Critical links between arts activity participation, school satisfaction and university expectation for Australian high school students

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Geagea, Antoinette
MacCallum, Judith
Vernon, Lynette
Barber, Bonnie L
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Year published
2015
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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 ...
View more >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
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View more >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
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Australian Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology
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15
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Specialist studies in education
Psychology
Other psychology not elsewhere classified