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Listen To Me! An Exploration Of The Students' Voices Regarding Homework, Gladys Landing-Corretjer
Listen To Me! An Exploration Of The Students' Voices Regarding Homework, Gladys Landing-Corretjer
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Research on students' voices and perspectives regarding homework is absent from the literature. This qualitative case study explored the perspectives of 5th and 6th grade students and ten teachers' perceptions regarding homework completion. The literature review revealed 3 trends in homework, including support homework, support against homework, and homework reform. However, most of this research considers the adults' perspective. The researcher administered 46 questionnaires and conducted 12 in depth interviews using a stratified purposive sample and extreme case sampling. The questionnaires and interviews educed the participants' perceptions and practices regarding homework. The students represented 4 distinct groups: English language learners, …