Reading habits, socioeconomic conditions, occupational aspiration and academic achievement in Vietnamese junior high school students

Thi Thu Hien Le, Trung Tran, Thi Phuong Thao Trinh, Chi Thanh Nguyen, Thuy Phuong Tram Nguyen, Thu Trang Vuong, Thi Hanh Vu, Dieu Quynh Bui, Ha My Vuong, Phuong Hanh Hoang, Hoang Nguyen, Ho Toan and Quan-Hoang Vuong
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Abstract: Reading practices play an important role in the learning process of students. Especially in a fast-changing world where knowledge about nature and society is in a constant state of flux, book reading helps students foster skills such as thinking, valuing, adaptability and creativity for sustainable development. This research study used a dataset of 1676 observations of junior high school students from Northern Vietnam to explore students' academic achievement and its association with their reading passion, family socio economic condition, parental education and occupational aspiration. The empirical results show that higher grades in STEM-related subjects are predicted by reading interest (βReadbook = 0.425, p

Keywords: Academic achievement; Junior high school students; Occupational aspiration; Parental influence; Quality education; Reading practices; Socioeconomic background; STEM; Sustainable development goal 4; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-09
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Published in: Sustainability (2019) v.11 n° 18

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