A School with new rhythms: Perceptions about the use of school time

Authors

  • Valeska Cabrera Cuadros
    Bio
     Universitat de Barcelona
  • Patricia Herrera Cerda
    Bio
     Departamento de Educación Municipal, Puerto Montt.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4151/07189729-Vol.55-Iss.1-Art.371

Keywords:

School time school day time perception educational system

Abstract

A study is presented which was carried out in a municipally dependent high school in Puerto Montt, Chile, concerning the perception that teachers and students have on how the school day is managed, emphasizing free time granted and its quality. A qualitative paradigm was used, based on a case study. Observations were made about the educational center and there were conversations with the teachers. This was complemented by the application of exploratory questionnaires completed by 12 students and 4 form teachers between 9th and 12th grades. Some results show that the school day was very long, recesses were insufficient and they were not always respected. The challenge of searching for additional time management mechanisms and using time more efficiently is acknowledged. In order to attain this, teachers and students made proposals.

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Published

2015-12-02

How to Cite

Cabrera Cuadros, V., & Herrera Cerda, P. (2015). A School with new rhythms: Perceptions about the use of school time. Perspectiva Educacional, 55(1), 20–37. https://doi.org/10.4151/07189729-Vol.55-Iss.1-Art.371

Issue

Vol. 55 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Editorial

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Copyright (c) 2015 Valeska Cabrera Cuadros, Patricia Herrera Cerda

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The authors grant an exclusive licence, without time limit, for the manuscript to be published in the Perspectiva Educacional journal, published by the Pontificia Universidad Católica of Valparaíso (Chile), through the School of Pedagogy.