Exploring the Lifeworlds of Children in Hong Kong: Parents' Report on after School Time Use

Autor/inn/en	Yelland, N. J.; Muspratt, S.; Gilbert, C. L.
Titel	Exploring the Lifeworlds of Children in Hong Kong: Parents' Report on after School Time Use
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 12 (2017) 14, S.677-687 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; After School Programs; Time Management; Elementary School Students; Preschool Children; Parent Surveys; Recreational Activities; Educational Practices; After School Education; Home Study; Socioeconomic Influences; Access to Computers; Student Attitudes; Educational Attitudes; Life Satisfaction; Interviews; Statistical Analysis; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Zeitmanagement; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Freizeitgestaltung; Bildungspraxis; After school programs; Out of school education; Out-of-school education; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Schülerverhalten; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Lebensvollendung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Statistische Analyse; Hongkong
Abstract	This study aims to discuss the findings of a survey completed by 335 parents of children in Kindergarten 1 (3 to 4 years), Primary 1 (6 to 7 years) and Primary 5 (10 to 11 years) in Hong Kong, about their children's out of school time use. We wanted to explore the widely held notion that Asian students spend much of their time studying, with little leisure time, and there is scant information about Asian children's everyday lives outside schooling. The findings from the survey indicate that this cohort of parents reported that their children spend their time out of school engaged in a variety of activities. The children don't spend large amounts of time (that is, > 4 hours) on academic activities, but do on visiting friends and relatives and playing, indoors, outdoor and in organized sporting contexts. Doing school homework fell in the mid-range of activities. The students also did not spend a lot of time using technology. These findings reflect existing data collected in western contexts in terms of the time spent on leisure activities and homework, but contrast to other findings with older students where students in East Asia spent more time out of school engaged in academic work with minimal leisure time. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01