1 April 30, 2025

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This call for papers invites contributions that explore methodological and theoretical innovations in qualitative research across disciplines such as sociology, education, health, psychology, and development studies. We seek submissions critically engaging with qualitative inquiry’s foundations, designs, techniques, and ethical considerations. Topics of interest include sampling strategies, research design, reflexivity, philosophical paradigms, and emerging data collection methods. If volume permits, submissions may appear in general issues or be grouped into a special thematic collection. This initiative aims to foster a dynamic dialogue on current and future directions of qualitative research.

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In pursuit of the United Nations Development Goal of universal primary education, the Ghanaian government implemented the Ghana School Feeding Programme to increase school enrollment and mitigate poverty. This paper aims to determine whether or not the program has successfully enhanced the financial circumstances of parents in each district. The philosophical paradigm of pragmatism was a, and an explanatory sequential mixed design was employed for the study. A basic random sampling procedure was utilised to select 63 samples out of a total of 109 respondents for the study. The study gathered respondents’ perspectives and perceptions through questionnaires, informal interviews, and focus group discussions. The findings indicate that parents regarded the school nutrition program as efficacious in encouraging them to enrol their children due to alleviating feeding cost burdens (mean = 3.95, SD = 0.21). Furthermore, it was found that parents perceived the school nutrition program as a means to augment their income (Mean = 3.73, SD = 0.45). It was discovered that the number of dependents, age, marital status, and gender of the parents all had a statistically significant impact on the perceived efficacy of the school feeding program. The research findings indicated that the school nutrition program significantly aided in the rise in student enrollment by relieving parents of the financial strain it imposed. The study suggests that the school feeding program be expanded to include private schools and other institutions not currently included in the program. The study contributes to advancing social support system fields of inquiry that suggest that external support and public good incentives significantly improve households’ efforts to enrol their children in formal education. It also improves governance and policy decision-making, especially among governments and development partners connected with developing countries. Theoretically, this study contributes to the Incentive Theory of Motivation, which is extrinsic and applied in this field of inquiry.

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The unemployment challenges graduates face are alarming. Entrepreneurship education and training programmes have been proffered as a key solution to addressing this problem. This study investigates the relationship between students’ entrepreneurial orientation and their absorptive capacity to enhance their ability to assimilate and apply new knowledge from extra-curricular activities, eventually leading to improved employability skills and competitive advantage. Using a cross-sectional descriptive survey design and a sample size of 283 respondents, the study revealed a significant positive relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and knowledge acquisition. Additionally, the study revealed a direct and indirect relationship, mediated by knowledge acquisition, between entrepreneurial orientation and knowledge assimilation, transformation and exploitation. The study concludes that entrepreneurial orientation is crucial to students’ ability to spot opportunities for employability skill development through extra-curricular activities. The study recommends that higher education institutions should incentivise knowledge acquisition beyond the classroom to get the desired outcomes from knowledge assimilation, transformation and exploitation.

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The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between financial capabilities and financial well-being, as well as to determine whether this relationship is moderated by the variable – gender. This study utilised quantitative, correlational, and predictive design with a crosssectional approach, where data were collected at a single point in time. The sample consisted of 345 participants over the age of 18, preferably from the workforce and higher education students, selected through a non-probability self-selection sampling method. Data were obtained through an online questionnaire and analysed using the PROCESS macro in SPSS, specifically Hayes’ Model 1, to assess the moderation of gender in the relationship between financial capabilities (X) and financial well-being (Y). The analysis revealed that, overall, financial capabilities have a significant and positive impact on financial well-being, with this relationship being particularly relevant for participants of both genders. However, the results indicated that gender does not exert a significant moderating influence on this relationship, as the interaction term between financial capabilities and gender did not reach an adequate level of significance (p=0.069). Despite this, it was observed that women tend to report higher financial well-being as their financial capabilities increase, compared to men. This difference in the relationship between financial capabilities and well-being was significant when analysing the conditional effects of gender. Through this study, it is concluded that financial capabilities are a key predictor of financial well-being, but gender does not significantly moderate this relationship. Nevertheless, the influence of gender on the perception of financial well-being suggests that social or cultural factors might be intervening, which opens a space for future research to explore how other variables may affect the relationship between these two dimensions. Furthermore, the findings underscore the importance of promoting financial education as a vital factor in enhancing the financial well-being of all individuals, regardless of gender.

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While research indicates that organisational citizenship behaviour is a positive employee outcome influenced by various cognitive-person factors, few studies have examined the specific individual cognitive processes that affect organisational citizenship behaviour. Drawing on Social Identity Theory and the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model, this study investigates the impact of prosocial values, cognitive moral development, and person-organisation fit as cognitive-person factors influencing organisational citizenship behaviour. Furthermore, it explores the mediating role of work engagement in these relationships. Data were collected using questionnaires from 302 civil servants across eight ministries in Ghana, employing a time-lagged design, and analysed using JASP software. The findings reveal that the three cognitive-person factors positively influence organisational citizenship behaviour. Additionally, work engagement mediates the link between these cognitive-person factors and organisational citizenship behaviour . This research is among the maiden studies to explore how work engagement mediates the positive relationship between cognitive-person factors such as prosocial values, cognitive moral development, and person-organisation fit and organisational citizenship behaviour in Ghana.

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Financial well-being can be measured objectively, and also subjectively through people's perceptions of their financial condition. This research aims to identify the relationship between objective and subjective financial well-being and financial behavior based on gender. We analyzed data from the National Survey on Financial Health (ENSAFI), a national sample of the Mexican population with 20,448 participants from the thirty-two states of Mexico. Indices were constructed for the financial behavior, objective financial well-being, and subjective financial well-being variables, their correlations were analyzed, and a logistic regression model was estimated. The results confirm the existence of a positive and significant relationship between the two dimensions of financial well-being and financial behavior, being greater the objective dimension. Likewise, it was found that both levels are lower for women and that the difference is more pronounced in the objective dimension. In addition, control variables such as age, marital status, economic dependents and receipt of financial support were observed. Regarding age, the findings show a negative effect mainly on the objective component of financial well-being and the impact is relatively more pronounced in the male population. About marital status, women show more significant negative relationships than men, the latter being affected in their financial well-being only when their marital status is free union. The existence of dependents shows a clear and consistent negative association with objective and subjective financial well-being. Finally, the positive influence of government financial support is only found in the subjective component and, mainly, in the financial well-being of the male population.

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Reflexivity has emerged as a central concern in qualitative research, emphasising the researcher’s role as an observer and an integral part of the research process. Recognising the researcher as a ‘tool’ highlights the importance of self-awareness, positionality, and transparency throughout the study. This paper explores the concept of reflexivity by addressing four foundational questions that qualitative researchers must consider: What is reflexivity? Why is it vital to the integrity and depth of qualitative inquiry? When should it be applied? How can it be effectively practised? Adopting a conceptual and literature-informed reflective approach, this paper examines reflexivity’s theoretical underpinnings and practical applications across various qualitative methodologies. The discussion aims to clarify reflexivity’s multifaceted nature and its implications for enhancing research quality, credibility, and ethical rigour. Drawing on key scholarly contributions, the paper provides insights and recommendations for researchers to critically examine their assumptions, values, and influences throughout the research process.

URL: https://www.kadint.net/journals_n/1750423023.pdf
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The purpose of this review was to map the state of AI in sub-Saharan African (SSA) education based on published literature. The studies analysed comprised 96 AI-related studies over a decade (2013 to 2023). The findings revealed a concentration of AI-related studies in 2023, primarily originating from the western part of sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Ghana (26 studies) and Nigeria (26 studies). The studies reviewed primarily focused on students (35 studies) and teaching staff (28 studies) as users of AI. In terms of approach, 32 studies were quantitative, and 26 studies were qualitative. Key factors influencing AI adoption and usage in the SSA education landscape included global perspectives on AI usage, training and skill development, and readiness of institutions to integrate AI into education. The main benefits of AI usage in education reported in the reviewed studies included promoting global collaboration, enhancing efficiency in learning and research, and the ability of AI to analyse vast amounts of data. Despite the increasing acceptance and usage of AI technologies within educational institutions in the sub-region, emerging challenges such as risks of AI discouraging learning and skepticism among students, and the potential of AI causing long-term unemployment were discussed by the authors. The review provides recommendations to address these challenges and enhance AI adoption and usage within SSA educational landscape.

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This work represents an analysis of the Laboratory of World Civilizations’ performance (2014- 2024) in terms of publication activity over the first 10 years. It details the evolution of the subject matter of the lab’s research and reports the figures for its publication activity across the years. It also reviews the lab’s research outputs published in reputable journals indexed by the international databases Web of Science and Scopus. The analysis is split into two sections. The first section covers the subject matter of the lab’s published research. The second section looks at the lab’s publication activity in terms of figures. The study materials included works by the lab’s research team published between 2014 and 2024. The study’s findings highlighted the success of the Laboratory of World Civilizations in terms of its publication activity. This success is attested to by both its publication activity figures and its breadth of subject matter, which perfectly aligns with its dedicated focus on research.

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