Effect of out-of-school visual art activities on academic performance. The mediating role of socioeconomic status

Genman DEER, Hao WU, Li ZHANG, Endale TADESSE, Sabika KHALID, Congyu DUAN, Wang TIAN, Chunhai GAO

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Abstract

The application of visual art and other extracurricular activities to children’s sustainable development is predominantly discussed in Western countries. Consequently, non-Western society could not cherish the benefit of visual art on their children’s cognitive and non-cognitive skill development due to a lack of evidence that would revive the community, educators, and policy-makers’ impressions about visual art activities, in addition to its amusement use. Thus, the present study adopted a cross-sectional study comprised of a large-scale survey (N = 1624) taken from the southwest part of China to assess the impact of out-of-school visual art activities on children’s academic attainment across economically advantaged and disadvantaged children. Astonishingly, the study’s findings shed light on current Chinese parents’ dedication to purchasing out-of-school activities regardless of their social class difference; notwithstanding, lower-class parents ought to learn that spending time with their children during their activities is more beneficial. The study’s implication calls for curriculum policy reform involving aesthetic education and expanding community youth centers for different extracurricular activities. Copyright © 2024 Deer et al.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0298901
JournalPLoS One
Volume19
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2024

Citation

Deer, G., Wu, H., Zhang, L., Tadesse, E., Khalid, S., Duan, C., Tian, W., & Gao, C. (2024). Effect of out-of-school visual art activities on academic performance. The mediating role of socioeconomic status. PLoS One, 19(5), Article e0298901. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298901

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