About the Desire to Dedicate as the Life Ideal of Young People (A Case Study of Students from the Academy of Journalism and Propaganda and the Vietnam Women's Academy)

Abstract

Based on the results of in-depth interviews and a literature review on the youth’s perspectives of their dedication and life ideal today, the paper draws out criteria for evaluation. Students define desire to dedicate as true desires and thirsts for contribution to the common cause and the good of the community; and their life ideal is the purpose, attitude to life and motivation to maintain and promote their dedication. However, many of them are influenced by individualism, dearth of orientation for the future, which leads to the fact that neither have they identified the reason for living nor shown dedication to the common goal. Against this background, the students propose to promote education and communication, as well as rewards and incentives to encourage young people to make efforts and contribution to the development of the community and society today.