This study examined the influence of school dance class on physical self-efficacy, dance activity satisfaction and dance seeking behavior, for the purposes to have new understanding on educational value and importance of school dance in educational sy...
This study examined the influence of school dance class on physical self-efficacy, dance activity satisfaction and dance seeking behavior, for the purposes to have new understanding on educational value and importance of school dance in educational system and to prepare the basic materials for revitalization of dance education.
For the study purpose, each 1 middle?Ehigh school, total 12 schools were selected from 6 areas, and after that, 1217 students, participate in dance class more than once in a week, were get sampled with purposive sampling method. From collected materials, remained 975 materials were used in final analysis, excepting 242 ones which had more than 3 questions without answer or more than 5 repeated answer. Questionnaire was used as survey instrument, and 87 questions certified reliability and validity with pretest were asked. ?q2-test, one-way ANOVA, t-test, Multiple regression analysis and SEW were used for data processing, and, through that, the results like below were drawn.
First, according to the personal characteristics, class type, participation style, participation level and motivation of participation had significant differences. In other words, male students took part in after school dance class more, female regular class more, and middle and high school students took part in regular dance class more. Both male and female students took part in korean dance more, and middle school students took part in korean dance, high school ones in modern dance more. Female students had higher motivation of participation than male ones, and high school students had higher participation level and motivation of participation than middle school ones.
Second, according to the school dance class type, participation style, participation level and motivation of participation, physical self-efficacy had significant differences. In other words, after school dance class participants had higher physical self-efficacy, and, ballet and jazz dance had higher than korean and modern dance. Participation level and motivation of participation were higher, then physical self-efficacy was higher, too.
Third, according to the school dance class type, participation style, participation level and motivation of participation, dance activity satisfaction had significant differences. In other words, after school dance class participants had higher dance activity satisfaction, and, ballet and jazz dance had higher than korean and modern dance. Participation level and motivation of participation were higher, then dance activity satisfaction was higher, too.
Forth, according to the school dance class type, participation style, participation level and motivation of participation, dance seeking behavior had significant differences. In other words, after school dance class participants had higher dance seeking behavior, and, ballet, jazz dance and others had higher dance seeking behavior. Participation level and motivation of participation were higher, then dance seeking behavior was higher, too.
Fifth, according to the personal characteristics, dance seeking behavior had significant differences. In other words, female students had more dance seeking behavior than male ones and high school ones more than middle school ones.
Sixth, school dance class participation, physical self-efficacy, dance activity satisfaction and dance seeking behavior had causal relationships. In other words, participation level and motivation of participation in school dance class have not only direct influence on dance seeking behavior, but also, heighten self-efficacy and dance activity satisfaction, and through that, have indirect influence on dance seeking behavior.
On the basis of like that result, school dance class can not only prepare the foundation of lifelong dance seeking behavior but also establish correct values about dance. And, in the institutional category of school, dance class participation can promote dance population growth and base expansion, and school dance classes should be increased for the teenagers to have voluntary motivation as the practical measure. Efficient programs which can heighten students` physical self-efficacy and dance activity satisfaction with dance education should be run, and dance generalization measures should be sought actively.