校外音乐项目对城市低收入家庭青少年的积极影响

The Benefits of an Afterschool Music Program for Low-income,Urban youth:The Music Haven Evaluation Project

研究目的:本研究对一个主要服务城市低收入家庭儿童和青少年的校外音乐项目进行评估。评估采用混合设计方法,检验校外音乐项目对儿童和青少年的学业成绩与非学业素养的影响。研究方法:访谈和年度问卷调查。访谈组由10名父母/照料者和8名青少年组成,访谈内容涵盖数个主题,涉及参与者的学业成绩和非学业素养(音乐技能、责任感/纪律性、自我效能感、赋能、社交能力和家庭关系)。年度调查问卷根据这些主题编制。研究结果:53名父母/照料者完成年度调查问卷,对青少年学业成绩与非学业素养给予评价。独立样本t检测结果显示:在责任感/纪律性方面,来自低收入家庭.的学生得分高于来自高收入家庭的学生;每周参加三次以上活动的学生得分高于参与次数较少的学生。研究结论:本文对研究结果进行了分析,主要讨论了低收入家庭青少年.更多参加校外音乐项目的必要性。

Aims:This study was an evaluation of an afterschool music program that serves primarily low-income,urban children,and adolescents.The evaluation examined academic and nonacademic outcomes through a mixed-method design.Methods:Focus group participants included 10 parents/caregivers and 8 youth.Focus groups yielded several themes regarding academic and nonacademic(musical skills,responsibility/discipline,self-efficacy,empowerment,social competence,and family bonding)benefits of involvement with the program.An annual questionnaire for the program was created based on these themes.Results:Fifty-three parents/caregivers completed the questionnaire and rated their children highly on all outcomes.The independent t tests revealed that lower income students were rated higher on responsibility/discipline than higher-income students and that those children who attended the program more than three times per week were rated higher on responsibility/discipline than those who attended less.Conclusion:Implications of these results,particularly the need for increased access to afterschool music programs for low-income youth,are discussed.