Students' Perspectives on Term-Time Employment: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

Autor/in	Robotham, David
Titel	Students' Perspectives on Term-Time Employment: An Exploratory Qualitative Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Further and Higher Education, 37 (2013) 3, S.431-442 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-877X
DOI	10.1080/0309877X.2012.666892
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Student Employment; Full Time Students; Part Time Employment; Student Experience; Foreign Countries; Online Surveys; Questionnaires; Working Hours; Needs Assessment; Time to Degree; Qualitative Research; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Studentenarbeit; Vollzeitstudium; Part-time employment; Teilzeitbeschäftigung; Studienerfahrung; Ausland; Fragebogen; Hours of work; Arbeitszeit; Bedarfsermittlung; Qualitative Forschung; Großbritannien
Abstract	The number of full-time students engaging in part-time employment during their studies at university continues to rise, both in the UK and in other countries. The majority of previous studies in this area have adopted a quantitative research design, using a survey. Findings from such studies have tended to focus on demonstrating what students are doing, rather than why they are doing it. This study seeks to address that weakness in the existing literature through the use of qualitative data to provide a clearer understanding of students' views and experiences of part-time employment. The study also examines the impact of working upon students' academic studies and seeks to enhance our understanding of the implications of combining study and employment. Students at a large university in the UK completed an online survey which required more discursive answers than most previous surveys had. The findings indicate that part-time employment continues to be a majority experience for those students. The data also indicates that while there are negative consequences from combining study and part-time employment, there are also perceived benefits. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10