Toward Sustainable Learning during School Suspension: Socioeconomic, Occupational Aspirations, and Learning Behavior of Vietnamese Students during COVID-19

Trung Tran, Duc Hoang, Yen-Chi Nguyen, Linh-Chi Nguyen, Ngoc-Thuy Ta, Quang-Hong Pham, Chung-Xuan Pham, Quynh-Anh Le, Viet-Hung Dinh and Tien-Trung Nguyen
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Trung Tran: Department of Basic, Vietnam Academy for Ethnic Minorities, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Yen-Chi Nguyen: EdLab Asia Educational Research and Development Centre, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Linh-Chi Nguyen: EdLab Asia Educational Research and Development Centre, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Ngoc-Thuy Ta: EdLab Asia Educational Research and Development Centre, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Quang-Hong Pham: Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogy, Thai Nguyen University of Education, Thai Nguyen 270000, Vietnam
Chung-Xuan Pham: High School for Gifted Students, Vinh University, Nghe An 460000, Vietnam
Quynh-Anh Le: EdLab Asia Educational Research and Development Centre, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Viet-Hung Dinh: Department of Academic Affairs, University of Labour and Social Affairs, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Tien-Trung Nguyen: Institute of Theoretical and Applied Research, Duy Tan University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 10, 1-19

Abstract: The overspread of the novel coronavirus—SARS-CoV-2—over the globe has caused significant damage to manufacturing and service businesses, regardless of whether they are commercial, public, or not-for-profit sectors. While both the short-term and long-term impacts of most companies can be approximately measured or estimated, it is challenging to address the enduring effects of COVID-19 on teaching and learning activities. The target of this research is to investigate students’ manners of studying at home during the school suspension time as a result of COVID-19. Through analyzing original survey data from 420 K6–12 students in Hanoi, Vietnam, this work demonstrates the different learning habits of students with different socioeconomic statuses and occupational aspirations during the disease’s outbreak. In particular, we featured the differences in students’ learning behaviors between private schools and public schools, as well as between students who plan to follow STEM-related careers and those who intend to engage in social science-related careers. The empirical evidence of this study can be used for the consideration of the local government to increase the sustainability of coming policies and regulations to boost students’ self-efficacy, as it will affect 1.4 million students in Hanoi, as well as the larger population of nearly 10 million Vietnamese students. These results can also be the foundation for future investigations on how to elevate students’ learning habits toward Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4)—Quality Education—especially in fanciful situations in which the regular school operation has been disrupted, counting with limited observation and support from teachers and parents.

Keywords: sustainable education; learning habit; school closure; socioeconomic; occupational aspiration; COVID-19; SDG4; Vietnam; secondary school (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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