University Students' Approaches to Making the Most of Their Study Time

This article explores university students' approaches to and positions with regard to making the most of their study time. The article discusses how various normative societal expectations around students' use and management of time feature in their talk about how they organise their every...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of educational research 2023-04, Vol.67 (3), p.377-390
Main Authors: Kosonen, Toni, Annala, Johanna, Penttinen, Leena, Mäkinen, Marita
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Education
Career Development
Comparative Analysis
Discourse Analysis
discursive positions
Educational Attitudes
Employment Potential
Foreign Countries
Learning Activities
Self Management
Student Attitudes
student life
Study Habits
Study skills
study time
temporality
Time Management
Time to Degree
Undergraduate Students
University students
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Summary:This article explores university students' approaches to and positions with regard to making the most of their study time. The article discusses how various normative societal expectations around students' use and management of time feature in their talk about how they organise their everyday lives. The research is based on thematic interviews (n = 28) that focused in detail on students' day-to-day activities that were generated with students from two sets of generalist study fields in three regional Finnish universities. The results of a discursive analysis of students' positionings reveal three discursive positions that represent of a variety in students' approaches to make sense of the temporal organisation of their everyday lives as students. The identified discursive positions draw on broader societal discourses and ideals about fast completion of studies, significance of academic immersion in becoming an expert, and optimising one's time use to enhance employability.
ISSN:0031-3831
1470-1170
1470-1170
DOI:10.1080/00313831.2021.2021440