ISSN: 2760-7267 The Washington DC Conference on the Social Sciences 2026: Official Conference Proceedings

WCSS2026 | The Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC, United States & Online
April 15-20, 2026
ISSN: 2760-7267

The Conference Proceedings will be available on Friday, June 26, 2026

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Proceedings Contents

Global Citizenship Education in Africa: Perspectives of Expatriates in the United States
Sakiko Ochiai
Tomoko Takahashi
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Local Governments’ Role to Promote Industry in Post-developmental States: The Legacy of Developmental State in the Case of South Korea
Akio Nawakura
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Quiet Tears, Strong Minds: Emotional Negotiation of Indonesian Muslim Women Navigating Transnational Life in Australian Higher Education
Ana Nurhasanah Surjanto
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Cross-Cultural Study on Work-Life Balance and Mental Health: India vs. USA
Alka Patil
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Cyber Cognitive Attacks: A Sentiment-Based Approach
Bonnie Rushing
William Hersch
Kora Gwartney
Shouhuai Xu
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Myanmar Military’s Digital Tactics After 2011 Political Transition
Nyein Chan Aung
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Teacher Stress and Its Indirect Impact on Student Wellbeing: Exploring How Teacher Burnout Affects Classroom Climate and Student Emotional Health
Yegana Bektashi
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The Indexicality in Academic English Classroom: How Language Choices Signal Meaning, Identity and Appropriateness
Charito Ong
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From Climate Literacy to Climate Information Integrity: How School Information Specialists in Oman Support Adolescents to Evaluate and Communicate Climate Knowledge
Faten Hamad
Nabhan Al Harrasi
Naifa Bait Ben Saleem
Abdulla Al Hinaai
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A Socio-Psychological Exploration of National Training Service Program (NSTP) Students’ Coping and Support-Seeking in Mental Health Challenges
Johnnel S. Cagod
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The Role of Private Actors in Military AI Governance
Elza Ganeeva
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Voices the World Failed to Hear: Media Frames, Transnational Memory, and the Politics of Humanitarian Narratives in Global Crisis Coverage
Teresa Martín
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Credit Accumulation Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning: Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Practice
Ambetsa Emisiko Andibo
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Left Alone With AI: Evaluating Student Preparedness for Fully Automated Language Instruction
Miguel A. Varela
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Haunted Lineages and African Historical Continuum in the New World: Memory, Diaspora and Postcolonial Resistance/Identity in Alex Haley’s Roots
Alvin Joseph
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Gendering Leadership Education: Global Discourses and Local Pathways Toward SDG 4.5 and Gender Equity in South Korean and Indonesian Curricula
Seri Yoon
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