effectiveness, accessibility, and affordability. The study concludes with policy recommendations to address the humanitarian needs of Myanmar’s displaced population both at home and abroad. It also suggests ways to implement protective measures effectively, such as the Thai Cabinet resolution, to safeguard the dignity and rights of Myanmar’s people. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section International Migration)
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Preventing Gender-Based Violence: Portuguese Youth Perspectives on Primary Prevention Programs
by Camila Iglesias, Raquel Rodrigues, Ana Guerreiro, Cátia Pontedeira and Maria José Magalhães
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 244; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040244 - 16 Apr 2025
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Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a pressing societal issue that requires urgent attention. Although there have been efforts to implement GBV prevention programs in Portugal, research assessing their long-term impact on young people is notably scarce. This study seeks to address this gap by [...] Read more.
Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a pressing societal issue that requires urgent attention. Although there have been efforts to implement GBV prevention programs in Portugal, research assessing their long-term impact on young people is notably scarce. This study seeks to address this gap by examining the perceptions and experiences of young individuals involved in these programs. The research captures a comprehensive view of the participants’ perspectives through in-depth interviews. The findings reveal personal and interpersonal effects from participation in GBV prevention initiatives. They highlight the necessity for such programs to commence in early childhood to maximize their effectiveness and societal impact over time. Moreover, the research indicates that these initiatives influence youth’s personal development, relationships, career aspirations and professional choices. Consequently, this study advocates for the broader implementation of holistic GBV prevention programs in educational settings and calls for further investigation into their long-lasting outcomes. It emphasizes the importance of adopting a holistic, structured, and interactive approach to primary prevention, ultimately empowering future generations and creating a safer society for all. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Approaches to Prevent and Intervene with Victims and Offenders of Gender-Based and Domestic Violence)
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Disputing Authorship: Reinscriptions of Collective Modes of Knowledge Production
by Andréa Gill and Marta Fernández
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 243; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040243 - 16 Apr 2025
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This article proposes a conversation on the limits and possibilities of collectivizing the way in which we generate and inscribe knowledge within the terms of a political economy of knowledge production and circulation regulated by hierarchies of academic and non-academic classifications, as well [...] Read more.
This article proposes a conversation on the limits and possibilities of collectivizing the way in which we generate and inscribe knowledge within the terms of a political economy of knowledge production and circulation regulated by hierarchies of academic and non-academic classifications, as well as those that demarcate centres and peripheries domestically and internationally through racial–gendered distributions of authority. To this end, it explores a series of collective projects elaborated within the GlobalGRACE network in Brazil (Global Gender and Cultures of Equality), which experiment with residency methodologies designed to create the necessary infrastructure for a redistribution of power, knowledge, and authority in investigations on racial–gendered violence in the peripheries of Rio de Janeiro. As collaborators in this research–action project initiated in 2018 with the Observatory of Favelas of Rio de Janeiro, here, we mobilize two of these collective projects as case studies—the dance residency of Cia Passinho Carioca and the Free School of Arts ELÃ residency—so as to reflect on our ways of knowing and experiencing racial–gendered inequalities in context. In this way, it becomes possible to propose not only questions around the production, erasure, and appropriation of knowledge but also possibilities for the broad-based circulation of dissident knowledge practices and the subsequent displacement of established authorities in the field, notably by means of a disobjectification of subjects of knowledge and exercises in authoring in the first-person plural. This entry point into the conversation on who has the power to know and control the meanings of intersectional inequalities enables a focus on practice, pedagogy, and methods to unpack the ethical and epistemological questions at hand. By centring the problem of authorship, we argue that feminist and decolonial approaches to knowing, teaching, and learning need to effectuate redistributions of power and the construction of politico-epistemic infrastructure if we have any chance of cultivating the conditions needed for liberatory knowledge practices. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gender Knowledges and Cultures of Equalities in Global Contexts)
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“The Learning Process Is Mutual”: Connecting Student Teachers and In-Service Teachers in Intercultural Virtual Exchange
by Sina Werner and Robert O’Dowd
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 242; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040242 - 16 Apr 2025
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This article reports on a case study where students of Initial Teacher Education in Spain and Germany collaborated with in-service teachers from around Europe on the theme of Foreign Language materials development. It examines to what extent engagement in this model of virtual [...] Read more.
This article reports on a case study where students of Initial Teacher Education in Spain and Germany collaborated with in-service teachers from around Europe on the theme of Foreign Language materials development. It examines to what extent engagement in this model of virtual exchange contributes to student teachers’ and in-service teachers’ intercultural and didactic competence development. The study also explores how students’ perspectives on teaching foreign languages and their future profession change through collaboration with in-service teachers and how the student teachers’ and in-service teachers’ roles unfold in this type of collaboration. It is based on a qualitative content analysis of focus-group interviews, learning portfolios, recordings of online meetings, and questionnaires with open-ended questions. The findings indicate that this type of collaboration can reduce the gap between theory and practice: through the classroom experiences of in-service teachers, student teachers gain intercultural, professional knowledge and motivation, while in-service teachers gain knowledge about recent methodologies and technology through the alternative perspective of student teachers. We use the findings of our study to make recommendations on how other teacher trainers can use this Virtual Exchange model in the classroom. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fostering Intercultural Citizenship through Education: Burning Topics and Ethical Challenges)
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Support and Autonomy: Social Workers’ Approaches in Dutch Shelters for Female Survivors of Domestic Violence
by Chloé Roegiers Mayeux, Sawitri Saharso, Evelien Tonkens and Jonathan Darling
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 241; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040241 - 15 Apr 2025
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It is not uncommon that women residing in Dutch shelters following domestic violence consider returning to their partners during the course of their stay. Social workers cannot prohibit return due to the importance of the client’s autonomy, as stated in the Code of [...] Read more.
It is not uncommon that women residing in Dutch shelters following domestic violence consider returning to their partners during the course of their stay. Social workers cannot prohibit return due to the importance of the client’s autonomy, as stated in the Code of Ethics. Simultaneously, social workers aim to ensure women’s safety and encourage a positive future, which can lead to tensions in their way of support-giving. Based on thirty-five interviews with social workers, this study explores how they navigate these tensions and the support they give in such cases. Building on Martha Nussbaum’s capabilities approach, we distinguish a hands-off and an interventionist approach to autonomy. While the hands-off approach leads to non-intervention and respecting the woman’s decision, the interventionist approach focuses on providing tools and encouraging safer alternatives. The findings show that the hands-off approach is the common type of support, leading to feelings of powerlessness for social workers and often prompting endeavors to intervene more actively. Simultaneously, we argue that, whilst the Code of Ethics demonstrates an ambivalence towards these different forms of autonomy, it is often interpreted by social workers as promoting only a hands-off approach. Consequently, we argue that social workers would benefit from a greater recognition of an interventionist approach to autonomy and more liberty in support-giving. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Approaches to Prevent and Intervene with Victims and Offenders of Gender-Based and Domestic Violence)
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Plantationo(s)cenes: Creative Activism and Sri Lankan Plantation Workers
by Yasmin Gunaratnam and Menaha Kandasamy
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 240; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040240 - 15 Apr 2025
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This paper describes the methods of creative activism used by a women-led plantation trade union in Sri Lanka to improve workers’ living and working conditions. We discuss how the feminist idea of “relational humility” is a vital component of how creative activism with [...] Read more.
This paper describes the methods of creative activism used by a women-led plantation trade union in Sri Lanka to improve workers’ living and working conditions. We discuss how the feminist idea of “relational humility” is a vital component of how creative activism with plantation workers can work against extractive forms of research and knowledge-making. The paper unfolds in three parts. After setting out our orienting ideas and describing the colonial history of Sri Lankan plantations, we present two examples of unexpected relational humility, first in a workshop and then in a plantation Sunday School. Finally, we suggest the particular value of trade union research in taking up and locating research findings within workers’ self-organised struggles for sustainable living and working conditions. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gender Knowledges and Cultures of Equalities in Global Contexts)
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Editorial
The Contested Terrain of Sport: Sociological, Political and Policy Perspectives
by Steven James Jackson and Michael P. Sam
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 239; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040239 - 15 Apr 2025
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Sport, by its very nature, is a “contest” involving physical competition within rules-based structures and organisations [...] Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Contested Terrain of Sport: Sociological, Political and Policy Perspectives)
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Is It Really a Paradox? A Mixed-Methods, Within-Country Analysis of the Gender Gap in STEM Education
by Islam Abu-Asaad, Maria Charles, Yariv Feniger, Gila Manevich-Malul and Halleli Pinson
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 238; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040238 - 14 Apr 2025
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It is well established that women’s representation in scientific and technical fields decreases with societal affluence, but the mechanisms underlying this so-called paradox remain contested. This study leverages distinctive features of the Israeli educational system to identify social psychological and organizational mechanisms driving [...] Read more.
It is well established that women’s representation in scientific and technical fields decreases with societal affluence, but the mechanisms underlying this so-called paradox remain contested. This study leverages distinctive features of the Israeli educational system to identify social psychological and organizational mechanisms driving contextual variability in the gendering of physics and computing subjects. Using in-depth interviews and original surveys, we compare gender gaps in ninth graders’ attitudes and aspirations across two highly segregated yet centrally administered state school sectors: one serving the socioeconomically marginalized Arab Palestinian minority, and one serving the Jewish secular majority. Results reveal curricular affinities, discourses, and course-taking patterns that are differentially gendered across school sectors. While boys and girls in Arab Palestinian schools report more instrumentalist motivations and more positive attitudes toward mathematically intensive fields, students in Jewish schools engage in highly gendered, self-reflexive discourses that support gendered course-taking. Findings support arguments positing gender-specific effects of postmaterialist, individualistic value systems, and suggest that the cultural and organizational processes that generate larger gender gaps in more affluent countries may also play out within countries. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gender-Inclusive Education and Teaching in STEM: Strategies, Challenges, and Contradictions)
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Students’ Psychological Needs and Satisfaction with Their Academic Studies: The Mediating Role of the Perceived Quality of Higher Education Institutions
by Ivana Jadrić, Morana Koludrović and Ina Reić Ercegovac
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 237; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040237 - 14 Apr 2025
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This research aimed to investigate the relationship between students’ perceptions of the quality of different aspects of higher education institutions, satisfaction of their psychological needs, and satisfaction with their studies at the higher education institution in question. This research involved 404 students of [...] Read more.
This research aimed to investigate the relationship between students’ perceptions of the quality of different aspects of higher education institutions, satisfaction of their psychological needs, and satisfaction with their studies at the higher education institution in question. This research involved 404 students of humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplinary studies. A Croatian version of the HedPERF Scale was used to examine the perceived level of quality of the higher education institution and the Basic Psychological Needs in the Academic Context Scale to check if students’ basic psychological needs were satisfied in the academic context. The obtained results suggest that satisfying students’ psychological needs at higher education institutions is important for their overall satisfaction with their academic studies but also that this relationship is mediated by the perceived quality of different aspects of the higher education institution in question, at least when it comes to the needs for autonomy and relatedness. A positive connection was also confirmed between satisfaction of students’ psychological needs and perceived level of quality, and the perceived level of quality of and satisfaction with academic studies. The research results confirm the importance of investing in the quality of higher education institutions, in different aspects, to improve students’ well-being and satisfaction with their academic experience, which in turn will positively affect their academic outcomes. Full article
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Climate Change, Education, Training, and Perception of Pre-Service Teachers
by Álvaro-Francisco Morote, Rafael Sebastiá-Álcaraz, Sara M. Ferrero-Punzano, Diego Miguel-Revilla, Juan Ramón Moreno-Vera, Liliana Angélica Rodríguez-Pizzinato and Óscar Jerez García
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 236; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040236 - 11 Apr 2025
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This study aims to analyze the level of teacher training and education on climate change received by future Social Science teachers in Primary Education. Based on a questionnaire completed by 1224 pre-service teachers from five Spanish universities and one Colombian university, the main [...] Read more.
This study aims to analyze the level of teacher training and education on climate change received by future Social Science teachers in Primary Education. Based on a questionnaire completed by 1224 pre-service teachers from five Spanish universities and one Colombian university, the main results indicate that the majority received training on this phenomenon during their school years (78.3%), though the percentage nearly halves in higher education (44.0%). In addition, future Social Science teachers have a moderate level of preparation—half of the participants selected “3” on a Likert scale (1 to 5), accounting for 54.2% of responses. For this reason, it is necessary to expand climate change education in higher education in order to equip teachers for addressing future environmental issues in the classroom. Education represents one of the most important factors in adapting to climate change, helping present and future societies build resilience to climate change scenarios. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Social Sciences Teaching in the Face of the Global Challenges of the 21st Century—2nd Edition)
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“Shocking the System” in the 21st Century: Conservative Policy Entrepreneurs and the Plan for Authoritarianism in the U.S.
by Athena M. King
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 235; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040235 - 11 Apr 2025
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The first few days of the second Trump presidency saw a flurry of executive orders targeting immigrants, the transgender community, blacks, and federal government employees. The resulting “shocks” to the system are unprecedented, causing many to question the continuation of American democracy. These [...] Read more.
The first few days of the second Trump presidency saw a flurry of executive orders targeting immigrants, the transgender community, blacks, and federal government employees. The resulting “shocks” to the system are unprecedented, causing many to question the continuation of American democracy. These actions are a few of many policy preferences developed by conservatives and captured in “Project 2025”, spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation and with the overall intent of restructuring the federal government to suit authoritarian aims. Using a theoretical framework regarding policy entrepreneurs (PEs), I argue that conservative PEs (CPEs), under the aegis of the Republican Party and a second Trump term, are encouraging a shift away from a federal democratic republic to an authoritarian regime. CPEs of interest include elected officials, think tanks, media outlets, interest groups, and political operatives; collectively, these entities constitute a network of mostly unnoticed conservative political professionals using the mechanisms of policy entrepreneurship to damage American democracy. Overall, the actions CPEs take in terms of setting the agenda, controlling the electoral process, and informing the media indicate an eventual abandonment of democratic norms, an inclination towards the establishment of an authoritarian regime, and acceptance of said regime by a significant portion of the American people. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from 54th NCOBPS Annual Conference: Democracy on the Brink: Are We Headed into an Era of Authoritarianism?)
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Does Social Transformation Drive Out-Migration? Perceptions and Changes
by Mary Boatemaa Setrana, Joseph K. Teye, Ebenezer G. A. Nikoi, Edward Asiedu, Charity Osei-Amponsah and Emmanuel Yakass
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 234; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040234 - 11 Apr 2025
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Migration and social transformation are major drivers of socio-economic development. Yet, the linkages between social transformation and migration in Ghana are poorly understood. This article seeks to shed light on how social transformation affects or is affected by migration, using mixed methods with [...] Read more.
Migration and social transformation are major drivers of socio-economic development. Yet, the linkages between social transformation and migration in Ghana are poorly understood. This article seeks to shed light on how social transformation affects or is affected by migration, using mixed methods with transformationalist and social change theoretical lenses. At the same time, there have been retrogressive transformations in the economic conditions, technology and demography have improved and increased, respectively, and political and cultural factors have remained relatively the same over the past decade. Although there is a perceived bi-directional relationship between social transformation and migration, social transformation exerts greater influence on migration than migration has on social transformation except for higher educational attainment and improved household income. Therefore, the relationship between social transformation and migration is not balanced in our study area as the former influences more than the latter. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section International Migration)
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Commentary
Beyond Equality—Non-Monogamy and the Necropolitics of Marriage
by Daniel Cardoso and Christian Klesse
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 233; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040233 - 10 Apr 2025
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‘Marriage equality’ has been a widely used slogan and mobilizing concept for LGBTQ+ rights’ movements across the globe striving for formal recognition for ‘same-sex’ or ‘same-gender’ marriages. In this article, we critically interrogate the terminology and political rationality that have given shape to [...] Read more.
‘Marriage equality’ has been a widely used slogan and mobilizing concept for LGBTQ+ rights’ movements across the globe striving for formal recognition for ‘same-sex’ or ‘same-gender’ marriages. In this article, we critically interrogate the terminology and political rationality that have given shape to ‘marriage equality’ campaigns. We demonstrate the structural erasure of non-monogamous relations and populations from the changes hoped for and envisioned in these mobilizations. The lack of any genuine and substantial concern with consensual non-monogamies (CNMs) from most of the literature in the field highlights the close entanglement of marriage with monogamy. As a result, ideas are scarce about how meaningful and adequate legal recognition and social policy provisions for a wide range of intimate, sexual, familial, and/or caring bonds or constellations on the CNM continuum could look like. We argue that the critique of the mononormativity inherent to marriage is fundamental to understanding the role of this in the 21st century. We identify the roots of the mononormativity of marriage in its governmental role as a necropolitical and biopolitical technology, evidenced by its ‘civilizing’ function in white settler colonial projects. Because of this, an expansion of the call for equality to include non-monogamous populations does not resolve but rather aggravates the problem. We conclude that any truly queer politics of CNM consequently needs to be anti-marriage. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Understanding Marriage in the Twenty-First Century)
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Impact of Relationship Breakdown, Including Abuse and Negotiation of Co-Parenting Arrangements, on Fathers’ Mental Health, Help-Seeking, and Coping
by Benjamin Hine, Eilish Mairi Roy, Ching-Yu Huang and Elizabeth Bates
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 232; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040232 - 7 Apr 2025
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Background: This study explores the impact of family breakdown, separation, post-separation abuse, and negotiating of co-parenting arrangements on fathers’ physical and mental health, as well as their coping mechanisms and experiences of support, both informal and formal. Methods: Using data from a survey [...] Read more.
Background: This study explores the impact of family breakdown, separation, post-separation abuse, and negotiating of co-parenting arrangements on fathers’ physical and mental health, as well as their coping mechanisms and experiences of support, both informal and formal. Methods: Using data from a survey of 141 fathers and interviews with 30 participants, we examined the impact of family breakdown on fathers and their children and how they coped and were supported. The data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis to identify key themes. Results: Findings highlighted four primary themes: the impact on fathers, the impact on children, fathers’ strategies for coping, and fathers’ experience of formal and informal support. Conclusions: The results indicate that fathers need greater support mechanisms post-separation, in ways that specifically appreciate their unique experiences as men and fathers. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Lost Dads: The Fathers and Family Breakdown, Separation, and Divorce Project)
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Mental Health, Resilience, and Well-Being Among Sexual Minority College Students: A Study Framed by the Minority Stress and Minority Resilience Models
by Juan Xi and Robert L. Peralta
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 231; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040231 - 7 Apr 2025
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This study contributes to the understanding and promotion of mental health among sexual minority college students by examining a comprehensive range of mental health outcomes, including psychological distress and indicators of well-being. Using survey data from 521 students at a US state university, [...] Read more.
This study contributes to the understanding and promotion of mental health among sexual minority college students by examining a comprehensive range of mental health outcomes, including psychological distress and indicators of well-being. Using survey data from 521 students at a US state university, we applied the minority stress model and the minority resilience model, while also considering the minority mental health paradox, to compare mental health outcomes between sexual minority and heterosexual students. Our findings indicate that sexual minority students report higher levels of depression, anxiety, and self-harming behaviors compared to their heterosexual peers. Additionally, they score lower on measures of positive mental health and well-being, including inner peace, environmental mastery, happiness, life satisfaction, life purpose, self-perceived health, and fulfilling relationships. We further found that sexual minority students exhibit lower resilience, largely due to insecurities related to safety, food, and housing. These findings underscore the need for targeted programs and services to support the well-being of sexual minority students and foster healthier college environments. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Foundational Social Science Research on LGBTQ+ Communities and Populations)
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Beyond Digital Literacy: Building Youth Digital Resilience Through Existing “Information Sensibility” Practices
by Amelia Hassoun, Ian Beacock, Todd Carmody, Patrick Gage Kelley, Beth Goldberg, Devika Kumar, Laura Murray, Rebekah Su Park, Behzad Sarmadi and Sunny Consolvo
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 230; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040230 - 7 Apr 2025
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Youth media consumption and disordered eating practices have historically been subjects of moral panics, often resulting in protective, deficit-based interventions like content removal. We argue for interventions which instead equip youth to evaluate and manage risks in their online environments, building upon their [...] Read more.
Youth media consumption and disordered eating practices have historically been subjects of moral panics, often resulting in protective, deficit-based interventions like content removal. We argue for interventions which instead equip youth to evaluate and manage risks in their online environments, building upon their existing “information sensibility” practices. Drawing upon ethnographic research and intervention testing with 77 participants in the US and India, we analyze how youth (aged 13–26), including those with diverse political perspectives and those recovering from disordered eating (DE), engage with online news and health information. Participants generally algorithmically encountered (rather than searched for) information online, and their engagement was shaped more by social motivations—like belonging—than truth seeking. Participants interpreted online information collaboratively, relying on social cues and peer validation within their online communities. They demonstrated preference for personal testimonies and relatable sources, particularly those with similar social identities. We propose resilience-building interventions that build upon these youth online information practices by: (1) leveraging peer networks, promoting critical information engagement through collaborative learning and peer-to-peer support within online communities; (2) developing social media sensibility, equipping youth to critically evaluate information sources in situ; (3) providing pathways offline, connecting youth to desired in-person communities; and (4) encouraging probabilistic thinking. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Promoting the Digital Resilience of Youth)
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Revaluing Indigenous Models in Suicidology: A Brief Narrative Synthesis
by Joanna Brooke, Caroline Lenette, Marianne Wobcke and Marly Wells
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 229; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040229 - 7 Apr 2025
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This review uses an anti-colonial approach to explore the characteristics of Indigenous interventions and best practice relating to suicidality. Well-established interventions led by Indigenous communities exist globally, yet their prevalence in academic discussions of suicide is comparatively limited. This represents a missed opportunity [...] Read more.
This review uses an anti-colonial approach to explore the characteristics of Indigenous interventions and best practice relating to suicidality. Well-established interventions led by Indigenous communities exist globally, yet their prevalence in academic discussions of suicide is comparatively limited. This represents a missed opportunity for the field of suicidology to learn from Indigenous community-driven models, which have the potential to be translated across contexts. The challenges of sharing best practice Indigenous interventions in academic literature can be situated within a pervasive colonial discourse, which categorises suicide as an ‘Indigenous problem’ and creates ill-fitted evaluation and intervention methodologies. Here, we provide a brief narrative synthesis of contemporary research on Indigenous suicide intervention models in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, the United States and Canada, focusing on key characteristics of interventions and a selection of Indigenous community-driven projects. These characteristics are: cultural and collective approaches as protective factors; recognising social determinants of health and the impact of colonisation; community control and governance; evaluation and available research; and relationships and connection. We discuss issues of sustainability, funding, decontextualised research, and publishing and put forward recommendations for future research. Rebalancing academic discussions to centre Indigenous leadership and culturally grounded research and practice is not without its challenges and complexity but can crucially enrich the field of suicidology. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Critical Suicide Studies: Decolonial and Participatory Creative Approaches)
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Resisting Heteroarchy in the United States: Queer Women’s Attitudes Toward Marriage
by Sarah Adeyinka-Skold
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 228; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040228 - 7 Apr 2025
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Although same-sex couples have had access to legal marriage since 2015, the current literature does not ask young adults who identify as part of the LGBTQ community about their desire to be married. Using interviews with 36 women who self-identified as queer, I [...] Read more.
Although same-sex couples have had access to legal marriage since 2015, the current literature does not ask young adults who identify as part of the LGBTQ community about their desire to be married. Using interviews with 36 women who self-identified as queer, I find that they are more likely to desire marriage. However, an important segment is also ambivalent about legal marriage. I also find that women who want to be married are more likely to highlight the benefits of marriage, including the opportunity to resist heteronormative beliefs and practices in their marital relationships. Women who reject or are ambivalent about marriage are more likely to highlight the drawbacks of the institution. I argue that both groups of women use their emphasis on the benefits or drawbacks of marriage to resist heteroarchy and other intersecting oppressions they still face despite the legalization of same-sex marriage, without compromising their identity as queer. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Understanding Marriage in the Twenty-First Century)
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Emotional Shifts and Recovery in the Post-COVID-19 Era: A Retrospective Survey Among Adolescents in Vietnam
by Lam Thi Le, Johnston H. C. Wong and Mai-Huong Thi Phan
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 227; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040227 - 4 Apr 2025
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Recognizing widespread emotional and mental health issues among students during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is crucial to investigate whether recovery and resilience have emerged in the post-pandemic era. A retrospective survey was conducted with high school students in Da Nang, a Vietnamese tourist [...] Read more.
Recognizing widespread emotional and mental health issues among students during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is crucial to investigate whether recovery and resilience have emerged in the post-pandemic era. A retrospective survey was conducted with high school students in Da Nang, a Vietnamese tourist city that endured multiple waves of COVID-19 from 2020 to 2022. The survey was conducted 18 months after Da Nang was locked down and had only recently entered the ‘new normal’ phase in early 2023. Results revealed that even though the pandemic had subsided, negative emotional experiences remained vivid in students’ memories, even when the pandemic was internationally declared to have ended. Fears of illness, death, isolation, losing social connections, and disruptions in academic paths still lingered. Nevertheless, a significant rebound from predominantly negative to positive emotions was observed among the young people. Understanding which negative emotions affected students the most will allow us to devise more targeted policies and provide more effective social services in response to similar public health crises in the future. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Researching Youth on the Move: Methods, Ethics and Emotions)
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Economic Voting and Electoral Behavior in 2024 European Parliament Elections: A Quantitative Approach
by Silviu Grecu, Simona Vranceanu and Horia Chiriac
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 226; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040226 - 3 Apr 2025
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This study evaluates the link between economic voting and electoral behavior in the 2024 European Parliament (EP) elections. This study is grounded in both selective perception and economic voting theories, examining how different independent factors could interact with electoral behavior. In this regard, [...] Read more.
This study evaluates the link between economic voting and electoral behavior in the 2024 European Parliament (EP) elections. This study is grounded in both selective perception and economic voting theories, examining how different independent factors could interact with electoral behavior. In this regard, the research aims to achieve several research directions: (i) the evaluation of the statistical differences in voters’ turnout in 2024 EP elections by geographical regions; (ii) the analysis of the interaction between voters’ perceptions of the current or future economic situations and voter turnout; (iii) the analysis of the interaction between objective economic conditions and electoral behavior. Using both multiple linear regression and logistic models, the study highlights that voter turnout and incumbent party reelection are significantly related to voters’ perceptions of the current or future state of the national economy. The results reveal that regional differences in voter turnout are largely explained by significant differences in voters’ economic perceptions, while the decision to vote for the incumbent party is driven by future economic expectations. The empirical findings underscore the pivotal role played by subjective perceptions in shaping electoral behavior, illustrating that political attitudes and behaviors are derived from personal interpretation of the national economic situations. Beyond theoretical perspectives that highlight the link between psychological processes and voting, the paper might have several practical implications for academics or decision makers interested in the field of electoral behavior. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Contemporary Politics and Society)
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Informal Home Care in the Digital Transformation: Platform Design and Work Ethics of Care
by Anna Katharina Korn
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 225; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040225 - 3 Apr 2025
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With the aging society in Germany, the demand for informal care in private households is rising. This has led to a growing market for digital platforms that broker informal care services. Research shows that workers in elderly care, as a sub-sector of care [...] Read more.
With the aging society in Germany, the demand for informal care in private households is rising. This has led to a growing market for digital platforms that broker informal care services. Research shows that workers in elderly care, as a sub-sector of care work, often embody a work ethic centered on caring and helpfulness. However, this strong ethic can result in self-exploitation. Despite prior insights, the mediating role of digital platforms and their repercussions on work ethics remain underexplored. Therefore, this article asks how workers’ ethics of care unfold within the design of platforms in platform-mediated care. Ten narrative-oriented, in-depth interviews with platform workers on two platforms were conducted. Findings reveal that care workers in this field of platform work have a work ethic of care strongly oriented towards identification with the role of caregiver and the needs of the client. The open and unstructured design of these platforms—where worker qualifications are rarely verified to attract large numbers—devalues and informalizes care work. The lack of recognition as a legitimate profession perpetuates the perception of care work as unskilled, diminishing its professional status and fostering feelings of unprofessionalism and self-exploitation. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Informal Care in the Digital Space)
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Invisible Journeys: Understanding the Transport Mobility Challenges of Urban Domestic Workers
by Babra Duri
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 224; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040224 - 3 Apr 2025
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Domestic workers represent an essential yet invisible workforce within urban economies, especially in developing countries. Predominantly women in low-income, single-headed households, they often work informally and rely on buses or minibus taxis for suburb-to-suburb travel. Despite their contributions, their transport needs are overlooked [...] Read more.
Domestic workers represent an essential yet invisible workforce within urban economies, especially in developing countries. Predominantly women in low-income, single-headed households, they often work informally and rely on buses or minibus taxis for suburb-to-suburb travel. Despite their contributions, their transport needs are overlooked in traditional planning, which prioritises CBD-centric routes over the suburb-to-suburb journeys that define their invisible commute. The purpose of this study is to examine the transport mobility patterns of live-out domestic workers in urban areas, focusing on Centurion, one of the affluent neighbourhoods in the Metropolitan City of Tshwane, South Africa. To assess the transport challenges faced by domestic workers during their commutes, a Likert scale was utilised. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics facilitated by the SPSS software package to identify key trends and patterns in the responses. The key challenges of domestic workers are high transport costs, lack of access to affordable transport modes like rail and long commute times. Minibus taxi is the most commonly used mode accommodating both standard and non-standard working hours. The study also found that most of the domestic workers working in Centurion are migrant workers. To reduce the need to travel to work, mixed-income developments, and inclusionary housing are some of the concepts that can be adopted in affluent suburbs like Centurion. These two concepts not only address the need to travel to work but also spatial inequality and promotion of social integration whereby affordable housing are created within higher income areas. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Social Stratification and Inequality)
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Navigating the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 in Community Schools
by Megumi G. Hine, Steven B. Sheldon and Yolanda Abel
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 223; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040223 - 3 Apr 2025
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The COVID-19 pandemic created major disruptions in schooling and education. This exploratory study examines state-standardized test scores in traditional and community schools between 2019 and 2023, and qualitative data from a large urban school district located on the East Coast of the United [...] Read more.
The COVID-19 pandemic created major disruptions in schooling and education. This exploratory study examines state-standardized test scores in traditional and community schools between 2019 and 2023, and qualitative data from a large urban school district located on the East Coast of the United States. The findings indicate declines in test scores for all students in both English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics. The 11 schools implementing a community school strategy reported slightly smaller declines than traditional schools in both ELA and math. Qualitative analysis reveals that community schools were able to pivot quickly to support student and family needs during the pandemic, which may have helped mitigate some of the negative impact of the COVID-19 learning disruptions. This exploratory study points to the potential of the community school strategy in providing holistic supports to alleviate some of the challenges associated with historically underinvested communities, and their responsiveness in times of crisis. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the 21st Roundtable of the International Network (INET) on School, Family, and Community Partnerships)
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Individual and Institutional Facilitators and Barriers to Reentry Preparedness Among Detained and Committed Youth
by Kaylee Noorman and Julie N. Brancale
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 222; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040222 - 2 Apr 2025
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Youth who are detained and committed to juvenile justice facilities often struggle to successfully reintegrate into their communities following release. Research has found that there are many individual- and institutional-level barriers that can complicate the reentry process. The development of comprehensive transition plans [...] Read more.
Youth who are detained and committed to juvenile justice facilities often struggle to successfully reintegrate into their communities following release. Research has found that there are many individual- and institutional-level barriers that can complicate the reentry process. The development of comprehensive transition plans can be helpful as youth navigate the reintegration process and reenroll in school or obtain employment. Using youth surveys and administrative data from the Center for Improving Youth Justice’s Performance-based Standards National Database for Researchers, this study explores the individual- and institutional-level factors affecting youths’ perceptions of reentry preparedness. Results indicate that youth who received assistance with their educational and intrapersonal skills while incarcerated were more likely to feel prepared, whereas youth who faced structural barriers were less likely to feel prepared. We conclude with a discussion of the policy implications for improving the reentry process for youth. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Youth Violence, Crime and Juvenile Justice)
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