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Journal article
Critical links between arts activity participation, school satisfaction and university expectation for Australian high school students
Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, Vol.15, pp.53-65
2017
Abstract
Positive school experiences increase school satisfaction and educational aspirations and, are important developmental opportunities for adolescents. Associations between time-varying school-based arts participation, students’ school satisfaction and university expectation were investigated using data collected from 1,215 students in 29 Western Australian high schools. Associations between school-based arts participation and school satisfaction, and school-based arts participation and university expectation were tested using latent growth curve analyses. Positive associations were found between school-based arts participation and time-specific variations in school satisfaction and university expectation in each year of activity participation. Higher levels of school satisfaction and university expectation were reported above and beyond individual-specific underlying developmental trajectory for these outcomes, controlling for socioeconomic status. Policy implications and practice are discussed in the context of arts provision for Australian schools.
Details
- Title
- Critical links between arts activity participation, school satisfaction and university expectation for Australian high school students
- Authors/Creators
- A. Geagea (Author/Creator)J. MacCallum (Author/Creator)L. Vernon (Author/Creator)B.L. Barber (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, Vol.15, pp.53-65
- Publisher
- School of Education, Faculty of Education & Arts, University of Newcastle
- Identifiers
- 991005543699707891
- Copyright
- © 2017 The University of Newcastle, Australia
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Education; School of Psychology and Exercise Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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