| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 音樂研究所 === 90 === Abstract
Children of aboriginal and non-aboriginal are studied in relation to their multicultural attitude, and their preference toward children songs from four ethnic groups. The correlation among multicultural attitude and music preference is investigated along with variables such as race, gender, grade, language, and musical experience.
Subjects were 446 children, grade four to six, equally divided in two ethnic groups, selected from Da-Shi and Chiao-Ai elementary schools. The children were asked to fill out questionnaires developed by the researcher, “Children’s multicultural attitude scale” and “Preference scale for children songs of four ethnic groups”. The data were analyzed by the following methods: descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson product-moment correlation. The results were the following:
1.Children demonstrated positive multicultural attitude.
2.Children show preference toward Mandarin, and aboriginal children songs, but negative attitude toward Hoklo and Hakka children songs.
3.Ethnicity, the language spoken at home, and grade, are the main variables to influence children’s multicultural attitude and their preference for ethnic children songs.
4.1) Aboriginal children are more positive in multicultural attitude, self concept and ethnic concept.
2) Children who speak aboriginal language at home, are more positive in multicultural attitude, self and ethnic concept, and cultural attitude than those speak Mandarin and Hoklo.
3) Children who speak only one language at home are more positive in multicultural attitude, self and ethnic concept, and cultural attitude than those speak more than two languages at home.
4) The fourth grade children show more positive multicultural attitude than the fifth and sixth grade children.
5) Gender and the language that family members speak at home do not have significant effect on children’s multicultural attitude.
5.1) Non-aboriginal children possess a more positive attitude toward Hoklo, Mandarin, Hakka, and over all children songs than aboriginal children.
2) Children speak Hoklo at home, prefer Hoklo children songs; and those who speak aboriginal language at home, prefer aboriginal children songs.
3) Children whose family members speak aboriginal language at home, are more positive in aboriginal children songs than those with Hoklo speaking family members.
4) Female children like aboriginal children songs more than male children do.
5) The fourth grade students like all children songs more than the fifth and sixth grade do.
6) Children with musical training like Mandarin children songs more than those without musical training do.
7) Children have musical training for two to three, and three to five years, like children songs more than those for more than 5 years do.
8) There is no significant difference in preference between children who speak only one language at home and those who speak two.
6.There is no significant correlation between children’s multicultural attitude and their preference of ethnic children songs.
Based on the research result, suggestions for future study and education practice were offered, as well as suggestions for education administrations.
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