Home away from home: An examination of a Caribbean youth steel pan ensemble

IF 1.2 3区教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

International Journal of Music Education Pub Date : 2025-09-25 DOI:10.1177/02557614251339541

David Edmund, Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund, Eltino Pickering

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Abstract

This research study explored the impacts of a community-based youth steel pan ensemble in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI). We examined the organization’s impacts upon its youth members and adult leaders. We employed the AEIOU (Activities, Environments, Interactions, Objects, Users) observation framework to explore the educational and social values resulting from participation in the ensemble. Semi-structured interviews were held with a focus group of youth participants. Data analysis consisted of two-stage coding from survey results, interview transcripts, and additional field notes. Results yielded three primary themes: Musical skills, disciplined behavior, and family orientation. Secondary themes that emerged from the qualitative data were time dedication (as an intervention), life skills, travel experiences, and social connections. Findings suggested that the provision of musical, academic, and social enrichment provide a foundation of success for participants in community-based youth ensemble programs, the likes of which translate to lifelong personal development.

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家外之家：对加勒比青年钢锅合奏团的考察

本研究探讨了美属维尔京群岛（USVI）社区青年钢锅团的影响。我们考察了该组织对其青年成员和成年领导人的影响。我们采用AEIOU（活动，环境，交互，对象，用户）观察框架来探索参与整体所产生的教育和社会价值。与青年焦点小组进行了半结构化访谈。数据分析包括从调查结果、访谈记录和额外的现场笔记中进行两阶段编码。结果得出了三个主要主题：音乐技能、自律行为和家庭取向。从定性数据中出现的次要主题是时间投入（作为干预）、生活技能、旅行经历和社会关系。研究结果表明，音乐、学术和社会丰富的提供为社区青年合奏项目的参与者提供了成功的基础，这些项目可以转化为终身的个人发展。

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International Journal of Music Education Multiple-

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3.20

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11.10%

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Music Education (IJME) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the International Society for Music Education (ISME) four times a year. Manuscripts published are scholarly works, representing empirical research in a variety of modalities. They enhance knowledge regarding the teaching and learning of music with a special interest toward an international constituency. Manuscripts report results of quantitative or qualitative research studies, summarize bodies or research, present theories, models, or philosophical positions, etc. Papers show relevance to advancing the practice of music teaching and learning at all age levels with issues of direct concern to the classroom or studio, in school and out, private and group instruction. All manuscripts should contain evidence of a scholarly approach and be situated within the current literature. Implications for learning and teaching of music should be clearly stated, relevant, contemporary, and of interest to an international readership.