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

Geagea, A., MacCallum, J.ORCID: 0000-0002-0212-3341, Vernon, L. and Barber, B.L. (2017) Critical links between arts activity participation, school satisfaction and university expectation for Australian high school students. Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 15 . pp. 53-65.

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.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Murdoch Affiliation(s):	School of Education School of Psychology and Exercise Science
Publisher:	School of Education, Faculty of Education & Arts, University of Newcastle
Copyright:	© 2017 The University of Newcastle, Australia
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/38642

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