Kindergarten teachers’ knowledge of and beliefs in the influence of music and movement on children’s self-regulation

Kindergarten teachers’ knowledge of and beliefs in the influence of music and movement on children’s self-regulation

• Ng, Siu Ping The Education University of Hong Kong
• Bautista Arellano, Alfredo The Education University of Hong Kong
• Williams, Kate E. Queensland University of Technology

Revista Electronica de LEEME, 51, 116-130, 2023

Universitat de Valencia

2023

• A Human Growth & Development
  • AC Socialization, Self-concept, Self-esteem, Identity, Affective, Emotional, Psycho-social & Moral Development
• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GF Humanities & Arts
    • GFC Teaching Methods & Their Outcomes

Early Childhood Teachers Music Activities Self-regulation Background

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Pre-Primary Education

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Growing evidence indicates that early exposure to music and movement (M&M) positively impacts young children’s self-regulation. However, little attention has been paid to what kindergarten teachers know and believe about the relationship between M&M and self-regulation, and even less to how teachers’ background in M&M relates to their knowledge and beliefs. This study investigates these topics using survey data from 306 Hong Kong kindergarten classroom teachers. Descriptive, correlation, and independent sample t-tests were conducted. Most teachers believed they possessed a high level of understanding on the topic, particularly those with M&M background. These participants held stronger beliefs that M&M fosters children’s self-regulation, specifically motor-coordination skills, impulse control, and emotional management. We conclude that kindergarten teachers’ knowledge of, and beliefs in the role of M&M to support children’s self-regulation are influenced by their own M&M background. Indeed, the more M&M activities teachers have been exposed to, the deeper their understandings on how M&M contributes to children’s self-regulatory skills. The main implication is the need to further expose kindergarten teachers to M&M learning experiences, be it formally or informally. Copyright © 2023 Authors.

• English

Journal Articles

• 15759563

• 10.7203/LEEME.51.25809

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/9fb34175

2023-09-19