ERIC Number: EJ1477509
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1356-2517
EISSN: EISSN-1470-1294
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Caught in a Loop? Investigating the Interplay between Time and Emotions for University Students
Teaching in Higher Education, v30 n5 p1291-1303 2025
This article explores the significant yet under-researched relationship between students' experiences of time and their emotions during university studies. We frame our study through two existing theoretical concepts of time, that of timescapes and time-as-affect, to illuminate the subjective, contextual nature of time and how students' experiences of time can produce strong emotions, permeating both their memories and future behaviour towards their studies. We adopted a narrative analysis approach to the qualitative data of three Australian undergraduate equity students, collected via in-depth longitudinal interviews and relating to their university experiences, to produce a series of 'explanatory stories'. These stories highlight the interplay between students' experiences and emotions of time showcasing how these can form a loop, which may lead to temporal inequities. Ultimately, we argue for greater recognition of the entangled relationship between students' time and emotions, as we set a path for this critical area of future research.
Descriptors: Time, Psychological Patterns, Student Attitudes, Educational Experience, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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Author Affiliations: 1Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia; 2Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia; 3Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada