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Background/Objectives: The continual increase off international students globally calls for the necessity for their well-being to be investigated. The existence of cultural differences if not well managed might lead to international students to be victims of social exclusion. Therefore, it is of absolute necessity that educators, researchers, school administrators, and all stakeholders of public administration seek for ways to improve on the wellbeing of international students. The current study aimed at investigating how social inclusion, resilience, and social justice can be used to improve levels of happiness for international students in South Korea. Methods/Statistical analysis: By use of a status cross-sectional quantitative research design, data for 274 international students in South Korea were collected by use of self-reporting questionnaires using online and paper survey was analyzed using SPSS PROCESS macro. Findings: Findings showed that social inclusion, happiness, resilience, and social justice constructs were significantly positively correlated to each other. Further results revealed that resilience partially mediated in the relationship between social inclusion and happiness, and that social justice moderated this mediating effect. Improvements/Applications: These findings contribute to the literature on ways to improve international students’ well-being, and suggest the use of social inclusion, resilience and social justice as critically vital constructs that help to improve international students’ happiness.

Background/Objectives: Home-based care for the elderly is still a valued and accepted method for the elderly in China because of the ancient concept of loyalty and filial piety culture. The design of residential structures in current metropolitan communities, however, falls well short of addressing the behavioural and psychological requirements of the aged. In order to accommodate the growth of an elderly society, it has become crucial to construct barrier-free amenities in metropolitan neighbourhoods. Methods/Statistical analysis: The idea of barrier-free design suitable for older people is utilised to research outdoor barrier-free facilities in metropolitan areas. Findings: Examine and comprehend the requirements of the aged for an age-appropriate design through the initial investigation. Read and briefly describe the pertinent reports on the elderly and barrier-free research. Second, a field investigation and data collection were done on the outdoor barrier-free facilities in the following Kunming neighbourhoods: A Kangyuan Apartment, B Wancaicheng Apartment Phase 1, C Binjiang Junyuan Apartment, D Jinshouyuan Apartment, E golden times Apartment, F Jinyue Four Seasons Apartment, and G Jiangdong Fashion Home Apartment. Improvements/Applications: In order to address the issue of standard construction of outdoor barrier-free facilities in residential areas, the analysis and reconstruction suggestions for outdoor facilities in residential areas are presented.