Interdisciplinary International Journal of Advances in Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities (IIJASSAH)

Evaluating The Effectiveness of Strength and Conditioning Programs as Preventive Strategies in School Sports: The Emerging Role of Exercise Physiologists in Sierra Leone

Christian Gendemeh — 2026-06-01

Introduction: Sports-related injuries remain a significant challenge among school-aged athletes, particularly in developing countries where structured injury prevention programs and sports science support are limited. Strength and Conditioning (S&C) programs have been recognized globally as effective strategies for reducing injury risk and enhancing athletic performance. This study examined the effectiveness of S&C programs as preventive tools in school sports and explored the role of exercise physiologists in Sierra Leone. Methodology: A cross-sectional convergent mixed-methods design was employed. Quantitative data were collected from 150 student-athletes using structured questionnaires, while qualitative data were obtained through interviews with 20 key informants, including physical education teachers, coaches, sports coordinators, and exercise physiologists. Descriptive and inferential statistics were analyzed using SPSS Version 27, while thematic analysis was applied to qualitative data. Results: Sports injury prevalence was 52.7%, with muscle strains (36.7%) and ankle sprains (26.6%) being the most common injuries. Participation in structured S&C programs was significantly associated with lower injury occurrence (χ² = 15.87, p < .001). Logistic regression indicated that S&C participation, injury prevention knowledge, and coach supervision significantly reduced injury risk. Qualitative findings highlighted limited awareness, inadequate conditioning practices, and a shortage of exercise physiologists. Conclusion: Structured S&C programs significantly contribute to injury prevention among school-aged athletes. Integrating exercise physiologists into school sports systems may enhance athlete safety, physical development, and overall sports performance in Sierra Leone.

Existentialism as a Way of Life: An Applied Framework for Freedom, Authenticity, Meaning-Making, and Human Thriving in The Age of Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Dharmendra Kumar Singh Singh — 2026-06-01

How to live authentically is all the more pressing a question in an age shaped by AI, digital identities, algorithmic influence, and unimaginable social complexity. This article discusses existentialism not so much as a philosophical movement but more as a way of life. It inquires whether these existential ideals of freedom, responsibility, authenticity, and meaning-making can become alive in a tech-mediated world. Is it possible for existentialism to provide a framework to help individuals confront uncertainty, defy conformity, build resilience, and flourish in the age of the digital? This study employed a qualitative research design using thematic analysis and interpretive synthesis. Primary sources included the existential works of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Beauvoir, and Camus, while secondary sources comprised peer-reviewed studies in existential psychology, meaning-centred therapy, digital ethics, artificial intelligence, educational philosophy, and leadership. Data were analysed through open, axial, and selective coding to identify recurring themes and develop an applied existential framework. Analytical rigor was strengthened through theoretical triangulation, cross-textual comparison, interpretive consistency checks, and interdisciplinary synthesis. This study identifies five interconnected existential dimensions: resilience, freedom, meaning-making, authenticity, and responsibility. Findings show that freedom enables conscious agency, authenticity resists conformity, responsibility guides ethical action, meaning making supports well-being, and resilience helps individuals face uncertainty. Existential philosophy offers a valuable framework for addressing AI, digital identity, mental health, and ethics. Existentialism remains highly relevant, offering a human-centred framework for education, mental health, leadership, and digital ethics. It promotes authentic self-formation, responsibility, meaningful engagement, and well-being in a complex technological world.

Mirroring Fractured Realities: Ritwik Ghatak's Cinematic Chronicle of the Partition and Manto’s Toba Tek Singh

Anwesha Banerjee — 2026-06-01

Introduction: This paper aims to study the interconnected legacies of Ritwik Ghatak’s cinema and Saadat Hasan Manto’s literature in the times of confusion in India when citizenship and belongingness are being questioned again, as reflective chronicles of India’s Partition, with a focus on Ghatak’s “Partition Trilogy” and Manto’s “Toba Tek Singh.” Through personal narratives and historical accounts, the paper builds on how everyday objects become archives of memory and yearning, surfacing the lived experiences that are often buried in sanctioned records of history. Against the backdrop of the Partition’s history of violence and continuing ordeal, the study situates Ghatak and Manto as artists whose work contests the society’s shared oblivion and honours exiled voices. Methodology: This article adopted a qualitative and interdisciplinary approach, combining literary analysis with film studies and narrative studies. Through close textual and visual analysis of the selected films and text, it examines how personal narratives, collective memory, symbols, imagery, and everyday objects function as sites of longing and reveals the lived experiences that are often obscured in sanctioned historiography. Results: The analysis sheds light on how both Ghatak and Manto reject aesthetic solace and confront the realities of violence, loss, and exile with unflinching nerve. Their works are read as subjective testaments, not merely as artistic expressions but as urgent meditations on the fragility of borders, memory, and identity in the face of historical upheaval. By fixating on the marginalised and silenced perspectives, they forge empathetic spaces for understanding the refugee experience. Conclusion: Ultimately, the paper contends that Ghatak’s films and Manto’s stories compel contemporary audiences to re-examine the ethical inferences of nationalism, migration, and historical memory, demanding a more inclusive reckoning with the enduring scars of displacement.

The Cultural Integration and the Role of Social Networks: Examining Migrant Workers' Experiences in Urban India

Yash Sisodiya — 2026-06-01

Introduction: This paper reviews literature on the cultural integration of migrant workers into urban India, giving particular emphasis to how they adapt to new surroundings and the roles social networks play in their adaptation. As processes of urbanization are happening at a rapid pace, with new growth paths of internal migration opening in many cities, experiences like this can become fairly important in furthering social cohesion and enhancing quality of life in the host city. Methodology: It is a mixed method design, in which qualitative interviews will be merged with quantitative surveys to tap the findings about diverse migrant populations in major urban centers. Indeed, results have shown that migrant workers go through painful cultural adaptation processes brought about by language difficulties, alien and strange social norms, and workplace interactions. Results: In fact, though, strong social networks-family, friends, and community organizations-are important bases for support that offer migrants emotional, informational, and financial resources to cushion the impact of the integration process. This is further buttressed by the fact that such migration indeed impacts the host local communities in a dual manner, on enriching cultural diversity and providing an added contribution to the local economy, but it also creates tension and challenges in social cohesion. Conclusion: The paper concludes in such findings and implications for policymakers with emphasis on inclusive policies that support migrant integration and contribute to harmonious coexistence. Therefore, this research contributes towards the general debate about migration and cultural integration in India by bringing to light information for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers who would want to ensure better experiences for migrant workers and, by extension, more robust urban communities. By realizing the role that social networks play and those things that impede migrants, cities can then become more resilient and inclusive to changed demographics.rs, and policymakers who would want to ensure better experiences for migrant workers and, by extension, more robust urban communities. By realizing the role that social networks play and those things that impede migrants, cities can then become more resilient and inclusive to changed demographics