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  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
9,975 Views
13 Pages

28 June 2024

We argue for reconsidering leadership development based on open systems theory and systems design principles. A primary advantage of open systems thinking is that it encourages holistic approaches to development and avoids episodic program-based trai...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Rethinking Leadership Development: Contributions from Theory and Research)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,487 Views
7 Pages

31 October 2022

Physicians are often tasked to develop and lead collaborative, program development efforts but many have limited formal training. We designed and evaluated a professional development workshop series to provide our faculty members with a framework and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,358 Views
21 Pages

21 December 2021

A concern in Mathematics Education is the professional development of the teacher and to promote effective training programs. The literature provides principles guiding the design of such programs, which were considered for an instruction intended to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,921 Views
20 Pages

20 August 2025

Professional development (PD) is crucial for teacher growth, yet research on EFL instructors in higher education remains scarce. In Indonesia, PD research focuses more on secondary and primary school teachers, and the research that emphasises EFL tea...

(This article belongs to the Section Teacher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,453 Views
18 Pages

3 November 2021

Cities play an important role in promoting sustainable development. In the Arctic, most particularly in Russia, cities concentrate the majority of residents and economic activity. Sustainable development initiatives are often deployed through program...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,269 Views
21 Pages

26 May 2014

This paper elaborates on how policies and strategies for sustainable urban development can be understood and shows how development programs can be strategically important and flexible tools in the creation of the modern city. We examine two typical c...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,804 Views
9 Pages

Environmental Action Programs Using Positive Youth Development May Increase Civic Engagement

  • Sydney Barnason,
  • Christine Jie Li,
  • Damon M. Hall,
  • Sonja A. Wilhelm Stanis and
  • John H. Schulz

1 June 2022

Civic engagement in adults may be influenced by their participation as young people in environmental action programs. To assess this hypothesis, we conducted a case study to see if an environmental action program at the St. Louis Zoo impacted partici...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Education to Influence Pro-environmental Behavior)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,326 Views
15 Pages

24 September 2019

South Korea’s Rural Development Administration embarked on the Korean Programs on International Agriculture (KOPIA) in six developing countries for agricultural development assistance in 2009, and the programs were undertaken in 21 countries in...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,355 Views
27 Pages

Do Playful Parenting Programs Implemented at Scale Improve Caregiver Practices and Child Development?

  • Carina Omoeva,
  • Rafael Contreras Gomez,
  • Rachel Hatch,
  • Frances Aboud and ,
  • Ania Chaluda,
  • Given Hapunda,
  • Karma Choden,
  • Francis Sichimba,
  • Ksenija Krstić and
  • Jill Popp
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

16 September 2025

Background/Objectives: As an independent research group, we examined parent and child outcomes of three different parenting programs delivered at scale. The programs were implemented in Bhutan, Serbia and Zambia by different organizations. Methods: M...

(This article belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,637 Views
9 Pages

19 August 2023

This article, drawing on recent research on Language Other than English (LOTE) programs in China’s universities, examines the impact of multilingual education policy on the professional development of LOTE teachers. We argue for the mediating r...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multilingualism in Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,004 Views
31 Pages

The Impact of EU-Funded Educational Programs on the Socio-Economic Development of Romanian Students: A Multidimensional Analysis

  • Monica Claudia Grigoroiu,
  • Cristina Țurcanu,
  • Cristinel Petrișor Constantin,
  • Alina Simona Tecău and
  • Bianca Tescașiu

27 February 2025

One of the central goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is represented by inclusive and equitable education. This study investigates the impact of the educational programs funded by the European Union on the socio-economic situation o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Education and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Global Agenda for Change)
  • Review
  • Open Access
518 Views
35 Pages

1 October 2026

School-based intervention programs play an essential role in promoting students’ academic, behavioral, and social–emotional development. Achieving meaningful and equitable outcomes, however, depends on more than the availability of interv...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Promoting Social–Emotional and Academic Support in Educational Settings)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,425 Views
13 Pages

4 September 2020

Migrant families who settle in host cultures may find themselves in situations of vulnerability which hinder the exercise of their parental responsibilities. While there are many support programs targeted at these families, they are n ot always sensi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Psychosocial Risk and Protective Factors for Sustainable Development in Childhood and Adolescence)
  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,836 Views
23 Pages

Parenting Intervention Programs Supporting Social–Emotional Development in Preschool Children: A Literature Review

  • Athina Vatou,
  • Maria Evangelou-Tsitiridou,
  • Eleni Tympa,
  • Athanasios Gregoriadis and
  • Anastasia Vatou

Social–emotional development in early childhood lays the groundwork for school readiness, healthy relationships, and long-term well-being. Parents play a pivotal role in this process, shaping children’s emotional awareness, regulation, an...

(This article belongs to the Section Social Sciences)
  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,434 Views
22 Pages

Methodological Designs Applied in the Development of Computer-Based Training Programs for the Cognitive Rehabilitation in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Mild Dementia. Systematic Review

  • Angie A. Diaz Baquero,
  • Rose-Marie Dröes,
  • María V. Perea Bartolomé,
  • Eider Irazoki and ,
  • José Miguel Toribio-Guzmán,
  • Manuel A. Franco-Martín and
  • Henriëtte van der Roest
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

16 March 2021

In recent years, different computer-based cognitive training (CT) programs for people with dementia (PwD) have been developed following a psychosocial approach. Aim: This systematic review aims to identify the methodological designs applied in the de...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Psychosocial Approaches Using Technology in Older People with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,858 Views
20 Pages

4 January 2023

Higher education is crucial to sustainable development. The construction of a “double first-class” university (the 42 top universities in China) is an important initiative to improve the quality of higher education and promote its sustain...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
  • Article
  • Open Access
755 Views
29 Pages

The study examines the role of Human Capital Development Programs in helping employees cope with Work–Family Conflict and maintain performance and wellbeing in the context of Lebanon’s long poly-crisis post COVID-19. In a climate of econo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue International Human Resource Management: Challenges, Opportunities, and Further Advancements)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,909 Views
18 Pages

22 November 2023

A school profile of talent development including model classes has been implemented at BG/BRG Keimgasse. This paper evaluates the impact of the actions taken by the school and compares the effects of both the model classes and the regular classes, wi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Identifying and Supporting Giftedness and Talent in Schools)
  • Article
  • Open Access
70 Citations
2,453 Views
9 Pages

Exercise in Clinical Cancer Care: A Call to Action and Program Development Description

  • D. Santa Mina,
  • S.M.H. Alibhai,
  • A.G. Matthew,
  • C.L. Guglietti and ,
  • J. Steele,
  • J. Trachtenberg and
  • P.G. Ritvo
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

1 June 2012

A large and convincing body of evidence demonstrates the benefits of exercise for cancer survivors during and after treatment. Based on that literature, more cancer survivors should be offered exercise support and programming. Unfortunately, exercise...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
13,930 Views
15 Pages

Deficiencies in Project Governance: An Analysis of Infrastructure Development Program

  • Asadullah Khan,
  • Muhammad Waris,
  • Ishak Ismail,
  • Mirza Rizwan Sajid and ,
  • Mehfooz Ullah and
  • Faisal Usman
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

11 January 2019

The governance of public sector infrastructure projects became an important topic of interest in the project, program, and portfolio management literature during the last decade. Today, it is becoming a central focus for policymakers seeking to ensur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
8,703 Views
23 Pages

Awakenings: An Authentic Leadership Development Program to Break the Glass Ceiling

  • Miryam Martínez-Martínez,
  • Manuel M. Molina-López,
  • Ruth Mateos de Cabo,
  • Patricia Gabaldón and ,
  • Susana González-Pérez and
  • Gregorio Izquierdo
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

5 July 2021

Companies are vital agents in achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. One key role that businesses can play in achieving the 5th Sustainable Development Goal on gender equality is implementing training programs for their women ex...

(This article belongs to the Collection Social Sustainability in Business from a Gender Perspective)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,157 Views
17 Pages

The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in Korea is rapidly increasing. Women with inflammatory bowel disease have a higher risk of adverse birth outcomes than healthy women, and the magnitude of this risk is related to the severity of the disea...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Women's Health throughout Life Stages)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,796 Views
30 Pages

8 July 2026

Large language models (LLMs) are changing how students approach problem solving, code interpretation, and software development. Successful task completion with AI assistance, however, does not necessarily indicate conceptual understanding of underlyi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue How Is AI Transforming Education?)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,926 Views
26 Pages

1 August 2025

Thailand’s southern border provinces need youth-focused multicultural leadership programs integrating local religious–cultural elements, community involvement, and long-term evaluation to enhance social cohesion and sustainable developmen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,692 Views
16 Pages

Development of a Monk-Led Elderly Mental Health Counseling Program in Thai Buddhist Communities

  • Saowalak Langgapin,
  • Waraporn Boonchieng,
  • Sineenart Chautrakarn,
  • Narong Maneeton and
  • Sunisa Senawan

17 August 2024

The increasing mental health challenges among elders demand specialized interventions, especially within Thai communities where resources are limited and stigma persists. While monks offer spiritual support, there is a gap in addressing complex menta...

(This article belongs to the Section Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,235 Views
17 Pages

The Positive Youth Development (PYD) approach identifies adolescents as resources to be empowered rather than problems to be solved. All adolescents have strengths and will fully develop when these strengths are integrated with healthy resources in t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Promoting Adolescent Health and Wellbeing for a Better Transition to Healthy Lifestyle Adulthood)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,216 Views
21 Pages

Development of a Traditional Chinese Medicine Lifestyle Medicine Program for Depression: A Multi-Method Study

  • Jia Yin Ruan,
  • Sha Li,
  • Fen Xu,
  • Fiona Yan Yee Ho and ,
  • Teris Cheung,
  • Janice Yuen Shan Ho,
  • Wai Chi Chan,
  • Hai Yong Chen,
  • Dennis Cheuk Wing Au and
  • Wing Fai Yeung
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

Introduction: Evidence supports using multicomponent lifestyle medicine programs to alleviate depression, yet few studies detail the program development process. This study aimed to systematically develop a complex lifestyle medicine program for depr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Integrative and Complementary Medicine in Healthcare: Practice, Research, and Innovation)
  • Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,022 Views
17 Pages

Intrauterine Hypoxia and Epigenetic Programming in Lung Development and Disease

  • Yajie Tong,
  • Shuqing Zhang,
  • Suzette Riddle,
  • Lubo Zhang and ,
  • Rui Song and
  • Dongmei Yue
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Clinically, intrauterine hypoxia is the foremost cause of perinatal morbidity and developmental plasticity in the fetus and newborn infant. Under hypoxia, deviations occur in the lung cell epigenome. Epigenetic mechanisms (e.g., DNA methylation, hist...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue MicroRNAs, tRNA Fragments, and Circular RNAs: Pivotal Regulators of Gene Expression and Their Roles in Human Diseases)
  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,611 Views
12 Pages

28 August 2015

Permanent brain injury is a complication of recurrent hypoglycemia during development. Recurrent hypoglycemia also has adverse consequences on the neuroendocrine system. Hypoglycemia-associated autonomic failure, characterized by ineffective glucose...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
13,663 Views
12 Pages

Analysis of Motor Intervention Program on the Development of Gross Motor Skills in Preschoolers

  • Cecilia Ruiz-Esteban,
  • Jaime Terry Andrés,
  • Inmaculada Méndez and
  • Ángela Morales

This study aimed to investigate the influence of a structured movement activity program on the motor development of children aged three to five years attending preschool. Participants were 136 preschool students with normative development at three to...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sports)
  • Article
  • Open Access
838 Views
20 Pages

Youth-led STEM programming depends on skilled adult facilitators who can support authentic teen leadership, yet professional learning for developing these specialized skills remains understudied. Through three cycles of design-based research, we iter...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Beyond the Bottom Line: Systemic Pathways to Identity-Responsive STEM Learning)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
68 Citations
11,282 Views
15 Pages

Evaluation Tool Development for Food Literacy Programs

  • Andrea Begley,
  • Ellen Paynter and
  • Satvinder S. Dhaliwal

2 November 2018

Food literacy is described as the behaviours involved in planning, purchasing, preparing, and eating food and is critical for achieving healthy dietary intakes. Food literacy programs require valid and reliable evaluation measures. The aim of this pa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,201 Views
18 Pages

3 August 2018

Program management is the structured and strategic process of managing multiple projects at a high level to maximize benefits. The essentials of programs include high costs and long implementation periods, and thus, the negative impacts caused by the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
6,285 Views
18 Pages

Approaches to Dose Finding in Neonates, Illustrating the Variability between Neonatal Drug Development Programs

  • John N. Van den Anker,
  • Susan McCune,
  • Pieter Annaert,
  • Gerri R. Baer and ,
  • Yeruk Mulugeta,
  • Ramy Abdelrahman,
  • Kunyi Wu,
  • Kevin M. Krudys,
  • Jeffrey Fisher and
  • Karel Allegaert
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

Drug dosing in neonates should be based on integrated knowledge concerning the disease to be treated, the physiological characteristics of the neonate, and the pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of a given drug. It is critically importan...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Paediatric Drug Delivery)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,760 Views
14 Pages

This article explores a national women-only leadership development program in Swedish higher education, the so-called IDAS program (an acronym for Identity, Development, Advancement, Support). IDAS encouraged and supported women academics to pursue l...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Women and Leadership in Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,110 Views
16 Pages

26 June 2023

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) plays a significant role in the environmental, economic, social and cultural spheres and is a key element in achieving sustainable development goals. Higher education institutions, as the main producers of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Education for Sustainable Development: Current Issues and Future Implications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,485 Views
11 Pages

Implementing the Concept of Neurolinguistic Programming Related to Sustainable Human Capital Development

  • Miroslav Frankovský,
  • Zuzana Birknerová,
  • Róbert Štefko and
  • Eva Benková

25 July 2019

Sustainability business is a multidimensional construct the research of which assumes an interdisciplinary approach. The given approach is related to a holistic concept of defining sustainability business. From the point of view of this concept, it i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Social and New Technology Challenges of Sustainable Business)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,814 Views
24 Pages

6 August 2025

Integrating BIM curriculum into traditional construction management (CM) programs is essential to meet the increasing industry demand for BIM-ready graduates. However, academia struggles with BIM curriculum integration due to unfamiliar emerging BIM...

(This article belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
9,806 Views
16 Pages

Sport for Development Programs Contributing to Sustainable Development Goal 5: A Review

  • Yong-Yee Chong,
  • Emma Sherry,
  • Sophia Harith and
  • Selina Khoo

2 June 2022

In Sport for Development (SFD), sport is used as a cost-effective tool to facilitate the objectives of various organizations, not limited to increasing access to education, youth development, social cohesion, and gender equality. This review aims to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,357 Views
18 Pages

24 April 2026

Thailand is facing a rapidly aging society, raising concerns about how retiring workers will maintain their quality of life. Insured persons in the social security system—especially voluntary members under Section 40 of the Social Security Act...

(This article belongs to the Section The Social Nature of Health and Well-Being)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
8,737 Views
20 Pages

6 December 2021

Among the countless attractions awaiting tourists in Mexico are towns characterized by an exceptional atmosphere, which in conjunction with natural environmental attractions, leads one to believe that these places are magical. The promotion of touris...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quality of Urban Space versus Quality of Urban Life)
  • Article
  • Open Access
375 Views
18 Pages

Game Development-Based Learning for Early Programming Education Using Scratch and the [ai] Explore! Game

  • Vedrana Mikulić Crnković,
  • Bojan Crnković,
  • Martina Holenko Dlab and
  • Ivona Traunkar

3 October 2026

This study examines programming achievement among Grade 4 students participating in a structured Game Development-Based Learning (GDBL) approach compared with students receiving traditional programming instruction. The intervention used a single cohe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Playful Pathways to Computational Thinking, Maker Literacies, and STEAM in Early Childhood)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,857 Views
36 Pages

23 February 2026

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used in software development, yet their ability to generate and maintain large, multi-module systems through natural language interaction remains insufficiently characterized. This study presents an empir...

(This article belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
87 Citations
16,193 Views
17 Pages

Trends for the Future of Education Programs for Professional Development

  • María Soledad Ramírez-Montoya,
  • Lucy Andrade-Vargas,
  • Diana Rivera-Rogel and
  • May Portuguez-Castro

29 June 2021

Scientific and technological developments bring new requirements for university education and, particularly, the training of education professionals. There is a regular need to update curricula to integrate market trends and educational approaches. I...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Futures of Education in the Global Context: Sustainable Distance Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,605 Views
19 Pages

Unmarried mothers living in residential facilities (UMLFs) in Korea face complex and challenging physical, psychological, and socioeconomic issues. This study developed a physical and mental health promotion program using urban forests for UMLFs base...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Well-Being and Health Impacts of Outdoor Recreation in Natural Settings)
  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
9,511 Views
17 Pages

17 February 2020

The Returning Farmland to Forest Program (RFFP) is widely known as one of China’s largest and most successful payment schemes for ecosystem service projects for the achievement of both environmental and economic sustainability. By sponsoring af...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Environmental Policy and Governance, Rural Development Strategy and Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
18,971 Views
22 Pages

This work presents the results of four cooperative-creative game programs (Game Programs). In all four studies, experimental designs with repeated pretest-posttest measures and control groups were used. Validation samples ranged from 86 to 178 partic...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Emotional Intelligence and Creativity)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
8,552 Views
23 Pages

31 January 2025

This paper seeks to identify the impact of learning programming and robotics in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) educational approach. Studying these areas of knowledge is important to prepare students to face contemporary...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,064 Views
19 Pages

The aims of the current study included gathering cultural knowledge and stories regarding parenting young children within a Tribal community and learning community members’ perspectives on key components of a promising parenting prevention prog...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Health Promotion and Interventions for Marginalized Mothers and Children)
  • Article
  • Open Access
596 Views
27 Pages

5 August 2026

Lebanon is currently going through a multi-faceted crisis with what appears to be an unrelenting cycle of economic and banking defaults, unstable infrastructure, market uncertainty, and difficult working conditions for employees who are trying to sup...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Revitalizing Workplaces: The Intersection of Public Health and Sustainable Wellbeing in Organizations: 2nd Edition)

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