Impact of COVID-19 on reading behaviors and preferences: investigating high school students and parents with the 5E instructional model

Abstract

PurposeThis research explored how COVID-19 affects Shenzhen high school students' reading behavior and preference and their parents' attitudes toward reading during the lockdown.Design/methodology/approachThis research adopted a qualitative approach to conduct one-on-one semi-structured interviews with parents of a boarding high school in Shenzhen, China. Thirteen parents were recruited through a purposeful sampling method, and NVivo12 software was used to analyze the results with a theme-based approach guided by the 5E instructional model.FindingsThe results revealed the effectiveness and problems of high school students' use of electronic resources and discovered changes in the reading behavior of high school students and their parents' attitudes during COVID-19.Originality/valueThere are few studies specifically on the reading behavior of boarding students from a parental view, especially in Asia. This research can fill the gaps in related research during COVID-19.

Editorial: Advances in information and knowledge management

“…People have changed their information habits to digital, particularly for the newer generation (Cheung et al ., 2023; Dai and Chiu, 2023; Guo et al ., 2022; Nguyen and Le, 2021; Leung et al ., 2022; Li et al ., 2021; Lu et al ., 2023; Soroya and Faiola, 2023; Sung and Chiu, 2022; Yi and Chiu, 2023; Yu et al ., 2022; Wong and Chiu, 2023c; Wong et al ., 2023b; Wu and Zhang, 2022). Further, digitalization technology enables libraries and scholars to share links and content on social media to attract users (Banshal et al ., 2022; Lo et al ., 2019; Ocran and Afful-Arthur, 2022; Pianzola et al ., 2022; Yang et al ., 2020; Wu et al ., 2022a; Wu, 2022; Xu and Du, 2022).…”

“…People have also changed their learning habits to online and digital, particularly for the newer generation (Cheung et al ., 2023; Conrad et al ., 2022; Dai and Chiu, 2023; Dong et al ., 2021; Jiang et al ., 2023a, b; Law et al ., 2019; Lei et al ., 2021; Leung et al ., 2023; Mak et al ., 2022; Sung and Chiu, 2022; Wai et al ., 2018; Wang and Xie, 2022; Wong and Chiu, 2023c; Xie et al ., 2023a, b; Zhang et al ., 2021, 2022; Zhou et al , 2022).…”

The Effect of COVID-19 on Family Support for Home-Schooling in Urban Areas

“…Each study focused on home-schooling challenges such as family income, computer resources, access to Internet services, and poor network connectivity during COVID-19 [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. Dai et al (2023) [37] study examine how COVID-19 affects high school students' reading behavior and their parents' attitudes toward reading during the lockdown. Results showed revealed the effectiveness and problems of high school students' use of electronic resources and discovered changes in the reading behavior of high school students and their parents' attitudes during corona pandemic.…”

Editorial: Special selections on contemporary social media and social network research

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has seriously affected many cultural organizations, including educational institutions, libraries and museums (Fasae et al , 2021; Huang et al , 2021, 2022; 2023; Guo et al , 2021; Meng et al , 2023; Yu et al , 2023), though we are now ready for reopening (Abbass et al , 2022; Suh and Alhaery, 2022; Kumar et al , 2021). Wide-spread and high-quality online information services have provided alternative sources during the lockdown (Ding et al , 2021; Hsieh et al , 2023; Lo and Chiu, 2015; Lo et al , 2015, 2017; Suen et al , 2020; Dong et al , 2021; Sun et al , 2022; Wang et al , 2016; Wong and Chiu, 2023; Fan and Liu, 2022; Zuo et al , 2023; Cheng et al , 2022; Cheng, 2022; Wang et al , 2022; Wong et al , 2023) and people have further changed their information and learning habits to digital, particularly for the newer generation (Chan et al , 2022; Chan et al , 2020; Dai and Chiu, 2023; Guo et al , 2022; Shahzad and Khan, 2022; Soroya and Faiola, 2023; Sung and Chiu, 2022; Yi and Chiu, 2023; Wai et al , 2018; Wong and Chiu, 2023; Yu et al , 2022; Zhang et al , 2021). Moreover, the pandemic has accelerated service transformation (Chan et al , 2022; Cheng et al , 2022; Chin and Chiu, 2023; Khan and Ayesha, 2022; Khan et al , 2022; Li et al , 2023; Li et al , 2023; Lin et al , 2022; Lo et al ., 2020; Noh, 2022; Nwagwu and Matobako, 2022; Tseng and Chiu, 2022; Tse et al , 2022; Yao et al , 2023; Wong and Chiu, 2023; Wu et al , 2022b, 2023; Xue et al , 2023), especially supported by ubiquitous mobile Internet services, social media, apps and devices (Dukic et al , 2015; Ezeamuzie et al , 2022; Fan et al , 2020; Fung et al , 2016; Gong et al , 2017; Hui et al , 2023;…”