https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1054 2026-04-24T07:48:06Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/145882 Title: Behavioral economics and monetary wisdom : a cross‐level analysis of monetary aspiration, pay (dis) satisfaction, risk perception, and corruption in 32 nations Authors: Tang, Thomas Li-Ping; Li, Zhen; Özbek, Mehmet Ferhat; Lim, Vivien K. G.; Teo, Thompson S. H.; Ansari, Mahfooz A.; Sutarso, Toto; Garber, Ilya; Chiu, Randy Ki-Kwan; Charles-Pauvers, Brigitte; Urbain, Caroline; Luna-Arocas, Roberto; Chen, Jingqiu; Tang, Ningyu; Tang, Theresa Li-Na; Arias-Galicia, Fernando; De La Torre, Consuelo Garcia; Vlerick, Peter; Akande, Adebowale; Al-Zubaidi, Abdulqawi Salim; Kazem, Ali Mahdi; Borg, Mark G.; Cheng, Bor-Shiuan; Du, Linzhi; Ibrahim, Abdul Hamid Safwat; Kim, Kilsun; Malovics, Eva; Mpoyi, Richard T.; Ugochukwu Nnedum, Obiajulu Anthony; Sardžoska, Elisaveta Gjorgj; Allen, Michael W.; Correia, Rosário; Jen, Chin-Kang; Moreira, Alice S.; Osagie, Johnston E.; Osman-Gani, AAhad M.; Pholsward, Ruja; Polic, Marko; Skobic, Petar; Stembridge, Allen F.; Canova, Luigina; Manganelli, Anna Maria; Pitariu, Adrian H.; Costa Pereira, Francisco José Abstract: Corruption involves greed, money, and risky decision-making. We explore the love of money, pay satisfaction, probability of risk, and dishonesty across cultures. Avaricious monetary aspiration breeds unethicality. Prospect theory frames decisions in the gains-losses domain and high-low probability. Pay dissatisfaction (in the losses domain) incites dishonesty in the name of justice at the individual level. The Corruption Perceptions Index, CPI, signals a high-low probability of getting caught for dishonesty at the country level. We theorize that decision-makers adopt avaricious love-of- money aspiration as a lens and frame dishonesty in the gains-losses domain (pay satisfaction-dissatisfaction, Level 1) and high-low probability (CPI, Level 2) to maximize expected utility and ultimate serenity. We challenge the myth: Pay satisfaction mitigates dishonesty across nations consistently. Based on 6500 managers in 32 countries, our cross-level three-dimensional visualization offers the following discoveries. Under high aspiration conditions, pay dissatisfaction excites the highest-( third-highest) avaricious justice-seeking dishonesty in high (medium) CPI nations, supporting the certainty effect. However, pay satisfaction provokes the second-highest avaricious opportunity-seizing dishonesty in low CPI entities, sustaining the possibility effect—maximizing expected utility. Under low aspiration conditions, high pay satisfaction consistently leads to low dishonesty, demonstrating risk aversion—achieving ultimate serenity. We expand prospect theory from a micro and individual-level theory to a cross-level theory of monetary wisdom across 32 nations. We enhance the S-shaped Curve to three 3-D corruption surfaces across three levels of the global economic pyramid, providing novel insights into behavioral economics, business ethics, the environment, and responsibility. 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/145875 Title: Designing player experience goals to support learners in a digital game about mathematics anxiety Authors: Matić, Ljerka Jukić; Palha, Sonia; Huhtasalo, Jenni; Busuttil, Leonard; Calleja, James; Leino, Mirka; Gomes, Isabel Abstract: Mathematics Anxiety (MA) is a multifaceted academic anxiety that disrupts learning and performance, often leading to lifelong avoidance of mathematical contexts. This paper details the early preparatory phase of the MathifyMe project, an Erasmus+ initiative aimed at developing a digital learning game for students aged 8–15. Adopting a playcentric design and design-based research (DBR) approach, the authors establish design principles focused on emotional self-regulation, autonomy, and collaborative play. By integrating Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and positive psychology, the game aims to create a low-stress, failure-tolerant environment that enhances self-efficacy and fosters a growth mindset through multisensory tools and storytelling. 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/145829 Title: Társadalmi osztály, nyelv és hatalom. "Levél egy tanárnőnek" : Lorenzo Milani és a Barbianai iskola Authors: Borg, Carmel; Cardona, Mario; Caruana, Sandro Abstract: Ez a könyv a három szerző és számos kolléga, kutató és szakember együttműködéséből született, akiket szakmai érdeklődésükből adódóan megérintettek Don Lorenzo Milani oktatásra és társadalomra vonatkozó gondolatai. Közös erőfeszítésünk első eredménye 2009-ben jelent meg Letter to a Teacher. Lorenzo Milani 's contribution to critical citizenship (Levél egy tanárnőnek. Lorenzo Milani hozzájárulása a kritikai állampolgárság kérdéséhez) címmel (Malta: Agenda). Az érdeklődés, amelyet a könyv kiváltott, arra ösztönzött minket, hogy kutatásainkat elmélyítsük, és még szélesebb együttműködést alakítsunk ki a kollégákkal, akik észrevételeikkel segítették munkánkat, és akikkel szigorú elvek alapján dolgoztunk együtt azért, hogy ez az új könyv megszülethessen. Jelen kiadásban megtartjuk Don Milani Lettera ad una professoressa fordítását a lábjegyzetekkel és a szövegmagyarázó jegyzetekkel együtt, amelyek először a 2009-ben kiadott könyvünkben jelentek meg. Ezeket azonban átnéztük, és szükség esetén javítottuk. A többi tanulmány Don Milani munkásságának jelentőségét, mai társadalmunkban is érvényes, erőteljes üzenetét emeli ki, illetve bemutatja Milani nyelvhasználatát mint eszközt arra, hogy az összefüggésekre kiválóan rávilágító gondolatrendszerét közvetítse. [excerpt] 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/145827 Title: Toplumsal sınıf dil ve iktidar : bir öğretmene mektup Lorenzo Milani ve Barbiana okulu Authors: Borg, Carmel; Cardona, Mario; Caruana, Sandro Abstract: Eğitimin, doğası gereği siyasal bir karakter taşıdığına ilişkin ahlaki kanıyı hareket noktası olarak alırsak bu kitap, Don Lorenzo Milani’nin (1923-1967) eğitsel mirasına ve Toskana’nın Mugello bölgesinde izole bir topluluk olan Barbiana’daki okuluna devam eden öğrencilerine vurgu yapmaktadır. Lettera a una professoressa (Bir Öğretmene Mektup), Milani’nin yaşamının Barbiana safhasını tanımlayan anahtar metindir. Bizzat kendisinin editoryal gözetiminde yazılan metin, okuldaki sekiz genç öğrencinin çalışması olarak kabul edilmektedir. Çeşitli dillere çevrilen Mektup, yayımlanmasından kırk yedi yıl sonra bile. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z