SociologySociologyWhat are the major motivations

for high-school students’ participation in their after-

school activities?

Eric YoonRyan Rutherford

QuestionQuestionBig Question: What are the major

motivations for high-school students’ participation in their after school

activities?

Specific Question: Which of the followings would be the major motivation for students’ participation in

their after-school activities: Hobby, Parental demand, Friendship, or Better College?

ProcedureProcedureSubjects :

Boys: 51 (KIS: 25 / Illinois: 26) Girls: 59 (KIS: 34 / Illinois: 25)

Communication :

G-Mails, Facebook, Skype

Place : Schools

(8:00~2:45)

(KIS) 60~70% : sophomores

Others : Freshmen, Juniors, and Seniors

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Research MethodResearch MethodMethod : 1. Find

someone who is currently doing the any after-

school activities in KIS

II. Ask why they are doing the

activities

Method : 1. Hand out the Research Sheet to the

subjectII. Collect the data after the

subject finishes

answering the Q#s

HypothesisHypothesisThe majority of high school students

in Seoul(KIS) participate in their after-school activities for

hobbies(particularly in sports), and also because of parental demand and better college; however, it is

hobby and friendship for the students in Illinois(Illinois High

School)There are not much evident differences between two different genders

SportsSports

KIS BOYS

Illinois BOYS

KIS GIRLS

IllinoisGIRLS

ArtsArts

KIS BOYS

Illinois BOYS

KIS GIRLS

IllinoisGIRLS

MusicsMusics

KIS BOYS

Illinois BOYS

KIS GIRLS

IllinoisGIRLS

DramaDrama

KIS BOYS

Illinois BOYS

KIS GIRLS

IllinoisGIRLS

Others(Debates,LanguageOthers(Debates,Languages,Habitat...)s,Habitat...)

KIS BOYS

KIS GIRLS

Final AnswersFinal AnswersKIS

BOYSIllinois BOYS

Sports

Arts

Musics

Drama

Others

Sports

Arts

Musics

Drama

HOBBY

EVEN RESULTS

HOBBY

HOBBY/OTHERS

BETTER COLLEGE

HOBBY

HOBBY

HOBBY

HOBBY OTHERS

BETTER COLLEGE

Final AnswersFinal Answers

Sports

Arts

Musics

Drama

Others

HOBBY

OTHERS

HOBBY

HOBBY

HOBBY

Sports

Arts

Musics

Drama

HOBBY

HOBBY

HOBBY

HOBBY

KIS GIRLS

IllinoisGIRLS

ConclusionConclusion

For Illinois High School, the second significant motivation was majorly friendship, especially for girls.

Most of the hypothesis was correct; the majority of students are doing

after school activities for their hobbies regardless of gender and

geographical differences

However, the second significant motivation for KIS students was neither Better College nor Parental Demand; it was Others such as rewards.

SignificanceSignificanceAlthough many high-schoolers study

more nowadays, and tend to disregard other recreational

activities than previous days; the best motivation for doing the after-

school activities is Hobby

Can assume that after school activities impact high-schoolers as a

stress-eliminators

Potential FlawsPotential Flaws

Grade 9 students may do after school activities for recreation, but

Grade 12 may have different perspectives

Grades of samples

Limited RangeThese results are only based on students in KIS and Illinois high

schoolDeception???

BibliographyBibliography

http://carethings.blogspot.com/

http://menscrunch.com/worlds-top-5-universities-ranking/

http://muslimmatters.org/2007/04/28/feeling-the-love/

http://www.insightempire.com/hobbies/

http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy16/g16reports-instructions.html