Importance Attributed to Music Education by Hong Kong Parents and Prediction of Children’s Music Participation
Parents play a crucial role in facilitating their children’s participation in extracurricular music activities. Guided by the framework of concerted cultivation, this survey study conducted with Hong Kong parents investigates (1) the types of extracurricular music activities in which their three- to...
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| description | Parents play a crucial role in facilitating their children’s participation in extracurricular music activities. Guided by the framework of concerted cultivation, this survey study conducted with Hong Kong parents investigates (1) the types of extracurricular music activities in which their three- to eight-year-old children participate, (2) the importance parents attribute to music education and its correlation with key demographic factors, and (3) the predictive relationship between the importance parents attribute to music education and their children’s music participation. A self-designed survey was completed by 430 parents. Descriptive statistics, correlation, and binary logistic regression were conducted. Children’s participation rate in extracurricular music activities was found to be low. While younger children tended to engage in collaborative and unstructured activities, older children participated more in individual and guided activities. The importance attributed by parents to music education was relatively high and correlated with their background and family demographics. The higher the parents rated the importance of music education, the more likely they were to have signed up or intended to sign up their children for music activities. This study offers insights into children’s extracurricular music participation, highlights parental roles in children’s music education, and underscores the necessity of educating parents about the importance of music education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52246ffa9332419881917e3423915b562025-02-25T13:26:37ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022025-02-0115225010.3390/educsci15020250Importance Attributed to Music Education by Hong Kong Parents and Prediction of Children’s Music ParticipationYingying Pan0Alfredo Bautista1Siu-hang Kong2Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaDepartment of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaDepartment of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaParents play a crucial role in facilitating their children’s participation in extracurricular music activities. Guided by the framework of concerted cultivation, this survey study conducted with Hong Kong parents investigates (1) the types of extracurricular music activities in which their three- to eight-year-old children participate, (2) the importance parents attribute to music education and its correlation with key demographic factors, and (3) the predictive relationship between the importance parents attribute to music education and their children’s music participation. A self-designed survey was completed by 430 parents. Descriptive statistics, correlation, and binary logistic regression were conducted. Children’s participation rate in extracurricular music activities was found to be low. While younger children tended to engage in collaborative and unstructured activities, older children participated more in individual and guided activities. The importance attributed by parents to music education was relatively high and correlated with their background and family demographics. The higher the parents rated the importance of music education, the more likely they were to have signed up or intended to sign up their children for music activities. This study offers insights into children’s extracurricular music participation, highlights parental roles in children’s music education, and underscores the necessity of educating parents about the importance of music education.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/2/250early childhoodconcerted cultivationimportance of musicparental viewsextracurricular music activitiesmusic participation |
| spellingShingle | Yingying Pan Alfredo Bautista Siu-hang Kong Importance Attributed to Music Education by Hong Kong Parents and Prediction of Children’s Music Participation Education Sciences early childhood concerted cultivation importance of music parental views extracurricular music activities music participation |
| title | Importance Attributed to Music Education by Hong Kong Parents and Prediction of Children’s Music Participation |
| title_full | Importance Attributed to Music Education by Hong Kong Parents and Prediction of Children’s Music Participation |
| title_fullStr | Importance Attributed to Music Education by Hong Kong Parents and Prediction of Children’s Music Participation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Importance Attributed to Music Education by Hong Kong Parents and Prediction of Children’s Music Participation |
| title_short | Importance Attributed to Music Education by Hong Kong Parents and Prediction of Children’s Music Participation |
| title_sort | importance attributed to music education by hong kong parents and prediction of children s music participation |
| topic | early childhood concerted cultivation importance of music parental views extracurricular music activities music participation |
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