TY - JOUR
T1 - The meaning of learning piano keyboard in the lives of older Chinese people
AU - Li, Sicong
AU - Southcott, Jane Elizabeth
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Across the globe populations are ageing and living longer. Older people seek meaningful
ways of occupying and enjoying their later years. Frequently, this takes the form of learning
a new skill, in this case playing the piano keyboard. From the initial act of commitment
to learning comes a raft of related aspects that influence the learner, their family
and their community. This qualitative study investigates the keyboard learning experiences
of 16 Chinese older amateur keyboard learners who actively participate in group
keyboard lessons at Tangshan Older People University, China. This article uses a phenomenological
qualitative research approach to explore the meaning of playing keyboard
in their later life. This research utilized a case study design. The data were analysed using
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The data show how keyboard learning
contributes to older adult by providing ways for maintaining emotional well-being,
physical well-being, experiencing lifelong learning and realizing their achievement
through performance.
AB - Across the globe populations are ageing and living longer. Older people seek meaningful
ways of occupying and enjoying their later years. Frequently, this takes the form of learning
a new skill, in this case playing the piano keyboard. From the initial act of commitment
to learning comes a raft of related aspects that influence the learner, their family
and their community. This qualitative study investigates the keyboard learning experiences
of 16 Chinese older amateur keyboard learners who actively participate in group
keyboard lessons at Tangshan Older People University, China. This article uses a phenomenological
qualitative research approach to explore the meaning of playing keyboard
in their later life. This research utilized a case study design. The data were analysed using
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The data show how keyboard learning
contributes to older adult by providing ways for maintaining emotional well-being,
physical well-being, experiencing lifelong learning and realizing their achievement
through performance.
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com.ezproxy.lib.monash.edu.au/doi/pdf/10.1080/02601370.2014.999361
U2 - 10.1080/02601370.2014.999361
DO - 10.1080/02601370.2014.999361
M3 - Article
SN - 0260-1370
VL - 34
SP - 316
EP - 333
JO - International Journal of Lifelong Education
JF - International Journal of Lifelong Education
IS - 3
ER -