The Research of Aboriginal Song and Dance Experiential Learning on Students' Multicultural Consciousness and Aboriginal Cultural Identity.

Abstract

The understanding of aboriginal culture in both primary and secondary schools is more theoretical. Students need to understand diversity culture and learn how to respect each other. This study tests the relationship between aboriginal song and dance experience on students' multicultural consciousness and the identity of aboriginal culture through experiential learning concepts. This research used a quasiexperimental design and totally 191 fifth and sixth grades students arranged a three-hour field trip to visit the aboriginal cultural museum includes one-hour aboriginal song and dance experience. The conclusions include: (1) students' multicultural consciousness positive relates to aboriginal cultural identity; (2) Aboriginal song and dance experience positive relates to multicultural consciousness; (3) Aboriginal song and dance experience positively relates to aboriginal cultural identity (4) Aboriginal song and dance experience positive moderates students' multicultural consciousness and aboriginal cultural identity. Finally, this study proposes the relevant recommendations of the aboriginal song and dance experience learning and the possible direction of future research.