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| Id | 852 | |
| Author | Eerola P.-S., Eerola T. | |
| Title | Extended music education enhances the quality of school life | |
| Reference | Eerola P.-S., Eerola T.; Extended music education enhances the quality of school life ;Music Education Research vol:16 issue: 1.0 page:88 |
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| Link to article | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84894030092&doi=10.1080%2f14613808.2013.829428&partnerID=40&md5=09e2c4d62ee3c68a4fe160e767c394e8 |
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| Abstract | The claim of whether music education can create social benefits in the school environment was tested in 10 Finnish schools with an extended music curricular class and control classes. The quality of school life (QSL) was assessed by a representative sample (N=735) of pupils at years 3 and 6 (9-and 12-years-olds). The results showed that extended music education enhances the QSL, particularly in areas related to general satisfaction about the school and a sense of achievement and opportunity for students. Differences related to the schools and gender did not account for the results. A follow-up study examined whether the increase in critical QSL variables was related to music. This analysis utilised data from other classes (N=98) with an extended curriculum (sports and visual arts). These classes did not confer similar benefits. Overall, the results imply that extended music education has a positive effect on the social aspects of schooling. © 2013 Taylor and Francis. |
Extended music education enhances the quality of school life. However there is no empirical evidence that music would lend itself to any positive social effects or atmosphere at school. Since we too assume that music education affects the social climate of the classroom we turned our attention to existing instruments of Quality of School Life and adopted the often-used instrument by Linnakyla. It is worth pointing out that music lessons in EM classes are not an after-school hobby neither do the pupils take individual instrument lessons during school hours but music lessons for the class as a whole substitute for lessons in other school subjects usually in visual arts and sports. The role of extended education The comparison between EM and N classes yielded a range of observations that supported the notion of music education creating positive social benefits for the school in terms of the QSL.
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