While there have been numerous studies showing the positive impact of Early Childhood Music Education (ECME) in both China and the United States, there are far fewer researching parental opinions on the matter. Our Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP) aims to gather data on how parental opinions are formed surrounding these music programs and what factors increase enrolment. Our team conducted interviews with educators and parents of enrolled children, as well as distributed a survey that got over a hundred parent responses. Our study compiles the strongest, most common factors affecting their opinions and decisions. The results suggest that when parents are aware of how rewarding music is to a young child’s development it generally increases participation in ECME programs. Though, considering a majority are not aware of the cognitive benefits, it seems most families attend based on other factors, such as cost and the chance to socialize.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Devlin, Robert
• Ziegler, Julianna
• Moy, Joshua

Subject

• Learning
• Project-Based Learning
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 47111
• E-project-012522-160907

Keyword

• Education
• China
• Families
• Parents
• Early Childhood
• Music

Advisor

• Sarkis, Joseph
• Pu, Hansong

Year

• 2022

Center

• Hangzhou, China Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• MEIYU Music and Dance International Institute

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not Specified

Date created

• 2022-01-25

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright