1. Full name of the PhD student:Nguyen Chi Trung2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: September 28, 1989 4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Decision No. 1745/2017/QD-XHNV dated July 13, 2017, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing doctoral students.
6. Changes in training process: No
7. Thesis title: Reading culture of students at Hanoi National University
8. Major: Information Science - Library Science 9. Code: 62 32 02 03
10. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi Minh Nguyet
11. Summary of the thesis results:
The thesis has clarified general theoretical issues regarding reading culture and factors influencing students' reading culture; analyzed and clarified the characteristics of students' reading culture in the current period of educational reform and international integration; analyzed and evaluated the current state of reading culture among students of Hanoi National University in the context of educational reform and international integration; and surveyed and assessed the impacts of activities supporting and developing reading culture for students of Hanoi National University through information and library activities, teaching activities, and student union activities.
The survey results presented in the thesis show thatvThe reading culture of students at Vietnam National University, Hanoi has developed under the influence of factors such as the educational environment, training programs, lecturers, information and library activities, and the activities of student organizations within the university. Students have a high reading need for specialized materials and know how to use diverse and modern research sources; they possess a certain level of reading skills and have developed a sense of self-awareness in dealing with materials. However, students' skills in understanding specialized subject matter are not yet high.;Students' document searching skills are not yet well-developed, and some students lack awareness of preserving documents.
Based on the above results and scientific evidence, the thesis hasThis paper proposes a model and solutions for realizing a reading culture development model for students at Hanoi National University, aiming to meet the requirements of educational reform and international integration.
12. Practical application:
- The dissertation contributes to the refinement of the theory ofReading culture and developing a reading culture for information users, especially students.
- The thesis clarifies the current situation and offers solutions to develop reading culture for VNU students.
- This thesis helps experts and librarians understand their position, responsibilities, capabilities, rights, and obligations in the development of reading culture.
- The research results of this thesis are a valuable document.For researchers and students in the field of library science in particular, and those researching Vietnamese culture and education in general.
13. Published works related to the dissertation:
- Nguyen Chi Trung (2018), “Students' awareness of copyright issues - Approach from the perspective of open educational resources”,Vietnam Library JournalVolume 71 (3), pp. 29-33.
- Nguyen Chi Trung (2020), “Characteristics of reading culture among students”,Culture and Arts Magazine(435), pp. 36-39.
- Nguyen Chi Trung (2020), “The current state of reading culture among students of Hanoi National University”,Information and Documentation Magazine(4), pp.12-18.
INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL'S THESIS
1. Full name: NGUYEN CHI TRUNG 2. Sex: Male
3. Date of birth: September 28, 1989 4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Admission decision number: 1745/2017/QD-XHNV Dated 13 July 2017 by Rector of The VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi
6. Changes in academic process: None
7. Official thesis title: Vietnam National University Hanoi Students' reading culture
8. Major:Library and Information Science9. Code: 62 32 02 03
10. Supervisors: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Tran Thi Minh Nguyet
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
The thesissystematized the common theoretical issues about reading culture and factors affecting student's reading culture; shown some characteristics of students' reading culture; investigate, analyze and clarify the issues inVietnam National University Hanoi students' reading culture; evaluate the impacts of supporting and developing reading culture forVietnam National University Hanoi students' reading culturethrough library, teaching and youth union activities.
It was shown that the VNU Hanoi students' reading culture has been developed based on factors: educational environment, training programs, lectures, library activities and youth union activities. Students have a high need for materials and know how to use diverse, modern but unsustainabilty. Students have reading skills but not at a high level, especially specialized reading skills. Few of students lack of preservation, especially the respect of copyright and citation.
To sum up, thesis has recommended the model and solutions to promoteVietnam National University Hanoi Students' reading culture to meet the requirements of theeducational innovation and international integration.
12. Practical applicability, if any:
- The thesis contributed to perfect the theory of reading culture and developing its for students.
- The thesis showed the issues and offered the solutions for Vietnam National University students' reading culture development.
- The thesis helps librarians to understand their position, responsibility, capacity, rights and obligations with the development of students' reading culture.
- The results of thesis are very significant for researchers in libraries, cultures and education
13. Thesis-related publications:
1. Nguyen Chi Trung (2018), “Students' Awareness of the copyright issues - Approach from OER”, Vietnam Library JournalVol 71 (3), pp.29-33.
2. Nguyen Chi Trung (2020), “Features of students' reading culture”,Culture and Arts Magazine(435), pp.36-39.
3. Nguyen Chi Trung (2020), “Vietnam National University Hanoi students' reading culture”,Journal of Information and Documentation(4), pp.12-18.
