A Sociological Analysis of the Time-space path of Primary School Fourth Graders

• Main Authors: Yung-chi Wu, 吳永祺
• Other Authors: Ping Chou
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/66369494656262104766

碩士 === 南華大學 === 教育社會學研究所 === 97 === 　　The paper applies Giddens opinion of time geography to study the time-space path of students of primary fourth grade and explore the daily life space and stop points of students. Giddens believes that time geography emphasizes the adjustment-orientated of social activities in time and space as well as provide a mechanism to connect individuals with society in time and space. 　　 　　The paper conducts the study with ways of the open questionnaire and depth interview. The steps are as following: firstly ask students to fill in the time-space card successively within two weeks and check them day by day to verify the authenticity of time-space path done by students; second, transforms their time-space records into form data and draw the time-space map; and at last on the basis of time-space path, make depth interviews with students and discuss it with form teachers and make analysis on the interviews transcript. The research objects are the students of fourth grade of the Taichung County primary School, the research samples are 14 males and 18 females, which total 32. 　　 　　Research findings: Ⅰ. Their time-space path is divided into five categories including 1, home-school-home; 2, home-school-day care and tutorial centers-home; 3, home-school-relative home-home; 4, home-school-uncertain place-home; and 5, home-school-home-supplementary class-home. Ⅱ. On the said five time-space paths, most of students pick up the path of home-school-day care and tutorial centers-home. In addition to home and school, day care and tutorial centers is the place where commonly stayed by most of students. Ⅲ. Students’ mama is the one who mainly establishes their time-space path. In another words, “the stipulation and limit came from the authority” decides the time-space path of students. Ⅳ. After students get home, their space is mainly limited to living room and bedroom, and their main leisure activities are to watch TV and use PC.