%0 Journal Article %1 hong2024directions %A Hong, Sky S. %D 2024 %J International Journal of Recent Innovations in Academic Research %K Adolescent Child Development %N 2 %P 8-12 %R https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10701600 %T New Directions for Emerging Adult Development in Performative Arts and Racial Prejudice %U https://www.ijriar.com/docs/2024/2024-feb/IJRIAR-02.pdf %V 8 %X The segregation index revealed that racial/ethnic and economic school segregation between schools has increased over the past three decades in large districts. Studies have highlighted the potential of performing arts to facilitate positive social and emotional development. However, they all had a gap in directly associating the performing arts with a decrease in racial prejudice. Therefore, this study’s primary motivation was to address this gap, offering a clearer understanding of the relationship between engagement in the performing arts and the attenuation of racial biases. This study investigated the influence of performing arts on emerging adults’ racial attitudes using the Quick Discrimination Index (QDI) as a measurement tool for racial prejudice. Recognizing the unique developmental stage of emerging adulthood, which is characterized by significant cognitive and emotional growth, this study probes how engagement in the performing arts impacts this demographic’s racial biases. Adopting a quantitative approach, the study surveyed 44 college students from diverse backgrounds, focusing on their involvement in performing arts and their QDI scores. The QDI’s Likert-type scale format provides a nuanced understanding of students’ attitudes toward racial diversity and multiculturalism. Our findings revealed a statistically significant correlation between participation in performing arts classes and lower QDI scores, indicating reduced racial prejudice. This supports the hypothesis that performing arts can be an effective tool for promoting more empathetic and inclusive mindsets during the formative college years. The study acknowledges its limitations, including its reliance on self-reported data and initial demographic focus adjustments. These insights pave the way for designing educational and social interventions that leverage the power of performing arts to combat racial prejudice. This study contributes to the discourse on inclusive education and suggests the integration of performative arts and empathy education in school curricula as an effective strategy for fostering racial awareness and sensitivity.

@article{hong2024directions, abstract = {The segregation index revealed that racial/ethnic and economic school segregation between schools has increased over the past three decades in large districts. Studies have highlighted the potential of performing arts to facilitate positive social and emotional development. However, they all had a gap in directly associating the performing arts with a decrease in racial prejudice. Therefore, this study’s primary motivation was to address this gap, offering a clearer understanding of the relationship between engagement in the performing arts and the attenuation of racial biases. This study investigated the influence of performing arts on emerging adults’ racial attitudes using the Quick Discrimination Index (QDI) as a measurement tool for racial prejudice. Recognizing the unique developmental stage of emerging adulthood, which is characterized by significant cognitive and emotional growth, this study probes how engagement in the performing arts impacts this demographic’s racial biases. Adopting a quantitative approach, the study surveyed 44 college students from diverse backgrounds, focusing on their involvement in performing arts and their QDI scores. The QDI’s Likert-type scale format provides a nuanced understanding of students’ attitudes toward racial diversity and multiculturalism. Our findings revealed a statistically significant correlation between participation in performing arts classes and lower QDI scores, indicating reduced racial prejudice. This supports the hypothesis that performing arts can be an effective tool for promoting more empathetic and inclusive mindsets during the formative college years. The study acknowledges its limitations, including its reliance on self-reported data and initial demographic focus adjustments. These insights pave the way for designing educational and social interventions that leverage the power of performing arts to combat racial prejudice. This study contributes to the discourse on inclusive education and suggests the integration of performative arts and empathy education in school curricula as an effective strategy for fostering racial awareness and sensitivity.}, added-at = {2024-02-25T16:58:24.000+0100}, author = {Hong, Sky S.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2463ce5bfb63cf9fd58e7443c22237e76/ijriar_journal}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10701600}, interhash = {5cbe74593e2121a27cfa3359d89fd34d}, intrahash = {463ce5bfb63cf9fd58e7443c22237e76}, issn = {E-ISSN: 2635-3040; P-ISSN: 2659-1561}, journal = {International Journal of Recent Innovations in Academic Research}, keywords = {Adolescent Child Development}, language = {English}, month = {February}, number = 2, pages = {8-12}, timestamp = {2024-02-29T05:18:11.000+0100}, title = {New Directions for Emerging Adult Development in Performative Arts and Racial Prejudice}, url = {https://www.ijriar.com/docs/2024/2024-feb/IJRIAR-02.pdf}, volume = 8, year = 2024 }