Open research questions in Educational and Social Studies
98 gap statements mined from Educational and Social Studies papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 2,541 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.
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What the literature leaves open
Future research could focus on developing the DID framework and its application to complex systems.- Future research could focus on using the paper's approach to develop new methods for simulating and analyzing complex systems.
The paper identifies a gap in the current understanding of the Navier-Stokes problem.- The paper identifies a need for a new approach to the problem, using the DID framework.
Future research should continue to examine the complex legal and political issues surrounding migration and asylum. The concept of vulnerability and its role in determining access to asylum should be further explored. The implications of the Italy-Albania protocol and similar protocols should be studied in more depth.
Il campo di battaglia legale intorno alla nozione di “paese di origine sicuro”, dalla Sicilia all’Albania · 2026 · DOIThe gap is the lack of attention to the complex legal and political issues surrounding migration and asylum.
Il campo di battaglia legale intorno alla nozione di “paese di origine sicuro”, dalla Sicilia all’Albania · 2026 · DOIIt emphasizes the need for a critical and anti-oppressive approach.
Future research should continue to explore the relationship between motherhood and illegal drug use. It should consider the social construction of drug use and motherhood.
The lack of recognition of the gardener's role in the preservation of historical gardens. The neglect of the intangible aspects of historical gardens in preservation practices. The need for a theoretical framework for understanding the intangible aspects of historical gardens.
O jardineiro e a indissociabilidade entre materialidade e imaterialidade no jardim histórico · 2026 · DOIFuture research should explore the implications of the study's findings. The research suggests the need for longitudinal studies to understand how children's imaginary changes over time.
The lack of understanding of how children's imaginary is shaped by social and cultural norms. The need for research on children's imaginary and gender roles.
The challenges include the lack of clarity in the legal framework. The nature of the contract is an element that excludes the mechanism of pronouncing a ruling that replaces a contract.
Este posibilă pronunțarea unei hotărâri judecătorești care să țină loc de contract de întreținere? · 2026 · DOIFuture research could explore the development of a clearer legal framework for maintenance contracts. Further analysis of the practical implications of the findings could be conducted.
Este posibilă pronunțarea unei hotărâri judecătorești care să țină loc de contract de întreținere? · 2026 · DOIThe lack of regulation and oversight of AI in electoral processes. The need for a comprehensive analysis of the impact of AI on the electoral process.
Alegerile prezidențiale din România (2024): o potențială breşă pentru provocări și pericole ale utilizării inteligenței artificiale în viitoarele procese electorale · 2026 · DOIThe paper highlights the challenge of balancing the need for efficient procedural mechanisms with the need for uniformity and coherence in the application of EU law.
Între eficienţă și uniformitate: mecanismul trimiterilor preliminare, Doctrina Acte Clair și valorile UE · 2026 · DOIThe study highlights the need for further research on the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union in ensuring the uniformity and coherence of EU law.
Între eficienţă și uniformitate: mecanismul trimiterilor preliminare, Doctrina Acte Clair și valorile UE · 2026 · DOIFuture research can explore the application of the paper's findings to other literary works. The study can be extended to analyze the concept of justice in different cultural contexts. Further research can investigate the implications of the pact with the devil on the concept of morality.
The study highlights the need to consider the spiritual dimensions in the concept of justice.
Future research directions include the analysis of other dystopian literature and the application of the findings to real-world contexts. The paper suggests the need for further research on the importance of promoting human values and respecting human dignity.
Lege și haos sau despre fragilitatea conceptelor juridice în romanul Împăratul Muștelor · 2026 · DOIThe gap identified by the paper is the lack of understanding of how legal structures collapse in the context of isolation and chaos. The paper highlights the need for an interdisciplinary approach to investigate this phenomenon.
Lege și haos sau despre fragilitatea conceptelor juridice în romanul Împăratul Muștelor · 2026 · DOIThe paper identifies a need for a new perspective on the concept of brevetability.
It highlights the need to explore the themes of justice and morality in Balzac's works.
The paper suggests that future research should focus on the development of a more nuanced understanding of the concept of wisdom in the context of judgment. The study recommends further comparative analysis of different approaches to judgment.
Este Gargantua un model al bunului judecător? Înțelepciunea magistratului în arta judecății · 2026 · DOIThe idealization of the interwar period is a form of nostalgia for a lost time.
Nevoia unor orientări clare, coerente și aplicabile pentru autoritățile locale. Dezvoltarea unui cadru normativ care să asigure echilibrul între eficiența administrativă și protecția drepturilor fundamentale.
The paper identifies a gap in the translation of legal concepts in literary texts. The study aims to fill this gap by analyzing the translation of these concepts in the novel Eugénie Grandet.
Lipsa unei abordări comprehensive a conceptului de moștenire în literatura română. Nevoia de a explora impactul moștenirii asupra vieții personajelor literare.
Most-cited papers in Educational and Social Studies
- Le sens pratique · Actes de la recherche en sciences sociales · 1976 · 859 citations
- „Wir leben im Zeitalter der Vergleichung.“ Perspektiven einer Soziologie des Vergleichs · Zeitschrift für Soziologie · 2016 · 88 citations
- Interlingual subtitling for intercultural language education: a case study · Language and Intercultural Communication · 2014 · 50 citations
- The Sources for Gramsci's Concept of Hegemony · Rethinking Marxism · 2008 · 42 citations
- L'évolution de l'iqtac du IXe au XIIIe siècle : Contribution à une histoire comparée des sociétés médiévales · Annales Histoire Sciences Sociales · 1953 · 36 citations
- Sozialfiguren – zwischen gesellschaftlicher Erfahrung und soziologischer Diagnose · Zeitschrift für Soziologie · 2018 · 29 citations
- Erhöhen berufliche Lizenzen Verdienste und die Verdienstungleichheit? · Zeitschrift für Soziologie · 2016 · 25 citations
- Conventionality and cognitive development: Learning to think the right way · New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development · 2007 · 25 citations
- The Southern Italian family in the early modern period: a discussion of co-residential patterns · Continuity and Change · 1989 · 23 citations
- La Volonté de quantifier. Conceptions de la mesure de l'activité médicale · Annales Histoire Sciences Sociales · 2000 · 22 citations
Most recent work
- Navier–Stokes oltre lo stato del fluido - Una reinterpretazione basata sulla DID · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- Soziale Dienstleistungen: Eine unterschätzte Form sozialpolitischer Leistungen · Sozialer Fortschritt · 2026
- Decidere per paradossi · SOCIOLOGIA DEL DIRITTO · 2026
- Il campo di battaglia legale intorno alla nozione di “paese di origine sicuro”, dalla Sicilia all’Albania · SOCIOLOGIA DEL DIRITTO · 2026
- Sorvegliare la maternità · SOCIOLOGIA DEL DIRITTO · 2026
- Standardizzazione e certificazione della produzione nel comando del lavoro e dei processi lavorativi. Il caso dell'agricoltura biologica in Italia · SOCIOLOGIA DEL LAVORO · 2026
- O jardineiro e a indissociabilidade entre materialidade e imaterialidade no jardim histórico · Revista CPC · 2026
- La rivoluzione di genere incompiuta nei sogni e nelle paure di bambine e bambini · Cambio Rivista sulle Trasformazioni Sociali · 2026
- Este posibilă pronunțarea unei hotărâri judecătorești care să țină loc de contract de întreținere? · Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Iurisprudentia · 2026
- Alegerile prezidențiale din România (2024): o potențială breşă pentru provocări și pericole ale utilizării inteligenței artificiale în viitoarele procese electorale · Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Iurisprudentia · 2026
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