Music Participation Among Public School Students in Metropolitan China: An Examination of Personal, Parental, and School Factors

• Published in: Journal of research in music education Vol. 73; no. 1; pp. 42 - 66
• Main Authors: Luo, Ning, Guan, Tao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2025; National Association for Music Education
• Subjects: Music; Music Activities; Music education; National Standards; Parent Participation; Parents & parenting; Pedagogy; Public Schools; School Demography; Secondary school students; Self concept; Socioeconomic factors; Socioeconomic status; Student Participation; Students; Urban areas; China; out-of-school music activities; public school; formal music courses; metropolitan areas; school music groups

The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of personal, parental, and school-related musical factors on music participation among public elementary and secondary school students in an economically advantaged urban area in China. A total of 12,155 students from sixth, eighth, and 11th gra...