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A Survey of Parent, Student, and Teacher Attitudes about Perceived Parental Involvement in Chinese and American Private Piano Lessons

Shen, Dan, Shen
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1470413687

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2016, Master of Music Education, University of Toledo, Music Education.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference between Chinese and American parent, student, and teacher attitudes about perceived parental involvement in private piano lessons. The research questions were: (1) “What were the similarities and differences in private piano lessons regarding perceived parental involvement?” and (2) “What were teachers’ recommendations about good parental involvement for children’s piano learning?” Participants (N=118) were teachers, students, and parents in private piano lessons in both People’s Republic of China and The United States of America. The subjects completed a paper-based survey about perceived parental involvement in private piano lessons. The results showed that teachers, parents and students agreed that parental involvement was beneficial in students’ piano learning, but there was no statistical difference between Chinese and American subjects’ attitudes regarding parental involvement. Chinese students received more practice supervision, while American students received more financial support. American parents tended to send their children to lessons, whereas Chinese parents did not attend their children’s performances. American teachers tended to not welcome parental attendance in lessons like Chinese teachers. Teachers in both China and America did not believe that every aspect of parental involvement has the same benefits for students.
Pamela Stover (Committee Chair)
Timothy Brakel (Committee Member)
David Jex (Committee Member)
88 p.
Music Education
Parental Involvement, Piano, Music Education, Instrumental, Piano Learning, Piano Teaching

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  • Shen, Shen, D. (2016). A Survey of Parent, Student, and Teacher Attitudes about Perceived Parental Involvement in Chinese and American Private Piano Lessons [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1470413687

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Shen, Shen, Dan. A Survey of Parent, Student, and Teacher Attitudes about Perceived Parental Involvement in Chinese and American Private Piano Lessons. 2016. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1470413687.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Shen, Shen, Dan. "A Survey of Parent, Student, and Teacher Attitudes about Perceived Parental Involvement in Chinese and American Private Piano Lessons." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1470413687

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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