TTLA: Guiding children towards value education within the family.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the doctoral candidate:Truong Quang Lam             

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: March 2, 1986

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision to recognize the PhD candidate No. 2999/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH signed by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Hanoi on December 30, 2013.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title:Instilling values ​​in children within the family.

8. Major: Psychology Code: 62.31.04.01

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Truong Thi Khanh Ha,Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Van Hao

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

Based on an overview of scientific works both domestically and internationally, the thesis has developed a system of conceptual tools such as: Orientation; Values; Value education; and Orienting children's value education within the family.

The thesis indicated that parents are most inclined towards the goal of their children becoming traditional, compliant, and safe individuals, and least inclined towards the goal of becoming powerful, authoritative, and successful individuals.

A survey of Schwartz's value test, which covers 19 representative value groups, revealed that the values ​​most frequently chosen by parents to educate their children are personal safety, fairness, equality, and caring for and protecting nature. Meanwhile, the values ​​least frequently chosen by parents are stimulation, the power to control people, and the power to control material possessions.

To instill the values ​​their children have set as intended, parents most often choose methods such as setting a good example, rewarding, analyzing and explaining, and organizing experiential activities; the least frequently chosen method of educating children is punishment.

The results also indicate that parental value orientation is the most influential factor in shaping children's value education within the family.

11. Practical applications:

The research findings of this thesis serve as a valuable reference for teaching Family Psychology, Educational Psychology, and Developmental Psychology. It is also a useful resource for parents, teachers, and administrators in guiding the character development of children and adolescents today.

12. Future research directions:

The study was expanded to several geographical areas, including mountainous and suburban regions. Comparative research aimed to identify the characteristic similarities and differences in parents' value-based educational orientations across different regions: urban, rural, mountainous, and suburban.

13. Published works related to the dissertation:

1. Truong Quang Lam (2015), “The formation of values ​​in children”, Journal of Psychology (8), pp. 92-99.

2. Truong Quang Lam (2016), “Setting goals and choosing values ​​for children by parents in Me Linh district, Hanoi”, Journal of Psychology (8), pp. 80 – 92.

3. Truong Quang Lam (2016), “Children's evaluation of parents' value education methods”, Journal of Psychology (11), pp. 79-88.

4. Truong Quang Lam (2016), “Value education for children - similarities and differences between values ​​parents educate and values ​​children aspire to”, Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (6), pp. 646-656.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Truong Quang Lam 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: March 2^nd, 1986 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 2999/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH, Dated: December 30, 2016 by Rector of University of Social Sciences & Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: “Value education orientation for children in family”

8. Major: Psychology Code: 62.31.04.01

9. Supervisors: Assoc Prof., Dr. Truong Thi Khanh Ha, Assoc Prof., Dr. Le Van Hao

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

Based on the literature review of studies in Vietnam and other countries, the thesis develops a system of concepts, such as: orientation; values; value education; value education orientation for children in family.

The findings show that parents most aim to educate their children to be traditional, obedient, and secure. Not many parents focus on the values ​​of power, authority, and success when they educate orientate for their children.

Using Schwartz's Value Survey which consists of 19 typical value groups, the findings show that, most parents chose values ​​such as personal security, equity and equality, care and protection of nature. In contrast, the values ​​such as stimulation, dominance over people, and power through control of material and social resources were rarely chosen by parents.

Besides, the study also shows that in order to reach their goals, parents chose methods such as modeling; giving exemplary examples; reward; reward; commending, and organizing practical activities. The method that parents rarely use is punishment.

The study results also show that value orientation of parents played the most significant influence on values ​​education orientation for their children in family.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The findings of this thesis could be used as references for teaching in different sub-areas of Psychology, such as Family Psychology, Educational Psychology, Developmental Psychology. They could also be used as helpful references for parents, teachers, and educational managers for better personality orientation for children and adolescents.

12. Further research direction, if any:

Expanding the study settings to rural and mountainous areas. Comparative study would be helpful to examine the similarities and differences in parents' value education orientation for their children in different sites, including urban, rural, mountainous, and suburban areas.

13. Thesis–related publications:

1. Truong Quang Lam (2015), “Value formation in children”, Journal of Psychology (8), pp. 92-99.

2. Truong Quang Lam (2016), “Goal setting and value choices in educating children among parents in Melinh district, Hanoi”, Journal of Psychology (8), pp. 80-91.

3. Truong Quang Lam (2016), “Value education methods of parents as perceived by children”, Journal of Psychology (11), p. 79 - 88.

4. Truong Quang Lam (2016), “Values ​​education for children - similarities and differences between values ​​education' parents and values ​​towards children”, VNU – Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, (6), pp. 646-656.