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Primary education in Vietnam and pupil online engagement

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Date
08/01/2018
Author
Nguyen, Quynh
Naguib, Raouf
Das, Ashish
Papathomas, Michail
Vallar, Edgar
Wickramasinghe, Nilmini
Santos, Gil Nonato
Galvez, Maria Cecilia
Nguyen, Viet
Keywords
Pedagogy
Computer Science
Internet
Urban and rural schools
North Vietnam
NDAS
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Abstract
Purpose This paper focuses on exploring the disparities in social awareness and use of the Internet between urban and rural school children in the North of Vietnam. Approach A total of 525 pupils, aged 9 to 11 years old, randomly selected from 7 urban and rural schools, who are Internet users, participated in the study and consented to responding to a questionnaire adapted from an equivalent European Union (EU) study. A comparative statistical analysis of the responses was then carried out, using IBM SPSS v21, which consisted of a descriptive analysis, an identification of personal self-development opportunities, as well as issues related to pupils’ digital prowess and knowledge of Internet use, and Internet safety, including parental engagement in their offspring’s online activities. Findings The study highlights the fact that children from both the urban and rural regions of the North of Vietnam mostly access the Internet from home, but with more children in the urbanized areas accessing it at school than their rural counterparts. Although children from the rural areas scored lower on all the Internet indicators, such as digital access and online personal experience and awareness, there was no disparity in awareness of Internet risks between the two sub-samples. It is noteworthy that there was no statistically significant gender difference towards online activities that support self-development. In relation to safe Internet usage, children are likely to seek advice from their parents, rather than through teachers or friends. However, they are not yet provided with an effective safety net while exposing themselves to the digital world.
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Nguyen , Q , Naguib , R , Das , A , Papathomas , M , Vallar , E , Wickramasinghe , N , Santos , G N , Galvez , M C & Nguyen , V 2018 , ' Primary education in Vietnam and pupil online engagement ' , International Journal of Educational Management , vol. 32 , no. 1 , pp. 71-83 . https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-11-2016-0242
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International Journal of Educational Management
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-11-2016-0242
ISSN
0951-354X
Type
Journal article
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© 2017, Emerald Publishing Ltd. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created accepted version manuscript following peer review and as such may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-11-2016-0242
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/12107

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