Socially disadvantaged children in Vietnam: a self evaluation study with implications for their education
ABSTRACTAlthough educating disadvantaged children is a global issue, Asian disadvantaged children are understudied. This paper reports a mixed-methods study on the psychological issues in disadvantaged children by comparing their caretakers’ evaluation and their own self-evaluation to give implicati...
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| description | ABSTRACTAlthough educating disadvantaged children is a global issue, Asian disadvantaged children are understudied. This paper reports a mixed-methods study on the psychological issues in disadvantaged children by comparing their caretakers’ evaluation and their own self-evaluation to give implications for their education. Data were collected from a set of questionnaires based on Perceived Competence Scale and semi-structured interviews. First, the questionnaires were administered to 267 participants (202 children and 65 caretakers) at six state-financed centres in, an underexplored context, before 50 participants were randomly selected for personal interviews The quantitative results show that the disadvantaged children undervalued their own physical appearance, social communication and academic performance. The qualitative findings indicate that the children needed further support, and the centres were short of a budget to cover the children’s education and living expenses. The results suggest that this social group needs more attention of educators and authorities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d97cc593c20e4277b0754447c92394322024-03-21T17:10:01ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth0267-38432164-45272024-12-0129110.1080/02673843.2024.2330924Socially disadvantaged children in Vietnam: a self evaluation study with implications for their educationPham Chien Thang0Ta Thi Nguyet Trang1Faculty of Journalism and Communication, TNU-University of Sciences, Thai Nguyen, VietnamDepartment of Economics and Management, TNU-International School, Thai Nguyen, VietnamABSTRACTAlthough educating disadvantaged children is a global issue, Asian disadvantaged children are understudied. This paper reports a mixed-methods study on the psychological issues in disadvantaged children by comparing their caretakers’ evaluation and their own self-evaluation to give implications for their education. Data were collected from a set of questionnaires based on Perceived Competence Scale and semi-structured interviews. First, the questionnaires were administered to 267 participants (202 children and 65 caretakers) at six state-financed centres in, an underexplored context, before 50 participants were randomly selected for personal interviews The quantitative results show that the disadvantaged children undervalued their own physical appearance, social communication and academic performance. The qualitative findings indicate that the children needed further support, and the centres were short of a budget to cover the children’s education and living expenses. The results suggest that this social group needs more attention of educators and authorities.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2024.2330924Academic performancecommunicationphysical appearanceself-evaluationdisadvantaged children |
| spellingShingle | Pham Chien Thang Ta Thi Nguyet Trang Socially disadvantaged children in Vietnam: a self evaluation study with implications for their education International Journal of Adolescence and Youth Academic performance communication physical appearance self-evaluation disadvantaged children |
| title | Socially disadvantaged children in Vietnam: a self evaluation study with implications for their education |
| title_full | Socially disadvantaged children in Vietnam: a self evaluation study with implications for their education |
| title_fullStr | Socially disadvantaged children in Vietnam: a self evaluation study with implications for their education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Socially disadvantaged children in Vietnam: a self evaluation study with implications for their education |
| title_short | Socially disadvantaged children in Vietnam: a self evaluation study with implications for their education |
| title_sort | socially disadvantaged children in vietnam a self evaluation study with implications for their education |
| topic | Academic performance communication physical appearance self-evaluation disadvantaged children |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2024.2330924 |
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