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Dissertation
The Influence of Music and Performing Arts Education in K-12: A Qualitative Case Study Analysis
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Drexel University
Aug 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00000128
Abstract
Students who are exposed to music and the performing arts can have improved listening skills, language skills, verbal memory, and speech, thus yielding a strong argument for it as a powerful educational discipline in the K-12 core curriculum. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the broader influence of music and performing arts education in New Jersey and understand how more time spent actively engaged in this discipline can potentially help students excel in school, meet the everyday challenges of student life, while also providing an outlet for self-expression, inclusion, self-efficacy, and bridge connections to other core academic areas of study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine teachers and two administrators of music and performing arts including kindergarten through twelfth grade. Data were collected by conducting multi-site, semi-structured individual interviews with music and performing arts teachers, artifact review, and the researcher's journal. The results of this study revealed that music and performing arts programs are a viable means to improve hard skills such as cognition, language skills, listening skills, and motor function, while also enhancing soft skills such as self-discipline, self-esteem, and creativity in school age students. Lastly, this study also shed light on the fact that teachers of music and performing arts find themselves constantly seeking ways to demonstrate that the fine arts have a broader impact and add value to the student educational experience.
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- Title
- The Influence of Music and Performing Arts Education in K-12
- Creators
- Victoria Dolceamore
- Contributors
- Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- x, 150 pages
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education (1997-2026); Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 991014695536804721