Relationship Between School Music Context and Music Career Choice Among Chinese Adolescents: A Framework Based on a Context–Process–Outcomes Model

Guo, Rui; Zhang, Mengmeng; Yang, Xiantong

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“…Only the students with the highest academic performance may have the opportunity to change their majors on an exceptional basis and the rules and processes for applying to their majors impose many restrictions on students (Ma et al, 2023). Such a situation leads to low satisfaction with a major choice among Chinese college students, and their choice of major is often not based on their own interests (Guan et al, 2022), but rather on parental arrangement, gender, or family financial situation (Yao, 2022). This may lead them to find out later that they do not like or fit the major, which may increase their boredom and dissatisfaction.…”

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Mapping gender networks of music self‐concept and music emotions: A network analysis study of music majors in China

Yang,

Song,

Zhao

et al. 2024

Brit J of Edu Psychol

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BackgroundStudents' music self‐concept and music emotions are becoming prominent topics within the area of music education.Aims, Samples and MethodsThe majority of previous research on self‐concept and music emotions has examined the two constructs independently and focused on gender differences in externalizing behaviours in music learning, but has neglected the internal interactions between individual music self‐concept and music emotions. Network analysis is a promising method for visually examining music self‐concept and music emotions as part of a network of interactions to identify core features and interrelationships among nodes in the network. In this study, 515 students majoring in music from a Chinese university were recruited.ResultsThe results showed that high music self‐concept and boredom were the common features at the core of the network for both men and women college students. The boredom exhibited by women differed from that of men in that men's boredom was directed at the entire music course, while boredom in women manifested as daydreaming and boredom with learning materials.ConclusionsThis study is the first to explore gender differences in the music self‐concept and music emotions from a holistic perspective. The findings could help music teachers gain insight into the complex system of music self‐concept and music emotions. Music teachers could capture the respective features of men and women to design individualized teaching strategies.

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Mapping gender networks of music self‐concept and music emotions: A network analysis study of music majors in China

Yang,

Song,

Zhao

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Brit J of Edu Psychol

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“…Advocacy efforts have achieved a great deal in music career studies among high school students [23][24][25] and music students in colleges [12,[26][27][28]. However, some career studies showed that there are differences between the career expectations and realities of professional practice [29].…”

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Intrinsic Factors Influencing Career Choice of Music Graduates in Fujian, China

Wang,

Poon,

Cheong

2024

Education Sciences

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Career choice has received significant attention in recent years, with research indicating a strong correlation between individual intrinsic motivations and career decisions. This study investigated the intrinsic factors influencing music graduates’ decisions to pursue a professional career in music in Fujian, China, using the Exploratory Design research method. This research design involved two phases. In phase one, the influencing factors were explored through interviews seeking to obtain qualitative information (N = 18). In phase two, the codes derived from the qualitative study were utilized to build a Likert scale for the quantitative questionnaire (N = 221). The qualitative results revealed that music graduates’ professional career choices were intrinsically influenced by their commitment to the music profession, sense of self-worth derived from successful performing and teaching experiences, self-purpose in sharing and teaching music, interest in music playing and music teaching, confidence in music-playing skills, and working relationship between teacher and student. These variables were confirmed by the quantitative study to have an impact on career choice. Commitment to the music profession was the most influential variable, followed by a sense of self-worth. Confidence in music-playing skills was the least influential variable. These findings deepen our understanding of the variables impacting music majors’ job choices. Understanding these determinants can help educational institutions, policymakers, and career counselors better understand music majors’ particular needs and concerns, leading to more supportive career pathways for aspiring musicians in the region.

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Student motivation to study music and sport – a comparison between study subjects and study programs on intrinsic and extrinsic motivational aspects

Immerz,

Nusseck,

Hohagen

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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InstructionIn both subjects, music and sport, the engagement with the subject content – learning an instrument or training in a sports club – usually begins in early childhood. This makes these subjects special and similar. It is therefore of interest to examine the motivation for choosing music and sport as subjects for university study.MethodsIn the present investigation, 151 students at the beginning of their university studies were examined. Among these were 110 music university students in the Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) and music teacher education program, and 41 sport university students in the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) and sport teacher education program. The study contained a custom-made questionnaire on sociodemographic data, questions on study choice alternatives and biographical musical or sporting background, as well as two standardized questionnaires on motivation for enrollment (STUWA) and on aspects that are important for the profession.ResultsMusic and sport students were at a rather high and similar level of intrinsic motivation to study their subjects. However, materialistic goals motivated the teacher education students more than the bachelor’s students with an artistic program. The difference between the study programs was also found in the context of extrinsic-social motivation, where the teacher training students answered with higher scores. With regard to socially-induced motivation, it was shown that music students and sport teacher education students were more socially induced to study the respective subject compared to the general student population. With regard to uncertainty when choosing a course, it was found that Bachelor of Music students were more certain that they wanted to study exactly their particular subject. The ages at which music and sport were started in childhood were similar, but the first-year music students were younger than the sport students were. Compared to sports students, music students decided their area of study earlier, and bachelor’s students in music in particular had fewer alternative study options than sports students.DiscussionThe results provide a differentiated picture of student motivation to study and thus allow a deeper insight into the subject cultures of music and sport. They also open up opportunities for follow-up studies in comparison with other study subjects and programs.

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Relationship Between School Music Context and Music Career Choice Among Chinese Adolescents: A Framework Based on a Context–Process–Outcomes Model

Cited by 3 publications

References 51 publications

Mapping gender networks of music self‐concept and music emotions: A network analysis study of music majors in China

Mapping gender networks of music self‐concept and music emotions: A network analysis study of music majors in China

Intrinsic Factors Influencing Career Choice of Music Graduates in Fujian, China

Student motivation to study music and sport – a comparison between study subjects and study programs on intrinsic and extrinsic motivational aspects

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