Journal Articles
Gender differences in instrumental learning among secondary school students in Hong Kong
- Gender differences in instrumental learning among secondary school students in Hong Kong
- Gender & Education, 21(4), 405-422, 2008
- Routledge
- 2008
-
- Hong Kong
-
- 1997.7 onwards
-
- Secondary Education
- This paper examines the extent of gender differences, and discusses the role of gender in musical instrument learning. It focuses on the collective instrumental experiences of 1493 Chinese students (774 boys and 719 girls attending grades 7–13) within Western and non-Western musical traditions in Hong Kong. The discussion draws attention to gender differences in the learning of Chinese and Western musical instruments, in musical interest and instrumental learning, and in the reasons why students learn or do not learn musical instruments. The paper argues that, while female and male students exhibit different attitudes towards the types of instruments learnt, significant correlations exist between their interest in music and parental support for their instrumental learning. Gender is brought to the fore by the pedagogical actions of the teacher, the mass media and by parental efforts to reduce gender bias and stereotypes through school, public and family education.[Copyright of Gender & Education is the property of Routledge. Full article may be available at the publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540250802537596]
-
- English
- Journal Articles
-
- 09540253
- https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/ae34939d
- 2010-09-08
Recent Journal Articles
Mathematical ability at a very young age: The contributions of relationship quality with parents and teachers via children's language and literacy abilitiesJournal Articles
Making sense of interdisciplinary general education curriculum design: Case study of common core curriculum at the University of Hong KongJournal Articles
Making the importance of libraries and librarians visible: An international online library skills initiative in response to COVIDJournal Articles
International perspectives on teacher induction: A systematic reviewJournal Articles
Investigating career-related teacher support for Chinese secondary school students in Hong KongJournal Articles
International education 'here' and 'there': Geographies, materialities and differentiated mobilities within UK degreesJournal Articles
Instructional practices and students' reading performance: A comparative study of 10 top performing regions in PISA 2018Journal Articles
Intercultural education and sports: Teaching kabaddi in a multicultural setting in Hong KongJournal Articles