International Journal of Social and Educational Innovation (IJSEIro)

RECONSTITUTING THE SENSE OF THE REAL: A SCHUTZIAN PERSPECTIVE ON ONLINE GAMING

2026-04-15T17:18:57+03:00

The ongoing virtualization of daily life represents one of the most significant shifts of the 21st century. The actual boundaries between physical and digital are increasingly negotiated, challenging common conceptions of what is “real”. Using a conceptual framework grounded in Alfred Schutz’s phenomenological sociology, the paper explores the intersubjective experience of online gaming as participation in a very specific "finite province of meaning" within an expanding social multiverse. As millions of individuals chose to regulary migrate from the paramount reality of the "world of work" to the immersive alternative worlds of massive multiplayer games, social life undergoes unpredictable transformations. The study analyzes how the very sense of reality is reconstituted within these digital environments, where sensory immersion and the suspension of everyday physical limitations alter the subject's cognitive style and temporal experience. By contrasting the everyday "world of work", characterized by wade awakeness and vivid pragmatic interest, with the world of play, the research investigates the shifts in the "tension of consciousness" that define virtual sociality.

WOUNDS OF THE PAST AS ROOTS OF SHAME: THE LINK BETWEEN EARLY EXPOSURE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, INSECURE ATTACHMENT, AND SHAME PRONENESS

2026-04-22T17:23:15+03:00

The present study aimed to investigate the relations between early exposure to domestic violence, childhood trauma, insecure attachment (i.e., anxious and avoidant), and shame proneness. The sample comprised 718 Romanian participants aged 17 to 62 (M = 27.16, SD = 10.28; 76.60% female). Results suggested that participants’ exposure to domestic violence during childhood was positively associated with anxious and avoidant attachment and shame proneness. Though childhood trauma was positively associated with early exposure to domestic violence, it was not significantly associated with anxious or avoidant attachment nor with shame proneness. Further mediation analysis suggested a complete, statistically significant positive mediation of the relationship between exposure to domestic violence and shame proneness through insecure attachment. We discuss these findings and consider their implications for practical interventions aimed at addressing the adverse long-term effects of childhood traumatic events and the complex implications of insecure attachment styles.

IMPACTS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTING CONTROL PRACTICE ON FINANCIAL REPORTING QUALITY OF MICROFINANCE BANKS IN NIGERIA

2026-04-22T18:34:22+03:00

The persistent failures of microfinance banks in Nigeria have undermined stakeholders' faith in the quality of financial reporting of these institutions, attributable to board inefficiencies and inadequate internal control systems in many MFBs. This study investigated the influence of corporate governance and accounting control practices on the quality of financial reporting in Microfinance Banks located in Kwara State, Nigeria. This study employed a cross-sectional survey research methodology and utilized a purposive sample technique to pick 252 target respondents from the staff of 28 licensed Microfinance Banks in Kwara State, Nigeria. Primary data were gathered by a questionnaire distributed to the chief finance officer, internal audit manager, accountant, and other personnel, and the quantitative data were analyzed utilizing multiple regression techniques. The study demonstrated that board expertise positively and significantly influences the financial reporting quality of MFBs and board independence does not significantly affect the financial reporting quality of MFBs. The study indicated that board competence, board responsibility, and internal control effectiveness had enhanced the quality of financial reporting for MFBs in Kwara State. This study recommends that microfinance banks in Kwara State enhance board knowledge, board accountability, and internal control efficacy to improve financial reporting quality.