Journal of Contemporary Educational Research

The cultivation of design professional degree postgraduates emphasizes practical ability and innovative spirit. However, the current evaluation system generally suffers from overemphasis on academic achievements at the expense of practical ability, disconnection between curriculum and industry needs, and diversity without integration of supervisor teams. Taking the cultivation of design professio…

With the further implementation of the rural revitalization strategy and the accelerated development of agricultural modernization, China’s agricultural sector has an increasingly urgent demand for technical and skilled talents with practical ability, innovative thinking, and professional literacy. As the main base for cultivating technical and skilled talents, agricultural majors in higher vocat…

This study explores the integration of cross-cultural narrative competence (CCNC) in tourism translation teaching in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). Using a qualitative research approach (primarily semi-structured interviews), this study selects four university English teachers, four translation students from different grades, and four tourism industry practitioners in the G…

A total of 142 graduates (classes 2010–2021) from the Spanish program at Harbin Normal University were surveyed to understand why so many pursue cross‑disciplinary graduate studies. The data show that 56.34% of graduates enrolled in graduate programs, and among them, 63.75% left the pure language track mostly for business fields (23.75%). Half of all graduate students enrolled after working, and …

As a foundational figure in Afrofuturist literary tradition, Octavia Butler deploys speculative fiction in Parable of the Sower to critically deconstruct the themes of race, power, and historical memory. Utilizing Afrofuturism as its theoretical framework, this paper analyzes the historical metaphors and future imaginaries in Parable of the Sower through the lens of Afrofuturist historiography an…

This study aimed to investigate the current status of mental health literacy among primary and secondary school teachers. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted using a validated Mental Health Literacy Scale. A total of 359 teachers from primary and secondary schools participated in the survey. Results indicated that, overall, teachers’ mental health literacy was at a moderate level…

In the context of Sino-foreign cooperative education programs, college students’ career development exhibits cross-cultural characteristics, multiple pathways, and high uncertainty. The traditional guidance model, focused primarily on employment services at graduation stages, can no longer meet the comprehensive educational needs throughout the entire learning process. This study investigates the…

With the accelerating process of urbanization, problems such as homogenization, cultural aphasia, and lack of place spirit in urban public landscape spaces have become increasingly prominent. This provides favorable conditions for the integration of regional folk culture and a rich carrier for the inheritance and activation of regional folk culture. Based on the perspective of regional folk cultu…

This paper presents an OBE (outcome-based education) oriented teaching design reform of the undergraduate course entiled Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence, which is typically offered to students majoring in automation, computer science, electronic engineering, and related interdisciplinary programs. Departing from the traditional textbook-driven, teacher-centered delivery model, the reform …

In both everyday talk and artistic storytelling, speakers rarely put their attitudes or evaluations into words in any direct way. Bringing together ideas from expectancy expectation-basedsociopragmatics, and evaluative meaning research, the study builds a three-part model: Expectation Monitoring, then Cross-Modal Signal Coordination, and finally Stance Emergence. What emerges is that irony, a cla…

Objective: To explore the development path of computer education driven by the dual wheels of knowledge graph and large model, and provide theoretical references for technological iteration and method innovation. Methods: Through literature combing, analyze the application status, empowering value, and limitations of large models in computer education, and propose a collaborative development fram…

Objective: To explore the effectiveness of integrating scenario-based learning (SBL) with case-based learning (CBL) in teaching data management and analysis in medical research. Methods: Students in the preventive medicine program at Nanjing Medical University were divided into two cohorts: the 2020 cohort received CBL-only instruction, while the 2021 cohort underwent combined SBL-CBL teaching. T…

In the context of the ongoing deepening of the reform of the basic education system, the function of physical education in primary schools will no longer be limited to physical exercise alone but will gradually turn towards a comprehensive education system that is centered on core competencies. In this paper, we will focus on the teaching of motor skills in primary school physical education. Base…

Against the backdrop of fostering virtue through education, high school moral education requires deepening home-school collaboration and consolidating the synergy of educational forces. Take multiple high schools as research subjects, this paper combines questionnaire surveys and in-depth interviews to analyze the current status, existing problems, and causes of home-school collaborative moral ed…

This study investigated the sociocultural factors associated with the frequency of Taglish usage among students in the Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) strand enrolled in private senior high schools in San Luis, Batangas. Anchored on sociolinguistic and sociocultural theoretical frameworks, the research examined the extent to which peer influence, family linguistic environment, media exposu…

Medical research and human health are deeply connected, and international medical exchanges play a important role in raising research level. This study employs bibliometric and visual analytic approaches to identify effective strategies for improving international medical collaborations. We retrieved relevant literature from the Web of Science Core Collection, including SCI-Expanded, SSCI, CPCI-S…

Taking culture-loaded words in intangible cultural heritage (ICH) folk songs as the research object, this paper explores the semantic default phenomenon in artificial intelligence (AI) translation. Based on Nida’s Functional Equivalence Theory, this study focuses on ICH folk songs in northern and southern China, and analyzes translated examples of material culture-loaded words, social relation cu…

To address the practical dilemmas faced by medical ethics education in the dental technology major, such as “disconnection between theory and practice, single educational form, and weakened value-leading role,” this study constructs a trinity innovative model of medical ethics education integrating “digital intelligence technology + red narration + professional practice.” Taking the course Oral H…

The “one-stop” student community serves as an important carrier for higher vocational colleges to deepen the comprehensive reform of “three-wide education” and fulfill the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education. It is also an effective approach to improving college governance and meeting students’ diverse growth needs. However, the construction of “one-stop” student communities in…

Objective: To examine the association between a dual-supervisor training model and self-reported research training needs. Methods: A quasi-experimental study with natural grouping was adopted. A total of 114 clinical professional degree postgraduates (Grade 2023) from a hospital affiliated to a university in Qingdao were enrolled. According to the training plans established at enrollment, 57 stud…