# 习近平文化思想引领下新乡贤文化赋能乡村文化自信的内生机制

... 新乡贤的模范带头作用营造文明良好的少数民族乡风。 以民族地区农村传统文化与现代乡村文化相融合作为工作重点，解决文化之间发展不平衡难题。中华民族共同体意识既是 ...

健全传统乡贤和新乡贤共同参与乡村基层治理的机制，既传承发展农村优秀传统文化，也要移风易俗，去芜存菁；既要看到新乡贤为农村经济社会文化增添了活力，也要看清一些不 ...

尤其是新乡贤阶层,为乡村振兴提供人才支撑和本土实践经验.既要在政策,资金和保障方面提供支持,又要借助“归雁计划”用好用活本土精英,切不可舍近求远.二是基层组织振兴 ...

谭志满和罗淋丹(2022)指出新时代乡贤是链接传统与现代的重要角色[18],应基于情怀,责任与资源禀赋,在场式,参与式嵌入到乡风文明建设之中.子聚类#7的关键词为乡土艺术,文化 ...

乡村文化振兴与新乡贤再造[J]. 河北学刊, 2023, 43(4): 167-175. [12], 李海金, 冯雪艳. 习近平乡村人才振兴重要论述的生成依据、核心要义与实践启示[J]. 中共福建省委 ...

乡村文化自信是乡村文化振兴的内生动力，是新时代全面实施乡村振兴战略的现实要求。 ... 乡村自治民主制度、实现乡村现代化治理起到了重要作用。 5. 结语. 进入新时代 ...

乡村是以人情伦理凝聚起来的共同体,各地不同的乡土文化有其内生逻辑,也维护了乡村社会的内在秩序.乡村数字治理不能抹灭优秀乡土文化的“教化”作用,而是要在数字嵌入时选择性 ...

乡村文化振兴是实现乡村振兴的必由之路，而乡村文化振兴关键在于振兴公共文化。村民拥有良好的文化心理，能为乡村公共文化的发展提供了广泛而强大的内生性力量， ...

振兴乡村文化必须通过构建一定的人才协同发展机制,去激发广大村民和人民群众的内在需要,引导他们在现存问题中进行思考探索,在需要诉求中把握理性选择,在正向情感中获得文化 ...

乡村文化建设以中华优秀传统文化为基础引导乡村民众增强文化认同、坚定文化自信，进而实现对乡村民众差异化、多元化的世界观与价值观的整合。乡村文化建设以“发挥文化铸魂、 ...

乡村文化振兴主体在村民，强调乡村文化治理能力与治理文明体系中的再造。乡村文化治理能力建设与治理文明体系再造，核心是人的再造，是人的内生的能动性质量再造[4] 。

农村精神文明建设的主阵地在农村地区，包括农村思想建设和文化建设。推进农村精神文明建设有助于提升农民内生动力，切实提升农民精神风貌；有助于提振农民群众的精气神，激发 ...

一是增强乡村文化保护意识和完善保护机制。通过现代媒体宣传、教育培训等多种方式 ... 让其产生应有的经济价值和社会效益，丰富大众精神需求，提升人民群众的文化自信。

... 伦理认知与道德实践进行引导与规范,时时刻刻地影响乡村居民的行为习惯. 乡村文化治理的核心是乡村文化的建设,其目标是通过文化的教育功能来规范乡村居民的价值观,培养 ...

学界在治理转型时期开始反思宗族,秩序和文化等乡土伦理对塑造乡村治理共同体的可能性.我国现代化进程中乡村治理难题在于农村成为国家政权直接统治的单元,单轨制对自然 ...

乡村振兴战略蕴藏着优势突出,特色鲜明的乡村道德文化,具有深厚的伦理底蕴,它的提出有其伦理动因,肩负着建立健康且井然的乡村社会伦理秩序的价值目标.乡村德治是实现这一 ...

“嵌入式文化网络”通过“价值统合–主体凝聚–资源整合”的功能机制实现传统性与现代性、外嵌性与内生性的互构融合，推进乡村有效治理。

乡村社会的治理体系建立在传统型权威(即伦理道德和风俗习惯)基础之上，受以下三种力量的制约，分别是政权(保甲制)、族权(宗族)、绅权(士绅)，形成了正统、道统、亲统相结合的“ ...

“新乡贤”参与农村基层治理对中国传统社会中的乡绅治理有文化价值的重构，但本质上区别于乡绅治理。在党中央深刻认识到城乡关系的深刻变革和农业农村发展现代化建设方面做出 ...

通过弘扬优秀传统文化、加强道德教育等方式，引导民众树立正确的价值观念，培养良好的社会风尚。在当今的乡村治理中，依旧可以注重文化传承和社会教化，加强乡村社会的精神文明 ...

在推行乡村德治的过程中，新乡贤可以帮助传承与弘扬优秀民俗文化，发展人民喜闻乐见的大众文化，满足群众日益增长的对精神文化产品的需求，是传统文化的传承者。新乡贤在无形中 ...

韧性主体:精英引领下的多角色参与. 在现代化进程中,社区旅游为精英的返乡创业提供了契机,通过注入资本与技术,带动村民成为参与者,修复乡村社会关系,重塑乡村社会秩序.与 ...

激活民族地区乡村振兴内生动力的途径有很多：也许是通过对乡村振兴主体贫困人口的内在鼓励，也许是通过外因的刺激；也许是通过贫困人口对利益的追逐，也许是乡村精英 ...

“新乡贤文化”被写进国家“十三五”规划纲要和2017年中央1号文件。步入新时代，乡贤正被赋予新的内涵，成为乡村治理的重要资源。文章首先对乡贤、新乡贤、乡村治理等相关 ...

乡贤精英是带动地方产业，为民谋求新出路的基层先锋。乡贤精英队伍是农村社区内生力量的核心。在农村“熟人社会”的网状化格局中，乡村贤者一般是拥有威望的长者。而在现代中国 ...

建立“乡贤文化促进会”，设立“乡贤扶助公益基金”和“乡村文化发展基金”，聚集丁春梅、杨隆梅、肖瑶等“新乡贤”返乡，深入推进中央美术学院、四川大学美术学院、西南交通 ...

由基层党组织牵头，联动司法所、法律顾问、村民代表、乡贤等多元主体，共同修订完善村规民约。确保村规民约既符合国家法律规定，又吸纳乡村内生规范与村民普遍诉求 ...

... 文化活动建设，以核心价值观为引领，探寻乡村与城市的文化契合点，营造适宜的乡村文化环境，增强教师与村民彼此间的联系，建构乡村教师“新乡贤”身份。 与此同时，以 ...

(2) 在当前的乡村振兴过程中,艺术介入乡村治理后可利用社会精英或乡贤主导乡村治理.同时,适当的政府统筹介入是必不可少的.最后,需要通过激发多元主体的参与意识,共同体意识 ...

The strategy of Rural Revitalization is an important part of Xi Jinping's socialist thoughts of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. The strategy of Rural Revitalization is also the latest theoretical achievement of the localization of Marxism in China, which opens a new chapter of the countryside development of the sinicization of Marxism in China. Taking advantages of the great power of the Nineteenth CPC National Congress and the great changes required by the times,the strategy of Rural Revitalization proceeds from realistic logic, theoretical logic and practical logic, pushing the development of "agriculture, countryside and farmers" to a new height unprecedented in history, seeking to resolutely win the battle against poverty, building a well-off society in an allround way and realize the Chinese dream ofgreat rejuvenation.The layout is based on strategically thinking in a strategically orientedway to understand the development trend of the countryside in the new era. Therefore, we should deeply understand the triple logic of the strategy of rural revitalization, so as to start a new journey of accelerating the modernization of agricultural and rural areas in China with more pragmatic, open and scientific methods. 新时代视域下乡村振兴战略的三重逻辑论析 冯莎 ,陈茂华 ,李沙沙 3 :绵阳师范学院 马克思主义学院,绵阳,四川,中国 关键词:乡村振兴战略;现实逻辑;理论逻辑;实践逻辑 中文摘要:乡村振兴战略是习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的重要组成部分,同时也是马 克思主义中国化的最新理论成果,开辟了中国化马克思主义乡村发展新篇章。乘十九大东风之 伟力,顺时代要求之巨变,乡村振兴战略从现实逻辑、理论逻辑和实践逻辑出发,将“三农”发 展推向历史前所未有的新高度,为坚决打赢脱贫攻坚战、全面建成小康社会、实现中华民族伟 大复兴的中国梦而谋篇布局,以高屋建瓴的战略思维深专悟透新时代乡村的发展趋势。因此, 我们要深刻理解乡村振兴战略的三重逻辑,以更加务实、开放和科学的工作方法开启加快我国 农业农村现代化的新征程。 1.引言 十九大提出的乡村振兴战略是新时代视域下的理论成果,是密切结合我国基本国情和时代发 展状况的产物。该战略以“三农”问题为总抓手,“二十字总要求”为具体内涵,依托“农业 农村现代化”为发展目标和“两个一百年”奋斗目标,来驱动和跟进新时代中国特色社会主义 2nd International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2019) Copyright © 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 369

The correlation between regional economic development and the urbanization process has been the cause of the emergence of “village-in-the-city” or “urbanization villages.” To accurately detail the changes in “village-in-the-city”, the urbanization scheme persists in transforming the “village-in-the-city” into a threadiness of “urban-rural fringe” in this decade. This document uses these two terms. After the suggestions about the “Liang and Chen Plan” failed to be accepted, “village-in-city,” the geographical term has lasted for 70 years. Nowadays, China’s policy of collective ownership of rural residential land (which is not allowed to be listed for trading) but commercial development has led villagers to increase the floor area based on their own homes without authorization to increase rental income. The Government must demolish the illegal building to comply with land planning rules, sustain the city’s appearance and protection, and manage the transient population. The cycle caused cultural resources to be destroyed and traditional villages to disappear. From an anthropological perspective, this paper uses rural ecosystem services, involving artists, appreciating rural assets, and stimulating rural job opportunities through social responsibility, equity, and public welfare design. Advocating the Chinese Government encourage private investments in rural construction, raising villagers’ awareness of resources, providing multiple choices, empowering rural businesses, and increasing villagers’ income from their talent as part of rural progress to explore a path of innovation with Cultural Confidence for rural construction in contemporary China.

This study interrogates the semiotic destabilization of rural cultural symbols in China’s burgeoning short video sphere, with particular focus on the discursive reconstruction of “tǔ wèi” labeling. This paper, through semantic tracing and content analysis, combined with empirical data from over 130,000 “tǔ wèi” videos on Douyin (Tik Tok), categorizes the “tǔ wèi” content into two major styles: the novelty-hunting and ugliness-seeking style and the rural original ecological style. It also compares the differences in popularity, quality, and value orientation between the two. The research finds that the semantic segmentation of the “tǔ wèi” label is rooted in clash of civilizations and the urban–rural dichotomy, as well as the promotion of the traffic logic and symbol abuse of short video platforms. This segmentation has exacerbated the stigmatization of Chinese farming culture and weakened cultural confidence. It is suggested that efforts should be made from three aspects: deep exploration of indigenous “tǔ” cultural resources, optimization of algorithm recommendation mechanisms, and reconstruction of discourse contexts, to promote the semantic return of the “tǔ wèi” label and consolidate cultural subjectivity.

Since the rise of rural tourism in China in the 1980s, the natural conditions have mainly been relied on to develop such tourism projects as flower appreciation, fruit picking, fishing, and farm foods focusing on agricultural sightseeing and experiencing the rural life, which has long ignored the cultural attributes of rural tourism, resulting in the serious homogenization of rural tourism. The author believes that exploring traditional farming culture and improving local cultural self-confidence are the effective ways to solve the problem of rural tourism homogenization, to achieve the general requirements of agricultural and rural development in the report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on ‘industrial prosperity, ecological livability, rural civilization and affluent life’, and to promote rural revitalization.

The spirit of heroes is a source of strength for rural revitalisation and has always guided the pro-sperity of rural culture. As an important part of the spiritual genealogy of the Chinese Communist Party, the spirit of heroes has the value implication of uniting the historical self-confidence of cultural

This paper discusses syncretized Marxism and gives a definition of cultural confidence and its connection to China’s socialism. Firstly, the paper explores the strategy of Sinicizing Marxism from Yan’an to the present era and demonstrates how the culture that was practiced in a Marxist way then is the basis of the current Chinese people’s cultural autonomy, with examples from practical life. Next, the paper tells about the global and information-based character of China’s cultural environment and how far building cultural confidence has developed in those mentioned conditions. It then talks about the way of defending and promoting the socialist culture via legal and theoretical instruments, which is a statement that changing the system of culture and forceful leadership of the party is definitely a decided matter. Speaking of cultural enterprises, the text underlines the role of market-driven operations and technological innovation; it also suggests that with the ongoing supply-side changes, it is possible to get enriched with cultural products and achieve the identification of local people. The third paragraph discusses the results of two case studies, which are the safekeeping of intangible cultural heritage in rural areas and the setting up of an international platform for public opinion exchange through a “going global” strategy. At the end of the essay, the author introduces a series of countermeasures, e.g. reinforcing theoretical education, leading public opinion with the help of cultural education and practice platforms and so on, to combat ideological and external cultural challenges, providing a framework to conceptualize Sinicization of Marxism and cultural confidence in a more systematic way.

Rural resilience building has gained increasing scholarly attention, yet existing literature overlooks the temporal dynamics of resilience evolution and lacks an integrative framework to explain cross-level mechanisms. This paper uses a longitudinal case study to explore how rural resilience transitions from a low-equilibrium to a high-equilibrium state and how neo-endogenous practices emerge in a weak institutional context. The study reveals three key findings. First, the village’s resilience evolved through three phases—institutional intervention, community capital activation, and resilience self-reinforcement—driven by co-evolutionary interactions between an enabling government and the rural community. This process is marked by chain effects of multidimensional community capital (e.g., cultural capital enhancing social capital) and overflow effects from resilience amplification (e.g., multi-scalar network). Second, exogenous resources and endogenous community capital are critical in the neo-endogenous model, but their synergy relies on vertical institutional interventions that foster horizontal networks and enhance communities’ resource absorption capacity. Third, the government enables resilience building by creating a support ecosystem that transitions from institutionally bundled resources to a higher-order composite space, facilitated by urban–rural interactions and community restructuring. The study makes three theoretical contributions: (1) it proposes an analytical framework integrating an enabling government, community capital, and ecosystem upgrading, thus advancing beyond the current community capital-centric paradigm; (2) it introduces a three-phase process model that unpacks spatiotemporal interactions across urban-rural interfaces, multi-scalar networks, and state-community relations, addressing the limitations of static factor-based analyses; (3) it reconceptualizes the role of government as an “enabling government” that mediates local and extra-local resource interfaces, challenging the neo-endogenous theories’ neglect of institutional agency. These insights contribute to rural resilience scholarship through a complex adaptive systems lens and offer policy implications for synergistic urban-rural revitalization.

: Under the significant changes in the global landscape, diverse collisions are inevitable. Whether or not traditional Chinese sports culture is correctly recognized concerns national decline, public sentiment, and national division. Therefore, it is particularly important to integrate multiple cultures under the same perspective and follow one's own path of sports culture. This paper takes the dragon boat racing ceremony as an example to analyze the value recognition of rural sports activities with a long history. It concludes that in the historical development of rural sports activities, ethnic cultural order has been highly compatible with these activities in both form and spirit, achieving coexistence in the same spatial domain and forming value recognition. In the new era, innovative measures taken under social changes can not only enhance people's cultural confidence and identity but also provide strong theoretical support for strengthening the sense of community among the Chinese nation.

: This study aims to explore the importance of strengthening cultural heritage and historical memory protection in the process of rural revitalization, and proposes strategies such as enhancing traditional cultural education, innovating cultural inheritance models, and strengthening historical memory protection. The implementation of these strategies not only contributes to the inheritance of rural historical memory and cultural traditions but also stimulates cultural confidence and identity among rural residents, promoting the rural revitalization towards a better future. Strengthening traditional cultural education arouses rural residents' identification with ancestral wisdom and national spirit, enhancing cultural pride; innovative cultural inheritance models can expand the dissemination channels of traditional culture, enrich the forms of traditional culture expression, and stimulate the enthusiasm and creativity of rural residents. Strengthening historical memory protection helps to consolidate the cohesion and centripetal force of rural areas, inherit rural cultural traditions and national spirit, promote sustainable development of rural areas, and maintain social harmony and stability. Therefore, the findings of this study have important theoretical and practical significance for guiding rural revitalization and inheriting historical memory.

This study explores, through the lens of rural revitalization, how local cultural heritage can be activated and turned into an endogenous driver for rural cultural and creative industries. Focusing on Jiande City in Zhejiang Province, China, it draws on longitudinal fieldwork conducted between 2021 and 2024. Methodologically, the research employed participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions with key stakeholders from local government bodies—such as the Organization Department and the Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau—as well as village communities, including Meicheng Town. Based on this empirical work, the study advances a theoretical framework centered on “cultural gene decoding,” structured around three core phases: cultural decoding, creative transformation, and multi-stakeholder collaboration. This process involves excavating fragmented local cultural memories and transforming them into culturally resonant narratives and creative products with contemporary appeal. Cases such as “Strawberry Town” and “Qianhe Women’s Culture” in Jiande illustrate the emergence of an integrated “culture + industry + technology + academia” ecosystem. Within this ecosystem, the international journal Agricultural & Rural Studies plays a pivotal role by translating local practices into academic discourse, thereby connecting grassroots experiences with global dialog and enhancing international visibility.

This study in Zhang Village, Muchuan County, Leshan City, China, examines cultural empowerment's role in stimulating rural endogenous development and outlines related development models and pathways. This research uses a multidimensional approach to analyze vital cultural elements in Zhang Village. The study uses Lasso regression analysis to quantitatively assess these cultural components' impact on rural development, supported by a five-year dataset from 2018 to 2022. The analysis incorporates a comprehensive dataset of cultural activities, facilities, industry outputs, and policy implementations in the village. Findings reveal that protecting traditional crafts, harnessing cultural industries' economic potential, and robustly implementing cultural policies are crucial to rural development. Cultural empowerment significantly enhances economic performance and community engagement. This enhancement promotes economic diversification and strengthens social cohesion and cultural identity. The study emphasizes the essential need to develop effective cultural policies that foster an environment conducive to sustainable rural development. It argues that integrating cultural aspects into comprehensive development strategies is critical. The research offers new theoretical insights and practical approaches, contributing to discussions on rural revitalization.

“Rural Spring Festival Gala” is the epitome of Chinese rural cultural construction. Based on the analysis framework of Bourdieu’s field theory, this study distributed 1,175 questionnaires to 47 villages in 12 prefecture-level cities in Zhejiang Province. On the basis of the questionnaire data, 94 in-depth interview reports of 10 villages were coded and counted by the qualitative data analysis software, Nvivo12plus. It is found that the Rural Spring Festival Gala has difficulties in terms of institutional, economic, social and cultural capital, such as difference between grass-roots’ initiative, uneven distribution of economic resources, rural hollowing and unbalanced cultural pattern. It is suggested to build a scientific policy guarantee, assist in the subsidization and distribution of Rural Spring Festival Gala funds, build a “Great Wall” of talents for the Rural Gala, cultivate the cultural confidence of rural entities, and promote the transformation and development of rural culture.

Cultivating and digging the endogenous power of rural development is the basis of sustainable rural development. The article sets explanatory variables from the perspective of social network structure theory, and constructs a Tobit multiple regression empirical model that affect rural endogenous ability. The study found that the amount of social structural holes, the strength of weak ties, the role of village committees, and the quality of village cadres have a significant positive effect on the improvement of rural endogenous capabilities. Accordingly, it is recommended that Henan region creates market opportunities for various types of elites to serve the rural revitalization ; fully explore and use weak ties to fight for more resources for the rural revitalization ; further strengthen the collective economy, strengthen the village collective administrative power from the perspective of legislation, and optimize the control of the collective power of the village ; the formation of a cultural psychological structure that is conducive to the endogenous development of the village .

This study examines the cross-regional dissemination pathways of the hulusi (a traditional Chinese wind instrument) within the educational systems of Lianghe County, Yunnan Province, and cities in Guangdong Province. It explores how this intangible cultural heritage transitions from “source-based culture” to “educational resource,” thereby achieving the collaborative construction of local identity and national cultural consensus. Through a combination of literature analysis and field research, this study systematically presents Lianghe County's rural practice mechanism for building cultural confidence based on the “intangible cultural heritage + tourism + education” pathway, alongside Guangdong's institutionalized teaching and dissemination transformation of cross-regional Hulusi under the policy guidance of “incorporating intangible cultural heritage into classrooms.” By comparing the similarities and differences between the two regions in terms of hulusi resource integration mechanisms, educational adaptation pathways, and cultural identity formation, the author argues that the cross-regional dissemination of intangible cultural heritage is not merely a spatial migration but a complex process involving social reproduction and institutional coordination. The study concludes that establishing a “local-remote” collaborative mechanism that balances cultural consciousness and dissemination adaptability is a key pathway for promoting the sustainable development of intangible cultural heritage.

The western region plays a crucial role in the rural revitalization strategy, where the construction of a rule of law culture is both a necessary requirement for cultural revitalization and an important guarantee for rural revival. The resources for building a rule of law culture in the western region can be categorized into general resources and endogenous resources. General resources are accessible to the western region as well as other areas in the rural revitalization process, while endogenous resources are derived from the region's unique historical and cultural background. The type of resources available for building a rule of law culture determines the implementation pathways. From the perspective of resource utilization, it is essential to leverage both general and endogenous resources under the leadership of the Party to ensure a sustainable rule of law culture construction that supports rural revitalization.

This study takes Wansheng District in Chongqing as a case to systematically ana-lyze the internal mechanisms and policy support of "new farmers" in driving rural revitalization. Based on theories such as human capital, industrial integration, so-cial embedding, and policy tools, it constructs a three-dimensional analysis framework of "actor-behavior-environment" to reveal the dual-path mechanism through which new farmers activate rural endogenous dynamics via technological empowerment and social capital reconstruction. Empirical research demonstrates that new farmers significantly enhance agricultural added value and farmer in-come through measures such as industrial chain reshaping (agricultural orders, deep processing, cloud warehouse logistics), organizational innovation (the "leading enterprise + new farmers + cooperatives" model), and cultural activation (intangible cultural heritage IP development), with the synergistic effect of tech-nology diffusion and organizational restructuring contributing 53%. However, rural areas in western China still face structural constraints such as land fragmen-tation, limited financing channels, and infrastructure deficiencies, along with is-sues like "elite capture" and insufficient departmental coordination in policy im-plementation. Drawing on 1,200 questionnaires and multi-source data, the study validates through multiple regression and structural equation modeling that policy support (β=0.352) and digital skills (β=0.287) are core drivers, yet farmland fragmentation (CFI=0.89) significantly undermines the synergistic effect of policy and technology diffusion. To address these issues, the study proposes a "three-chain synergy" policy toolkit: promoting virtual plot consolidation and se-curitization of land use rights; innovating supply chain ABS and insurance futures coordination; and establishing village-level mid-level platforms and resident "dig-ital stewards." Additionally, it designs a policy performance evaluation system covering economic, social, ecological, and innovation dimensions, along with a fault-tolerant and corrective mechanism to ensure policy implementation. Theo-retically, this study integrates new endogenous development and urban-rural in-teraction theories to construct a mechanistic model tailored to the western context. Practically, it provides replicable policy solutions for western counties, aiding in addressing the sustainability challenges of rural revitalization.

 Stimulating farmers' subjectivity is a fundamental essence of rural civilization construction and a key link in injecting endogenous impetus into rural development, whose effect is related to the realization of the overall goal of rural revitalization. Based on the Marxist thought of human subjectivity and the embeddedness theory, an analytical framework is constructed, and the mechanism for stimulating farmers' subjectivity in rural civilization construction can be refined, namely the "political embedding-cultural embedding-cognitive embedding-structural embedding" mechanism. The roles of each link are to guarantee the subject status, deepen the subject identity, consolidate the subject consciousness and promote the subject practice respectively. This mechanism still faces challenges such as difficulty in replication, implementation and refinement in real situations. In response to this, party building leadership, cultural infiltration, cognitive deepening and structural optimization are the optimized paths to address these challenges. By strengthening the role of grass-roots organizations, activating local cultural resources, establishing scientific value orientations and building platforms to empower farmers, we can comprehensively promote farmers to shift from passive participation to active action, and lay a solid foundation for improving the quality and efficiency of rural civilization construction.

Digital village construction is not only a strategic direction for rural revitalization but also a significant component in building a digital China. As a group of elite figures in rural society, new local elites play an increasingly prominent role in promoting rural governance. This paper examines the role of new local elites in digital village construction and addresses existing challenges such as misconceptions about new local elites, cultural integration difficulties, low social recognition, ambiguous responsibilities, and a lack of incentive mechanisms. The study proposes practical pathways, including fostering a culture that values new local elites, clarifying roles and responsibilities, nurturing talent, and improving incentive measures.

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Rural revitalization is an important deployment by the Party and the state to promote high-quality economic development in rural areas, and it is the key to driving the transformation of rural civilization and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Rural cultural governance is an important form of governance for achieving the transformation of rural areas from traditional civilization to modern civilization. In the process of promoting Chinese-style modernization, to achieve modernization in rural areas, it is necessary to closely integrate rural culture with the development of The Times, and improve the quality of cultural life of farmers while maintaining the characteristics of rural culture. The breakout of the "Two Rivers and Two Villages" sports events has provided a new model for rural cultural governance and achieving rural economic development in promoting rural revitalization. It is found from the cases that cultural governance in rural areas can be effectively promoted by strengthening multi-party co-governance, innovating governance forms, expanding the public space of rural culture and enriching the supply of high-quality cultural products.

Intangible cultural heritage is an important component of national culture, carrying rich historical information and cultural connotations. From the perspective of cultural governance, through a series of active and effective strategies and measures, provide sustained support and development momentum for the inheritance of rural intangible cultural heritage. At the same time, sorting out the revitalization and inheritance path of rural intangible cultural heritage can also achieve and promote the modernization of rural social governance capacity, and improve the level and effectiveness of rural social governance.

In order to improve local governance, the central government has, among other strategies, begun to introduce institutions for deliberation in rural China. This article analyses the implementation and consequences of this framework in two villages in rural Gansu Province. It shows that the current promotion of these institutions is a top‐down political effort and not a system with genuine local roots. Our findings also suggest that without strict legal requirements for deliberative institutions, village cadres do not follow the enactment of officially warranted procedures, which often may lead to rather formalistic implementation. Opportunities for deliberation seem to be offered only to those members of the community who are the most likely to be able to contribute social or financial capital to the local administration's agenda. This suggests that at least in this local setting, the rationale of introducing deliberation institutions clearly was to improve existing policy implementation and not to provide meaningful new avenues for participation. While this variant of deliberative institutions further raises the status of the rural elite, it appears to frustrate ordinary villagers and reduce their interest in these instruments.

Rural areas are at the forefront of achieving sustainable development goals, and elite actors tend to be the most influential local decision-makers in rural development. Nevertheless, improving the effectiveness of governance by elites and avoiding or redressing “elite capture” remain key challenges for sustainable rural development globally. This research integrates a large-scale quantitative dataset consisting of 604 villages in seven counties of Jiangsu province in China with qualitative data from eight villages in three out of the seven counties to examine whether and how collective action mediates the correlation between rural elites and rural development. Our quantitative analysis using multiple regression and path analysis indicates that collective action is a mediator, but it is more influential in linking governing elites than in linking economic elites with rural development. Our case studies with interviews further illuminate that collective action fuels rural development by improving resource reallocation and resource-use efficiency with the participation of both elites and non-elites. Innovative collective action designs that leverage a reputation effect to foster reciprocity norms promote the participation of elites while discouraging elite capture. Additionally, this research contributes to longstanding debates in commons governance about the role of authority interventions: we find evidence justifying the benefits of authority in catalyzing and sustaining collective action while also corroborating the critical role of democratization in improving rural governance by elites.

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Under the background of the decline of rural society, the brain drain and the lack of endogenous development power are one of the main reasons restricting the development of rural China. Although village committees and village Party committees, as grassroots governance instictutions, have played a great role in the process of rural revitalization, it is still difficult to achieve effective governance in rural areas with only top-down bureaucratic power. Therefore, activating the vitality of local elites and promoting the bottom-up development of rural areas is the internal driving force of rural revitalization. However, local elites have neither the institutional power of grassroots cadres nor the same prestige as clan elders. Therefore, for local elites to gain effective governance power, they must go through a process of empowerment, that is, gaining recognition from various forces within the village. Taking the Yuanqian Community of Xiamen city in Fujian Province as an example, this paper analyzes the formation process of local elite power. In this process, local elites gained the trinity of administrative, social and economic empowerment, and became the subject of governance power and the leader of rural revitalization. A new rural governance network with local elites as the core was constructed in the Yuanqian Community. Under the role of the new governance network, the material space and industrial space of the village have been transformed, thus promoting the revitalization of the countryside. At the same time, the village gradually expanded its influence and eventually became a model village in the field of rural revitalization. Due to its growing influence, the Yuanqian Community has achieved sustainable development. The case of Xiamen shows that local elites could gain effective governance power through an empowerment process. Then, by reconstructing the rural governance network, local elites could be the important social foundation of rural sustainable endogenous development.

Chinese heritage sports play a crucial role in cultural preservation and rural governance, fostering social cohesion and intergenerational continuity. However, these sports face challenges due to modernization, migration, and intergenerational conflicts, which threaten their transmission and integration into contemporary governance frameworks. This study aims to explore the role of Chinese heritage sports in rural governance from an intergenerational perspective. Specifically, it investigates the mechanisms of intergenerational conflict affecting heritage sports and their implications for rural governance practices. A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining a literature review with field investigations conducted in L Village, Fujian. The study utilized participatory observation and in-depth interviews with local stakeholders, including village administrators, cultural practitioners, and residents, to analyze the transmission, challenges, and governance potential of the traditional "Songjiang Formation" heritage sport. The study reveals that intergenerational conflicts in heritage sports arise from shifts in values, marginalization due to modernization, and policy discrepancies. The transformation from familial to institutionalized and market-driven transmission models has weakened traditional mentorship structures. However, successful revitalization efforts in L Village demonstrate that heritage sports can serve as a medium for moral governance, social integration, and rural self-governance when supported by grassroots initiatives and policy interventions. Chinese heritage sports hold significant potential for fostering rural governance by bridging generational gaps and strengthening community ties. Addressing intergenerational conflicts through innovation, policy alignment, and participatory governance can ensure their sustainable transmission and contribution to rural modernization. Future governance models should integrate heritage sports into broader socio-economic and cultural development frameworks to enhance rural resilience and cohesion.

This study examines the Wang Mantian fish lanterns in Huizhou, China, through the lens of local cultural governance and folkloric aesthetics. Recognized as a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage, the fish lanterns embody centuries-old visual forms, symbolic motifs, and communal rituals that have sustained local identity and spiritual beliefs. Using Panofsky’s three-tier iconographic method—pre-iconographic description, iconographic analysis, and iconological interpretation—combined with qualitative fieldwork including observation, interviews, and document analysis, the research reveals how the lanterns’ aesthetic continuity is underpinned by local governance structures such as fishing associations and village committees. The findings highlight a governance pathway in which cultural heritage management forms the foundation, experiential tourism operates as a strategic vehicle, and sustainable rural development emerges as the outcome. The study demonstrates how community participation, symbolic integrity, and adaptive governance have enabled the Wang Mantian fish lanterns to resist cultural homogenization while contributing to economic revitalization. It offers theoretical and practical insights for policymakers, cultural administrators, and scholars seeking to integrate intangible heritage into local self-government frameworks. Ultimately, the research affirms the potential of folkloric traditions to function as living governance resources that support identity formation, social cohesion, and sustainable development.  

Abstract In recent years, the cultural identity of rural society has been declining, which has brought certain influence to the current rural community governance. Based on the perspective of vernacular cultural identity, this paper briefly explains the significance and positive role of vernacular cultural identity on rural community governance, and takes the NC community in Wenzhou as a case study to sort out the status quo of vernacular cultural identity and rural community governance through questionnaire surveys, case analysis and other methods. Taking the vernacular cultural identity as the explanatory variable, combined with the effect of rural community governance in Wenzhou as the explanatory variable, the relevant factors affecting the effect of rural community governance are analyzed by constructing a multiple linear regression model. Based on the results of the empirical analysis of the NC community in Wenzhou City, three countermeasures and suggestions are put forward, including “promoting rural community governance in cultivating and practicing socialist core values, promoting the construction of the rural community governance system by fostering the cultural subjects, and improving the community public cultural services to enhance the effectiveness of rural community governance”.

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Community resilience is a core component of grassroots governance modernization, and community resilience shows different characteristics depending on the type of community. Existing research on community resilience mainly uses direct questionnaire data, relatively ignoring the differences in weights of various dimensions. Different categories of community resilience components play different roles in community resilience. Based on this, the study cited the logic of the AHP-FCE model and added objective data based on empowering resilience, thus making up for the model's shortcomings while giving full play to the model's advantages. The quantitative analysis of 353 questionnaires from five urban districts and five rural communities in the sample city was based on the community resilience evaluation model. In the current process of community resilience construction, there are typical problems of a lack of cultural resilience in urban community resilience construction and a need for more intelligent resilience in rural community resilience construction. The key to future community resilience construction is reconciling the relationship between cultural and intellectual resilience to solve the problem of targeting deviation in urban communities and rural community resilience construction. It is necessary to adhere to the spirit of “long-term construction” to build the cultural resilience of urban communities, implement the path of “digital empowerment” to make the intelligent resilience of rural communities, and adhere to the standard of “complete redundancy” to form an urban and rural community resilience governance mechanism gradually, and then Move towards more resilient urban and rural community governance and help realize the modernization of grassroots governance.

How to build a rural social governance community through the path of rural culture? This article takes the funeral reform policy of S County in southern Anhui as an example to analyze how funeral, a rural public cultural activity, constructs a rural social governance community from the perspective of public reconstruction. Funeral, as a public activity within the village, provides a public space as a field carrier for participation. In this space, public authority maintains order, public resources provide material support, public actions inject vitality, and rural public culture is reaffirmed and strengthened in this process, thus forming a good public order and public spirit. By utilizing the virtual public space provided by modern media, the reputation control mechanism has once again strengthened the value norms and practical norms of rural areas, further spreading the public spirit and order formed within the village. This article suggests that in the formulation and implementation of policy practice, attention should be paid to the power and importance of cultural traditions and localized knowledge, and a reasonable institutional supply should be designed to form a social governance pattern of co construction, co governance, and sharing.

Digital rural construction is an important driving force to promote rural revitalization and common prosperity, and the project to the countryside is an important way to achieve common prosperity. However, under the background of digital rural construction, there is still the problem of elite capture in the project to the countryside. By analyzing the participants, expression forms and influencing factors of elite capture, the governance strategies are put forward.

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The construction of digital China has become an important direction in the current social governance. The Party and the country are paying more and more attention to the digitalization of rural governance and putting forward the digital rural strategy. The construction of rural culture and civilization is an important part of the rural revitalization strategy as well as an important link of social governance reform. In recent years, some achievements have been made in the construction of local customs civilization, but there are still some problems, such as the tension between policies and rules in the construction of civilization and the acceptance degree of the public. How to eliminate these tensions to promote the construction of rural culture is the theme of this study. D in this paper, by investigating the Z city town, relying on digital governance in funeral reform the practice of local custom civilization construction, after a thorough investigation and questionnaire data analysis for the empirical research, from the perspective of "three" fusion paper mainly discusses the existing tension and digestion, the local custom civilization construction for similar areas to provide ideas and experience for reference. The research results of this project are funded by Undergraduate Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Soochow University (202110285083Y).

Poverty alleviation within an ambidextrous governance framework is a strategic approach that balances the optimization of existing programs with the exploration of new ideas and innovations to address the root causes of poverty more effectively and sustainably. This study aims to analyze how sustainable development can positively impact poor rural communities using variables such as community empowerment, intersectoral collaboration, integration of local cultural values, and poverty alleviation. This is a quantitative descriptive study conducted in Gunung Sari Village, Seririt District, Buleleng Regency, Bali Province. Data were collected using primary sources using a Likert-type questionnaire. Respondents included the village head, traditional village head, village institution managers, and community members, all of whom were within the village, resulting in a total sample of 105 individuals. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling with WarpPLS 5.0. The study's results, which utilized four independent variables, revealed differences between the findings and the hypothesis. The independent variables of community empowerment, intersectoral collaboration, and poverty alleviation had a positive and significant impact on sustainable development, whereas the integration of cultural values did not. cultural integration may be symbolic rather than functional. Although traditional values and community rituals are publicly recognized, they might not be formally institutionalized in governance, planning, or business models.

Against the dual background of a risk society and rural transformation, how to enhance the resilience of rural society to withstand shocks, adapt to changes, and achieve transformation is a key issue in implementing the Rural Revitalization Strategy and the "High-quality Development Project for Hundreds of Counties, Thousands of Towns, and Myriads of Villages" (hereinafter referred to as the "100-1000-10000 Project"). Traditional bureaucratic governance often faces the dilemma of excessive rigidity and insufficient resilience when dealing with rural complexities. Based on social-ecological system theory, this paper introduces the perspective of "Governance Community" and employs narrative analysis to deeply dissect the practical logic of Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province, in leading rural revitalization with high-quality Party building. The study finds that high-quality Party building reconstructs the structural resilience, cultural resilience, and functional resilience of the countryside through three dimensions: "reshaping of organizational chains," "production of publicness," and "interest linkage mechanisms," respectively. The Qingyuan model demonstrates that the generative mechanism of Party building empowering rural social resilience lies in the Party organization transforming from a "suspended actor" of administrative power to a "core actor" of the governance community. By re-organizing dispersed atomized individuals, it realizes the leap from "unidirectional control" to "collaborative governance." This process not only resolves the crisis of rural involution but also provides a theoretically universal explanation and practical sample for good rural governance in the process of Chinese-style modernization.

Cultural confidence is a more basic, deeper, and lasting power. Under the background of the new era, cultivating college students' high cultural self-confidence is not only closely related to the goal of building a strong cultural and educational country but also the key to realizing these goals. At present, college students are faced with many challenges in cultivating their cultural self-confidence. These challenges include external factors, the penetration of Western culture， and the spread of bad Internet culture; As well as internal factors, universities pay more attention to professional education than humanities education, cultural self-confidence education planning and teaching methods lag, college students lack self-discipline and critical awareness, etc. In the face of these severe situations, it is necessary to optimize the three aspects of scientific planning, strengthening cultural self-confidence education and enhancing the subject consciousness of college students, to continuously enhance and strengthen the cultural self-confidence of college students.

Our country will thrive only if our culture thrives, and our nation will be strong if our country is strong. To realize the rejuvenation of a nation, we need not only a strong material force, but also a strong spirit. We must strengthen cultural self-confidence, stimulate cultural innovation and creativity of the whole nation, constantly improve the soft power of national culture and build a strong socialist cultural country. At present, Chinese culture is ushering in a historical era of prosperity and prosperity, The contemporary Chinese Communists and the Chinese people should take Xi Jinping's new socialist ideology with Chinese characteristics as the guide, take on the new cultural mission, make cultural creation in practice and create cultural progress in the course of historical progress, and constantly create new brilliance of Chinese culture.

This study examined the relationship between culture-based practices, self-efficacy, and academic resilience among Grade 8 students in rural public high schools. It aimed to determine how these practices influenced students' confidence, motivation, and ability to overcome academic challenges. Using a descriptive-correlational research design, data were collected through a structured survey and analyzed using means and Spearman Rho correlation tests. Findings indicated that students exhibited high engagement in culture-based practices, contributing to their confidence, goal-setting, and ability to cope with academic pressure. Academic resilience, particularly in perseverance and emotional response, was also high. A significant positive relationship emerged between culture-based practices, self-efficacy, and academic resilience. The study concluded that integrating culture-based practices enhanced students' self-efficacy and resilience, emphasizing the need for schools to adopt culturally responsive teaching methods and support programs that foster students’ confidence, perseverance, and cultural identity to improve academic success.

: In the era of new media, the research value of “three rural micro-videos” are not limited to its text, but also the possibilities created and social changes brought about when it is used as a “new agricultural tool”. Starting from the key difficulties in the rural revitalization strategy, such as bridging the “digital gap” between urban and rural areas, improving the digital literacy of villagers, and promoting the revitalization of rural culture and industry, the article analyzes the redistribution of urban and rural discourse power in the production and dissemination of short videos in rural areas, the bridging role of urban and rural memory and culture, and the internal logic of farmers' identity and cultural self-confidence empowering rural revitalization. Furthermore, the article also reveals the external value of rural revitalization empowered by “three rural micro-videos” from the aspects of short videos to help rural talents revitalize, promote rural economic development and industrial integration, and build a new pattern of rural cultural industry. Finally, from the perspective of text production, economic development and social governance, the sustainable development path of short videos is explored.

乡村是村庄记忆、村民情感的重要依托，乡风文明的建设需要数字化手段提供技术支撑。然而，文化空心化使乡村精神面貌涣散、乡村文化边缘化，从而使乡村发展缺乏凝聚力与向心力， ...

红色文化以马克思主义为思想灵魂，体现了红色文化具有鲜明的政治立场、崇高的价值追求、人民至上的根本立场。红色思想文化、精神文化、物质文化、制度文化等都凝结着 ...

2021年2月25日，习近平总书记在全国脱贫攻坚总结表彰大会上庄严宣告，脱贫攻坚战取得全面胜利。这不仅意味着中华民族在几千年发展史上首次整体消除绝对贫困，也意味着在中国“ ...

... 新乡贤。 4.3. 构建现代化基础设施. 农业农村基础设施是全面推进农业农村现代化的重要基础，也是农村经济发展的支撑，更是构建现代化农村产业体系的迫切要求。 一是要 ...

摘要: 党的二十大提出了实施乡村振兴战略中人才作为第一资源的重要性，鉴于此，本研究以马克思主义人才观为指导思想，着眼于乡村振兴中人才支撑作用的价值理路、现实省思和 ...

推动“新乡贤”计划实施，鼓舞创新创业能人、涉农专业人才、高校毕业生“下乡”。做好相关宣传事项并出台相关政策，采取畅通回乡工作的绿色通道、健全福利保障制度、提供 ...

政策传达与农村主体理解出现错位、天灾弱化了农村主体内生动力的可持续性、基本权力诉求没有得到重视打击农村主体发展自信心等导致农村主体无法生成充足的内生动力。应以 ...

在乡村经济的发展方面，内生式发展模式主要核心是“自我导向”，其主要目标是“取之于民，用之于民”，也就是说乡村居民合理运用当地的乡土资源，创造出来的物质财富和精神财富应当 ...

该模式不仅能激活在本地在地资源，还通过构建风险共担、利益共享的机制，有效激发村民的内生动力，最终实现了从依赖外部帮扶到自主发展的根本性转变。

通过保护与创新土家族传统文化，结合文化产业与乡村旅游的发展，新建村不仅增强了文化自信，也为乡村经济注入了持续的内生动力。这一经验表明，乡村振兴不仅需要注重传统文化的保护，还要推动其现代化转化，利用文化产业助力经济发展[5] ...

乡村文化振兴是乡村振兴的重要组成部分。随着数字经济的蓬勃发展，农村电商已成为推动乡村文化振兴的重要力量。在推进乡村文化振兴过程中，乡村地区仍然面临着例如数字化基础设施建设落后、文化建设专业人才缺失、文化建设力度不足等诸多现实困境。针对这些问题，应从加强乡村数字化基础设施建设、重视乡村人才队伍建设、打造独特文化“品牌”等 ...

文化是乡村发展的精神财富资源，为乡村振兴提供方向保证，助力乡村文化振兴是在乡村培育英雄精神的目标。第一，乡村文化振兴是英雄精神的价值导向。习近平指出，要推动乡村文化 ...

其次，在乡村振兴战略实施框架下，文化资源作为特定场域的基础性支撑要素，其在推进国家治理体系现代化转型过程中展现出独特的内生动力机制。新农村建设与脱贫攻坚工程显著 ...

乡村文化振兴构成了乡村振兴战略的核心要素与灵魂塑造工程，对于促进农业农村农民的现代化进程及社会主义文化强国的建设具有深远意义。随着数字技术的蓬勃兴起与数字 ...

在乡村文旅融合的方式和路径上，刘治彦(2019)指出要充分挖掘乡村文化价值，结合旅游业进行系统开发，以乡村旅游带动乡村文化的保护和发展[20]。潘颖等(2021)指出要在保护乡村 ...

本文基于乡村振兴的总体要求，从产业兴旺、生态宜居、乡风文明、治理有效、生活富裕五个维度，系统阐释数字乡村建设的作用机制：驱动产业数字化与动能革新，激活内生动力； ...

研究认为乡土文化赋能银发经济的关键在于实现从“外部输血”到“内生赋能”的范式转换，激活老年人作为文化持有者与发展共创者的主体性，这为乡村积极老龄化提供了基于文化内生 ...

以“三治融合”为视角，以Q村的经营实践为案例，要实现乡村经营与治理的有效互动，需要在经营性治理中构建起有效的协商机制、平台共建机制，从而将自治、德治、法治的治理方式 ...

将乡村治理积分制与当地传统文化,民俗习惯相结合,用村民熟悉的语言和方式解读政策,提高接受度.在客家文化地区,可结合宗族文化特点,发挥族长,老人会等传统权威在乡村治理 ...

在传承中创新德治建设这一文化根基,应挖掘本土文化资源,如耕读文化,家风家训等,通过“文化长廊”“村史馆”等载体予以展示,增强村民的文化认同.同时,随着科技的不断发展,应利用 ...

在熟人社会讲礼，主要用伦理道德，来规范人们的行为，化解彼此的矛盾。城市生活虽然有别于农村生活，但是德治仍然我们规范彼此关系，协调社会矛盾的重要方式。一定程度上，当今“ ...

而在乡村数字治理治理方面，基层干部治理能力不足、乡村数字资源禀赋的先天不足、乡村数字治理中缺乏多元主体协同参与以及数字治理理念无法渗透乡土社会等问题也愈发突出。

农村电商下乡改变了村民的选择和村庄的治村逻辑，在此基础上，唯有提高技术赋权的有效性才能实现乡村的有效治理[9]。因此，构建一个包容、协同、可持续的数字治理体系，成为 ...

农业农村农民问题是关乎国家和人民生活的根本问题。党的十九大报告指出，要实现乡村振兴，必须强化基层基础建设，健全自治、法治、德治相结合的乡村治理体制。 ... 党的二十大 ...

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As an important part of Xi Jinping's new thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, cultural poverty alle focuses on "supporting" the will and "enlightening" the intelligence, providing the poor population with spiritual power to eradicate poverty from the ideological level, opening up new paths for poverty alleviation from the cultural level. The education of rural left-behind children is closely related to the concept of "supporting" will and "enlightening" the intelligence, and the right to sex education, as an important part of the education of children, plays an important role in the of children's psychological growth and the shaping of the three outlooks. In view of the rapid development of modern society, the relatively low educational level of rural leftbehind children and the frequent occurrence of sexual Infringement cases of rural left-behind children, this article will discuss the reasons for the weakness of the right to sex for rural left-behind children, and how to adopt family education, school education, social attention and government support to discuss how to improve and protect the implementation of right to sex education for rural left-behind children.

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Implementing pilot projects for comprehensive land consolidation and rehabilitation is a major initiative to follow The Thought on Ecological Civilization and the instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on Zhejiang's "Thousands of Village Demonstration and myriad of Villages Remediation" program. It is also a key project to support the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port and facilitate the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy. From the current situation, land consolidation mainly relies on government-allocated special funds and bank loan. Against the backdrop of deepening reforms of investing and financing and land comprehensive consolidation encompassing all regions and factors, the contradiction between insufficient capital from government-allocated funds and increasing tasks of land comprehensive consolidation has become increasingly prominent. Bank credit funding tends to give rise to the hidden debt of government, leading it urgent to expand and improve diversified funding mechanisms to ensure the effectiveness of the effort for land comprehensive consolidation. This article is based on the status of comprehensive land consolidation in Hainan Free Trade Port, combined with the background of rural revitalization and urban-rural integrated development. It summarizes the modes of social capital participation in comprehensive land consolidation, analyzes the existing difficulties, and proposes corresponding countermeasures and suggestions.

Driven by the wave of digitalization, fostering and developing rural digital cultural tourism has become a key approach to achieving comprehensive rural revitalization. With the aim of exploring the development path of internal and external linkages in rural digital cultural tourism, this paper, under the guidance of the new endogenous development theory, takes Aishan Manor in Tianning County, Guangxi as the case study object, and constructs an analytical framework for breaking through the dualism of internal and external linkages. Under the new endogenous development model, the development of digital cultural tourism requires the joint action of internal driving force activation and external driving force embedding. Internal driving force activation includes activating local resources, developing talent and technology gradients, establishing collaborative networks, and building a modern rural governance system. External driving force embedding cannot be separated from government policy support and capital going to the countryside. Only by implementing the new endogenous development model in rural areas can digital tourism promote the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas and explore effective governance mechanisms for rural revitalization.

Abstract This article examines the relationship between rural development and international immigration in the Pyrenees, highlighting a neo-endogenous approach that leverages immigration’s benefits. Grounded in a European-funded project, the research used qualitative methods and case studies in rural areas of the Girona and Huesca Pyrenees (Spain) and Pyrénées-Orientales (France), in a fieldwork conducted in 2022. Findings show that some immigrant entrepreneurs create small-scale businesses with limited economic impact, but enrich the cultural and social fabric, introducing new skills and ideas for addressing rural challenges. These immigrants particularly value local culture and landscapes, fostering sustainability and community. Despite limited institutional support, the article argues that international immigration can help build inclusive, resilient, and sustainable rural communities through local collaboration and diversity.

Together with addressing social determinants of health, culturally safe healthcare provision is essential for closing the health outcomes gap experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Australians. Rural placements potentially provide students of the health professions with opportunities to enhance their knowledge and skills regarding cultural safety. We used rural placements data systematically collected from allied health students, including commencement- and end-of-placement questionnaire responses, to investigate the determinants of confidence in working with Indigenous people. The study comprised data from all students who provided survey data at both commencement and end of their first placement directly supervised by the administering University Department of Rural Health during the period 2019–2022. Five-point ordered responses to the question ‘How confident do you feel about working with Aboriginal people?’ were used to assess student and placement-related determinants of confidence (Confident/Very confident versus other) at baseline and increased confidence (≥ 1 point) during the placement using crude and adjusted multivariable robust Poisson regression. Participating students (N = 489) were from diverse allied health disciplines (including pharmacy n = 94, 19.2%; chiropractic n= 66, 13.5%; physiotherapy n= 65, 13.3%; social work n = 59, 12.1%; and occupational therapy 58, 11.9%). Confidence in dealing with Aboriginal people was lower at commencement among females compared with males (adjusted relative risk [aRR] 0.65; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.53–0.80), and higher among students of Australian rural origin compared with others (aRR 1.49; CI 1.22–1.83) and those who reported previous experience working with Indigenous people compared with those reporting none (aRR 1.40; CI 1.14–1.72). Placement attributes associated with increased confidence working with Indigenous people between placement commencement and end were interaction with Indigenous people within the placement (aRR 2.32; CI 1.24–4.34), placement model reflecting more structured academic supervision (aRR 1.18; CI 1.02–1.37), and placement length (aRR per additional day 1.002; CI 1.001–1.004). These associations were robust to modelling that accounted for a ceiling effect on increased confidence. While influenced by students’ demographic attributes and prior experiences, confidence of allied health students in working with Indigenous people is enhanced during rural placements, particularly through direct contact with Indigenous people.

With the rapid development of the social economy and the increasing growth of people’s spiritual and cultural needs, cultural tourism has become an important force in promoting rural revitalization. This article aims to explore the development models of cultural and tourism integration promoting rural revitalization at home and abroad, analyze their internal mechanisms and practical paths, and provide theoretical support for relevant policy-making and practices. By means of literature review, case analysis, and other methods, this article deeply studies the role of cultural and tourism integration in rural revitalization, the problems faced, and the solutions, and proposes a development model with cultural confidence, industrial integration, and high-quality development as the core.

Despite pronounced disparities in COVID-19 cases and mortality among communities of color in the United States, and vaccines being a potentially lifesaving prevention measure, vaccination rates are still lower among racial minorities, especially Black people, compared to White people. Reasons such as distrust in the U.S. government and healthcare system underlie vaccine deliberation, which contributes to low vaccine uptake among Black people. The creative and community-based program, “Equitable Vaccines,” uses the arts to address vaccine deliberation and boost vaccine confidence among Black people in rural Georgia. Program facilitators implemented vaccine events, bringing together community members to view an artistic asset (e.g., creative short film) and engage participants in candid conversations surrounding COVID-19 and vaccine deliberation. Subsequently, participants were invited to receive a COVID vaccine and complete a brief online post-event survey. Program facilitators also reported their observations and interactions with participants via an Asana post-event report. An analysis of these fieldnotes highlights the community’s evolving experiences with COVID-19, the vaccine, and reasons for vaccine deliberation between late 2021 and 2024. Findings revealed that mistrust in U.S. institutions and systems and misinformation was a prominent theme across the entire program duration, but there was also a shift toward motivation for getting vaccinated toward the latter part of the program. We recommend using creative and culturally responsive techniques in designing, implementing, and evaluating public health interventions to address vaccine deliberation and other public health concerns in Black communities across the United States.

The study of design translation of regional cultural symbols based on rural revitalization policy aims to explore how regional cultural symbols can be effectively translated and applied to rural revitalization practice through design means. The study analyzes and excavates local cultural resources and uses modern design concepts and technologies to transform traditional cultural symbols into design works with contemporary value and significance. In this way, it not only enhances rural cultural confidence and promotes cultural inheritance and innovation but also enhances the development of rural tourism and cultural industries, ultimately achieving sustainable revitalization and economic growth in the countryside. China has rich resources of "local specialties," which have cultural and historical value and great market potential. In the background of rural revitalization strategy, this paper analyzes the design ideas of Malu grapes, a local specialty of Shanghai, and explores how to design cultural and creative products combining unique regional culture and local specialties. Tapping and developing these local specialties can effectively promote regional economic development and rural industrial revitalization. Through the creative design around the local specialties, it increases the added value of the products, inherits and carries forward the local culture, creates brand influence, enhances product recognition, strengthens the competitiveness of the products, enriches the consumption experience, and promotes the image and quality of the local specialties.

This study explores the key factors influencing household livelihood resilience in ethnic rural tourist areas, specifically focusing on cultural adaptability. An analytical framework and measurement indicators for tourism livelihood resilience are proposed, with empirical analysis carried out in the two Bai minzu villages in Dali, Yunnan, China. Principal component analysis and multiple linear regression models were used to calculate household livelihood resilience and compare different livelihood strategies in two cases. Findings reveal more robust buffer capacity but weaker learning capacity among evaluated dimensions in two cases. Families involved in tourism and other sectors demonstrate superior livelihood resilience compared to those solely reliant on tourism. The findings reveal the significant impact of policy awareness, cultural confidence, and savings status on ethnic village household livelihood resilience. The study also identifies areas for future research, including the need for comparative and evolutionary research on multiple case types and a deeper exploration of the inherent mechanism between external shocks, tourism livelihood resilience, and livelihood strategies.

This paper explores the ideas and methods of integrating intangible cultural heritage resources into the design of rural public spaces to show the cultural characteristics of rural public spaces and enhance rural vitality. It starts with a review of some of the current problems of rural public spaces in China, and focuses on the coupling relationship between intangible cultural heritage resources and rural public space design. In this way, it provides a basis for the revitalisation of rural development in the context of cultural confidence.

China is committed to using digital technology to drive urban–rural integration in health care. This study aims to explore the effect of digital inclusion on health status with the mediating role of cultural capital and the digital health disparities between urban and rural residents in China. Using data from the 2017 Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS), the present study adopted an ordinary least squares (OLS) robust standard error regression model to investigate the impact of digital inclusion on health status. In addition, causal step regression (CSR) and bootstrapping methods were combined to test the mediating effect of cultural capital. The results showed that, first, digital inclusion was related to positive and significant effects on resident health status. Second, cultural capital played a mediating role in the relationship between digital inclusion and health status. Third, urban residents gained more health benefits from digital inclusion than rural residents. Additionally, common method variance (CMV) tests, endogenous tests, and a propensity score matching (PSM) analysis showed that the above conclusions remained robust. The government should therefore focus not only on promoting the population’s health by utilizing digital inclusion but also on accelerating digital health equity between urban and rural areas by developing such strategies as a digital infrastructure expansion schedule and digital literacy education and training programs.

The Oldambt area, in the northeast of the Netherlands, has recently suffered from depopulation and a negative image. However, four high-quality cultural festivals have been developed in or moved towards the area during the last decade. The festivals have different organisational models. This paper assesses how they contribute to rural regeneration through semi-structured interviews with stakeholders around the festivals and local youth. It adds to the existing literature by introducing the concept of rural regeneration, stemming from neo-endogenous rural development, into festival research and by conducting multiple case studies in one area. The paper investigates the festivals’ local legitimacy, rootedness, and ability to create interconnectedness. The findings suggest that the festivals are locally supported, use local resources, and benefit the area, notwithstanding their organisational model. The festivals also help to establish networks within and outside of Oldambt, and there is thus a positive effect on regeneration. The recent more positive developments in Oldambt may be related to the organisation of the festivals.

The Cerrado is Brazil's second largest biome and the most biodiverse savannah in the world. This biome has several phytophysiognomies, with many fruit trees. Among the trees of the Cerrado is the pequi tree (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.), with fruit known as pequi. The pequi is a fruit of great socio-economic and cultural importance for the region and for Brazil. In addition to its cultural and economic importance, pequi stands out for its rich chemical composition, containing carotenoids such as β-carotene, phytosterols, flavonoids, phenolic acids and tocopherols. These compounds have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective properties, as well as cardiovascular, neuroprotective and immunological benefits, reinforcing their functional and sustainable value in the Cerrado. The aim of this study was therefore to carry out a qualitative study of pequi through semi-structured interviews with rural producers in selected municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was clear that the farmers interviewed consume pequi frequently, especially during the harvest season. For the most part, the consumption of pequi by the interviewees is related to its flavour, aroma, beneficial health properties and cultural aspects. The producers recognise pequi as an environmentally friendly fruit and are concerned about deforestation in the Cerrado.

Introduction: While there has been notable global advancement in reducing maternal mortality rates (MMRs) in Latin America, the rates among indigenous women remain alarmingly high. This disparity persists in Guatemala, where indigenous women face a two-fold higher MMR compared to their non-indigenous counterparts. Most of the obstetrical care is performed by traditional Mayan birth attendants (TBAs), also known as comadronas, who have minimal formalized clinical training in obstetrical care. Considering there was no national comprehensive training program for TBAs, a unique training program was established in 2014. This program, the School of PowHER (Providing Outreach in Women’s Health and Educational Resources), aims to ensure sustainable education led by TBAs for TBAs in rural Guatemala with the ultimate goal of helping TBAs provide basic antenatal care and learn how to identify and refer high-risk pregnancies. The aim of this proposed study is to examine the cultural appropriateness and sensitivity of the training program through a mixed-methods approach. Methods: We utilized a mixed-methods strategy, combining quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The quantitative aspect involved a 14-item written survey using a three-point Likert scale for responses, while the qualitative part utilized a semi-structured interview guide to conduct a focus group discussion. Results: The survey (n=33) showed that 32 comadronas found the curriculum applicable (97%) and comprehensible (97%). However, only 26 comadronas (79%) were comfortable with anatomy terminology. Opinions on teaching tools varied: 13 comadronas (39%) felt they were always representative, 13 comadronas (39%) sometimes, and seven comadronas (21%) never. Group discussions echoed this lack of representation. In the learning environment, 32 comadronas felt welcomed (97%) and 31 felt understood (94%), but five comadronas (15%) were not comfortable asking questions. Thirty-one comadronas (94%) believed training made pregnant women trust comadronas more. Group interviews highlighted increased confidence, better care, and perceived lower maternal mortality. Conclusion: This study found the program to be culturally sensitive and effective. Group interviews highlighted increased confidence, improved patient care, and perceived reductions in maternal mortality. Feedback emphasized the need for more culturally relevant materials, resources, and collaboration with the Ministry of Health. This program's community-centered approach could serve as a model for similar initiatives in low- and middle-income countries addressing high maternal mortality rates, despite language and access challenges.

This study examines the role of Tanoker Ledokombo in promoting gender equality and social inclusion in Jember through a community-based approach. Using Pierre Bourdieu's theoretical framework, this study explores the use of social and cultural capital in creating a new habitus that supports diversity. The findings show that Tanoker successfully facilitates women's empowerment through skills training, active participation in economic activities, and cultural festivals. This approach gives women increased financial independence and builds self-confidence and societal position. Cultural festivals become inclusive spaces that celebrate diversity, facilitate dialogue between community members, and strengthen social networks. Cultural practices such as local craft-making preserve traditions and create equal economic opportunities for all community members. This approach shows that women's empowerment involves creating an environment that supports active participation and collaboration. Tanoker also successfully reconfigures gender norms by transforming community habitus, allowing women to challenge traditional stereotypes and strengthen their agency. By leveraging social and cultural capital, Tanoker promotes community solidarity and builds inclusive social structures. This study provides practical implications for developing community empowerment policies, highlighting the importance of cross-sector collaboration and evidence-based approaches. The Tanoker empowerment model can be adapted to other contexts to support gender equality and social inclusion. This study confirms that cultural and community-based social practices are important catalysts for sustainable social change.

Digitalisation supports the professionalisation and innovation of rural entrepreneurship in the Global South, enabling it to adapt to various transformations, whether driven by different necessities, or opportunities. This study uses neo-endogenous development theory (NED) to understand local differences in meaningful digital adoption and usage, considering different rural entrepreneurial motivations – necessity and opportunity-based entrepreneurial activity. We conducted interviews in two entrepreneurial communities in Bali, Indonesia: Kamasan, which produces traditional cultural products, and Kintamani, which produces coffee. The local variety of endogenous resources in both communities drives the different adoption patterns of entrepreneurs. In turn, these diverging digital adoption patterns determine whether a community is open to more exogenous resources through digital channels, highlighting the Matthew effect of digitalisation. Our findings show that the motives for running entrepreneurial activity refer to similar digital adoption patterns in rural communities - in which necessity-based entrepreneurs have limitations in adopting digital technology and opportunity-based entrepreneurs have more freedom in absorbing external knowledge and innovation through digital technology adoption. Lastly, we propose that future research into digitalisation in rural economies in the Global South should work from a diversified perspective, recognising the differences between – and within – rural communities.

ABSTRACT Dialogue between local development literature and feminist approaches to development has been limited even though grassroots productive associations are at the core of the strategies to promote two of their intermediate goals: locally-induced economic growth and women's empowerment. Therefore, this article proposes a dialogue between local and gender approaches to development by analysing the path followed by three Colombian coffee growers' associations to understand if and how productive associations can contribute to the construction of local gendered notions of development. Results show that productive associations that emerged from economic, social and cultural endogenous capacities of territories and that work with gender perspective can encourage women's empowerment, understanding it as an agency's expansion and the capacity to work with others (power with) to make transformative change (power to). At the same time, these associations can create virtuous cycles of innovation and knowledge that can eventually lead to local economic growth.

This study aimed to explore the perceptions, barriers, and usage patterns of reproductive health services among women in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. A mixed-method cross-sectional study was conducted with 420 women aged 18–45. Quantitative data were collected through structured surveys, while qualitative insights were gathered via in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with local stakeholders. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used to analyze quantitative data, and thematic analysis was applied to qualitative data. While 84.3% of participants were aware of antenatal care, only 61.2% completed the recommended visits. Similarly, institutional delivery awareness was high (91.5%), yet only 67.8% utilized it. Key barriers included distance to health facilities, need for spousal permission, fear of mistreatment, and cultural taboos. Trust in ASHA workers was high, but confidence in the formal healthcare system remained low. The study reveals a clear mismatch between awareness and utilization of reproductive health services in rural India. Culturally sensitive, community-led strategies are necessary to enhance trust, reduce barriers, and improve equitable access to maternal and reproductive care.

Against the backdrop of the in-depth advancement of the rural revitalization strategy, a single actor can no longer meet the diversified development needs of rural areas, making it urgent to establish a pluralistic co-governance pattern of “government guidance, corporate collaboration, and villager participation.” Using the case of YY Company’s participation in the “Rural Revitalization Demonstration Belt” project in Xihe Town, W District, S City, this paper, grounded in collaborative governance theory, constructs a “driving force–structure–process” analytical framework to systematically explore how enterprises, through cultural heritage excavation, resource integration, market linkage, and organizational mobilization, work in synergy with governments, village collectives, and villagers to jointly promote the revitalization of rural industry, ecology, culture, and governance. The findings reveal that enterprises, acting as hub-type actors, can not only stimulate the endogenous cultural dynamism of rural communities, facilitate factor reorganization and market transformation, but also enhance villagers’ organizational capacity and participation in public affairs through institutionalized collaborative mechanisms. Based on these findings, the paper proposes pathways such as establishing a tripartite collaborative mechanism among “government–enterprise–village collective,” institutionalizing collaborative governance processes, and strengthening bidirectional empowerment, offering a replicable and scalable model for enterprise participation in rural revitalization.

This study examines how social change occurs through the transition to smart farming in Cibodas Village, West Java, Indonesia. Using Pierre Bourdieu's concepts of habitus, capital, and field within a constructivist paradigm, this study employed qualitative methods, including participant observation, in-depth interviews, and analysis of policy documents and training materials related to smart farming. The results show that applying IoT technology for automated irrigation for fertilization and microclimate monitoring in smart farming can simplify agricultural operations and transform farmers' habits and village government structures, orienting them toward the use of advanced technology. This shift occurs as cultural capital based on digital technology is transformed into symbolic capital, thereby increasing sales confidence. This shift is particularly pronounced among young farmers, who utilize digital knowledge to simplify agricultural operations and sales mechanisms. However, for elderly farmers, their lack of literacy skills and limited access to information pose a potential disadvantage in facilitating the Cibodas Village. Agriculture in Cibodas serves as a platform for mobilizing and negotiating various forms of capital. This underscores the need for technology adoption to drive change and promote more equitable social development.

Objective: To explore male physicians' perceptions of how family planning (FP) training, supportive supervision, and access to educational materials impact their knowledge, confidence, and ability to provide FP services in rural areas of Islamabad, Pakistan, where FP is traditionally considered a female domain. Methodology: This qualitative study involved 12 in-depth interviews with male family physicians practicing in rural communities of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). The interviews explored their experiences and perceptions of engaging in FP service provision, a field predominantly led by female healthcare providers due to cultural norms and gendered divisions in healthcare roles. Interviews were transcribed, categorized, and thoroughly analyzed. Participants were informed about the study's objectives, procedures, and confidentiality measures to ensure voluntary participation. Results: The findings revealed significant gender-based barriers to male physicians' involvement in FP services. Many reported that their medical education placed minimal emphasis on FP, reinforcing the perception that it falls outside their professional scope. Cultural norms further restricted their engagement, as FP counseling and provision were widely regarded as responsibilities of female healthcare workers. However, FP training, supportive supervision, and access to educational materials enabled male physicians to develop essential skills, increasing their confidence in counseling and service delivery. Participants noted a rise in client numbers and referrals, attributing this shift to improved competence and community acceptance. They also emphasized the need for stronger pharmacy linkages and accessible informational materials to enhance service provision. Conclusion: In Pakistan, gender inequality in healthcare limits male physicians’ participation in FP, reinforcing traditional gender roles and restricting access to comprehensive reproductive health services. Providing male physicians with structured FP training, counseling tools, and institutional support can help challenge these barriers, fostering their role as key contributors to expanding FP access in rural communities. Keywords: Qualitative study, In-depth interviews, male family physicians, family planning service provision, Islamabad.

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This study investigates the implementation of local-needs-based marketing strategies at MA Al-Wasilah Lil Hasanah, a Madrasah Aliyah in Warungkiara, Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia, where educational access is often constrained in rural areas. Employing a qualitative case study approach, data were collected through in-depth interviews, participatory observations, and document analysis. The findings demonstrate that a hybrid marketing model, integrating community-based engagement with digital strategies, significantly enhances student enrollment and community trust. Traditional methods, such as religious gatherings and social events, foster strong local connections, while digital marketing, despite infrastructural challenges, broadens outreach. By aligning strategies with socio-cultural values, the madrasah strengthens its sustainability and public confidence. This research offers practical insights for optimizing marketing in Islamic schools and highlights the potential of hybrid models for global Islamic educational institutions facing similar challenges. Further studies are recommended to explore the long-term efficacy of digital marketing in rural education settings.

Based on the Yangtze River Delta Youth Rural Revitalization Design Competition, this paper explores the impact of design competitions on rural development. Using the competition's implemented outcomes as case studies, it analyzes the specific roles of competitions across four dimensions: reproduction of vernacular culture, regeneration of landscape appearance, reshaping of local brands, and resonance of social effects. The research finds that design competitions have significant impacts on improving rural environments, strengthening cultural identity and confidence, promoting industrial development, and facilitating social participation.

Inclusive pedagogy is essential in rural schools where learners present diverse cultural backgrounds, abilities, and learning needs. This qualitative descriptive study examined inclusive pedagogical practices and their influence on classroom involvement in a rural integrated school. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with teachers and focus group discussions with learners. Thematic analysis revealed four interrelated themes: inclusive strategies as engagement catalysts, differentiated instruction supporting participation, culturally responsive practices strengthening belonging, and contextual challenges shaping inclusion. Findings show that inclusive pedagogical practices significantly enhance learners’ classroom involvement by fostering participation, confidence, and a sense of belonging. However, resource limitations and workload demands remain persistent challenges. The study concludes that inclusive pedagogy, when grounded in responsiveness, differentiation, and cultural relevance, promotes meaningful classroom involvement even in resource-constrained rural contexts.

This review of cultural tourism covers the period 2019-2025, which has seen considerable growth in research output. The literature has been affected by a number of contextual factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, new technologies, policy shifts and growing attention for intangible cultural heritage (ICH), storytelling and the role of place. The cultural tourism literature is also becoming more fragmented through the emergence of a number of niches, such as gastronomy and contents tourism. Chinese scholars are also beginning to have a major role in the field, stimulated by national policies to develop ‘Cultural Creative Tourism’. This also points to further democratisation of cultural tourism, away from its roots as an elite pastime. These is also growing attention for cultural tourism in rural areas, which has also helped to stimulate research on ICH. Recent research also highlights research gaps, including cultural tourism governance, the impacts of new technologies and social media, and the role of place curation strategies. Future research will need to tackle emerging issues, such as the role of destination coolness, the shift from destination management to place management and the nature of relationships between visitors and residents.

The Gospel of Luke offers profound resonance with the pressing socio-economic realities confronting marginalised communities in contemporary South Africa. Although set in a vastly different historical and cultural context, Luke’s narrative portrays a society where a small elite controlled land and resources. At the same time, most of the population endured extreme poverty, debt, and a lack of access to productive land. This situation parallels the struggles of impoverished and landless individuals in contemporary South Africa, a country facing a complex interplay of governance issues. These include corruption, political interference, a lack of accountability and public participation, as well as structural challenges such as resource constraints, inadequate infrastructure, and capacity limitations. The enduring legacies of apartheid, urban-rural divides, and socio-economic inequalities continue to hinder development and service delivery, while obstructing the vision of a better life for all. This scenario is reminiscent of the 1st-century Roman Palestinian context, where a combination of political domination, economic oppression, and corrupt leadership marginalised ordinary citizens and perpetuated their poverty. Thus, the Gospel of Luke provides a valuable lens through which to examine both the legacies of colonial rule in 1st-century Palestine and the colonial and apartheid legacies left by the Dutch and British settlers in South Africa.Contribution: This article reflects on the legacies of colonialism in 1st-century Palestine, juxtaposing these legacies with those of post-colonial and post-1994 democratic South Africa, positing Luke’s Gospel as a hopeful text to the marginalised communities in both situations.

ABSTRACT This paper examines the on-the-ground process of creative city making in the Global South. It highlights the role of the state in the development of creative cities in the Chinese context, with a specific focus on how the state has instrumentalized arts and culture in remaking old villages into creative space. Through a case study of a state-led development project of an artist village in Shenzhen, it is revealed that the local government has devised a myriad of localized practices and strategies to realize the project of creating a print art cluster in a rambling peri-urban environment. State-led rural gentrification is co-opted to generate an idyllic rural landscape replete with heritage houses to attract artists to settle, while cultural governance is implemented to redefine rural aesthetics and discipline creative production and artist practices in the village. Our study unravels that cultural production and placemaking are significantly shaped by a dominant state in highly contingent ways and may lead to contingent outcomes. While state-led culture-oriented gentrification is often deployed to attract investment and develop real estate, it also functions as a creative placemaking strategy to develop public cultural projects, civilize the public, and rebrand the city as a global creative hub.

In recent years, managing rural living environments has become a vital component of the rural revitalization strategy. Jiangsu Province, rich in economic and cultural resources, has accumulated valuable experience in exploring rural environmental governance by integrating culture and tourism. This research analyzes the practical logic of rural environmental governance in Jiangsu from both theoretical and practical perspectives. It emphasizes the importance of integrating culture and tourism to enhance environmental governance while addressing the associated challenges. The results show that the integration of culture and tourism not only enhances rural ecological environments and living facilities but also boosts regional economic development and the preservation of cultural resources. Nevertheless, there are still challenges in aspects such as the collaboration of stakeholders, the establishment of long-term mechanisms, and the application of digital technologies. Based on real cases in Jiangsu, this study suggests optimization strategies and policy recommendations to improve rural environmental governance within the framework of cultural and tourism integration.

This systematic literature review examines the implementation of e-government initiatives in developing countries, focusing on their impact on public service delivery and progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 16.6. Through a comprehensive analysis of peer-reviewed articles, policy documents, and case studies, the research explores the interplay between institutional capacity, socio-cultural factors, and the digital divide in shaping e-government outcomes across urban and rural contexts in countries including Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, India, Nigeria, Brazil, and Indonesia. Following a rigorous search strategy and inclusion criteria, the review synthesizes findings from multiple sources, highlighting significant advancements in e-government adoption, particularly in urban areas, while identifying persistent challenges in rural regions due to inadequate infrastructure, limited digital literacy, and resource constraints. The systematic review of literature underscores the potential of e-government to enhance transparency, reduce corruption, and improve service delivery, as exemplified through successful initiatives in countries like Rwanda and Estonia. However, the synthesized evidence also reveals uneven progress, exacerbated through the urban-rural digital divide and varying institutional capacities. Systematically analyzing and integrating existing research, this review concludes with evidence-based recommendations for bridging these gaps, emphasizing the need for targeted infrastructure development, digital literacy programs, inclusive design approaches, and context-specific solutions to ensure equitable access to e-government services and accelerate progress towards effective, accountable, and transparent institutions at all levels.

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Youth empowerment has emerged as a critical policy concern in India, particularly in the North-Eastern states, where structural constraints such as limited job creation, inadequate educational infrastructure, and socio-cultural complexities shape developmental outcomes. Meghalaya, with its distinctive matrilineal traditions and community-based governance, presents a unique case for examining youth policies and their implementation. This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of youth empowerment initiatives in Meghalaya since the coming to power of the present NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) in 2018, focusing on policy effectiveness, education, employability, socio-cultural influences, and the role of digital interventions in addressing youth empowerment. The paper finds out that Meghalaya has made significant strides through strategic initiatives like the Meghalaya Youth Policy 2021, PRIME, CM Elevate, YESS Meghalaya, and MPOWER, which collectively aim to provide a holistic framework for youth development. These efforts have led to improved educational infrastructure, targeted entrepreneurship schemes, and enhanced grassroots participation However, significant challenges persist, including limited awareness of schemes, rural-urban disparities, restricted market linkages, and the digital divide. The unique socio-cultural context, particularly matrilineal traditions and community-based governance, plays a dual role, fostering inclusiveness while also presenting implementation challenges due to uneven access and lack of formal standardization. Digital initiatives, while crucial for modernization, face hurdles related to unequal access, digital literacy, and uptake. The paper concludes by suggesting culturally resonant, digitally enabled, and community-driven approaches as pathways for enhancing the effectiveness and inclusiveness of youth empowerment policies in Meghalaya.

Community engagement plays a critical role in effective forest governance and climate change adaptation in East Africa. This qualitative review synthesizes evidence from 22 peer-reviewed studies published between 2010 and 2024, using participatory governance theory to examine how rural communities engage in forest management amid climate pressures. The analysis centers on three themes: forms and levels of participation, barriers to meaningful engagement, and implications for climate-resilient forest governance. Findings indicate that while frameworks such as Participatory Forest Management (PFM), Collaborative Forest Management (CFM), and Community Forest Associations (CFAs) have broadened community roles, genuine participation is limited. Across the reviewed literature, over 70% of studies reported that engagement remained superficial due to centralized decision-making, insecure land tenure, elite capture, and inequitable benefit-sharing. Conversely, customary institutions were highlighted in nearly half of the studies as offering adaptive, context-specific governance solutions—yet these systems are often sidelined in national policies. Additionally, climate finance mechanisms like REDD+ were noted in 8 studies to risk deepening exclusion if local voices are not meaningfully integrated. The review brings to light the need for transformative engagement rooted in secure rights, equitable power-sharing, recognition of indigenous knowledge, and strong accountability mechanisms. Moreover, these findings contribute to ongoing regional and global debates on climate justice, decolonizing conservation, and the future of community-based natural resource management in East Africa.

This study develops an integrative planning and design model for tourism governance in Tanjung Boleng Village, West Manggarai, grounded in sustainability, resilience, and dynamic conservation. Existing governance frameworks rarely integrate these three dimensions simultaneously within the context of rural tourism, often resulting in fragmented management and limited adaptive capacity. The study formulates a governance framework that aligns ecological preservation, socio-cultural empowerment, and adaptive policy mechanisms. A qualitative methodology was employed, incorporating in-depth interviews, participatory observation, documentation review, and focus group discussions with multi-sectoral stakeholders—data were analyzed thematically to identify interrelationships among environmental, social, and institutional dimensions. The resulting empirically informed model integrates ecological, socio-cultural, and policy factors within a coherent structure, thereby advancing theoretical understanding of planning and designing sustainable tourism governance. Moreover, the model provides a practical, replicable framework for adaptive, community-based tourism development in rural destinations with similar characteristics.

The rural digital governance platform is closely related to rural sustainable development. By playing the role of the rural digital governance platform, it can optimize the allocation of rural resources, improve the efficiency of rural governance, promote the development of rural industries, improve the quality of life of rural residents, promote the inheritance and innovation of rural culture, and provide a strong guarantee for the sustainable development of rural areas. Through the continuous advancement of the rural digital governance platform, it is anticipated to achieve the modernization of rural governance, promote industrial prosperity, optimize public services, encourage talent return, and foster cultural inheritance and innovation. This will provide a robust foundation for the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy. Guided by the “digital village” strategy, digital platforms serve as pivotal vehicles for the transformation of rural digital governance. Taking the policymaking process facilitated by the “JuHaoban” platform as a case study, this paper integrates theoretical frameworks with practical applications to construct a “Mixed-Scanning–Multiple-Stream” framework. This framework elucidates the policy innovation process at the local-decision-making level under the influence of the central strategy. The findings indicate that the problem stream can be generated through both proactive scanning and reactive response mechanisms, which can operate concurrently. Decision makers at various levels function as policy entrepreneurs, leading the policymaking community, and the policy window can open either opportunistically or continuously, driven by these decision makers. The policy establishment process of Julu County’s “JuHaoban” platform exemplifies an “up-and-down” dynamic, primarily influenced by political streams. By proactively identifying social issues and responding to emergencies, county-level decision makers implement policy innovations in alignment with the “digital village” strategy. The “Mixed-Scanning–Multiple-Stream” framework provides substantial explanatory power regarding local policy innovation processes within central–local interactions. The conclusions and recommendations offer significant policymaking implications for the development of rural digital governance platforms.

Effective management of village funds is central to financing sustainable and equitable rural futures, particularly in underdeveloped and resource-diverse regions such as Papua, Indonesia. This study explores the governance factors that shape the sustainability of village fund management (VFM) by examining institutional, financial, and socio-cultural dimensions across 212 villages. Primary data from village heads and secondary data on village-owned enterprises (BUMDes) and 2024 village fund allocations were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM), and multi-group analysis (MGA). Seven key governance constructs emerged, with ethical governance, implementation capacity, mandatory disclosure and reporting, community participation, and financial management capacity demonstrating significant positive effects on sustainable VFM outcomes. In contrast, perceived social and economic impacts were negatively associated with performance, and planning quality exerted an influence only under specific contextual conditions. These relationships proved highly context-dependent, varying by geography, natural resource availability, transport accessibility, and demographic composition. The findings underscore the need for adaptive and context-sensitive governance strategies to strengthen institutional resilience, enhance fiscal equity, and maximize the developmental impact of village funds in underdeveloped rural regions.

The issue of unused rural residential bases in China, particularly in areas like Xin’an Town, challenges efficient land use and rural revitalisation goals. Historical practices, including the inheritance of multiple home sites per household (“one household, many homes”) and inconsistent enforcement of policies like “one household, one residence,” have led to significant land idleness. Farmers’ limited awareness of collective land ownership laws also contributes to this inefficiency. This study combines field investigation, questionnaire surveys, and binary logistic regression analysis to identify key factors contributing to the unused rural residential bases. Field observation involved direct visits to the study area to gather qualitative insights into the socio-cultural factors influencing land use. Additionally, household surveys were conducted through interviews and questionnaires to collect quantitative data on family size, income levels, income sources, and policy awareness. The logistic regression model was then used to quantitatively assess these variables’ impact on unused rural residential bases. The analysis reveals that family size, income, and income sources are significant determinants of unused rural residential bases. Larger families tend to use land more actively, whereas higher-income households and those with non-agricultural income sources exhibit higher rates of idleness due to a greater tendency for urban migration. Policy awareness alone was found to be insufficient in incentivising effective land use. To reduce unused rural residential bases and promote efficient use, the study recommends (1) compulsory recovery and clearance of abandoned land; (2) financial incentives for releasing inherited unused land; (3) development of local industries to create jobs and reduce migration; and (4) stricter enforcement of land-use policies with enhanced community awareness efforts. These measures support the goals of Rural Revitalisation.

Ecotourism-oriented homestays are a significant driving force for rural revitalization. The landscape is instrumental in distinguishing homestays from one another and enhancing their allure, contributing to cultural heritage and sustainable economic development. However, the current homestay development landscape is marred by several challenges, including a lack of diversity in landscapes, a disconnect from local cultural roots, overdevelopment, ecological protection imbalances, a dearth of interactive experiences, and unregulated service standards. This study uses six representative cases in Zhejiang Province, China, integrating publicly accessible government environmental performance data, tourist review texts sourced from online travel platforms, and insights gleaned from semi-structured expert interviews. A multi-dimensional evaluation framework is established based on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles. Quantitative text semantic analysis techniques were applied to parse the review texts, subsequently utilizing statistical methods to ascertain the relative importance of dimensions and indicators and explore their relationships. A significant correlation was observed between the prevalence of ecologically favorable language in user reviews and official environmental assessment scores. The frequency of culturally specific references in guest reviews exhibited a statistically significant positive correlation with tourist ratings. Drawing upon the preceding analysis, the study formulates landscape design guidelines that emphasize green technology, cultural empowerment, and social identity.

This paper takes the ethnic minority areas of Yunnan as the research object to explore the influence mechanism of grassroots governance efficiency on common prosperity under the background of rural revitalization. The results show that the governance efficiency promotes common prosperity through the triple path of organizational synergy (such as Zhaotong's "party branch-led cooperative" to drive the increase in per capita income), digital adaptability (such as Zhenyuan blockchain technology to promote distributive justice), and cultural integration (such as the transformation of cultural capital by the Chuxiong Yi embroidery industry), but its transformation efficiency is restricted by geographical differentiation and cultural barriers (the improvement of the Gini coefficient in northwest Yunnan is only 1/3 of that of central Yunnan). In view of the gradient differences, a zoning and classification governance strategy is proposed: central Yunnan strengthens the upgrading of "credit + digital twin" (such as the stone forest ecological points system), builds bilingual mediation and border people's credit fund (draws on the Cangyuan model) at the border, and implements cultural adaptability governance in the alpine canyon area (such as Deqin Living Buddha participating in matsutake dividends). The conclusion shows that common prosperity needs to solve the tension of "unity and particularity" through efficiency adaptation, incorporate ethnic customary law into the system design, and realize the essential transformation of governance dividends into common prosperity results.

This study examines how village governance and financial management influence the welfare of independent village communities in Bangli, Bali, with Tri Hita Karana as a moderating variable. Using a quantitative method and SEM-PLS analysis, data were collected from 68 villages through questionnaires distributed to village leaders and officials. Results show that both governance and financial management significantly improve community welfare. Although Tri Hita Karana does not directly affect welfare, it plays a dual moderating role: weakening the impact of governance but strengthening financial management's effect on welfare, highlighting the complex interaction between cultural values and formal institutions. Furthermore, Importance-Performance Map Analysis (IPMA) identifies education, training, and financial accountability as key areas to improve welfare outcomes. The study emphasizes the need for integrating effective governance practices with local cultural wisdom to support sustainable rural development and offers policy recommendations for culturally responsive village planning.

This article develops contextually adapted ethnographic methodologies for studying community radio and local governance relationships in rural African contexts. The research advances three methodological innovations: household-based media ethnography revealing collective consumption practices invisible to individualistic research paradigms; institutional ethnography mapping informal political networks operating through cultural logics and collaborative translation methodologies maintaining epistemological integrity across Indigenous and academic knowledge systems. Drawing from four months of fieldwork in northern Ghana, this study demonstrates how conventional survey methods systematically obscure relationships between media practices and democratic participation. The research employed multi-method ethnographic design combining household observation, in-depth interviews, broadcast monitoring and Radio Listener Club ethnography. These methodological adaptations generate transferable analytical frameworks applicable to community media research across postcolonial contexts characterized by linguistic diversity, traditional governance structures and hybrid institutional formations. Findings reveal that contextually sensitive ethnographic methods uncover critical dimensions including local language broadcasting’s role in political identity formation and complex participation negotiations in mediated public spheres. This methodological framework provides a blueprint for culturally responsive research on community media and governance relationships in marginalized communities.

Collaborative rural governance in Indonesia has increasingly attracted scholarly scrutiny due to growing interdependence between government institutions, community organizations, private actors, and academic partners. The study analyses how multi-actor interactions in Sidomulyo Village produce institutional synergy across three strategic initiatives: digital governance, community-based tourism, and export-oriented agribusiness. A qualitative phenomenological approach was employed through semi-structured interviews, direct field observation, and documentary analysis. Analytical rigor was enhanced through triangulation and thematic coding aligned with the Collaborative Governance Regime framework. Findings reveal that governance effectiveness evolves from relational mechanisms, epistemic collaboration, and shared motivation rather than hierarchical directives. Digital platforms expand administrative transparency and knowledge transfer; tourism strengthens cultural identity and collective entrepreneurship; agribusiness exportation demonstrates value-chain competitiveness supported by scientific expertise. Academic institutions operate as epistemic actors, contributing not only technical inputs but also methodological leadership, institutional learning, and certification pathways. Informal norms, cultural cohesion, and mutual accountability function as coordinating instruments, reducing transaction costs and sustaining cross-sectoral cooperation. Empirical insights affirm that collaborative governance in micro contexts requires both cognitive capital and relational legitimacy to achieve durability. The study contributes theoretically by extending the Collaborative Governance Regime beyond urban and sectoral applications toward a knowledge-infused regime model tailored to rural environments. Practical implications emerge for policymakers seeking transformative strategies that integrate digital inclusiveness, creative tourism, and export viability in rural development.

Against the converging backdrop of China's Rural Revitalization, Digital China, and Strong Sports Nation strategies, rural sports events, represented by the "Village Super League" ("Cun Chao") and "Village BA" ("Cun BA"), have emerged explosively. They demonstrate powerful cultural communication capabilities and industrial derivative potential, with their "IP-ization" (Intellectual Property-ization) becoming a new kinetic force for comprehensive rural revitalization. However, the explosive growth of these phenomenal events is accompanied by severe governance challenges. These include the conflict between cultural authenticity and excessive commercialization, the contradiction between short-term traffic dividends and long-term sustainable development, the interest imbalances among pluralistic actors, and the "technological paradox" introduced by digital technology intervention. Traditional governance models dominated by a single actor are no longer adequate for the complex ecosystem of rural sports IP-ization in the digital age. It is imperative to construct a governance system that is adaptive, inclusive, and resilient. Adhering to a qualitative research paradigm, this paper employs governance theory, digital empowerment theory, and co-evolutionary theory to deeply analyze the internal mechanisms of digital technology empowering the IP-ization of rural sports events. The study posits that digital technology is not merely a communication tool but a fundamental force reshaping the production relations, organizational forms, and value chains of rural sports, fostering a connection between the "glocal" (global + local) value of the IP. However, technological empowerment also triggers governance dilemmas such as the "digital divide," "platform dependency," and "cultural alienation." The study argues that the governance logic for rural sports event IP-ization must fundamentally shift from "singular control" to "pluralistic collaboration," from "empirical decision-making" to "data-driven" governance, and from "rigid regulation" to "resilient good governance." Based on this, the paper constructs a "five-in-one" collaborative governance mechanism framework. This includes: a dynamic mechanism centered on "value co-creation and benefit sharing"; a coordination mechanism keyed on "digital negotiation and platform regulation"; a guarantee mechanism based on "digital infrastructure and digital literacy"; a deviation correction mechanism guided by "culture-centrism and risk prevention"; and a subject-responsibility mechanism that clarifies the roles of the government (helmsman), villagers (protagonists), platforms (connectors), capital (boosters), and professional elites (think tank). This research aims to provide a theoretical reference and practical strategy for the sustainable development of rural sports event IP in the digital age, aspiring to achieve true resonance between technological empowerment and rural cultural revitalization.

This qualitative research aims to understand the adaptation process of female students hailing from Eastern Indonesia in the environment of Satya Wacana Christian University. The study explores various aspects of self-adjustment, including internal motivation, involvement in student activities, cultural adaptation skills, and the social support they receive. The research employs in-depth interviews and content analysis of data obtained from female Eastern Indonesian students who have relocated to the university. The findings reveal that internal motivation plays a significant role in encouraging Eastern Indonesian female students to migrate and actively participate in campus life. Involvement in student organizations with similar cultural backgrounds accelerates both academic and social adjustment. Adaptation skills in a cultural context, including the ability to adapt to new languages and cultures, enable students to build close social relationships and boost self-confidence. Social support from peers with similar cultural backgrounds also provides crucial assistance in overcoming challenges and difficulties in adaptation. However, the research also identifies several challenges, such as language and communication difficulties, as well as pressure to conform to group norms. The findings of this study can offer valuable insights for educational institutions and policymakers to develop more effective support programs for female students originating from Eastern Indonesia in the university environment.

How can we know the reality of the context of bullying in the field of primary health care? The aim of this study is to obtain a validated and reliable tool that allows measurement of the involvement of primary care professionals in addressing bullying through a systematic content validation process. A cross-cultural validation of the Healthcare Provider’s Practices, Attitudes, Self-Confidence, and Knowledge Regarding Bullying Questionnaire was conducted for the Spanish perspective. This involved linguistic adaptation through translation–back-translation, content validity index (CVI) analysis, construct validity using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and internal consistency (Cronbach’s α). The total CVI was 0.95, with individual item scores ≥ 0.78. CFA revealed a good fit for the three subscales, with discrimination indices (item–total correlation within the dimension) > 0.30. Cronbach’s α for each dimension indicated a high level of reliability, with values of 0.735 for attitudes, 0.940 for self-confidence, and 0.895 for knowledge. The questionnaire is valid and reliable for evaluating the knowledge, attitudes, and self-confidence of primary care professionals in Spain regarding bullying. Its validity and reliability guarantee its potential use in other health settings and may lead to better training of professionals and school biopsychosocial health.

The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between self-stigma and treatment motivation among individuals with substance use disorders in Westside of Turkey. Descriptive cross-sectional design study's sample consisted of 141 patients with substance use disorder receiving treatment in an alcohol and drug treatment unit in Westside of Turkey. Data were collected using the Treatment Motivation Questionnaire (TMQ) and the Substance Abuse Self-Stigma Scale (SASSS). Self-stigma was positively correlated with internal motivation, external motivation, interpersonal help-seeking and treatment motivation (p < 0.001). Self-stigma was negatively correlated with confidence in treatment (p < 0.05). The simple linear regression analysis showed a significant relationship between treatment adherence and self-stigma (R:0.98, R2: 0.96, p < 0.001).

The title of Hajj has many meanings, from cultural, historical, and normative to sociological. However, there is still abuse of the title of Hajj as an economic field and social stratification. This study aims to examine the functionality of the title of Hajj for pilgrims, both as motivation and self-control. This research is a qualitative descriptive method with a phenomenological approach and a psychological scientific approach. The results show that the title of Hajj can function as motivation and self-control for pilgrims, both from internal and external directions, to improve self-quality and control themselves from deviant actions. This research concludes that a Hajj degree can provide functional benefits for pilgrims, such as motivation and self-control in behavior. Hajj is a stronghold for acting and socializing where a person must always consider every word and deed before doing or speaking

The aim of this study was to examine the English language learning motivation of Pakistani students by viewing ethnicity, gender, and culture because Pakistan is multi-ethnic and cultural country with wide dimensions. The study was examined with reference to UN directed 17 sustainable development goals, with special reference to Goal No 4 related to education. A sample of 602 participants from 39 Pakistani public and private sectors’ universities was taken as participants of this research. The research was done by adapting a questionnaire as a research tool, and L2 motivational self-system was taken as a theoretical framework. The collected data via questionnaire response was statistically analyzed by using SPSS 26 software. The results indicated that in Pakistan, all four types of internal motivational structure, i.e., immediate achievement, learning situation, intrinsic interest, and personal development, existed in students of English as second Language learners’ motivation. The highest value among the four factors of motivation was 2.57 in personal development factor, and the lowest mean value was in learning situations. There is no significant statistical variation among gender in all four types of motivational structures. In English learning motivation, urban students were comparatively higher motivated in all motivational internal factors. Furthermore, only Pathan and Kashmiri students had a significant variation, and the motivation of Pathan ethnicity was higher than Kashmiri in all motivational aspects. This research would be a useful insight for English teachers and students in an intracultural environment infused with ethnicity and multi-gender student population.

Understanding what motivates employees beyond money is crucial, especially in collectivist cultures like Ghana, where social obligations shape personal goals. Using Self-Determination Theory (SDT), this study explored motivational profiles among employees in a non-metallic mineral processing company. A descriptive survey design was adopted, with data collected from 105 employees via questionnaires. Latent profile analysis revealed three distinct motivational profiles: (1) Highly self-determined (low amotivation, progressive increase to high intrinsic motivation); (2) Socially driven (high external regulation alongside strong identified/integrated regulation); and (3) Moderately self-determined (low amotivation/external regulation, high identified/integrated regulation). Study findings highlight that while intrinsic motivation is seen as ideal, identified and integrated regulation can effectively sustain industrial performance in a collectivist culture. The concurrence of external and internal motivations in Profile 2 challenges binary views of motivation, highlighting the importance of cultural influences in collectivist workplaces. The study advises management to craft motivational strategies suited to cultural contexts. Organisations should encourage autonomy-supportive leadership, recognition, and feedback to boost competence and belonging, while avoiding over-reliance on controlled motivation that may cause burnout. The study concludes that successful motivation in industrial sectors depends on a balanced, culturally aware, and psychologically nurturing approach that encourages sustainable engagement and enhances worker well-being.

The inherent logic of university cultural self-confidence is to form an ideological tradition in running a school from a developmental concept, and then to form a traditional consensus in running a school. Finally, it is the consensus self-confidence of university people in social praise. That is, developmental concept ideological tradition traditional consensus self-confidence. According to the inherent logic of university cultural self-confidence, this paper analyses the path of university cultural self-confidence of Renmin University of China, Agricultural University of China and Beijing University of Chemical Technology, and puts forward the logical path of university cultural self-confidence. Taking Southwest Jiaotong University as an example, this paper makes an empirical analysis of the logical path of university cultural self-confidence.

The research is devoted to the study of youth motivation for volunteer activities. The theoretical basis of the presented study is the concept of youth’s self-regulation. According to its provisions, the motivation of volunteer activity can be considered as an indicator of socio-cultural self-regulation and social adaptation of young volunteers in those situations when certain volunteering practices are considered by them as part of their world. The article analyzes the results of a sociological survey of young students of the Sverdlovsk region aged 14 to 24 (N – 996, quota sample, 2022). The study revealed that the motivation for the volunteer activity of the student youth of the Sverdlovsk region reflects the trends for concretization in the youth consciousness of volunteer efforts and the importance of understanding the possibility to get applicable results both for society and for themselves, аs well as the preference for voluntary practices of constructive civic behavior that enable young people to fulfill their potential. Altruistic motivation and self-confidence motivate high school volunteers. The motivation of students volunteering over the past two years has become more pragmatic and is associated with building social networks and expanding employment opportunities, while studying at a university – with the need to pursue a professional or socio-political career. According to the poll results, it is proved that the internal motivation for volunteering activity as a reflection of the interiorization of values of volunteering and the acceptance of this activity is not formed by the external environment, where youth volunteer projects are organized by the school, youth organizations, and depends on the regularity of volunteer participation of youth and the consequence of this involvement, volunteer self-identification. Certain evidence of young people’s adaptation to the conditions of volunteering popularization and its acceptance is the practice in which they acquire, as volunteers, the experience of related online activities. It is these practices are matched with the demands of society and the inner motivation of volunteering determine the willingness of youth to continue this activity.

Retail self-service technology (SST) has become increasingly valuable to both businesses and consumers in recent decades. Examples of Innovative retail advances include online shopping and self-scanning technologies. Although SSTs are becoming more popular in Western societies, the same is not true for developing ones. Modern retail advances like self-service applications were welcomed by some communities, while others were unwilling to adapt and adopt these inventions. In economies like Palestine, these cultural elements may play a significant role in the framework of social contexts and perceptions of merchant and consumer relationships. The main objective of this study was to determine how culture and characteristics of internal and external incentive factors influence Palestinian customers’ attitudes towards self-service technologies. As an introduction to motivational factors, the cultural-self theory was explored to comprehend the relationships between customers’ attitudes towards using self-service technologies. The model suggests that intrinsic and extrinsic incentive factors, including perceived pleasure, technological anxiety and perceived timesaving, influence customers’ attitudes towards using self-service technologies. According to this research, educated and employed Palestinian customers were more interested in having fun using self-service technologies than they were in saving time or being more useful. Thus, it is proposed that efficient marketing connection strategies concentrate on the enjoyable and pleasureable sides of using self-service technology. Palestinian customers in this research were eager to learn new self-service technologies, even though they had no previous experience; they were ready to cope with any fear they may have about adopting new technology. Hence, store managers should stress the training of their employees. To help customers switch from employee-assisted services to self-service. Appropriate self-service techniques must be incorporated by managers to maintain offering a decent, quicker and more reliable service. This may boost both profits and shop loyalty. The literature is divided on whether SST research should focus on the moderator. Some research use TAM, which posits that usefulness and ease of use fully moderate the effects of various SST acceptance variables, whilst others postulate direct impacts on SST use. We look at the moderator to see how different antecedent conditions affect SST acceptance. Investigating the moderator function of cultural factors of use broadens our grasp of both the determinants of SST acceptance and the mechanisms through which these predictors exert influence. This research contributes to increasing the base of learning about consumers’ shopping trends regarding self-service technology and addresses a gap in the literature on the potential of employing self-service technology in the Palestinian retail environment. Retailers wishing to improve their service offerings can use the results to provide customers with an additional way to buy products in-store. There is a need for future research that applies the model to a wide range of people, many types of self-service technologies, and merchants.

The article examines the determinants of wages in the cultural sector in Lithuania by integrating theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence from a quantitative survey of cultural workers. Despite the crucial role of wages in ensuring labour market equilibrium, social justice and economic development, employees in the cultural sector frequently perceive their remuneration as inadequate relative to their competencies, responsibilities and the societal value of cultural work. The study investigates how internal factors (job value, relative employee value and employer’s ability to pay), external factors (labour market conditions, regional wage levels, cost of living, collective agreements and government regulations) and psychological compensation (meaningfulness, self-realisation and creative freedom) influence employees’ wage evaluations. A structured literature analysis and statistical review of national indicators were conducted, followed by a quantitative survey (n = 384), representing cultural sector employees across Lithuania. The findings reveal that internal wage determinants remain the strongest predictors of perceived fairness, whereas external determinants vary depending on socio-demographic variables such as wage level, education and occupational status. Notably, psychological compensation demonstrates significant associations with both subjective wellbeing and financial satisfaction. The results highlight systemic challenges in wage formation, including limited budgetary resources, weak collective bargaining structures and the prevalence of intrinsic motivation among cultural workers. The study contributes to understanding wage-setting complexities in publicly funded cultural systems and provides evidence-based recommendations for policymakers, cultural institutions and sectoral stakeholders.

Disability inclusion is important to ensure everybody has the same opportunities in society, which is critical in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are one of the marginalized communities and most of them are living in poverty. Disabilities encounter many challenges internally and externally due to their disabilities. They are struggling to keep their jobs due to their own self-confidence and social stigma and entrepreneurship is said to be the best option for PWDs to gain economic liberation. However, many PWDs still depend on government assistance and public donations instead of starting their own business. This study investigates the mediating effect of entrepreneurial motivation on the relationship between internal and external factors of PWDs’ perceptions of entrepreneurship in Malaysia. A quantitative approach to the survey was carried out. A sample of seventy-seven PWDs was gathered using face-to-face and online surveys through purposive sampling. The data were analyzed using structural equation modelling. The results show that only internal factors influence PWDs’ entrepreneurial personal perception. Entrepreneurial motivation plays a crucial mediating role in the relationship between internal and external factors and entrepreneurial personal perception. The study is helpful for the relevant parties to assist PWDs in becoming financially independent through entrepreneurship by focusing more on their internal strengths. Proper training and coaching assist PWDs in being more resilient when facing adversity.

This study aims to examine the role of community-based tourism (CBT) and local enterprise in shaping responsible travel behavior and sustainable loyalty. Through a comprehensive investigation of internal (push) and external (pull) motivational factors, this research delves into how tourists’ desire for self-development, biodiversity knowledge, nature appreciation and cultural engagement contribute to enriched travel experiences and long-term loyalty. Using a quantitative research approach, data were collected from 505 tourists via structured surveys and analyzed through SmartPLS to uncover the measurable relationships among motivational drivers, visitor experience quality and revisit intention. The findings confirm that both Pull–external and Push–internal motivational factors significantly influence tourist experiences in tourism-based communities and foster sustainable tourist loyalty. Moreover, the mediating role of tourist experience reinforces its function as a critical mechanism that translates motivation into meaningful post-visit outcomes such as loyalty, advocacy and responsible behavior. The results offer valuable insights for strategic policy making in tourism-based communities by providing a pioneering technique to develop tourist satisfaction and the sustainability of CBT enterprises. This study extends CBT research by identifying satisfaction as a key mediator and reinforcing the role of loyalty. The findings provide a deeper understanding of how tourism-based community participation and enterprise development within a biosphere reserve can foster meaningful tourist experiences and long-lasting connections to nature and culture. Also, despite the extensive literature on CBT enterprises, their role in tourism and hospitality remains underexplored in this context.

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. The relevance of the study lies in the need for scientific understanding of the phenomenon of manicure not only as a sphere of beauty, but also as a potential psychotherapeutic tool that affects the psychological state, self-esteem, and quality of life of women. The purpose of the article is to identify the main aspects of the influence of the aesthetic procedure of manicure on self-perception and psychological characteristics of internal stability of modern Ukrainian women. The study presents the results of a survey and psychodiagnostic testing of 40 women aged 25 to 40, among whom 20 people take care of their manicure and do it regularly with the application of a coating – group 1, and 20 participants in the study do not pay special attention to manicure – group 2. The participants in group 1 indicated that the main motivation for visiting a salon or caring for their nails is aesthetic pleasure, the desire to be modern and follow fashion trends, express their personality, emphasize their individuality, and stand out from others. Analysis of the responses of group 2 demonstrates the complexity of factors influencing the refusal to have a manicure: from economic and time constraints to professional requirements and deep sociocultural beliefs. It was found that women who regularly get manicures and pay attention to aesthetic self-care demonstrated higher levels of self-esteem, life satisfaction, professional self-efficacy, and internal locus of control than participants who do not practice manicures. Based on the results of the study, it can be argued that manicures for modern Ukrainian women serve not only an aesthetic but also a psychotherapeutic function, acting as a marker of their personal maturity, confidence, social activity, and internal psychological stability. The presence of manicures can be seen as a psychological indicator of self-esteem and internal resources, helping women feel in control of their bodies and space, express their individuality

Introduction. A significant number of migrant children in Russian schools from cities and rural settlements of Central Asian countries makes it relevant to study the possibilities of supporting their academic motivation, taking into account national and cultural characteristics. The aim of the study is to identify the features of academic motivation of adolescent students in rural and urban schools of the Fergana region. Materials and methods. The study involved 576 teenagers from urban and rural schools of the Fergana region. Methods: "Questionnaire of academic self-regulation of primary and middle school students SRQ-A", "Children's questionnaire of the optimistic style of explaining successes and failures", "Multidimensional scale of satisfaction with life of schoolchildren", "Scale of depression, anxiety and stress". Mathematical and statistical processing of the obtained data was carried out using the Kolmagorov-Smirnov K-S criterion, cluster analysis of the k-means method, the Kruskal-Wallis H-criterion and the Mann-Whitney U-criterion. Results of the study. Students of urban schools have higher rates on the scales of "cognitive motivation", "motivation for self-development", "identified motivation" and "introjected motivation". Using cluster analysis, motivational profiles of students in urban and rural schools were obtained. Motivational profiles of students in urban schools: a) with predominant external motivation; b) with predominant internal motivation, c) students whose learning activities are influenced by both external and internal factors. Motivational profiles of students in rural schools: a) with a high level of both internal and external motivation; b) with an average level of internal and external motivation; c) having a low level of internal and external motivation. A comparative analysis of the identified motivational profiles using the H Kruskal Wallis and U Mann-Whitney criteria made it possible to identify the characteristics of life satisfaction, an optimistic style of explaining the reasons for successes and failures, as well as the level of depression, anxiety and stress among adolescent students in rural and urban schools in the Fergana region. KEYWORDS Discussion and conclusion. The level structure of the learning motivation of rural schoolchildren can be explained by the appearance in their motivation profile of the "Alienated" group - teenagers with a low level of external and internal motivation, when the educational environment does not serve as an environment for satisfying their current needs and is not controlled by the people around them due to the fact that they do not see the importance of the child's education. A group of urban and rural teenagers “Value-oriented towards education” was identified - with a high level of external and internal motivation, whose values of obtaining education are supported by the adults around them.

Culturally appropriate strategies are urgently needed to promote human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among Chinese gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. WeChat-based interventions guided by the Information - Motivation - Behavioral Skills (IMB) model offer a theory-driven approach by targeting knowledge, motivation, social norms, and self-efficacy. To evaluate a WeChat-delivered IMB-based intervention designed to improve HPV vaccine acceptability in this population. HPV vaccine acceptability and IMB constructs were assessed at baseline (T0), immediately post-intervention (T1), and 1 month post-intervention (T2). Intervention effects were estimated using generalized estimating equations. Mediation was examined using Hayes' PROCESS macro (Model 4) based on change scores with bootstrapped confidence intervals (CIs). The intervention group reported significantly higher HPV vaccine acceptability at T1 (β = 0.42, 95% CI [0.17, 0.68]; p < .001), although effects attenuated at T2 (β = 0.28, 95% CI [0.00, 0.56]; p = .05). Within the intervention group, mean acceptability increased from 3.31 at T0 to 3.86 at T1, representing a 16.6% increase. Significant improvements were also observed at T1 in HPV knowledge, perceived severity, perceived effectiveness, anticipated regret, subjective norms, and self-efficacy, with partial declines observed at T2. Mediation analyses identified knowledge (β = 0.357, 95% CI [0.228, 0.487]), subjective norms (β = 0.356, 95% CI [0.288, 0.425]), and self-efficacy (β = 0.324, 95% CI [0.244, 0.405]) as key mediators of intervention effects. WeChat-delivered IMB intervention improved short-term HPV vaccine acceptability. Sustaining these effects will require additional strategies to ensure long-term sustainability.Clinical Trial Registration: ChiCTR2400089627.

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the issue of activating clients’ internal resources as one of the most promising directions in modern social work, especially in the context of current crisis challenges in Ukraine. The author argues that traditional social work approaches, often focused solely on providing material aid, are frequently ineffective. This is because they can foster a dependency mindset, leading to a «culture of poverty» where individuals become reliant on assistance rather than learning to solve problems independently. Therefore, there is a growing need to shift towards a resource-oriented paradigm that focuses on an individual’s intrinsic potential. The research is based on the concept of empowerment, which involves expanding the capabilities and opportunities of the client at both personal and organizational levels. The text identifies key internal resources, such as emotional resilience, self-reflection, motivation, and self-efficacy. To empirically test the effectiveness of this approach, an experiment was conducted with two experimental groups of 20 participants each. The groups were distinguished by their predominant types of resources: adaptation-oriented and socialization-oriented. Over a series of sessions that included motivational interviewing, positive psychotherapy, art therapy, and group training, significant positive changes were observed. The results, confirmed by follow-up surveys, showed increased motivation, improved psycho-emotional state, and a growth in the participants’ social activity and confidence. The conclusions emphasize that activating a client’s internal resources is an effective tool that requires professional training for specialists, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a personalized approach for each case. This not only contributes to solving immediate problems but also ensures the long-term personal development and autonomy of clients, making them more resilient and adaptive in overcoming life’s difficulties.

Background: Managerial communication significantly influences employee participation by enhancing organizational identification, job satisfaction, motivation, commitment, and performance, even in Al-Qalam University Katsina’s multicultural and developing context. Aims: This study examines the impact of communication strategies on employee engagement, employing Self-Determination Theory, Job Demands-Resources Theory, Social Exchange Theory, and Communication Satisfaction Theory. Methods: A qualitative design was used, focusing on a pluriphonic analysis of existing literature. The study utilized Al-Qalam University as a case to analyze feedback systems, cultural intensity, and openness, without direct data collection. Sample: A comprehensive literature review was conducted to gather academic insights into communication issues and solutions in organization-focused communication within multicultural settings. Results: Key barriers identified include organizational culture, political barriers, and cultural differences. Effective communication strategies, such as decentralized communication, culturally appropriate training, and robust feedback mechanisms, enhance motivation by fulfilling the psychological needs of autonomy, mastery, and relatedness under the Self-Determination Theory. Conclusion: Employee engagement emerges as a product of managerial communication, particularly where decentralized communication, culturally tailored training, and optimal feedback systems are implemented. Implications: The findings underscore the importance of internal communication as an engagement strategy, with implications for multinational organizations and providing a theoretical basis for future empirical research.

ABSTRACT Facebook behavior can reflect people’s cultural norms and motivations. Despite being a global platform, there is limited cross-cultural research on self-expression on Facebook. Compared to collectivistic cultures (e.g., Turkey), people from individualistic cultures (e.g., European-Americans) are more likely to have self-enhancement motivation about their internal attributes (e.g., accomplishments, preferences), to emphasize their uniqueness, and to display positivity bias. In this study, we examined people’s actual Facebook status updates and found that European-Americans were more likely than Turkish users to post updates about their personal achievements and positive attitudes. Moreover, Turkish users were more likely to post negative attitudes than positive attitudes. Furthermore, European-Americans’ self-enhancement and uniqueness motivation was positively associated with their likelihood of posting achievement updates, whereas Turkish users’ self-enhancement motivation was positively associated with their likelihood of posting relationship updates. This research is the first to examine actual Facebook status updates in relation to cultural differences in motivations.

The aim of the study is to identify mechanisms through which students’ emotional well-being influences their academic motivation within a multinational university context. The article explores sociocultural factors related to ethnicity, traditions, and the dynamics of intercultural interaction. Findings demonstrate that internal cognitive motives reinforce the personal dimension of well-being, while pressure from ethnocultural norms increases maladaptive strategies – such as avoidance and external prestige motives – which lead to emotional distress. Scientific novelty lies in the integrative approach that combines models of emotional well-being and academic motivation with cross-cultural and metacognitive analysis, allowing the identification of moderation mechanisms specific to multinational settings. Results show that a high level of emotional well-being, grounded in a sense of competence and autonomy, is a key predictor of intrinsic academic motivation; whereas sociocultural directivity shifts the motivational balance toward external regulation. The conclusions highlight the need to promote interethnic tolerance, metacognitive self-regulation, and inclusive educational practices to build sustainable student motivation.

The work focuses on the characteristics of a person's self-attitude in the context of social-psychological displacement problems. This study examines how displacement can lead to changes in a person's characteristics and the specific socio-psychological challenges they face in their new living environment. The research focuses on understanding how self-attitude is expressed during socio-psychological adaptation among displaced individuals. The findings reveal that individuals who experience displacement in a new social environment tend to exhibit low self-confidence, self-management, self-evaluation, self-acceptance, and self-analysis. As a result, they often face internal conflicts and engage in self-criticism. This suggests that during the initial months of displacement, individuals develop a negative self-attitude, with positive aspects of self-attitude diminishing. However, the second stage indicates that positive changes in self-attitude are crucial for the survival and well-being of the individual and their family. Displacement and the challenges of adapting to a new socio-cultural environment are driven by the need for self-reassessment and self-acceptance. Moving from self-criticism and internal conflict towards self-esteem and self-acceptance serves an adaptive function, allowing individuals to better adjust to their new life conditions. Moreover, the study underscores the profound impact of social support networks in facilitating the transition towards a more positive self-attitude among displaced individuals. Strong social ties and community connections are crucial in bolstering self-esteem and fostering a sense of belonging, which are paramount for navigating the challenges of displacement. Recognizing and leveraging these support systems can significantly contribute to displaced individuals' psychological resilience and adaptive capabilities, ultimately enhancing their overall well-being and successful integration into their new environment.

It is shown that the activity of a person’s travels is associated with his psychological characteristics, ideological attitudes, needs for new connections and knowledge. Travel is endowed with a psychological resource that allows you to actualize the motivation for positive personality transformations. A system of internal factors for personal travel activity is identified and described: direction, tolerance for uncertainty, interests, tendency to accept novelty and test one’s capabilities. The factors that determine the specificity of travel trajectory choice and tourist programs’ types in the conditions of modern realities are described. The content of external and internal factors that can enhance the psychological resource of travel as a platform for self-development and personal improvement is shown. The role of travel in cognitive, communicative and personal transformations, in the development of the subject’s ability to productively solve complex situations and effective activity in conditions of uncertainty is shown. The novelty of the study lies in the identification and subjective factors’ description of travel activity for individuals with different success levels. Empirically, studies have identified severity indicators of tolerance and intolerance to uncertainty among participants in tourism programs with different statuses of success and self-efficacy.

This paper proposes that the emerging consumer behavior, especially in the context of luxury, sustainability, and indulgence, is influenced by a dynamic relationship between internal psychological forces and external social forces. It emphasizes the role of personal concept, self-esteem, body image, and psychological needs, which push consumers to demand products that help them in maintaining identity, authenticity, and emotional comfort. Luxury goods are used as self-expression as well as social status, and indulgent consumption gives short-term satisfaction, while long-term sustainable decisions are based on long-term moral identity. Consumer choices are greatly influenced by external forces like social comparisons, peer pressure, cultural beliefs, and media. The upward and downward comparisons are bred by social media, and the appearance motivations and exclusivity preferences are magnified. Wider influences, such as income inequality, also have an effect on consumption as they heighten demand for status-oriented luxury goods and constrain the use of sustainable alternatives. On the whole, this paper argues that consumption can never be functional in any way; it is a result of the current bargaining between the identity of the internal world and the external society. The primary mediators, the links between personal desires and social justifications, are the social comparison and appearance issues. To the businesses, it implies matching the products to identity values and observable sustainability. To policymakers, the solution should be to ensure that sustainability is a dream that is to be achieved despite the social barriers.

Divorce is often viewed as a last resort for marital conflict resolution, yet it can lead to significant psychological effects on children, particularly in reducing self-control. This study aimed to examine the moderating role of forgiveness in the relationship between self-acceptance and self-control among adolescents with divorced parents. Two hundred fifteen (215) adolescents in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, were selected using non-probability quota sampling. Data were collected using the Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS), Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivation (TRIM-18) for forgiveness, and Berger’s Self-Acceptance Scale. Moderation regression analysis was conducted using JAMOVI version 2.3.18. The results revealed a significant negative moderating effect of forgiveness: higher levels of forgiveness weakened the positive influence of self-acceptance on self-control. This finding challenges the conventional belief that forgiveness always enhances psychological adjustment. In certain cases, forgiveness—especially when driven by external expectations or unresolved emotions—may hinder internal self-regulation processes fostered by self-acceptance. Theoretically, this study contributes to the understanding of complex emotional dynamics in adolescents from divorced families. Practically, it suggests that mental health interventions should prioritize the development of authentic self-acceptance and emotional readiness before promoting forgiveness. Programs to support adolescents post-divorce should consider individual differences, the timing of forgiveness, and cultural contexts when designing effective psychological or educational intervention

In Georgia, cervical cancer remains a significant public health concern, with recent estimates indicating around 330 new cases and 210 deaths annually (age-standardized incidence 10.4 and mortality 5.8 per 100,000 women). Less than 25% of the target population of women aged 25-60 has been screened in the past 5 years. To inform an upcoming health campaign, this study aimed to identify effective communication messages to address barriers and drivers of cervical cancer screening. Using a randomized online survey experiment, the study tested the impact of three health communication messages, presented in poster format: (1) prevention-framed, (2) doctor endorsement (messenger-framed), and (3) pro-social motivation. The study included 2,443 women aged 25-60 years. Participants were randomly assigned to one of the three message conditions or a control group with no message. A survey captured self-reported primary outcomes (intention and self-efficacy to engage in screening) and several secondary outcomes (e.g. perceived information sufficiency and perceived screening importance), as well as self-reported barriers to cancer screening. Overall, the study sample was more highly educated and more positive towards screening than the general target population, with high baseline intention (M = 4.32 out of 5) and self-efficacy (M = 4.37 out of 5) in the control group, contributing to ceiling effects and limiting detectable changes in primary outcomes. Across the overall sample, the messages did not produce significant increases in intention or self-efficacy, but were associated with improved perceived information sufficiency (e.g. prevention-framed message: +0.21, p = 0.002); no negative impacts of any of the messages were found. Subgroup analyses suggested that, among women aged 50+, the prevention-framed message was associated with a modest increase in intention (+0.21, 95% CI [0.00, 0.42]), while prevention-framed (+0.17, p = 0.048) and messenger-framed (+0.24, p = 0.006) messages significantly raised self-efficacy in this group. However, subgroup sizes were small, and these findings should be interpreted cautiously. Concise, theory-informed messages can strengthen women's confidence in making informed screening decisions, though effects on intention and self-efficacy were limited in this highly educated, screening-engaged sample. The results informed the content of a subsequent national campaign, in which all three messages were used.

Background Self-concept, defined as an individual’s perception of their professional identity, competencies, and abilities within their nursing role, significantly influences clinical decision-making (CDM) processes. Clinical decision-making represents a complex cognitive process involving critical thinking, problem-solving, and professional judgment that directly impacts patient safety and care quality. Despite established theoretical frameworks linking self-concept to professional performance, limited empirical research has examined this relationship within the unique socio-cultural and healthcare context of Palestine, where nurses face distinctive challenges including resource constraints, high patient acuity, and systemic pressures. This study aimed to examine the influence of self-concept on Palestinian nurses’ clinical decision-making in governmental hospitals. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from May to July 2024 in governmental hospitals across Palestine. A total of 381 nurses working in emergency, medical-surgical, and intensive care units participated, selected through convenience sampling. Participants were recruited from 11 governmental hospitals across northern, middle, and southern regions of Palestine to enhance sample diversity. Data were collected using the validated Clinical Decision-Making in Nursing Scale (CDMNS) and the Nurses’ Self-Concept Questionnaire (NSCQ). Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for this study were 0.89 for CDMNS and 0.90 for NSCQ, demonstrating strong internal consistency within the Palestinian nursing context. Results The mean nursing self-concept score was 205.5 ± 26.0 out of 288 (indicating moderately high self-concept, representing 71.4% of the maximum possible score), while the mean CDM score was 152.1 ± 22.2 out of 200 (indicating high decision-making confidence, representing 76.1% of the maximum possible score). A significant positive correlation was found between self-concept and CDM (r = 0.609, p < 0.001). Multiple regression analysis, controlling for age, professional experience, and demographic variables, showed that self-concept was the strongest predictor of CDM (β = 0.641, B = 0.546, p < 0.001), explaining 37.7% of the variance (adjusted R2 = 0.372). Conclusion This study provides empirical evidence that nurses with higher professional self-concept demonstrate significantly stronger clinical decision-making abilities, even after controlling demographic and professional variables. Targeted interventions (e.g., structured mentorship) to enhance self-concept may improve CDM. However, the cross-sectional design limits causal inference, and future longitudinal studies are needed to establish temporal relationships. These findings have important implications for nursing education, professional development, and healthcare policy in Palestine and similar contexts.

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This study explores the role of self-efficacy in shaping children’s drawing practices across Ghana’s rural, peri-urban, urban, and metropolitan contexts. Guided by the social cognitive theory by Bandura(1977), the research investigates how mastery experiences, observational learning, and supportive feedback from teachers and parents influence children’s artistic confidence and expression. Employing a qualitative, multiple-case study design within a social constructivist framework, data were collected through spontaneous and directed drawings, semi-structured interviews, and field observations involving pupils aged 7-10, their parents, and teachers. Findings reveal that children with high drawing self-efficacy frequently choose familiar and culturally resonant subjects, reflecting lived experiences and environmental familiarity. Repetition, guided practice, and positive reinforcement significantly enhanced artistic performance and emotional engagement. Feedback from teachers and parents, when constructive andaffirming, was found to foster motivation, resilience, and willingness to experiment with key traits of creative growth. Conversely, environments lacking in encouragement or cultural relevance diminished artistic confidence. The study enriches existing literature by expanding the focus beyond urban settings and highlighting the socio-cultural dynamics that mediate self-efficacy in artmaking. It concludes that cultivating children’s drawing self-efficacy requires not only pedagogical skill but also culturally responsive strategies and active parental involvement. Recommendations include practice-based and observational learning tasks, training in feedback delivery, and policies that integrate culturally grounded art education into early childhood curricula.