Institutional culture and learning I: perceptions of the learning environment and musicians' attitudes to learning

Ioulia Papageorgi; Elizabeth Haddon; Andrea Creech; Frances Morton; Christophe de Bezenac; Evangelos Himonides; John Potter; Celia Duffy; Tony Whyton; Graham Welch

doi:10.1080/14613801003746550

Institutional culture and learning I: perceptions of the learning environment and musicians' attitudes to learning

Ioulia Papageorgi, Elizabeth Haddon, Andrea Creech, Frances Morton, Christophe de Bezenac, Evangelos Himonides, John Potter, Celia Duffy, Tony Whyton, Graham Welch

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Abstract

Research in higher education has established a relationship between student approaches to learning and their perceptions of the learning environment. This study aims to make a contribution to music education literature by investigating undergraduate music students' perceptions of the learning context and their attitudes towards learning and performance. The research design included a large questionnaire survey followed up by 13 case study interviews and six focus groups. Survey participants were 170 undergraduate musicians studying in three distinctively different higher education institutions, encompassing classical, popular, jazz and Scottish traditional music genres. Findings suggest that the context of learning and the prevailing institutional culture are related to students' approaches to learning and performance. This paper focuses on findings related specifically to students' approaches to learning. Whilst statistically controlling for biases in gender and genre across the three institutions, differences were observed in students' self-assessment and perceived control over musical skills, as well as perceived relevance and pleasure obtained from engagement with musical activities. Our findings also highlight undergraduate musicians' perceptions of successful learning environments. A subsequent paper will focus on students' approaches to performance, in terms of musical self-efficacy and experiences of performance anxiety.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	151-178
Number of pages	28
Journal	Music education research
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14613801003746550
Publication status	Published - Jun 2010

Keywords

learning environment
institutional culture
higher education
attitudes to learning and performance
STUDENTS
COMMONALITY
PERFORMANCE
TEACHERS
OUTCOMES

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