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The Relationship between Birth Order, Sex, Home Scholarly Culture and Youths’ Reading Practices in Promoting Lifelong Learning for Sustainable Development in Vietnam

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  • Trung Tran

    (Vietnam Academy for Ethnic Minorities, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam)

  • Thi-Thu-Hien Le

    (Faculty of Pedagogy, University of Education, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam)

  • Thu-Trang Nguyen

    (Vietnam Academy for Ethnic Minorities, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam)

  • Anh-Giang Pham

    (Faculty of Natural Sciences, Hongduc University, Thanh Hoa 40000, Vietnam)

  • Thi-Hanh Vu

    (School of Economics and International Business, Foreign Trade University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam)

  • Minh-Hoang Nguyen

    (International Cooperation Policy, Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Oita 874-8577, Japan)

  • Ha-My Vuong

    (Hanoi Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Hoang Minh Giam Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam)

  • Thu-Trang Vuong

    (Sciences Po Paris, 75337 Paris, France)

  • Phuong-Hanh Hoang

    (National Centre for Sustainable Development of General Education Quality, Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences, 101 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam)

  • Manh-Toan Ho

    (Center for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa University, Ha Dong District, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam
    Faculty of Economics and Finance, Phenikaa University, Ha Dong District, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam)

  • Quan-Hoang Vuong

    (Center for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa University, Ha Dong District, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam
    Faculty of Economics and Finance, Phenikaa University, Ha Dong District, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam
    Centre Emile Bernheim, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium)

Abstract

Book reading is an important factor contributing to children’s cognitive development and education for sustainable development. However, in a developing country like Vietnam, statistics have reported a low figure in book reading: only 1.2 books a year. This research study used a dataset of 1676 observations of junior high school students from Northern Vietnam to explore students’ reading behavior and its association with demographic factors, and the family’s reading culture. Data analysis suggests the older the student gets, the less inclined they are to read, and being female and having hobbies of low sensory stimulation are linked to higher preference for reading. Regarding scholarly culture at home, students who read more varied types of books and spend more time on books are correlated with higher reading interest. Reading habits are also positively reinforced by the capacity to access books and parental book reading.

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  • Trung Tran & Thi-Thu-Hien Le & Thu-Trang Nguyen & Anh-Giang Pham & Thi-Hanh Vu & Minh-Hoang Nguyen & Ha-My Vuong & Thu-Trang Vuong & Phuong-Hanh Hoang & Manh-Toan Ho & Quan-Hoang Vuong, 2019. "The Relationship between Birth Order, Sex, Home Scholarly Culture and Youths’ Reading Practices in Promoting Lifelong Learning for Sustainable Development in Vietnam," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(16), pages 1-26, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:11:y:2019:i:16:p:4389-:d:257357
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    reading practices; reading abilities; junior high school students; sustainable education; education for sustainable developments; gender; Vietnam;
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    • Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics
    • Q0 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General
    • Q2 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation
    • Q3 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation
    • Q5 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products

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