How does homework ‘work’ for young children? Children’s accounts of homework in their everyday lives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11166128 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ann Farrell (0000-0003-3663-223X, ,, corresponding author), Danby (0000-0002-1944-7043, ,), Susan Danby |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 250-269 |
| Publication date | 2015-02-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Sociology of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-5692 • E-ISSN: 1465-3346 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01425692.2013.814532 |
| OpenAlex | W1495310244 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 27 |
Homework is an increasing yet under-researched part of young children’s everyday lives. Framed by the international agendas of starting strong and school accountability, homework in the lives of young children has been either overlooked or considered from the perspective of adults rather than from the perspective of children themselves. This paper redresses this situation by reporting on an Australian study of 120 young children, aged four to eight years, where homework emerges as a key part of their everyday lives. Children’s own accounts of their everyday decision-making, using audio-taped conversations and concurrent paper-based timeline activities, show homework as accomplishing the institutional purposes of the school, while affording the children opportunities to demonstrate their competence in operating in an adult-generated education regime
Accountability · Competence (human resources · Developmental psychology · Everyday life · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Timeline · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |