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Blaszko, A, 2023. Exploring the effects of homework on secondary school adolescents’ leisure. PhD, Nottingham Trent University.
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This project investigated the extent to which homework affects secondary school adolescents' leisure. This was important because the majority of research within this area focused on the effects of homework on adolescents' academic development. This project explored the other, non-academic effects on leisure. An interpretivist sequential mixed methods research design was used to explore the actual versus expected time spent on homework, time spent on leisure and/or non-academic responsibilities. This was achieved from the perspective of the parents, adolescents, and teachers using questionnaire in stage one and then follow-up semi-structured interviews for parents and adolescents during stage two. The research project took place in three secondary schools in the East Midlands, United Kingdom.
The findings indicate that there is a lack of consistency in the time spent on homework, leisure, and non-academic responsibilities. The adolescents reported intense academic pressure but also indicated an awareness that engaging in leisure helps to cope with these pressures, however, they did not always have the opportunity to engage in leisure activities. Three themes emerged from the data: (1) wellbeing and holistic development, (2) perceptions of homework, and (3) parental influence. Conflicting findings were noted between parent and adolescent perspectives of leisure tie, with parents suggesting leisure time was present but the adolescent reporting they had none. Identification of this mirrored the emerging research highlighting that definitions of leisure vary from different perspectives. This means that parents and adolescents do not necessarily hold the same interpretations of leisure, thus what parents consider leisure, adolescents do not necessarily agree. Future research should consider the extent to which adolescents experience leisure and what this looks like from their perspective in relation to leisure time and their school's expectation of homework.
| Item Type: | Thesis |
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| Creators: | Blaszko, A. |
| Contributors: | Name Role NTU ID ORCID |
| Date: | August 2023 |
| Rights: | The copyright in this work is held by the author. You may copy up to 5% of this work for private study, or personal, non-commercial research. Any re-use of the information contained within this document should be fully referenced, quoting the author, title, university, degree level and pagination. Queries or requests for any other use, or if a more substantial copy is required, should be directed to the author. |
| Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences |
| Record created by: | Linda Sullivan |
| Date Added: | 18 Oct 2023 10:52 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Oct 2023 10:52 |
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/50007 |
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