Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of the Purposes and Effectiveness of Homework

• Main Author: Pollard, Steve J
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: ProQuest LLC 2023
• Subjects: Educational Practices; Elementary School Teachers; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Homework; Influences; Parent Participation; Program Effectiveness; Student Motivation; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Responsibility; Teaching Experience; Virginia

The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' perceptions of the purposes and effectiveness of homework and effective and ineffective homework strategies at the elementary level. A hermeneutic phenomenological approach was used to explore the lived experiences of six elementary teachers fr...