The role of school in adolescents' interest in daily life. (2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Slot, Esther M.; Bronkhorst, Larike H.; Wubbels, Theo; Akkerman, Sanne F.
• Is Part Of: International journal of educational research. Volume 104(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020
• Subjects: Interest experience -- Experience sampling method -- Role of school; Education -- Evaluation -- Periodicals; Curriculum evaluation -- Periodicals; Education -- Periodicals; Program Evaluation -- Periodicals; Éducation -- Évaluation -- Périodiques; Programmes d'études -- Evaluation -- Périodiques; Éducation -- Recherche -- Périodiques; Curriculum evaluation; Education -- Evaluation; Periodicals; 370.72
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2020.101643
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0883-0355

Abstract

Highlights: Aim to provide a nuanced understanding of the role of school in interest. An experience sampling method was used to study interest experiences. School was reflected in interest in three different ways. Adolescents relate to school in idiosyncratic ways. Abstract: Questioning adolescents' reported lack of interest in school, this study aims to present a more nuanced understanding than previously described of the role of school in adolescents' interests in daily life. We scrutinized 7240 interest experiences reported by 44 adolescents using an experience sampling smartphone application inTin . Our analysis revealed that adolescents referred to school in their interest experiences in three ways, reporting interest in school, interest at school, and interest after school. Adolescents differed in the extent to which their interest experiences reflected these ways. One adolescent did not mention school in her interest experiences at all. We provide directions for adolescents' interest research as well as educational practice, including for teachers to connect to adolescents' interests.