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Exploring the Multifaceted Role of Educational Leadership: Human Development, Societal Transformation, and Interdisciplinary Approaches

edited by Vilma Žydžiūnaitė, Rasa Nedzinskaitė-Mačiūnienė and Antonios Kafa

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1984 | Submission Open

Keywords: contextual factors of teacher/administration leadership in education; educational leadership; intellectual leadership; leadership context; leadership styles; principles and types; school administration leadership; school leadership; school support; teacher leadership; qualitative leadership research; quantitative leadership research; mixed leadership research; action research in educational leadership; evaluation-based leadership research

Artificial Intelligence in Participatory Environments: Technologies, Ethics, and Literacy Aspects

edited by

Theodora Saridou

and

Charalampos Dimoulas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13246 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; (AI) ethics; media industry; education; digital literacy; (algorithmic) journalism; participatory/citizen’ s journalism; machine/deep learning; datasets (crowdsourcing; annotation; utilization)

Climate Change: Challenges, Opportunities, and Perspectives

edited by Harland Prechel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 523 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; climate denialism; ecological crises; inequality; sustainability; politics

Gender and Class: Exploring the Intersections of Power and Inequality

edited by Tamsin Bradley

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4202 | Submission Open

Keywords: social norms; power; gender; intersectionality; violence

Employment Relations in the Era of Industry 4.0

edited by Theodore Koutroukis and Elenica Sofianova

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 1444 | Submission Open

Keywords: employment relations; industry 4.0.; digital workplace; partnership; employee voice; individualism; COVID-19; human resource management; trade unions

Public Health, Well-Being and Environmental Justice

edited by Stephanie Hartwell

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 731 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment; context; social inequities; human disasters; life course; urban; disenfranchised; toxins; trauma

Tourism, Urban Culture and Local Development

edited by David Gladstone

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6182 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism; culture; local economic development; regional development; social policy

Revitalizing Workplaces: The Intersection of Public Health and Sustainable Wellbeing in Organizations

edited by

Sílvia Lopes

Alejandro Vega-Muñoz

and Vânia Sofia Carvalho

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9000 | Submission Open

Keywords: organizational dynamics; health and well-being; organizational structures; public health; sustainable organizations; sustainability practices; sustainable wellbeing; technology in the workplace; work environments; workplace revitalization

International Migration and the Adaptation Process

edited by Michael Aguilera

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2910 | Submission Open

Keywords: international migration; adaptation processes; mobility; labor market; social networks

Borders, (Im)mobility and the Everyday

edited by

Raffaela Puggioni

, Sweta Sen and Christine Moliner

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 2036 | Submission Open

Keywords: borders; (im)mobility; migration; refugees; activism; creativity; subjectivity; mobile subjects

Algorithm Awareness: Opportunities, Challenges and Impacts on Society

edited by

Cristiano Felaco

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open

Keywords: algorithm awareness; algorithmic literacy; algorithms; artificial intelligence; agency; digital divide; user– algorithm interaction method

Queer Care: Addressing LGBTQ+ Needs in Healthcare and Social Services

edited by Katherine Fobear

submission deadline 1 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender-affirming care; queer; social services; public health; social work; LGBTQ+ healthcare; practitioners

School-to-Work Transitions: Developmental and Mental Health Outcomes

edited by

Anna Parola

submission deadline 2 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5829 | Submission Open

Keywords: school-to-work transition; unemployment; NEET; career transitions; mental health; psychological distress

Youth Justice: Social Policy, Social Work and Practice

edited by

Stephen Case

, Kathy Hampson and

Sean Creaney

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15334 | Submission Open

Keywords: youth justice; children; justice; child first; social justice; intervention; reform; reimagining; social work; policy

The Intersections of Social and Educational Policies Impacting Adolescent Mental Health

edited by Kee Jeong Kim

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: young individuals; well-being; social and educational policies; adolescent mental health

Holistic Approaches: The Inter-Effect Between Social Ecology and Social Work for Vulnerable Groups

edited by

Helena Belchior Rocha

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: social ecology; social work; vulnerable groups; community interventions; social protection; interdisciplinary studies environmental factors

Exploring Disability in the Digital Realm

edited by Beth Haller and

Jeff Preston

submission deadline 1 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6179 | Submission Open

Keywords: disability; digital access; social media; inclusion/exclusion; digital art; virtual reality; social networking; intersectionality; universal design; online gaming; digital divide; remote work; online representation; mobile communication; digital literacy; telehealth; memes; audio description; assistive technology; digital life hacks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Disabled People/People with Disabilities (Non-Medical Coverage))

Home and Second Home: A Case of Eastern-European Diaspora

edited by

Inta Mieriņa

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: Central and Eastern Europe; migration; well-being and life satisfaction; identity and belonging; transnationalism; liquid migration; diaspora; migrant children; anchoring; homeing; embeddedness

Systems and Structures of Racism and Oppression, Health and Potential Solutions

edited by Lori S. Hoggard, LaBarron Hill and Tamara Taggart

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: racism; oppression; racial/ethnic minorities; health inequities; physical health; mental health; mechanisms; interventions; advocacy

The Well-Being of Socially Vulnerable Groups in the Unsteadiness During Social Movements

edited by Alexis Cloquell-Lozano and

Carlos Novella-García

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: vulnerability; policies; wellbeing; unstable context; social inequality; social inclusion

Embodiment and Engagement of Tourism with Social Sustainability

edited by

Rocío Blanco-Gregory

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism; social sustainability; community participation; cultural diversity; ethical tourism; governance; inclusion; local empowerment; sustainable development; carrying capacity

The Impact of Research Driven, Led, Instigated, or Facilitated by Organizations and Networks Established by and for People Who Use Drugs: From Regional to International Scales

edited by Christopher B. R. Smith

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: harm reduction; critical drug studies; research capacity by and for; peer-based; user-driven; people who use drugs

The Spatial Perspective of Sport Sociology

edited by Joshua D. Vadeboncoeur

submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport sociology; spatiality; space; social geography; urban development; mega-events; social inequality; identity formation

Methods for Better Understanding: Envisioning Human Frailty from the Past to the Future

edited by

Francisca Alves Cardoso

, Nicholas Márquez-Grant,

Cláudia Gomes

and Alexandra Patrícia Lopes Esteves

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: human frailty; human remains; material culture; biology; culture; society

Building Healthy Communities

edited by

Carl Milofsky

and Brian Holland

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthy communities; community organizations; communitarianism; social capital; values and community

Social Work and Disability: The Current Situation and Future Scenarios

edited by Elisabeth Olin and Magnus Tideman

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 519 | Submission Open

Keywords: disability; social work; everyday life; social relations; participation; empowerment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Disabled People/People with Disabilities (Non-Medical Coverage))

Reshaping Social Reality: Digital Societies and the Data-Based Approach

edited by

Felice Addeo

and

Gabriella Punziano

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital society; innovative approaches in social research methods; digital social research; data-based approach; algorithmic governance; social inequalities; digital inequalities; ethics in digital research; digital addictions

Challenges for Social Inclusion of Older Adults in Liquid Modernity

edited by

Teresa Amezcua-Aguilar

Antonia Rodríguez Martínez

and Javier Cortés Moreno

submission deadline 1 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: aging and well-being; social inclusion; social participation; intergenerational relationships; digitalization and aging; active citizenship; isolation and loneliness; public policy for aging; assistive technology; community integration

Inside-Out: Critical Design Thinking for Transformative Social Innovation

edited by Megan Strickfaden, Naureen Mumtaz and Joyce Thomas

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 835 | Submission Open

Keywords: equity-centred design; design for disability; design for health; design futures and foresights; design justice; design methodologies and processes; design pedagogy; generative design; inclusive futures; inter-; multi-; and transdisciplinary collaborations; learning and unlearning; participatory and co-created design research; systems design thinking; sustainable futures

Education and Interdisciplinary Collaboration for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Mirjam Braßler

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: interdisciplinary collaboration; sustainable development; education for sustainable development; systems thinking; interdisciplinary research; curriculum design; interdisciplinary competence; collaborative problem-solving; innovative methodologies; institutional support

Migrants, Refugees and Labor Markets: International Perspectives on Inclusion and Exclusion in the New Millennium

edited by Ana-María González Wahl and Steven E. Gunkel

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: migrants; refugees; labor markets; work and occupations; immigration law and policy; COVID-19

Communication Strategies for Building Global Food Networks

edited by

Sarah Cardey

and Alla Kravchenko

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: global food systems; communication; food security; sustainable development; multidisciplinary research

Trajectory of Growth: Cognition, Learning, Playing and Child Development

edited by Yi Huang Shih,

Chungchin Wu

and

Liza Lee

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 520 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognition; learning; playing; child development

Social Inclusion and Well-Being, How Contemporary Societies Have Transformed

edited by Gennaro Iorio, Serena Quarta and Vincenzo Auriemma

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2135 | Submission Open

Keywords: well-being; social inclusion; power; emotion

Interdisciplinary Social Research in Economics, Environment, Education, and Philosophy

edited by

Florin Lobont

and

Vasile Hațegan

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6945 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational sciences and philosophy; environmental challenges sustainability (policies; society; markets); environmental ethics and philosophy; political cultures; sustainable markets; social sciences; top-down bottom-up social responsibility

The Impact of Criminal Justice Involvement on the Health and Wellness of Individuals and Families

edited by

Qianwei Zhao

and Ivan Y. Sun

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2600 | Submission Open

Keywords: criminal justice involvement; individuals and families; health; wellness; intervention; policy

Digital Learning, Ethics and Pedagogies

edited by Jeremy Schulz, Katia Moles and Laura Robinson

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: learning; pedagogy; digital; online; education; ethics; AI; user-generated content

Social Environmental Factors of anti/Prosocial Behaviour Development: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges

edited by

Vanessa Azevedo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: social environmental factors; risk factors; protective factors; antisocial behavior development; prosocial behavior development; lifespan perspective; family; peers; intimate partners; community

The Impact of Algorithms on Public Opinion: Disinformation, Social Media Use and Generative Artificial Intelligence

edited by

David García-Marín

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; algorithms; disinformation; public opinion; social media; generative artificial intelligence; polarization

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