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<article xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://jats.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/1.1/xsd/JATS-journalpublishing1-mathml3.xsd" dtd-version="1.1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">SSR</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Scientific and Social Research</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn>2661-4332</issn><eissn>2981-9946</eissn><publisher><publisher-name>Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.26689/ssr.v8i8.15303</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title>A Study on Digital-Intelligent Pathways for Ethnic Unity Education Among Generation Z Vocational College Students</title><url>https://artdesignp.com/journal/SSR/8/8/10.26689/ssr.v8i8.15303</url><author>CaoYunfeng</author><pub-date pub-type="publication-year"><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>8</volume><issue>8</issue><history><date date-type="pub"><published-time>2026-08-31</published-time></date></history><abstract>Technology is driving the digital transformation of education toward digital-intelligent integration, which brings both opportunities and challenges to ethnic unity education targeting Generation Z college students. Adopting the four-dimensional Technology-Content-Participant-Environment (TCPE) analytical framework, this paper systematically examines the cognitive traits of Generation Z college students as digital natives and the current status of ethnic unity education. It further dissects the functional mechanisms through which digital-intelligent technologies empower ethnic unity education, and develops innovative digital-intelligent integration pathways covering four dimensions: resource systems, teaching models, evaluation mechanisms, and ecological construction. The research provides theoretical support and practical references for educational practices dedicated to fostering a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation.</abstract><keywords>Generation Z, Ethnic unity education, Digital-intelligent transformation</keywords></article-meta></front><body/><back><ref-list><ref id="B1" content-type="article"><label>1</label><element-citation publication-type="journal"><p>[1] The President of the CPC, 2021, Forging a Strong Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation as the Mainline to Promote High-Quality Development of the Party&amp;rsquo;s Ethnic Work in the New Era. People&amp;rsquo;s Daily, August 29, 2021, 2.
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