Mothers' Perspectives on the Value of Early Childhood Music Classes for Their Toddlers

Autor/inn/en	Stavrou, Natassa Economidou; Ntani, Eleutheria
Titel	Mothers' Perspectives on the Value of Early Childhood Music Classes for Their Toddlers
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education & the Arts, 24 (2023) 9, (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Parent Attitudes; Beliefs; Program Effectiveness; Toddlers; Preschool Education; Music Education; Social Emotional Learning; Cognitive Development; Psychomotor Skills; Skill Development; Foreign Countries; Parent Child Relationship; Child Development; Attention; Interpersonal Competence; Self Esteem; Cyprus + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Elternverhalten; Belief; Glaube; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Musikerziehung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Ausland; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Kindesentwicklung; Aufmerksamkeit; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Zypern
Abstract	Parents' perceptions and beliefs regarding the benefits of early childhood music classes for toddlers are a significant determining factor in their decision to introduce music into their children's lives. The current study aims to explore the beliefs and experiences of 12 mothers attending parent-toddler music classes in an early childhood music center in Cyprus. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in order to probe the mothers' motivation to enroll their children. A wide range of perceived benefits were expressed during interviews. Interestingly, while participants identified intrinsically musical benefits of engaging in early years music classes, the findings reveal that the majority of reasons given could be categorized as being non-musical, including, social/emotional, cognitive/educational and physical/motor-skills benefits. The insight gained into parents' perceptions and expectations has given us the impulse to consider how we can work with the mothers to better support musical learning, both during the classes and at the home. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01