Design school music programs for PSWB with small at-risk groups, private settings, sufficient length, wellbeing focus, and participatory delivery¶

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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 1 study (1 qualitative), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description¶

From critical reflection analysis 2, the article recommends programs recruit groups of more than four and less than ten students, target at-risk participants, engage students in the program's purpose, avoid classroom delivery, use private settings, run at minimum between seven and 12 weeks, focus on wellbeing rather than curriculum, target the needs of a specific group, employ a quality facilitator, use a participatory and democratic approach, and foster the appropriation of music as a PSWB resource.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A facilitator skilled in engaging participants and using music to address PSWB goals; students must understand the purpose and value of the program

Constraints¶

• The article states following each recommendation will not guarantee benefits, and it may often not be possible to follow each recommendation in the real world

Target Learners¶

• at-risk secondary school students
• mainstream school students

Target Learning Goals¶

• psychosocial wellbeing
• social connection
• self-efficacy
• engagement

Claims¶

• A five-week school-based music therapy program for bereaved students captured no statistically significant survey benefits but well-endorsed interview-reported benefits [+W]
• Interviews after the Keys to Success program reported some PSWB benefits inconsistently, with students reporting they did not understand the program or the survey [+W]
• A four-week classroom music program (Keys to Success) produced no statistically significant self-reported PSWB benefits in a quasi-experimental study with Year 7 students [+W]

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Key Sources¶

• Crooke, A. H. D., & McFerran, K. S. (2014). Recommendations for the investigation and delivery of music programs aimed at achieving psychosocial wellbeing benefits in mainstream schools. Australian Journal of Music Education, 2014(1), 15-37. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1061963