Creating an Activity for Parent-Child Participation through Learning to Play Guitar and Ukulele Together
Symons, Gidon (2015)
Symons, Gidon
Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201603042871
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201603042871
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The purpose of this study was to create an activity for parent-child participation through learning to play guitar and ukulele together. The participant group initially consisted of two families of one parent (mother) and two of their children. This, at the decision of the parents, was subsequently reduced to only one of their children due to the inability of the younger siblings to participate effectively. The thesis was done under the VKK Metro Project at Laurea AMK. The working life partner was Kielo International Kindergarten. The findings from the thesis could provide the working life partner with the framework to implement this child-parent activity in the future.
The theoretical background of the study was structured around participation, childhood development, relationship development and creative methods. The nature of this study was that of a project and data was collected via video observation and feedback sheets.
The findings from this thesis suggest that learning to play guitar and ukulele together is an activity that encourages child-parent participation and provides the opportunity to enhance relationship development. The findings further showed that this activity worked best with the six and seven year old children rather than with the four year old children. It was also found that significant individual attention to the child was a necessary component for success. Furthermore, it was universally believed by the participants and the author that this activity would be better performed earlier in the day rather than during the late afternoon.
The theoretical background of the study was structured around participation, childhood development, relationship development and creative methods. The nature of this study was that of a project and data was collected via video observation and feedback sheets.
The findings from this thesis suggest that learning to play guitar and ukulele together is an activity that encourages child-parent participation and provides the opportunity to enhance relationship development. The findings further showed that this activity worked best with the six and seven year old children rather than with the four year old children. It was also found that significant individual attention to the child was a necessary component for success. Furthermore, it was universally believed by the participants and the author that this activity would be better performed earlier in the day rather than during the late afternoon.