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The sociology of reading among Malaysian youths: building a culture of reading to enhance environmental awareness and develop pro-environmental behavior

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dc.contributor.authorRatneswary Rasiah
dc.contributor.authorHarpaljit Kaur
dc.contributor.authorJason James Turner
dc.contributor.authorMuzafar Shah Habibullah
dc.contributor.authorDayang Affizzah Awang Marikan
dc.contributor.authorNallammai Singaram
dc.contributor.authorBaharom Abdul Hamid
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-01T10:08:03Z
dc.date.available2022-06-01T10:08:03Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractMalaysia established its Eleventh Malaysia Plan (11MP) to achieve sustainable economic development, with one of its primary strategic thrusts being "accelerating human capital development for an advanced nation." This study examines one aspect of human capital development by reviewing the reading habits of Malaysian youths and the conjecture surrounding a 'crisis' among youths and their engagement with reading, to foster a culture of reading to improve education, focusing on human behavioral interventions to increase environmental knowledge and awareness, and developing human capital with pro-environmental behavior. Data from 250 valid questionnaires was analyzed using the variance-based Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) method. The theoretical framework of this study is based on Dewey's Educational Theory of Constructivism and Social Cognitive Theory. The results reveal that attitude and parental influence significantly promotes reading habits, while perceived stress does not. It was also found that reading habits positively influenced the pro-environmental behavior of youths. It is hoped that this study will lead to a coherent strategy being undertaken to engage Malaysian youths not only to read but to engender a culture of sustainability and pro-environment behavior.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationRasiah, R., Kaur, H., Abdul Hamid, B., Turner, J. J., Habibullah, M. S., Awang Marikan, D. A., & Singaram, N. (2022). The sociology of reading among Malaysian youths: building a culture of reading to enhance environmental awareness and develop pro-environmental behavior. Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 22(1), 116-126.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2148-7561
dc.identifier.urihttps://ikr.inceif.org/handle/INCEIF/3586
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherJESTPen_US
dc.rights2022. JESTP
dc.sourceSEDONA
dc.subjectReading habitsen_US
dc.subjectPro-environmental behaviouren_US
dc.subjectHuman capitalen_US
dc.subjectReading attitudeen_US
dc.subjectParental influenceen_US
dc.subjectPerceived stressen_US
dc.titleThe sociology of reading among Malaysian youths: building a culture of reading to enhance environmental awareness and develop pro-environmental behavioren_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dlc.maintopicSustainabilityen_US
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ikr.goalGoal 4
ikr.topic.maintopicSustainabilityen_US
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