Empirical analysis of the effects of performing arts in the early years on non-cognitive skills

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K23301
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: :Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Otemon Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: Iida Seira 追手門学院大学, 地域創造学部, 特任助教 (30846316)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-08-30 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 非認知能力 / パフォーミングアーツ / 傾向スコアマッチング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between performing arts and non-cognitive skills. Recently, performing arts were actively introduced into compulsory education curriculum. This study hypothesized that the performing arts would nurture grit, one of the non-cognitive skills.
At first, original survey via the internet was conducted. The questionnaire contained the questions about one’s out-of-school arts experience and 12 questions asking one’s grit. Then, with the data, causal effects of the performing arts on grit were estimated utilizing propensity score matching. The results showed the a statistically consistent positive effect of performing arts experience on grit.
Considering that not all people have chances to experience out-of-school arts activities, the problem of disparity for opportunity occurs. It must be considered what kind of educational benefit we can enjoy from performing arts using qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Free Research Field

文化経済学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまで学校外での芸術活動経験の非認知能力への影響を定量的に論じ捉えた研究はほとんどない。本研究は芸術活動の教育への影響を議論する上での基礎的な役割を果たすものと考える。例えば、海外の研究では、音楽やダンスレッスンに参加した人の大学入学率について傾向スコアマッチング法を用いた分析はなされているものの、その背景についてまでは十分に議論されていない。非認知能力を介した影響の可能性を示唆する本研究は、これらの研究を補完するような基礎的な研究である。また、学校外での芸術の経験が非認知能力にも影響をもたらす可能性があることが示された。芸術活動を経験する機会の確保も一層検討することが求められる。