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Enablers and barriers to successful implementation of cooperative learning through professional development
(MDPI, 2021-06-23) Alansari M; Rubie-Davies CM
Literature shows cooperative learning has positive benefits for students’ learning and social outcomes. Even though cooperative learning studies have been conducted in all areas of the curriculum, few studies have investigated whether there are similar effects for students across several curriculum areas or age groups. Moreover, less attention has been given to how professional learning and development (PLD) opportunities can contribute to changes in instructional practice. We illustrate how research on cooperative learning can be translated into practice, through a one-year University-School partnership. The current study is focused on our PLD work in one large private school based in New Zealand. Analysis of school data (quantitative student data and qualitative teacher data) indicated that, by the end of the school year, students reported experiencing more cooperative learning opportunities in their classes. Teachers believed that the PLD supported change in their practice and noted positive changes in student engagement. Analysis of student data also revealed differential outcomes by subject and age group. Overall, our study showed that PLD opportunities can contribute to the successful implementation of cooperative learning.
Neobanking and household financial behavior: Insights from savings and borrowings
(Elsevier, 2026-09-24) Hasan M; Hoque A; Bhuiyan T; Abedin MZ
A growing body of literature shows that financial technology and Neobanks are transforming traditional financial intermediation by reducing information asymmetries and transaction costs. Building on the theory of financial intermediation, theory of financial inclusion, and credit constraint theory, this study examines whether Neobanking displaces household savings and borrowings from traditional banks, and whether such displacement varies across levels of digitalization and economic development. Using panel data from 72 countries spanning 2017 to 2022, we accomplish the study objective by employing fixed effect panel regression, Pooled OLS, heterogeneity analyses, mechanism testing, and finally endogeneity treatment. We find robust evidence that greater Neobanking penetration is associated with a significant decline in savings held with traditional banks. Although Neobanking has no significant impact on traditional bank borrowings in the full sample, it reduces borrowings from traditional banks in highly digitalised frontrunner economies but not in early-stage or non-high-income economies, where digital markets remain less competitive. From a policy perspective, the results highlight the need for regulators to reassess competition, consumer protection, and financial stability frameworks as digital banks increasingly influence the allocation of savings and credit within the financial system.
Death in motion: walking and embodied encounters in Varanasi
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2026-10-09) Dresler E
Climate policy uncertainty and corporate innovation investment: Evidence from China
(MDPI AG, 2026-04-08) Liu J; Chi J; Kabir MH; Hafeez B
This paper estimates how corporate innovation investment responds to climate policy uncertainty using panel data with 3197 listed firms from 2010 to 2022 in China. The findings show that climate policy uncertainty positively contributes to corporate innovation investment, and this result continues to hold after controlling for endogeneity and conducting a series of robustness tests. Furthermore, we find that stringent government environmental regulation serves as a potential mechanism, compelling firms to adopt cleaner production and increase their investment in innovation. Additionally, this positive relationship is stronger for firms with higher government subsidies and disappears for firms with a higher allocation of fixed assets. We also find that firms with fewer connections to the government are more sensitive to climate policy uncertainty and they tend to increase their investment in innovation to mitigate the uncertainty. Furthermore, when firms invest more in innovation during periods of high policy uncertainty, their long-term performance and firm value are likely to improve. This study sheds light on the importance and influence of climate policy uncertainty on corporate innovation investment in China.
Matariki : a monograph (Vol 1 No 9)
(Te Mata o Te Tau, Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor Māori, Massey University, 2026-09) Te Mata o Te Tau, The Academy for Māori Research and Scholarship; Cunningham, Chris; Te Momo, Fiona; Ammunson, Paora
This ninth volume of Matariki brings together an extraordinary 'constellation' of doctoral journeys that extend and deepen Māori and Indigenous scholarship across multiple disciplines. As with previous volumes, the aim is not to reduce these theses to a single story, but to hold them in composition so that each contribution can stand in its own right, while being read alongside others as part of a broader movement in Māori research and practice.