International Journal of Education and Social Development
International Journal of Education and Social Development (IJESD) is a peer-reviewed journal published by Darcy & Roy Press. The mission of the journal is to provide an academic forum for discussing the issues of education and social development across the world. All articles published are rigorously and fast reviewed meeting the Journal Quality standards.
The Practical Path of Empowering Ideological and Political Education for Medical Postgraduates with Generative Artificial Intelligence
With the in-depth advancement of the national education digitalization strategy, generative artificial intelligence has provided a new driving force for improving the quality and efficiency of ideological and political education for medical postgraduates. As a reserve of high-level medical talents, medical postgraduates receive ideological and political education with unique attributes of academic rigor, practicality and professional ethics, which is crucial for talent cultivation, the development of medical undertakings and the implementation of the Healthy China initiative. Based on the technical characteristics and application logic of generative artificial intelligence, as well as the demand for precise ideological and political education for medical postgraduates, this paper constructs a practical pathway of "precision empowerment–dynamic interaction–collaborative efficiency–safety and controllability" from four dimensions: resource construction, teaching implementation, collaborative education and risk prevention and control. It aims to achieve the deep integration of technological empowerment and ideological and political education for medical postgraduates, and foster a new generation of medical professionals with noble medical ethics, superb medical skills, patriotism and a strong sense of social responsibility, as well as excellent doctor-patient communication competence.
Generative artificial intelligence; Medical postgraduates; Ideological and political education.
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Research on the Employment Guidance Service Model for University Counselors Empowered by Generative AI
The employment guidance work of college counselors is confronted with three dilemmas: outdated concepts, insufficient professional capacity, and limited service supply. The traditional experience-driven model struggles to meet the individualized needs of contemporary students. Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), with its robust capabilities in data analysis and content generation, offers a crucial technological solution to these challenges. This paper first analyzes the practical value of generative AI in enhancing employment guidance. Subsequently, it proposes a four-in-one employment guidance service model—“Precise Profiling - Intelligent Matching - Full-process Companionship - Competency Training”—with the counselor as the principal agent and AI as the technical backbone. This model facilitates the digital representation of student characteristics, the precision delivery of job information, phased design of guidance services, and systematic training of job-seeking skills. By establishing a closed-loop service that spans the entire student lifecycle, this study aims to drive the transformation of employment guidance toward a data-driven and precision service paradigm, thereby providing both theoretical reference and practical guidance for improving the quality and efficiency of career education in higher education institutions.
Generative AI; University Counselor; Employment Guidance; Human-Machine Collaboration.
Reconstructing Classroom Interaction Structures: Artificial Intelligence as a Discursive Actor in Educational Technology
Given that an increase in the number of intelligent devices at home has prompted teachers to consider managing classroom interations swiftly now. Traditional discourse models usually assume that there will be a two-way interaction of Teacher-Student, which is hard to accommodate in terms of non-human participation. Therefore, this paper holds that the functions of artificial intelligence systems in class are discursive agents who can participate actively in reshaping interactional structures. Based on Actor-Network Theory (ANT) and Conversation Analysis (CA), combining with data from OECD PISA 2022, Stanford HAI (2024) and EdWeek Research Center (2023), an original human-AI-human (HAH) discourse triangle framework is proposed to explain the three-dimensional interactive model generated by AI-integrated classrooms. The findings indicate that the disruption of information release linearity; The generation of recursive inquiry loop: Redistributing discursive authority; Significantly impact teachers' agency and education equity.
Classroom Discourse, Artificial Intelligence, Discursive Actor, IRE Model, Actor-Network Theory, Educational Technology.
Psychodrama's Impact on College Students' Empathy and Interpersonal Trust: An Examination Based on Role-Playing Mechanism
Psychodrama, as an experiential group intervention method, holds unique applicative value in college mental health education. From the interdisciplinary perspective of educational psychology and social psychology, this paper systematically explores the impact of psychodrama on college students' empathy and interpersonal trust, as well as its underlying mechanisms. The research finds that psychodrama, with role-playing as its core technique, promotes participants' cognitive perspective transformation and emotional experience deepening through specific means such as role reversal, mirror technique, and doubling. The role-playing mechanism functions primarily through three pathways: role reversal enhances perspective-taking ability, mirror technique deepens self-awareness, and doubling reinforces emotional resonance. Empirical studies show that psychodrama intervention can significantly improve college students' empathy tendency and interpersonal trust level, and also positively affect social development dimensions such as forgiveness ability and mental health. This study provides a theoretical framework for understanding the mechanism of psychodrama and offers empirical evidence for college mental health education practice.
Psychodrama; Empathy; Interpersonal Trust; Role-Playing; College Students.
Intelligent Tools and Visual Expression: How AI Reshapes the Application of Illustration
The development of digital technology has driven a structural transformation in the illustration creation ecosystem, and AI-generated illustration tools have become an key auxiliary support for illustration creation. According to relevant data, with an estimated compound annual growth rate of 10.3% from 2026 to 2032, the global AI image generation market (illustration segment) reached 7.526 billion US dollars in 2025, the regular utilization rate of AI tools among Chinese professional illustrators is 68%, and the AI application rate for creative projects of design enterprises above designated size is 66.2%. This article relies on authentic industry data to explore the technical characteristics, innovations in visual representation, and commercial application scenarios of AI illustration, and analyze the dual impacts and developmental trends of AI technology on the illustration industry. This study shows that AI technology optimizes the illustration creation process, broadens the boundaries of visual representation, but also raises issues such as copyright definition and industry restructuring. The research aims to clarify the collaborative mode between intelligent tools and human creation, provide feasible ideas for the digital transformation of the illustration industry, and promote AI technology to assist in the innovation of visual representation in illustration in a compliant and orderly manner.
AI-generated illustration; Illustration creation; Visual Representation; Intelligent tools; Digital Art.
Research on the Psychological Enhancement Mechanism of Popular Music Creation Process on Music Learners' Self-efficacy
This study is supported by Bandura's self-efficacy theory and Webster's music creation thinking model, combined with empirical research on music education at home and abroad and open source academic achievements, to explore the psychological enhancement mechanism of popular music creation process on music learners' self-efficacy. Based on the relevant achievements of music creation psychology, the study divides popular music creation into five core stages: Material Collection Stage, Incubation Stage, Structuring Stage, Revising Stage, and Presenting Stage. The study systematically analyzes the dynamic effects of each stage on the activation, strengthening, and consolidation of learners' self-efficacy through four pathways: mastery experience, vicarious experience, verbal persuasion, and physiological and affective states. Empirical research shows that immediate feedback, visualization of results, and successful practical experience in creation are key elements in cultivating learners' belief in creative competence. The self-efficacy enhancement pathways for learners at different stages show a staged shift from external feedback dependence to internal self-evaluation dominance. This study clarifies the intrinsic relationship between the two, providing a theoretical basis and practical reference for integrating popular music creation practice into music education, optimizing learners' psychological enhancement approaches, and improving the effectiveness of music teaching practice.
Popular Music Creation; Self-efficacy; Psychological Enhancement Mechanism; Music Learners; Mastery Experience.
Developing Early Childhood Mathematical Thinking Through Play-Based Learning and Assessment
This study investigates the development of mathematical thinking in early childhood through play-based learning and task assessment. Data were collected from observations of block play in a kindergarten setting and a one-to-one assessment interview with a 4–5-year-old child. The findings indicate that block play facilitates the development of spatial structuring, pattern recognition, and early quantitative reasoning, while the assessment interview reveals children’s competencies in number sense, sequencing, and problem-solving. The study also identifies the role of language comprehension in shaping mathematical performance.
Early childhood mathematics, Mathematical thinking, Play-based learning, Assessment.
Construction and Optimization of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education in Universities Driven by New-Quality Productivity
The emergence and development of new-quality productivity have given rise to new forms of advanced productivity, which in turn place entirely new demands on the construction of innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) education in universities. University I&E education is a public service system featuring collaborative participation of multiple stakeholders, including government, universities, research institutions, enterprises, and end-users. It serves as a key bridge connecting the talent demand of new-quality productivity with scientific, technological, and industrial innovation. Based on a three-tier framework consisting of the driving layer, structural layer, and efficiency layer, this paper analyzes the internal logic by which new-quality productivity promotes the development of university I&E education, explores optimization paths from the dimensions of content, structure, and efficiency, and proposes supporting safeguard mechanisms. This study aims to foster a “demand-optimization-feedback” closed-loop system for university I&E education and provide effective theoretical references and practical guidance for its reform.
New-quality productivity; University innovation and entrepreneurship education.
A Narrative of a Student Teacher’s Internship Experience and Its Implications for Optimizing Practice Teaching Systems: A Case from Guangdong, China
This study adopts a narrative inquiry approach to conduct an in-depth analysis of an 11-week internship journal maintained by a student teacher specializing in primary education. It traces her complete developmental trajectory from "romantic immersion" to "belief internalization." The findings reveal that the core growth of student teachers centers on latent dimensions such as emotional resilience, ethical judgment, and the formation of educational beliefs, with their professional learning being highly dependent on "critical incidents." However, the existing support system demonstrates a bias towards "prioritizing procedural compliance over experiential depth." In response, the study proposes a threefold pathway for optimization: in terms of objectives, a shift from a skills-based orientation to fostering "holistic development"; in the process, constructing a scaffolding dialogue community anchored in critical incident analysis; and regarding the improvement mechanism, establishing an evidence-based decision-making loop grounded in narrative evidence. This research provides granular, field-derived evidence and practical insights for reforming practice teaching systems within the context of teacher education accreditation.
Student Teacher; Professional Accreditation; Practice Teaching System; Narrative Inquiry; Teaching Practicum; Chinese Case.
Optimization of Jiangxi Merchant Culture Empowering Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance Based on System Dynamics and Brand Value Evaluation
In the context of the rural revitalization strategy, intangible cultural heritage inheritance and industrialization are the key paths to activate the endogenous power of rural areas, and the spiritual connotation of Ganshang culture provides a unique cultural empowerment dimension for intangible cultural heritage to empower rural revitalization. In this paper, focusing on the three core problems of inheritance fault, weak brand competitiveness and unbalanced industrial driving effect, this paper constructs the inheritor system dynamics model, the multi-level fuzzy evaluation model of brand competitiveness and the spatial correlation model of industrial driving effect. Through model simulation and empirical analysis, the dynamic evolution mechanism of Ganxi merchant culture into the intangible cultural heritage industry chain is revealed, the key influencing factors of brand competitiveness are quantitatively evaluated, and the characteristics of industrial spatial correlation network are identified. The results show that there is polyhomeostasis in the inheritor system, and it is necessary to break through the low-level equilibrium through the incentive mechanism. brand competitiveness is mainly affected by cultural story dissemination and product innovation; The industry-driven effect presents a core-edge structure, and a linkage development mechanism needs to be built. This study provides quantitative decision-making support for the empowerment of Ganzhou merchant culture and intangible cultural heritage, and provides a scientific basis for the optimization of rural revitalization paths.
Ganshang culture; Intangible cultural heritage; Rural revitalization; System dynamics; Brand value assessment.
Bayesian Inversion-Driven Fairness Optimization for Dance Competitions
In order to solve the problems of complete lack of fan voting data and opaque interaction mechanism between judges and audiences in the program "Dancing with the Stars", this paper proposes a three-step algorithm framework. In the first step, a reverse fan inference model based on Bayesian sequential update and Monte Carlo constraint sampling is constructed, and the posterior distribution of fan votes is inverted by using the weekly judge scores and elimination results, and the reproduction accuracy of the model for historical elimination reaches 99.68%, and the estimation uncertainty is quantified. In the second step, a fan-judge composite ranking model is established, Spearman's correlation coefficient and rescue rate index are introduced, and the ranking system and the percentage system are compared, and it is found that the influence of fans and judges under the ranking system is balanced (correlation coefficient 0.88 vs 0.86), while the influence of fans is diluted under the percentage system (0.12), and the judge's life-saving mechanism is more effective in the ranking system. The third step is to propose a multi-dimensional influence model of rule stage perception, and to quantify the contribution of age, industry background, and professional dance partners to judges' scores and fan votes through Ling regression, and define the preference difference Δβ to reveal that the judges are biased towards technology (professional dance partner coefficient is up to 0.81), and fans are biased towards identity (industry background coefficient is up to 0.48), and the differences intensify with the evolution of the competition system. The algorithm framework in this paper provides quantitative decision support for program production.
Bayesian sequential update; Reverse inference; constraint sampling; Ridge returns; Compound ranking.
Multimodal Discourse Analysis of Nobody Based on Subtitle Corpus
The animated film Nobody constructs a unique workplace metaphor in the world of Chinese monsters from a distinctive perspective. Through the survival dilemmas and spiritual struggles of Chinese monsters, it reflects the growth predicaments of ordinary people in reality. From a cross-cultural perspective, the study of film subtitle should focus on how to enhance the cross-cultural adaptability of Chinese films and traditional culture while preserving the original cultural connotations of the film. This paper explores the application of multimodal discourse in the English subtitle of Nobody from four dimensions: culture, context, content and expression. It aims to provide insights for the application of multimodal discourse analysis in cross-cultural communication and references for subtitle translation of domestic films, so as to promote the creation of local culture and the understanding and integration of diverse cultures.
An Empirical Study on the Relationships among Foreign Language Learning Anxiety, Learning Motivation, and Classroom Participation among College Students
With the continuous deepening of globalization, foreign language proficiency has emerged as one of the key indicators for assessing an individual's comprehensive competence and international competitiveness. As a core foreign language course, English directly influences college students' future career competitiveness, while foreign language anxiety constitutes a crucial factor affecting language learning outcomes. To explore the relationships among college students' classroom participation, foreign language learning anxiety, and learning motivation, this study sampled 303 students from Guilin University of Technology and proposed two research objectives: first, to examine the overall levels and characteristics of foreign language anxiety, learning motivation, and classroom participation; second, to analyze the interrelationships among these three variables. The study employed the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS), a learning motivation scale, and a classroom participation scale for measurement, and conducted data analysis using SPSS 26.0. The findings reveal that foreign language anxiety is significantly negatively correlated with both learning motivation and classroom participation, indicating that increased levels of foreign language anxiety suppress students' learning motivation and reduce classroom participation. A significant positive correlation exists between learning motivation and classroom participation, indicating that stronger learning motivation is associated with higher levels of classroom participation. Mediation analysis further reveals that foreign language anxiety plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between learning motivation and classroom participation, suggesting that learning motivation not only directly enhances classroom participation but also indirectly improves it by reducing students' levels of foreign language anxiety. Nevertheless, the practical application of these findings warrants further investigation. Future research may expand the sample to include diverse regions and cultural backgrounds and employ longitudinal or experimental designs to further explore the dynamic effects of various forms of social support and psychological variables on the development of foreign language competence.
Medial Characteristics and Regional Experience: An Artistic Study of the Development of the Watercolor Language in Inner Mongolia
The emergence of Inner Mongolian watercolor painting is not merely a simple combination of grassland themes and watercolor techniques, but rather a regional visual language that has gradually evolved under the combined influence of multiple factors, including the ecological environment of the northern frontier, multi-ethnic cultural experiences, the academic education system, and regional exhibition mechanisms. From an art-theoretical perspective, this paper places the characteristics of the medium and regional experience within a unified analytical framework, examining how the transparency, fluidity, chance, and paper-based nature of watercolor acquire specific modes of expression within Inner Mongolia’s spatial perception, social structure, and cultural memory. The author argues that the regional character of Inner Mongolian watercolor painting should not be confined to the repetitive depiction of external thematic symbols such as grasslands, herders, and horses, but should primarily manifest in the processes of spatial organization, color layering, the rhythm of light and shadow, and the formation of viewing practices. Inner Mongolia’s composite ecological landscape—comprising forests, meadows, typical grasslands, desert grasslands, and sandy terrain vegetation—provides a visually rich and layered field for the watercolor medium. At the same time, the educational systems and creative platforms long established at institutions such as Inner Mongolia Normal University and the Inner Mongolia Academy of Arts have enabled individual experiences to gradually crystallize into a linguistic structure with distinct regional identity. Currently, although Inner Mongolian watercolor painting has developed a relatively distinct regional character, issues such as the over-representation of specific subjects, a tendency toward safe and conventional language, and a relatively conservative understanding of the medium still persist. Its future development should shift from depicting the region to organizing regional experiences, and from the reproduction of landscapes to the generation of spiritual structures, thereby further enhancing its theoretical interpretive power and linguistic self-awareness within the context of Chinese contemporary art.
Research on the Talent Training Model for Master's Degree in Civil and Hydraulic Engineering under the Background of Intelligent Construction
With the rapid advancement of technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud computing, intelligent construction has become a pivotal direction for the transformation and upgrading of the civil and hydraulic engineering industry. This paradigm shift transcends mere technological adoption, representing a fundamental restructuring of project lifecycle management, from conceptual design and precise planning to efficient execution, sustainable operation, and intelligent maintenance. Consequently, this transformation poses multifaceted and profound new demands for industry professionals, necessitating a corresponding evolution in higher education, particularly at the postgraduate level where specialized expertise is honed. This paper aims to explore the reform and innovation of the cultivation model for Civil and Hydraulic Engineering Professional Master's students under the backdrop of intelligent construction. It begins by conducting a systematic analysis of the evolving talent demands of the industry, identifying key competency gaps. Subsequently, by synthesizing relevant domestic and international research findings, pedagogical theories, and pioneering practical experiences from engineering education, a comprehensive framework of targeted teaching reform measures is proposed. This framework encompasses curriculum redesign, pedagogical innovation, practical training enhancement, and mentorship restructuring. The ultimate goal is to cultivate a new generation of high-level, interdisciplinary specialists who possess not only solid theoretical foundations in their core discipline but also outstanding practical capabilities in applying intelligent technologies, coupled with a robust innovative spirit and adaptive problem-solving skills. Such a cultivated talent pool is deemed essential for providing robust and sustainable intellectual support for the ongoing and future development of the intelligent construction field.
Language Socialization through Collaborative Reasoning in Peer Group Discussions
Language socialization has been widely used to examine how learners acquire communicative practices through participation in interaction. However, relatively little research has explored how Chinese EFL learners develop argumentative reasoning in peer discussion from a language socialization perspective. Drawing on Freeman’s argument model (2011), this study employs discourse analysis to investigate the development of reasoning structures in collaborative discussions, with a focus on self-evidence, rebuttal, and counter-rebuttal. The results reveal several developmental patterns. First, students gradually developed preemptive rebuttal, indicating an emerging awareness of potential counterarguments. Second, participants increasingly showed a preference for rebutting the premise or conclusion itself rather than the reasoning process. Third, while fallacious rebuttals appeared during the developing stage, they disappeared in the later stage as collaborative reasoning became more stable. Finally, re-counter-rebuttals emerged in the mature stage, reflecting more sustained argumentative interaction. These findings highlight the dynamic development of argumentative structures in collaborative reasoning and contribute to a better understanding of how peer discussion facilitates the socialization of reasoning practices among EFL learners.
The Relationship Between Learning Motivation and Performance Ability Among Folk Dance Major Students in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province: The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy
In the context of the transformation and modernization of ethnic folk dance education, improving students’ performance ability has become a central concern in higher education. While learning motivation is widely acknowledged as a key psychological driver in arts education, existing studies have largely examined motivation, self-efficacy, and performance outcomes in isolation. Consequently, insufficient theoretical attention has been given to the internal psychological mechanisms through which learning motivation translates into performance ability among students majoring in folk dance. To address this theoretical gap, this study develops a theoretical framework integrating Self-Determination Theory, Social Cognitive Theory, and Expectancy–Value Theory. Within this framework, learning motivation is positioned as the independent variable, self-efficacy as the mediating mechanism, and performance ability as the outcome variable. Drawing on the core assumptions of these theories, the model proposes that autonomous motivation enhances students’ perceived competence and agency, which in turn strengthens performance quality and artistic expression. By embedding key variables within complementary motivational and cognitive perspectives, the proposed model offers a logically coherent explanation of how internal psychological processes facilitate performance development in folk dance education. The theoretical contributions of this study are threefold. First, it extends the application of Self-Determination Theory to the domain of performance ability in arts education. Second, it integrates Social Cognitive Theory and Expectancy–Value Theory to construct a multi-theoretical explanatory framework, moving beyond single-theory approaches. Third, it addresses a contextual gap by focusing specifically on ethnic folk dance majors, thereby enriching the theoretical understanding of motivation and performance mechanisms within culturally embedded artistic disciplines.
Line Rendering and Iconic Reconstruction in the Realistic Formation of Contemporary Ink Figure Painting
While inheriting the spirit of traditional brushwork, contemporary ink figure painting continuously incorporates Western concepts of realistic modeling, forming a unique visual language system. This paper adopts a formal analysis approach, focusing on line expression as a core element to explore its functional evolution and aesthetic transformation within realistic modeling, and further analyzes how lines participate in the process of reconstructing the imagery of the painting. The study argues that the line in contemporary ink figure painting has evolved from the traditional “bone-like brushwork” into a multifaceted expressive system that combines figurative functions with independent aesthetic value, forming a unique “realistic imagery” in terms of character modeling, spatial structure, and emotional expression. The organic integration of the calligraphic, expressive, and modeling qualities of the line ensures both the objective authenticity of the figure and preserves the independent character of the ink-wash language, ultimately achieving an aesthetic realm “between likeness and abstraction.”
Innovative Exploration of Teaching Paths for the Overseas Dissemination of Chinese Culinary Culture Empowered by AR Technology
Under the national strategy of actively promoting the "Going Global" initiative in vocational education, the international dissemination of Chinese culinary culture still faces problems such as language barriers, cultural differences and limitations in hands-on teaching. Viewing it from the aspect of technology-enhanced teaching, this paper aims to investigate a novel way of combining AR technology and a bilingual corpus for foreign language learning. It constructs a teaching mode of "structured content with immersive experience", making the previously abstract culinary skills and cultural knowledge transform into interactive perceptual learning materials. In practice, this model has helped promote cross-cultural Understanding and Skills Acquisition effectively, providing a new Path for The International Communication Of Vocational Education. It helps promote the dissemination and recognition of Chinese culinary culture in foreign Teaching.
Research on Transformation Strategies for English Underachievers in County High Schools Based on Core Competencies
This study addresses the challenge of transforming struggling high school English students in county areas. With the core literacy as the theoretical framework, the study reconstructs the transformation goals and paths. The research proposes that in terms of teaching objectives, it shifts from filling knowledge gaps to developing literacy skills; in teaching implementation, by creating real contexts, implementing differentiated instruction, and developing county-specific courses, language skills, thinking quality, and cultural awareness are simultaneously enhanced; in the support system, a psychological support based on positive psychology, collaboration between home, school, and society, and a professional teacher team are constructed. The three elements form an organic whole, aiming to transform the assistance for struggling students from scattered to systematic education, providing a practical path for improving the English teaching quality in county high schools.
International Students’ Sense of School Belonging and Mental Health Through the Lens of Cross Cultural Adaptation: An Analysis Based on High School Stage Population (15-18 Year Old)
As economic globalization intensifies and international education expands, an increasing number of international students are enrolling in high schools. During the critical period of adolescence and the process of adapting to cultural changes, their mental health status is increasingly attracting people's attention. Therefore, this article analyzes the relationship between high school international students' sense of belonging to school and their mental health based on cross-cultural adaptation theory. Research has found that cross-cultural adaptation constitutes a fundamental variable in students' school life, directly affecting the establishment of their sense of belonging to the school; The sense of belonging to school plays an important mediating and moderating role between cross-cultural adaptation and mental health; The mental health status is the comprehensive result of the interaction between cross-cultural adaptation and school belonging. Accordingly, this study puts forward targeted intervention strategies at four interrelated levels—school, teacher, peer, and family-societal—to offer both theoretical insight and practical direction for fostering the mental health development of international high school students.
Exploration of Energy Structure Adjustment and International Cooperation Path under Long term Carbon Emission Trends
For a long time, the increase in carbon emissions caused by global climate change has posed great risks to the world's economic and social development. This article will discuss the general trend and possible paths of the world's energy transition under the long-term trend of carbon emissions, as well as the current international cooperation situation, methods, and further directions for promotion. This article first reviews the relationship between global carbon emissions trends and energy consumption, emphasizing the huge gap between the current use of fossil fuels and climate vision. Based on this, it explores how to achieve the goal of optimizing energy structure from the perspectives of technology, government management, and economy: developing clean energy; Clean and efficient utilization of fossil fuels; Building a flexible and reliable power grid system; Promote the substitution of electricity. At the same time, the existing Paris Agreement and global commitment actions, regional alliances, cross-border connectivity projects, carbon trading markets, and sustainable financing were introduced. Fourthly, suggestions have been put forward from the perspective of strengthening international exchanges, such as establishing a technology sharing platform, unifying carbon prices and trade policies, supporting developing countries, and establishing energy security cooperation mechanisms, in order to achieve global energy development fairness, stability, and low-carbon goals while addressing climate change.
Innovative Packaging Forms and Materials for Heilongjiang Carving Crafts Under the Longjiang Revitalization Strategy
Heilongjiang carving crafts embody both artistic and cultural value and represent a cultural treasure of Longjiang. However, their modern dissemination is significantly constrained by packaging. Under the Longjiang revitalization strategy, innovating the packaging of Heilongjiang carving crafts is an important measure to serve revitalization goals, activate industrial potential, enhance market competitiveness, deepen cultural transmission, and promote sustainable development. At present, packaging for Heilongjiang carving crafts faces problems such as homogeneous forms, material choices that deviate from ecological principles, and insufficient user experience. Accordingly, innovation should be advanced across multiple dimensions, including conceptual innovation in form design, optimization of structural functions, integration of digital technologies, and modern application of traditional materials.
Research on Self-adjustment Methods of Graduate Students Under Dual Pressure of Academics and Employment
Helping graduate students alleviate the dual pressures of academics and employment, build psychological resilience, and enhance comprehensive adaptability is an issue that cannot be ignored in current high-level talent cultivation. This article combines the "Blue Book of Mental Health: Report on the Development of National Mental Health in China (2023-2024)" (Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2025), the 2024 Global Graduate Workplace Survey by Nature, and relevant empirical research results from Nature Biotechnology to deeply analyze the core logic of graduate student stress and to sort out and build a multidimensional self-adjustment path. According to relevant research data, the detection rate of depression risk among graduate students in China is about 28–30%, while the risk of anxiety is in the range of 40–43%. This proportion is significantly higher than the detection rate of depression risk among ordinary adults, which is 16.8%. These pressures mainly stem from four aspects: the rigid requirements for academic output, uncertainty in the job market, insufficient economic support, and the imbalance between work and research. Based on this, this article summarizes and provides practical adjustment methods from four dimensions: cognitive reconstruction, behavioral regulation, social support building, and physical-mental collaborative maintenance. These methods not only provide practical guidance for graduate students to overcome stress and achieve the coordinated development of academic and career pursuits, but also provide useful references for universities to improve their mental health education system.
Study on the Relationship Between Peer Support and Aesthetic Ability Among University Students in Hebei Province: The Mediating Role of Self-efficacy
This study is grounded in the holistic education framework of higher education and focuses on the social and psychological mechanisms underlying the development of university students’ aesthetic ability. It aims to examine the relationships among peer support, self-efficacy, and aesthetic ability, as well as the pathways through which these variables interact. In current practice, aesthetic education in higher education institutions tends to emphasize curricular offerings and extracurricular activities, while insufficient attention has been paid to the roles of peer interaction and psychological factors in the formation of aesthetic ability. Consequently, the underlying mechanisms warrant further empirical investigation. Addressing this gap, the present study takes university students from higher education institutions in Hebei Province as its research sample and proposes three research objectives: to examine the overall levels and characteristics of peer support, self-efficacy, and aesthetic ability; to analyze the interrelationships among these three variables; and to test the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between peer support and aesthetic ability. A quantitative research design was adopted, employing questionnaire surveys and statistical analyses. Stratified random sampling was used to select undergraduate students from different types of universities across Hebei Province. The research instruments included contextually adapted scales measuring peer support, self-efficacy, and aesthetic ability. Specifically, aesthetic ability was conceptualized in terms of aesthetic perception, aesthetic appreciation, and aesthetic creativity, while peer support was operationalized through four dimensions: emotional support, behavioral modeling, informational support and advice, and companionship and supervision. Following data collection, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, regression analysis, and Bootstrap mediation tests were conducted. The results indicate that university students in Hebei Province demonstrate moderately high levels of peer support, self-efficacy, and aesthetic ability. Significant positive correlations were found among all three variables, and self-efficacy was shown to play a significant partial mediating role in the relationship between peer support and aesthetic ability. These findings reveal the internal psychological pathways through which peer support influences aesthetic ability and provide empirical evidence for optimizing peer support environments and enhancing aesthetic education practices in higher education. Future research may extend the sample to different regions and cultural contexts and employ longitudinal or experimental designs to further explore the dynamic effects of multiple forms of social support and psychological variables on the development of aesthetic ability.
Exploration of the Value and Practical Path of Pop Music in Contemporary Music Education
In the current era of multicultural integration, popular music has injected fresh vitality into traditional Music education with its advantages of being close to life and having strong infectiousness. Based on the policy orientation of the "Compulsory Education Music Curriculum Standards (2022 Edition)" and combined with the research data of the Music education Professional Committee of the Chinese Education Society in 2023 (covering 1,730 middle school students in 12 provinces and cities across the country), this paper explores its core values in activating learning interests, cultivating diverse artistic literacy, and inheriting cultural genes, and analyzes the current problems of insufficient teaching staff and imbalanced content screening in teaching. Based on literature research and case analysis, feasible practical paths are proposed from the dimensions of curriculum optimization, teaching method innovation, and faculty development to help the deep integration of the two and practice the aesthetic education purpose of "educating people through aesthetics". The experiment conducted by Chaoyang District Teaching and Research Center in Beijing shows that scientific integration can raise students' classroom participation rate by more than 40 percentage points, providing solid reference for Music education reform.
Research on the Teaching Status and Semantic Transparency of Cultural Vocabulary in International Chinese Education
International Chinese education is entering a transitional stage of deep integration of language and culture. Cultural vocabulary is the core carrier of Chinese cultural connotations and national values, and its teaching quality is directly related to the overall effectiveness of international Chinese teaching, as well as profoundly affecting the actual effectiveness of cross-cultural communication of Chinese culture. This article adopts the literature research method and data analysis method to comprehensively analyze the empirical research results of Yang Lijiao's research group at the School of Chinese Culture, Beijing Normal University. In combination with the 2024 global Chinese education development data of the China National Center for Language Education and Cooperation of the Ministry of Education, it systematically sorts out the teaching status of cultural vocabulary, focuses on analyzing the specific impact and prominent problems of semantic transparency on cultural vocabulary teaching, and then proposes targeted optimization strategies. Research has found that current cultural vocabulary teaching has problems such as outdated textbook content, lack of cultural literacy among teachers, and rigid teaching methods. Differences in semantic transparency have a significant impact on learners' acquisition effectiveness; the acquisition accuracy of high-transparency cultural vocabulary is 31.2 percentage points higher than that of low-transparency ones. This study can provide practical reference for the standardized development of cultural vocabulary teaching in international Chinese education, and assist in the efficient dissemination of Chinese culture overseas.
Research on BL Culture in Media Representation and the Evolution of Contemporary Youth Gender Concepts
The rapid iteration of digital media has pushed BL (Boys' Love) culture out of the niche subculture circle, relying on various media such as online novels, film and television secondary creation, and short videos to widely spread, which has had a profound impact on the construction of contemporary youth gender cognition and the shaping of values. This article uses literature research and data analysis methods to integrate authoritative research data and real communication cases, explore the forms and communication characteristics of BL culture in media representation, analyze its dual effects on youth gender equality awareness, stereotype breakthrough, and identity cognition, clarify the inherent relationship between BL cultural communication and the transformation of youth gender concepts, and propose scientific guidance strategies. Research has found that BL culture disseminated via media helps young people dismantle traditional gender stereotypes and cultivate diverse and inclusive concepts, but there is also a potential risk of gender cognitive misguidance; The positive diversification and inclusiveness of contemporary youth's gender concepts are closely related to the media dissemination orientation and content presentation quality of BL culture.
The Level of Implementation of Online Education of Chinese Painting in Terms of Resources Investment in Junior High Schools
This study focuses on the level of implementation of online Chinese painting education in terms of resources investment in junior high schools. Adopting a quantitative method, the research targets Chinese painting teachers and school administrators from five junior high schools in Jinan’s High-tech Zone, with a total of 130 respondents. Data were collected via an online questionnaire using a 4-point Likert scale, and analyzed through weighted mean calculations to assess implementation levels. The findings reveal that the overall implementation of online Chinese painting education is at a moderately implemented level (overall mean = 3.22). Among the key indicators, “abundant financial support from government or social organizations” (mean = 3.38), “specialized online Chinese painting teaching effect evaluation system” (mean = 3.35), and “online platforms for displaying and exchanging Chinese painting works” (mean = 3.27) are fully implemented, providing a solid foundation for online teaching. In contrast, “special online Chinese painting classrooms for teachers’ Chinese painting teaching” (mean = 2.92) is the lowest-rated indicator, indicating moderate implementation and room for improvement in dedicated teaching spaces and equipment. Based on the results, the study recommends maintaining current resource investment, strengthening teacher professional development, optimizing course design, and establishing regular monitoring mechanisms. These strategies aim to enhance the quality and sustainability of online Chinese painting education, facilitating the integration of traditional cultural heritage with digital technology in junior high school settings.
On the Problem of Technological Alienation in the Digital Age
As we step into the digital age, technology has deeply penetrated into human production and life, enveloping people in a state of digital existence. In this process, the dissolution of individual subjectivity, the profit-driven logic of capital, and the duality of technology have given rise to the negative effects and alienation of technology. Consequently, human society has become overly dependent on technology and trapped in the dilemmas of digital survival. To address the problem of technological alienation, the key lies in carefully examining its various manifestations in the digital era. Practical approaches include cultivating a sense of autonomy and reconstructing critical thinking; transcending capital logic and improving social institutions; strengthening reflection on technology and promoting tech for good. In this way, technology can truly serve the fundamental goal of human emancipation and the free and all-round development of individuals.