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ERIC Number: EJ1183437
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jul
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1694-609X
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Interdisciplinary Greek Traditional Dance Course: Impact on Student Satisfaction and Anxiety
Filippou, Filippos; Rokka, Stella; Pitsi, Athena; Gargalianos, Dimitrios; Bebetsos, Evangelos; Filippou, Dafni-Anastasia
International Journal of Instruction, v11 n3 p363-374 Jul 2018
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an interdisciplinary program of Greek folk dance music and sociology on 8th grade Middle school student satisfaction and anxiety level. To evaluate students' anxiety and satisfaction the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 and Duda and Nicholls' Satisfaction questionnaire were used respectively. The reliability analysis showed that indicators of internal cohesion of subscales in both instruments were at satisfactory levels. The results showed that the experimental group enhanced significantly the levels of satisfaction, and self-confidence and decreased significantly the levels of somatic and cognitive anxiety. The satisfaction of students was positively related to self-confidence and negatively related to cognitive anxiety. The improvement observed in the experimental group concerned both boys and girls. In conclusion, we can say that an interdisciplinary program of traditional Greek dance reduces the rates of somatic and cognitive anxiety while simultaneously increasing students' satisfaction and self-confidence.
International Journal of Instruction. Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Education, Eskisehir, 26480, Turkey. e-mail: iji@ogu.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.e-iji.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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