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Positive Dispositions and Close Alignment: Using Bourdieusian Concepts to Understand Parents' and Teachers' Perceptions of Homework
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Fitzmaurice, Helen; Flynn, Marie; Hanafin, Joan – Education 3-13, 2020
This paper presents findings about teachers' and parents' perceptions of homework in a middle-class, primary school setting in Ireland, from a qualitative study that aimed to provide an insight into the neglected area of homework from the perspectives of two of the main stakeholders in the process. In-depth semi-structured interviews were…
Descriptors: Homework, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Middle Class
Primary Teachers' Homework Practices: Identity, Expectations, Policies and Cultural Values
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Fitzmaurice, Helen; Flynn, Marie; Hanafin, Joan – Issues in Educational Research, 2020
Homework is a pervasive pedagogical practice worldwide, and somewhat neglected as a research topic. This study aims to provide a comprehensive account of teachers' homework practices, an aspect of teachers' work about which relatively little is known. We seek to explore what constitutes teachers' homework practices, illuminate their complexity,…
Descriptors: Homework, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Urban Schools
Do Teacher Ratings and Standardized Test Results of Students Yield the Same Information?
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Pedulla, Joseph J.; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1980
In a study conducted in Ireland, factor analysis of IQ, mathematics, and English standardized test scores, together with the 15 teacher ratings, showed that there is overlap between ratings and test results but that the information obtained is not redundant. (Author/RL)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Correlation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers