Research note: American children's time use in after-school activities.
90 Grade 4 children from upstate New York completed a "what I usually do" questionnaire, reporting on their after-school activities. Contrary to the concerns of some psychologists, there was no evidence that the children were being "hurried" out of childhood or "hot-housed" to develop academic or other excellence. The children's time was largely spent in enjoyable, self-chosen, and nonacademic activities, most often play or television viewing.
Newman
Joan
J
Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, SUNY, NY 12222, USA.
Matsopoulos
Anastassios
A
Chang
Yiping
Y
Kao
Chin-Cheng
CC
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D009518:New York; D010988:Play and Playthings; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012016:Reference Values; D012951:Socialization; D013690:Television; D013996:Time and Motion Studies