Journal of Research in Social Science and Humanities

Social Awareness and Relationship Management as Correlates of Academics’ Career Performance in Colleges of Education in Benue State, Nigeria

2026-01-15T10:18:19+00:00

Purpose: The study examined social awareness and relationship management as factors related to academics’ career performance in colleges of education in Zone C, Benue State. Design: The study adopted a correlational research design. Instruments: Three instruments were developed by the researcher and validated by three experts in the Faculty of Education, Reverend Father Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi: The Academic Staff Social Awareness Questionnaire (ASSAQ), the Academic Staff Relationship Management Questionnaire (ASRMQ), and the Academic Staff Career Performance Questionnaire (ASCPQ). The instruments had reliability coefficients of 0.87, 0.84, and 0.86, respectively, and were used for data collection. Sampling: A multistage sampling procedure was used to select a sample of 213 academics from a population of 1,146 staff in colleges of education across Zone C, Benue State. Method: Pearson Product-Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistics were applied to answer the research questions and test the hypotheses. Findings: The findings indicated that social awareness and relationship management have significant positive correlations with the career performance of the academic staff. It was concluded that social awareness and relationship management significantly relate to the career performance of academics in colleges of education in Zone C, Benue State. Conclusions: Professional bodies responsible for teacher education in Nigeria should liaise with National Commission for Colleges of Education and the National Universities Commission to integrate the social awareness and relationship management skills in teacher education curriculum so as to train future teachers on how to cope with the relationships at work place with students and colleagues.

Impact of Modernisation on the Socioeconomic and Living Conditions of Dongria Kondh, Chenchu, and Kondareddi PVTG

2026-01-15T10:22:23+00:00

Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) are some of the most marginalised groups in India. Pre-agricultural technology, low literacy, tiny populations, and a heavy reliance on forests typify them. This report looks closely at how modernisation—through things like building more infrastructure, making conservation rules, integrating markets, extractive industries, and government welfare programs—has affected the living conditions, economy, and culture of three PVTGs: the Dongria Kondh (Odisha), Chenchu (Telangana & Andhra Pradesh), and Kondareddi (Andhra Pradesh). The chi-square test for monthly household income distribution shows no statistically significant difference across the three tribes (χ² = 0.90, df = 4, p > .05). These findings suggest that age composition and income distribution are broadly comparable across the three PVTGs in the study sample.

Does Variation in the Pronunciation of Common French Ballet Terms Systematically Affect Adolescent Dancers’ Perceived Movement Quality and the Accuracy of Their Executed Steps?

2026-01-29T02:15:50+00:00

This pilot investigates whether systematic properties of teachers’ pronunciation of ballet terminology function as motor‑relevant cues for adolescent dancers. Framed narrowly, we ask whether the acoustic realization of a spoken ballet term immediately preceding movement, indexed by a transparent Pronunciation Feature Index (PFI) that aggregates terminal segment class, consonant-vowel balance, and final‑syllable stress, and complemented by ΔPFI (absolute deviation from a native‑French reference), biases (1) audio‑only legato–staccato perception and (2) the quality of a single standardized movement execution. Framed broadly, within routine Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) pedagogy, we ask whether the acoustic properties of terminology operate as effective motor cues that shape timing and segmentation beyond semantics and visual demonstration. Four teachers (two Mandarin‑L1, two Canadian‑English L1) produced ten high‑frequency terms. Four trained dancers (12–18 y) rated perceived staccato-legato from audios and then executed one repetition per audio. Perception showed clear between‑teacher divergence for several items (e.g., balancé, chaînes, développé), consistent with salient acoustic variation. In execution (N = 144 trials; cambré excluded), ΔPFI correlated weakly with movement quality overall (r ≈ −0.04), with a small negative trend for legato steps and near‑zero for staccato. An OLS with interaction estimated a legato slope of ≈ −0.34 per ΔPFI unit and an implied staccato slope of ≈ +0.13. These effects are small at single‑rep granularity. We conclude that pronunciation differences are perceptually meaningful and may modestly bias phrasing for legato‑anchored actions, but strong changes in execution should not be expected from terminology alone.

Research on the Construction Status, Objectives and Innovative Development Paths of the Virtual Teaching and Research Office for College English

2026-01-29T02:19:11+00:00

In July 2022, the Notice of the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education on Launching the Pilot Construction of Virtual Teaching and Research Offices explicitly stated that virtual teaching and research offices (VTOs) serve as the core carriers for the innovation of grassroots teaching organizations in the “Intelligence +” era. As a pivotal initiative for foreign language education in universities to respond to the national strategy of connotative development of higher education, the construction of VTOs for College English is not only an inherent requirement for advancing the reform of English teaching modes, but also a critical pathway to enhance the quality of foreign language education. Current academic research in this field primarily focuses on the exploration of macro-models among universities included in the pilot list of the Ministry of Education, whereas there exists a notable deficiency in studies summarizing practical experience of non-pilot universities and conducting micro-level research on content construction. Based on this observation, the present study systematically sorts out the construction patterns and development features of domestic VTOs for College English, clarifies their core construction objectives, and constructs practical and operable development paths from four dimensions: the innovation of teaching and research forms, the deepening of teaching research, the co-construction of high-quality resources, and the professional development of teachers. This study aims to provide theoretical references and practical paradigms for universities to deepen the reform of foreign language education and teaching, and to facilitate the high-quality development of higher education.

The Unequal Tolerance of Delayed Marriage for Men and Women in China

2026-01-30T08:22:08+00:00

Delayed marriage has become increasingly common in China, yet social responses to this phenomenon remain unevenly distributed between men and women. This paper examines how delayed marriage is evaluated through a gendered lens, focusing on the unequal tolerance extended to men and women who postpone marriage. Rather than treating delayed marriage as a neutral demographic outcome, the study conceptualizes it as a socially constructed category shaped by normative expectations, moral judgments, and everyday interaction. Drawing on a sociological and gender-oriented perspective, the paper analyzes how gendered life scripts, family expectations, public discourse, and informal social sanctions work together to regulate marriage timing. It argues that marriage timing functions as a key mechanism of gender regulation, granting men greater temporal flexibility while subjecting women to heightened scrutiny and moral pressure. Through the cumulative effects of labeling, media narratives, peer comparison, and familial negotiation, unequal tolerance is internalized and incorporated into individual life planning. By shifting attention from marriage behavior to social evaluation, this study contributes to understanding how gender inequality is reproduced through ordinary norms and interactions in contemporary China.