However, themanagement of fostering SS for students remains limitations andshortcomings, namely: lack of a unified orientation for developingplans and content programs to foster social r
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The young generation, including students - the country’sowners in the future, is considered as a great human resource,actively participating in building and protecting the Fatherland; theyplay a decisive role for the success or failure of the country’s cause
of industrialization, modernization, international integration andsuccessful construction of socialism The task of educating andfostering the young generation in general and students in particular isboth a goal and a motive for ensuring the nation’s stability andsustainable development In his will, President Ho Chi Minh advised:
"Fostering the revolutionary generation for the coming time is ofparamount importance and necessity" His ideology is the basis forfostering the young generation, as well as students appropriate toeach historical phase, as well as in the current context
In the current modern society, people in general and students
in particular live in an open, diverse and multi-dimensionalenvironment of social relations On that basis, it is necessary forstudents to have SS (SS) in order to adapt and select what isappropriate and useful for them Therefore, promoting the great role
of students requires educational managers, lecturers, Youth Unionofficials, and Student Union officials at universities to regularly payattention to fostering not only quality and capacity but also SS forstudents, meeting the practical requirements of social life in thecurrent context
If students have good SS, they will be able to apply theirknowledge into effectively addressing relationships and problemsthat arise in real life, especially in working place and in dailycommunication Accordingly, fostering SS for students is a regular aswell as urgent task Fostering SS for students is seen as a way toimplement the objectives of education and training; to develop ayoung generation with comprehensively with solid knowledge; toform positive habits and behaviours in dealing with personal and
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The country’s goal of tertiary education is to "train learners ofpolitical and ethical qualities, a sense of service to the people, andknowledge and professional practice capability commensurate withthe training level, and good health, meeting the requirements ofbuilding and protecting the Fatherland" [66, p.59] Thoroughlygrasping that goal, universities in Ho Chi Minh City have activelydeveloped plans and content programs to foster SS for students based
on specific conditions of each certain school However, themanagement of fostering SS for students remains limitations andshortcomings, namely: lack of a unified orientation for developingplans and content programs to foster social responsibility for students
in education activities; the ways of managing SS training for studentsare not diverse; the coordination between the forces involved in theprocess of fostering SS for students is not harmonious Notably, inthe context of deeper and deeper international integration, thedeveloping knowledge economy, the fourth industrial revolution hasbrought about both opportunities and challenges, profound impact onall areas of social life, including education For the current tertiary, it
is not just about creating knowledge for students, but moreimportantly, it is changing from equipping with knowledge todeveloping skills, evoking all potential, maximizing multipleintellectual capacities, practical activities and adaptive skills, meetingthe requirements of the modern society
In terms of theory, there are many scientific works oneducation, fostering life skills, soft and SS for the young generation
in general and for university students in particular published in theform of books, journals, proceedings, topics, or thesis The works onyoung generations, pupils and students are approached in differentaspects The results of these works have certain theoretical andpractical significance However, until now, there have been noscientific works researching systematically and thoroughly on
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From the above-mentioned reasons, the author decides to
select the topic: "Management on fostering social skills for students
at universities in Ho Chi Minh City in the current context" as his
doctoral thesis of education management
2 Purposes and tasks of the study
Purposes
By researching on the related theoretical and practical issues,the thesis proposes measures to management on fostering SS forstudents, contributing to improving the quality of education andtraining at universities HCM city in the current context
Tasks
Giving an overview of the thesis-related research situation.Investigating the theory of management on fostering SS forstudents at universities in the current context
Making surveys and assessing the current situation of fostering
SS and its management on fostering SS for students at universities in
Ho Chi Minh City
Proposing measures to management on fostering SS forstudents at universities in Ho Chi Minh City in the current context.Experimenting and testing the proposed measures
3 Subject, object, scope of the study and scientific hypotheses
In terms of content: Thesis focuses on management on
fostering some basic SS for students at universities in Ho Chi MinhCity in the current context
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management staff (the board of directors, the head of thedepartment), lecturers, Youth Union officials and staff Student Unionand students at 9 universities in Ho Chi Minh City
In terms of time: Documents and data for research are
conducted from the 2015-2016 school year to present
Scientific hypothesis
If measures proposed to management on fostering SS forstudents are in accordance with the reality of tertiary educationactivities such as raising awareness, promoting responsibilities of thesubjects in managing SS fostering for students ; well implementingplanning and directing the renovation of training methods;strengthening the main activities, integrated extracurricular activities,integrated content of SS fostering; close coordination between therefresher forces and regular inspection and evaluation of the process
of fostering SS for students will improve the quality of fosteringmanagement of SS for students at universities in Ho Chi Minh City inthe current context
4 Methodology and research methods
Methodology
The thesis is conducted on the basis of dialecticalmaterialism of Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh ideology, viewsand guidelines of the Communist Party of Vietnam on education,training and training management; decisions, statutes, regulationsand guidelines of the State, the Education sector on themanagement of tertiary education During the research, the authorapproaches the problem from a systematic - structural perspective;history - logic, practical approach and functional approach toclarify content about managing SS fostering for students atuniversities in Ho Chi Minh City in the current context
Systematic viewpoint approach Fostering SS and management
on fostering SS for students at universities should be considered fromthe systematic viewpoint: it is necessary to identify the system of SS
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Practical perspective approach
SS need to foster for students to meet the social needs today;analysing and assessing the current situation of fostering andmanaging SS for students at universities in Ho Chi Minh City in thecurrent context such as: advantages, limitations and their causes;proposing measures to manage and foster SS for students atuniversities in Ho Chi Minh City so as to meet the increasingrequirements of social reality in the current context Besides, thethesis uses practical viewpoint in testifying the results achieved
Functional approach
Management on fostering SS for students at universities isstudied through the functions of management (planning, organizing,directing, inspecting), identifying roles and tasks of each specificfunction in the cycle of fostering management
Competency-based approach
Management on fostering SS for students with a competencyapproach is the process of designing, organizing and coordinating thetraining of lecturers and self-training activities of students' SS notonly about professional knowledge , working skills, which are mainlythe ability to apply knowledge, SS in learning, living, communicatingand working after graduation
Research Methods
Theoretical methods
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Practical methods
Method of observing: Observing students' SS and observing
SS fostering activities for students in some universities in Ho ChiMinh City to draw conclusions about the research content
Method of conversation: conducting seminars and exchangeswith educational managers, lecturers and students at a number ofuniversities in Ho Chi Minh City from which to draw conclusions forthe research topic
Method of survey questionnaire: sociological survey formanagers, lecturers, Youth Union officials, Student Union officialsand students at 09 universities in Ho Chi Minh City as a basis assessthe situation, find the cause and propose measures to management onfostering SS for students
Method of summarizing educational management experience:research from on-going issues related to education and training forthe formation and development of SS of students in order to drawinto experience on managing SS fostering for students at universities.Method of studying educational activities: conducting research
on educational activities, training and management of SS training forstudents at universities such as programs, training content, form oftraining; guiding documents in each school related to fostering SS forstudents to give arguments and arguments to prove the currentsituation of the research issues
Method of expert consultancy: seeking advice from scientistsand higher education managers on some theoretical and practical
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Method of experiment and testing: planning and organizingtesting in managers and lecturers at 9 universities; conducting theexperiment at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, HoChi Minh City to confirm the necessity, feasibility and effectiveness
of the proposed measures
Method of mathematical statistics: in the research process, theauthor uses statistical math to process data collected from the actual,conducting experiments and testing On that basis, it analyses,compares and generalizes to fulfil the aim and tasks of the study
5 New contributions of the study
It contributes to formulating the theoretical basis for SS,fostering SS, management on fostering SS for students at universities
in the current context
It contributes to indicating the advantages, limitations and theircauses of SS fostering, managing SS for students at universities in HoChi Minh City
It proposes a number of practical and feasible measures tomanagement on fostering SS for students at universities in the currentcontext
6 Theoretical and practical significance of the study
Theoretical significance
The thesis contributes to supplementing the theoretical issues
of SS fostering and managing SS fostering for students in general,managing and fostering SS for students at universities in Ho ChiMinh City in particular On that basis, it contributes to the change inawareness and responsibilities of entities in fostering SS for students
at universities in Ho Chi Minh City in the current context
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On that basis, it contributes to improving the quality of SS fosteringfor students at universities in Ho Chi Minh City
The results of the thesis can serve as a reference foreducational managers, lecturers and students in scientific research,teaching and learning about educational management
7 The structure of the study
The thesis includes: introduction, 04 chapters (15 periods),conclusions, recommendations, references and appendices
Chapter 1 Overview of the thesis-related research situation.Chapter 2 Theoretical background for management onfostering SS for students at universities in Ho Chi Minh City in thecurrent context
Chapter 3 Practical basis for management on fostering SS forstudents at universities in Ho Chi Minh City
Chapter 4 Measures, testing, piloting on management offostering SS for students at universities in Ho Chi Minh City in thecurrent context
Chapter 1 OVERVIEW OF THE THESIS-RELATED
RESEARCH SITUATION 1.1 The works related to SS and fostering SS for students
1.1.1 The works by the foreign authors
* The works on life skills and SS
1.1.2 The works by Vietnamese authors
* The works on life skills and SS
* The works on education, fostering life skills and SS
1.2 The works related to management on fostering SS for students
1.2.1 The works by the foreign authors
1.2.2 The works by Vietnamese authors
1.3 Overview of the results of the published works and the issues need further addressing in the thesis
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to the thesis
Firstly, about SS and fostering SS, the previous works have
generalized the general issues of life skills, including SS andfostering SS for students The results of the above overview havecontent related to SS fostering for students However, the scientificworks have not studied in depth the characteristics and characteristics
of SS; content, form and method of fostering SS for students On thatbasis, it is essential regarding both theory and practice to havesystematic researches on fostering SS for students presently
Secondly, on the management of SS fostering, the research
focuses on the life skills of students and students or discusses generalaspects of SS However, the discussion on managing SS fostering forstudents of scientific works has been published not deeply, yet into asystem The scientific works have discussed management of fostering
SS mainly through the management of fostering life and soft skills.Hence, in the study of management of SS fostering for students, it isnecessary to have reasonable inheritance of the results of publishedscientific works Simultaneously, it is vital to focus on management
of fostering SS for students It means that it is crucial to clarify boththeory and practice the nature, purpose, content, method, subject, andmechanism of management of fostering SS for students
1.3.2 The issues need further addressing in the thesis
Firstly, interpret the theoretical basis for management on
fostering SS for students In this field, the following things need
clarifying: First, inheriting the research results of published works
discussing concepts (skills, life skills, soft skills ) to build concepts(SS, fostering SS and focusing on building a concept of management
on fostering SS for students; second, explaining the content and forms of fostering SS for students; third, interpreting systematically
the argument "the content of management on fostering SS forstudents"
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fostering SS for students at universities in Ho Chi Minh City Of
which, the basic contents should be analysed and evaluated: first,
describing and assessing the positive and limited aspects of thecontent, form and method of fostering SS for students at universities
in Ho Chi Minh City; second, describing and evaluating the positive
and limited aspects of the management of SS fostering for students atuniversities in Ho Chi Minh City Based on the survey of thesituation, it indicates the causes of the above-mentioned points,which serve as a basis for proposing measures to management onfostering SS for students at universities in Ho Chi Minh City in thecurrent context
Thirdly, formulate a system of measures to management on
fostering SS for students at universities in Ho Chi Minh City In order topropose suitable and feasible measures, it is necessary to base on thetheoretical framework (the first); focus on solving the shortcomings ofthe current situation mentioned in the content (the second).Simultaneously, it indicates the purpose, content of requirements,specific conditions in presenting the measures of fostering management
Fourthly, testify the proposed measures by experimenting and
testing the research results Based on the content, requirements,conditions and specific measures of the identified measures toconduct verification of both the urgency and feasibility of thesolutions will be mentioned in the thesis The urgency and feasibilitywill be compared so as to draw out the conclusions
Conclusion of chapter 1
Students at universities counts for a considerable part of theyouth and is the force representing young human resources Facingthe increasing requirements of the innovative cause of the nation, thefostering SS and management on fostering SS for students, includingstudents at universities, are both a long-term requirement and aprofoundly practical demanding one
Skills in general, SS in particular as well as management onfostering SS for students are issues of great concern and are paid dueattention by many authors both in the world and in Vietnam A
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Chapter 2 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND FOR MANAGEMENT ON FOSTERING SS FOR STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITIES IN THE
CURRENT CONTEXT 2.1 The theoretical issues on fostering SS for students at universities in the current context
2.1.1 The basic concepts
2.1.1.1 The concept of social skills
2.1.1.2 The concept of social skills of students at universities 2.1.1.3 The concept of fostering social skills for students at universities
Based on the concept of SS and the concept of fostering, the
thesis’s author states: Fostering SS for students at universities is a purposeful, planned impact process of the subjects fostering by the following contents, different forms and measures to create students with certain knowledge in communication, behaviour, relationships, meeting the requirements of solving situations and events in daily life.
2.1.2 The contents, forms and methods of fostering SS for students at universities
2.1.2.1 The contents fostering SS for students at universities 2.1.2.2 The forms and methods of fostering SS for students at universities
* The forms of fostering:
* The methods of fostering:
The forms of SS fostering for students are quite diverse, inwhich the following main training methods are used: Presentationmethods, methods of using visual media, training methods, andtheoretical methods
2.2 Theoretical issues on management of fostering SS for students at universities in the current context
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The content of management on fostering SS for students is
based on the promulgation and organization of the implementation oflegal documents on SS fostering for students; management ofconditions to ensure fostering SS for students, check and evaluate theresults of organizing SS fostering for students
The method of management on fostering SS for students is to
build and perfect the system of legal documents on fostering SS forstudents, including laws, legal documents, and the State’sadministrative documents
2.2.2 The content of management on fostering SS for students at universities
2.2.2.1 Forming plans for fostering SS for students at universities
The training plan includes a training plan, a plan for trainingknowledge about SS for managers, lecturers, and reporters; plan toorganize the implementation of the training program content; plan ofexamining and evaluating the results of refresher activities; plan ofusing funding, and facilities
2.2.2.2 Managing objectives and content of fostering SS for students at universities
The content of managing SS training for studentscomprehensively reflects the system of necessary SS in students Inits comprehensiveness, its system attaches great importance tomanaging the content of fostering basic SS groups: skills group toexplore their capabilities; group of skills to enhance social interactioncapacity; Skill groups to strengthen the capacity learning andworking
2.2.2.3 Managing the coordination of different forces in fostering SS for students at universities
The coordination among universities to create an environment
of discussing and learning among students in different ways For
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2.2.2.4 Directing trainers’ activities and students’ participation
* Directing trainers’ activities
Directing the implementation of SS fostering for students is theway and measures that the managing subject uses to impact the subjectsthrough the tools and means such as rules, regulations, directives, andencouragement to raise the involved forces’ awareness, attitude andresponsibility for management of fostering SS for students
* Directing students’ participation
Directing the diversification of methods of organizing themovement of learning, scientific research, training of professionalskills for students at universities
2.2.2.5 Ensuring the facilities for management on fostering SS for students at universities
In the process of organizing training on SS for students, it isnecessary to ensure and exploit effectively; avoid losses and damage, reducequality, create poor effects that affect the activities of the facility, such aslibraries, multi-purpose sport centre, learning halls, common rooms, etc
2.2.2.6 Testing and assessing the results of management on fostering SS for students at universities
Examination and evaluation is an indispensable content of theentire process of operating and organizing the implementation of SStraining for students
2.3 The current context and the issues arisen in management on fostering SS for students at universities
2.3.1 The current context
Firstly, globalization and international integration; Scientific and technological development is creating opportunities and challenges for tertiary education.
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Thirdly, fundamental and comprehensive renovation of education and training.
Fourthly, the fourth industrial revolution (4.0) has a comprehensive and profound impact on all aspects of social life, including education and tertiary education.
2.3.2 The issues arisen in management on fostering SS for students at universities in the current context
In the regional and the world situation, along with the reality
of students in our country's universities today, there have been posingsome urgent issues for the task of management on fostering SS forstudents at universities as follow:
Firstly, building and developing the contingent of educators
and educational management staff in the current context is abreakthrough, directly contributing to fundamental andcomprehensive renovation of education and university education,including training and management on fostering SS for students
Secondly, fostering SS for students, especially university
students, needs to create human resources with efficient skills towork in an innovative and competitive environment
Thirdly, constantly innovating methods of fostering SS for
students in the current context towards actively applying informationtechnology in the process of management on fostering SS forstudents
2.4 The factors affecting the management on fostering SS for students at universities in the current context
2.4.1 The objective factors
2.4.1.1 The Party's guidelines and policies on basic and comprehensive renovation of education and tertiary education at present 2.4.1.2 The country’s socio-economic development
2.4.1.3 The social relations and community activities where students reside in the current context