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Lifeworlds of nine and ten year old children: Out-of-school activities in three global cities
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Lifeworlds of nine- and ten-year-old children: Out-of-school activities in three global cities [Published]
Citation
Yelland, N., Muspratt, S., Bartholomaeus, C., Nanthini Karthikeyan, Chan, A. K. W., Leung, V. W. M., Lee, I.-F., Soo, L. M. J., Lim, K. M., & Saltmarsh, S. (2020). Lifeworlds of nine- and ten-year-old children: Out-of-school activities in three global cities. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 19(3), 259-273. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767724.2020.1816921
Author
Yelland, Nicola
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Muspratt, Sandy
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Bartholomaeus, Clare
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Nanthini Karthikeyan
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Chan, Anita Kit Wa
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Leung, Vivienne Wai Man
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Lee, I-Fang
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Saltmarsh, Sue
Abstract
There has been much discussion about the high performance of East Asian students in international high stakes testing, but little attention has been paid to their lifeworlds beyond school. In this article we explore findings from a survey of 627 Year 4 children (nine and ten years old) in three global cities (Hong Kong, Singapore, and Melbourne), focusing on their out-of-school activities as one aspect of their lifeworlds. The findings indicate that the most common activities in each location were comparable. Since the activities in the three locations were largely similar, the findings problematise East/West binaries which have been a feature of research and discussions in this area.
Date Issued
2021
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Journal
Globalisation, Societies and Education
Grant ID
DP180100325
Funding Agency
Australian Research Council