Importance Attributed to Music Education by Hong Kong Parents and Prediction of Children’s Music Participation

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessArticle by Yingying PanYingying Pan Yingying Pan is a PhD candidate in the Department of Early Childhood Education at The Education of Yingying Pan is a PhD candidate in the Department of Early Childhood Education at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK). She is one of the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) award winners. She has completed her Master of Arts in Music and Music Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. She has obtained the Orff Music Course Tutor certificate and has previously worked in preschools, music studios, and colleges in the area of early childhood music education. She is currently an Editorial Assistant of The Journal for the Study of Education and Development (JSED). Her research interest falls in the area of early childhood music education, including music pedagogies, music teaching and learning, and children’s music experiences at school and at home. *, Alfredo BautistaAlfredo Bautista Alfredo Bautista (The Education University of Hong Kong). Associate Professor and Associate Head of Alfredo Bautista (The Education University of Hong Kong). Associate Professor and Associate Head of the Department of Early Childhood Education (ECE) at The Education University of Hong Kong. He has conducted educational research in countries around the world (Spain, Argentina, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong/China). Dr. Bautista currently leads several research and development projects focusing on early childhood education curriculum, pedagogy, teacher education, and professional development. Much of this prior research work has focused on music and arts education, creativity, and play. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal for the Study of Education and Development and serves as Associate Editor and Editorial Board Member for other peer-reviewed international journals. and Siu-hang KongSiu-hang Kong Siu-hang Kong (The Education University of Hong Kong). Assistant Professor of Music Education at the Siu-hang Kong (The Education University of Hong Kong). Assistant Professor of Music Education at the Education University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass various areas, such as music in early childhood education, teacher education, the sociology and psychology of music education, and comparative education. He has authored a book titled “Cultural Capital and Parental Involvement: A Comparison of Students’ Music Participation between Beijing and Hong Kong”, in addition to contributing papers to refereed journals and peer-reviewed academic book chapters. Siu-hang's practical experience in music education serves as a foundation for his research, which seeks to advance the understanding and practice of music education. Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Educ. Sci. 2025, 15(2), 250; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15020250 (registering DOI) Submission received: 31 December 2024 / Revised: 12 February 2025 / Accepted: 13 February 2025 / Published: 17 February 2025 Abstract 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. Share and Cite MDPI and ACS Style Pan, Y.; Bautista, A.; Kong, S.-h. Importance Attributed to Music Education by Hong Kong Parents and Prediction of Children’s Music Participation. Educ. Sci. 2025, 15, 250. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15020250 AMA Style Pan Y, Bautista A, Kong S-h. Importance Attributed to Music Education by Hong Kong Parents and Prediction of Children’s Music Participation. Education Sciences. 2025; 15(2):250. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15020250 Chicago/Turabian Style Pan, Yingying, Alfredo Bautista, and Siu-hang Kong. 2025. "Importance Attributed to Music Education by Hong Kong Parents and Prediction of Children’s Music Participation" Education Sciences 15, no. 2: 250. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15020250 APA Style Pan, Y., Bautista, A., & Kong, S.-h. (2025). Importance Attributed to Music Education by Hong Kong Parents and Prediction of Children’s Music Participation. Education Sciences, 15(2), 250. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15020250 Note that from the first issue of 2016, this journal uses article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here. Article Metrics Article metric data becomes available approximately 24 hours after publication online. Source link Yingying Pan www.mdpi.com

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