Introduced to China in the late 1990s, narrative therapy faces a persistent gap between theoretical endorsement and practical implementation. Cultural tension between narrative therapy’s individualistic self-conception and China’s relational cultural framework creates operational resistance. A fragmented training system fails to process practitioners’ experiences of operational difficulty, hindering the accumulation of localized knowledge and evidence needed for institutional reform. Institution...

Sociology 

This narrative review examines the interrelationships among personality traits, motivation for physical activity, and physical activity (PA) levels among university students. Despite the well-documented physical and psychological benefits of PA, participation rates among university students remain suboptimal. Drawing on the Big Five personality framework and Self-Determination Theory (SDT), the study reviews how stable personality dispositions shape motivational processes and, in turn, influence...

Sociology 

Following Mo Yan’s Nobel Prize in Literature, the global dissemination of Chinese literature has garnered significant attention, with dialect translation emerging as a critical challenge. His novel Red Sorghum Family is rich in Gaomi Northeast dialect, and Howard Goldblatt’s translation has achieved widespread international influence. While striving to balance reader accessibility with cultural authenticity, his approach to dialect translation involved compromises due to multiple factors, leadin...

Sociology 

Healthcare organizations operate in environments characterized by regulatory intensity, professional pluralism, technological disruption, and chronic resource constraints—conditions well described by complexity science. Traditional bureaucratic leadership models can secure reliability and compliance, yet they often suppress the interactional dynamics through which adaptation and inclusion emerge. This manuscript advances Complexity Leadership Theory (CLT) by integrating complex adaptive systems ...

Sociology  Public Policy 

The word “inclusivity” has generally been limited to very specific social aspects, such as gender, ethnic equality, or economic equity. However, one sector of the population is often left out of the discussion in museums and cultural activities: deaf and blind people. In Costa Rica, Law 7600 addresses freedom of access and movement for people with special needs, considering infrastructure dimensions and specifications. But when we talk about interaction with the environment, it is imperative to ...

Pedagogy  Culture  Sociology 

Driven by both the national strategy of cultural “going global” in the new era and the development of “New Liberal Arts”, the traditional education of foreign language majors is in urgent need of paradigm innovation. This study aims to explore the path for the in-depth integration of innovation and entrepreneurship education with foreign language major education, so as to cultivate interdisciplinary talents competent for the mission of cultural global communication. The paper first analyzes the ...

Culture  Sociology  Educational Technology 

To assist in the implementation of the “Mount Taishan ” strategy in Tai’an and address the dual challenges of regional competition and consumption upgrading, this study focuses on the core objective of enhancing tourist satisfaction and conducts a systematic study based on the actual tourism development situation in Tai’an. Firstly, the current status of tourism development in Tai’an is analyzed. The “Mount Taishan ” industrial cluster has achieved remarkable results, but there are still issues ...

Sociology  Economics 

As a representative form of Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), Linshu Willow Weaving (Liu Bian) embodies profound historical, cultural, and artistic value. However, its international promotion faces significant challenges, including linguistic barriers, limited dissemination channels, and insufficient engagement with global, particularly younger, audiences. In response, this study proposes and examines a novel “Digital-Bilingual” strategy designed to integrate advanced digital technolog...

Culture  Sociology  Linguistics 

Rapid technological advancement has intensified the need for leadership approaches capable of guiding organizations through digital transformation while sustaining high levels of employee motivation and creativity. Digital leadership, defined as the ability to integrate digital competencies with vision-building, communication, and people-oriented influence, has emerged as a critical factor in shaping organizational adaptability and innovative capacity. Despite its growing importance, empirical u...

Business Management  Human Resource Management  Sociology  Managerial Economics 

The international dissemination of rural culture is a vital pathway to enhance cultural soft power and foster mutual understanding among civilizations. Focusing on the rural cultural heritage of Qilu within the Yellow River Basin, this paper investigates its current status, inherent challenges, and potential strategies for global outreach. Drawing upon existing research, we identify three core dilemmas: the fragmentation of rural cultural memory carriers, the insufficiency of participatory and i...

Culture  Sociology