Teenage Time Use and Educational Attainment in Adulthood in Finland

We investigated the role of teenage everyday social ties in educational outcomes by examining the association between teenage time use and educational attainment in adulthood. The sample consisted of young people aged 10–18 from the 1979 Finnish Time Use Survey, and the same respondents’ educational attainment later in life recorded from population register data at the year of 40th birthday (n = 366 men and 393 women). We assessed the associations of time spent with the parents, on studying, leisure activities, as well as social connectedness with friends and participation in extracurricular activities, with educational outcomes. Our findings indicated that time spent with the father is positively associated with the likelihood of completing tertiary education for both daughters and sons. In particular, time spent with lower-education fathers was associated with teenagers’ future tertiary education. However, intense friendships and participation in extracurricular activities were not associated with academic achievement later in life. The findings suggest that educational attainment is partly explained by teenage time spent with the family. Less-educated fathers can enhance the attainment of higher education of their children by spending more time with their teenage children.

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Unconditional Quantile Regression Approach: Effects of Education on Housework Time in the US and Japan

Social Sciences ◽

10.3390/socsci9120235 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (12) ◽

pp. 235

Author(s):

Kamila Kolpashnikova ◽

Man-Yee Kan

Keyword(s):

Educational Attainment ◽

Time Use ◽

Leisure Activities ◽

Japanese Women ◽

Married Women ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

American Time Use Survey ◽

Highly Educated ◽

The Us ◽

Time Use Survey

We compare the association between educational attainment and housework participation among single and married women in Japan and the US. Using the cross-sectional time-use diaries from the 2006 American Time Use Survey (ATUS) and the 2006 Japanese Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities (STULA) and unconditional quantile regressions (UQR), we test whether educational attainment is associated with less time spent on housework in Japan compared to the US. We find that this assumption stands only for American women and non-married Japanese women. However, married Japanese women are unlikely to reduce participation in housework with an increase in their educational level. Married Japanese women are more likely to do more housework proportionately to the level of their education. The findings reveal the presence of a marriage penalty among highly educated Japanese women. In Japan, the institute of marriage places higher expectations regarding women’s housework participation on married women with higher levels of education, thereby penalising Japanese women with higher educational attainments. Our findings illustrate that the tenets of the resource-based and gender-centred frameworks developed based on the empirical findings in Western countries cannot always directly apply to the patterns observed in East Asia.

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Correlation between Leisure Activity Time and Life Satisfaction: Based on KOSTAT Time Use Survey Data

Occupational Therapy International ◽

10.1155/2018/5154819 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Yu-Jin Cha

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Time Use ◽

Leisure Activities ◽

National Level ◽

Leisure Activity ◽

Full Time ◽

Activity Time ◽

Healthy Elderly ◽

Time Use Survey

Rationale. This study aims to investigate the correlation between the available leisure activity time and life satisfaction of the healthy elderly and the factors affecting them. Method. For the analysis, data from the 2014 Time Use Survey (2014TUS) published by Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) was used. This study classified the detailed activities of 9228 subjects, based on the data in 2014TUS, and analyzed the differences in time use for occupation domains by age group. Results. It was found that a greater amount time used for outdoor leisure activities yielded a higher life satisfaction value. Differences were found in time use by occupation domains between younger and older groups. These showed higher life satisfaction for those with spouses, regular full-time jobs, higher education, and better health. Conclusion. Based on these results, in order to improve the quality of life (QoL) for older adults, it is necessary to develop various leisure programs that require dynamic physical activities and to prepare alternative policies at the national level to promote participation in leisure activities by older adults. This study will provide occupational therapists (OTs) with data they can use to help older adults who have difficulty in time usage through time management intervention to improve their life satisfaction and QoL.

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Characteristics and dynamics of the family of talented adolescents

Estudos de Psicologia (Natal) ◽

10.1590/s1413-294x2012000100003 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 15-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jane Farias Chagas Ferreira ◽

Denise de Sousa Fleith

Keyword(s):

Information Needs ◽

Leisure Activities ◽

Gifted Students ◽

Talent Development ◽

Family Characteristics ◽

Use Of Time ◽

Wide Range ◽

The Family ◽

Relevant Role

The purpose of this study was to describe family characteristics and dynamics of talented adolescents. Forty-two adolescents between 12 and 18 years old who attended a program for gifted students and their family participated in the data collection. A family characteristics questionnaire and the Parent Success Indicator Inventory, children's and parents' versions were used as instruments. The results indicated that more than half of the families with talented adolescents had a traditional figure: spouses with children born of their own conjugal union. These families prioritized education and the development of their children's talents. The family dynamics involved a wide range of routine and leisure activities, among which stand out those related to the rest, to school, watching television and movies and visiting relatives. Parents evaluated their parental performance in a more positive way when comparing to the adolescents considering all the categories measured by the PSI: communication, use of time, teaching, frustration, satisfaction, and information needs. The results of this study highlight the relevant role of the family regarding talent development.

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Does higher educational attainment imply less crime? Evidence from the Indian states

Journal of Economic Studies ◽

10.1108/jes-05-2019-0218 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 133-165

Author(s):

Bijoy Rakshit ◽

Yadawananda Neog

Keyword(s):

Educational Attainment ◽

Tertiary Education ◽

Dynamic Panel Data ◽

Crime Rates ◽

Economic Crime ◽

Dynamic Panel ◽

Indian States ◽

Content Type ◽

The Impact

PurposeThe primary purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the impact of educational attainment on crime rates across 33 Indian states over the period 2001 to 2013. This paper also examines the role of various macroeconomic, socio-economic and demographic factors in determining the variation of crimes in India.Design/methodology/approachFirst, this paper provides a representative theoretical model and discusses the possible relationship between crime and education. Second, the paper applies a dynamic panel data (DPD) model to extract more precise, unbiased and reliable estimates of the effect of education in abating different crime rates. The main advantage of using the dynamic panel model is to address the problem of endogeneity in some regressors and capture the time persistent effect of education on crime.FindingsEmpirical findings reveal that a 1% increase in gross enrolment ratio leads to the reduction of total crime by 8%. However, a unique finding identifies a positive association between tertiary education and economic crime. This finding further goes against the general belief that criminals tend to be less educated than non-criminals.Practical implicationsThis paper recommends that instead of punishment and mandatory law enforcement for offenders, increase in government expenditure and different educational attainment ratios can go a long way to combat crime in India, which has posed a serious threat to the stability of society. Furthermore, utilizing the information on offenders' educational attainment in examining the crime rates can be a future research agenda for policymakers.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the empirical debate of ‘crime-education nexus’ by examining the role of education on crime in India. This study is the first of its kind that focuses on the aspects of crime and education more recently and investigates the relationship between crime and education due to the recent changes in educational attainment ratios and crime rate.

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High times: The effect of medical marijuana laws on student time use

10.26686/wgtn.14294645 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yu-Wei Chu ◽

S Gershenson

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Secondary Students ◽

Time Use ◽

Fixed Effects ◽

Leisure Activities ◽

Medical Marijuana ◽

Major Change ◽

American Time Use Survey ◽

Time Use Survey ◽

Medical Marijuana Laws

Medical marijuana laws (MMLs) represent a major change of marijuana policy in the U.S. Previous research shows that these laws increase marijuana use among adults. In this paper, we estimate the effects of MMLs on secondary and post-secondary students’ time use using data from the American Time Use Survey. We apply a difference-in-differences research design and estimate flexible fixed effects models that condition on state fixed effects and state-specific time trends. We find no effect of MMLs on secondary students’ time use. However, we find that college students in MML states spend approximately 20% less time on education-related activities and 20% more time on leisure activities than their counterparts in non-MML states. These behavioral responses largely occur during weekends and summer when students have more spare time. Finally, the impacts of MMLs are heterogeneous and stronger among part-time college students, who are more likely to be first-generation college goers and to come from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. © This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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An Investigation into the Role of Extracurricular Activities in Supporting and Enhancing Students' Academic Performance in Tertiary Foundation Programs in Oman

Theory and Practice in Language Studies ◽

10.17507/tpls.1012.03 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 1528

Author(s):

Hranush Ginosyan ◽

Victoria Tuzlukova ◽

Fayaz Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Extracurricular Activities ◽

Time Management ◽

Performance Enhancement ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Tertiary Education ◽

Student Survey ◽

Sultan Qaboos University ◽

Foundation Program

Sensing the pulse of globalization and the job market, the most recent trends in Oman’ s tertiary education are about teaching methods and education practices’ improvement. Recognizing the multidimensional and dynamic nature of the tertiary education learning environment, especially its foundation program cluster, and identified benefits of extra-curricular activities in having a positive impact on students, this paper reports on a study that examines the role of extracurricular activities as channels of support and foundation program students’ academic performance enhancement. In more detail, using the example of the extracurricular activities offered by the Centre for Preparatory Studies at Sultan Qaboos University, it focuses on the student-perceived factors related to the value of participation in the extracurricular activities and subsequent effects on the tertiary foundation program students’ development. The study employed a mixed study research design. The data was obtained from two instruments, namely student survey and student reflections which were then auto-analyzed using Google forms software. The findings revealed that extracurricular activities could provide a platform for new ways of learning, academic support, extra practice, variety and fun, and student skills’ improvement. Specifically, they showed some improvement on the foundation program students’ linguistic competences, critical thinking and time management skills. Also, involvement in structured extracurricular activities boosts students’ self-confidence and self-esteem, and mitigates their transitional challenges.

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Tired of Commuting? Relationships among Journeys to School, Sleep, and Exercise among American Teenagers

Journal of Planning Education and Research ◽

10.1177/0739456x17725148 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 142-154 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Carole Turley Voulgaris ◽

Michael J. Smart ◽

Brian D. Taylor

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Public Education ◽

Time Use ◽

Educational Outcomes ◽

Education Policies ◽

American Time Use Survey ◽

Commute Time ◽

Time Use Survey ◽

Important Health ◽

Health Promoting

Public education policies that aim to improve educational outcomes can have the effect of increasing the distance that many students must travel to attend school. In this article, we use American Time Use Survey data to examine whether longer school commutes influence time spent on important health-promoting activities. We find school commute time to be strongly inversely related to time spent sleeping, and negatively related to time spent exercising for those with long commutes. Thus, increasing journey to school distances may have troubling public health implications for teens.

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Marriage and Housework: Analyzing the Effects of Education Using the 2011 and 2016 Japanese Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities

10.31235/osf.io/9shup ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kamila Kolpashnikova ◽

Man-Yee Kan ◽

Kiyomi Shirakawa

Keyword(s):

Educational Attainment ◽

Gender Inequality ◽

Time Use ◽

Educational Level ◽

Leisure Activities ◽

Japanese Women ◽

Educational Opportunities ◽

Institutional Barriers ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Global North

We analyze cross-sectional time-use diaries from the 2011 and 2016 Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities (Shakai Seikatsu Kihon Chosa) to investigate the association between educational level and housework participation in contexts where educational attainment among women does not readily translate into workforce stability. We test whether higher levels of educational attainment are associated with the decrease in housework participation as the previous research in countries of the global north suggests. Our findings reveal that education is not likely to reduce housework participation among Japanese women. Married Japanese women with children are unlikely to reduce their time spent on housework with the increase of their educational level and married Japanese women without children are more likely to increase their housework participation proportionately to the level of their education. The results suggest that in Japan, the supply-side solutions to gender inequality (such as increasing educational opportunities for women) do not remedy the situation. The country needs to address structural and institutional barriers to gender equality.

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The Role of Student’s Parents in Education at Public Elementary School 3 of Jatiluhur

Social, Humanities, and Educational Studies (SHEs): Conference Series ◽

10.20961/shes.v2i1.36176 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 70

Author(s):

Dwi Purwanti

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Character Education ◽

Extracurricular Activities ◽

Educational Development ◽

Active Role ◽

Parental Participation ◽

School Committee ◽

The Family ◽

Role Of Parents

Educational development in Indonesia needs the participation of parents and the community and the school itself. These three elements must work together in an effort to realize the goals of education in schools. Parents of students were originally only concentrated in supporting the education of children in the family, now it is developing in the involvement of parents in the administration of education in schools, including those that occur in SD Negeri 3 Jatiluhur. This study focuses on: (1) what is the role of parents in education ?; (2) what is the form of parental participation in SD Negeri 3 Jatiluhur? The results of this study include: (1) the participation of parents in education, namely the involvement of parents in organizing their children's education in schools; (2) the form of parental participation in SD Negeri 3 Jatiluhur is to attend meetings held by the school, attend the parent / guardian class, become a member of the school committee, as a companion to extracurricular activities, play an active role in the activities carried out by the school committee, play an active role in the activities of Strengthening Children's Character Education in schools.

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