Popular Perceptions
Popular Perceptions
Popular Perceptions
Perceptions
Melina Morrow
Improved
Financial
time
independenc
management
Patterns of e
belief or skills
opinions
about Potential
Career
working while academic
preparation
in school sacrifice
Enhanced Overworking
work ethic concerns
Students themselves
Who holds
these different
beliefs/opinion
Parents and
s? guardians
Teachers and
professors
Employers
Society at large
What defines the
groups/populations?
• Roles
• Experiences
• perspectives
Why do you think each
respective group holds
the opinion they do?
• Direct experience balancing work and
school
• Concern for growth and well-being
• Focus on student’s academic success
• Value of work ethic and experience in
the future
• Shaped by cultural and social norms
Students: Focus on personal
experiences (positive: time
management and
independence; negative:
Is stress and poor grades).
confirmation
driving their Parents/Guardians: Highlight
bias? success stories of
responsibility or cases where
work negatively affects
academics.
Teachers/Professors: Notice
examples of work either
helping or hindering student
performance, based on belief.
Cultural values
other
Altruism and support
factors
beyond Social pressure
naked self-
interest? Educational and career goals
Economic necessity
Works cited
https://mhanational.org/balancing-work-and-school\
https://www.coursera.org/articles/time-management#
https://www.careervillage.org/questions/713415/how-do-i-manage-both-school-and-workPrioritization
https://medium.com/university-of-nebraska-lincoln/balancing-school-jobs-and-a-social-life-cd2818a535f3
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/how-to-balance-work-and-school
https://www.penn-mar.org/how-to-balance-working-and-going-to-school/