The present study addresses visual attention and processing speed in primary school children (N = 345; 7-8 years of age) who received either music (MC) or natural science training (NC) over a period of 18 months. Dependent variables were collected three times (T1-T3) and included measures for processing speed, visual attention and cognitive music abilities. They were submitted to latent or manifest change models including socioeconomic status and basic cognitive functions as covariates. Groups performed similarly in all dependent tasks at baseline (T1). MC showed significant increases in processing speed as well as in music abilities from T2 to T3 and increases in rhythmic abilities from T1 to T2. Although MC also showed increases in both processing speed and visual attention over time, they were at a small advantage with respect to the former and at a clear disadvantage with respect to the latter measure as compared to NC.
Music is a promising candidate for the enhancement of cultural integration through increased group cohesion and social support. This study assessed the impact of a music program on elementary schoolaged migrants' cultural orientation, as measured via the Frankfurt Acculturation Scale for Children . The music program is an extension of schools' regular curriculum and provides students with basic introduction to music and instrument lessons (Years 1 and 2), followed by school-wide music performances within an ensemble (Years 3 and 4). Results showed that music program participants who had performed in musical ensembles showed larger increases in orientation to mainstream culture over a period of 1.5 years than control students who had not received extended music tuition. For younger program participants who had not yet participated in ensemble play, no such differences were found. Results indicate that it was the experience of collaborating and performing within a larger group which led to stronger host culture orientation. Thus, programs providing young migrants with the opportunity to perform music within a larger, culturally heterogeneous group can be viewed as an effective intervention to encourage adaptation to mainstream culture and integration within and beyond the classroom. acculturation, children, cultural integration, Germany, migrants, music tuition, social integration The successful integration of migrants presents one of the biggest challenges for settler societies of our time. Music lends itself as a candidate for the non-linguistic enhancement of cultural integration for various reasons. First of all, music is widespread among all human societies
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DGM Informationsgesellschaft-Verlag 1989, 13 10 Seiten, zahlreiche Abbildungen und Tabellen, Preis: 295,-DM, ISBN 3-88355-150-3 (Vol. l), ISBN 3-88355-151-1 (Vol. 2) Die beiden Bande enthalten 156 Fachbeitrage, die in Form von Vortragen und Postern auf der 1. Internationalen Konferenz ,,Plasma Surface Engineering" 1988 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen vorgestellt wurden. Mit 59 Artikeln ist die BRD, gefolgt von der VR China mit 21 und GroDbritannien mit 12, am starksten vertreten. Das breite Spektrum der Beitrage vermittelt einen umfassenden uberblick iiber den gegenwartigen Stand der Forschung und Anwendung im Rahmen des Gesamtgebietes der Plasmatechnik und zeigt gleichzeitig Entwicklungstendenzen in den Teilgebieten auf. Neben theoretischen und praktischen Problemen plasma-und ionengestutzter Prozesse fur die Oberflachenbehandlung, wie z. B. Modellierung von Plasmaprozessen, Plasmadiagnostik, ProzeOkontrolle, Wechselwirkung Plasma-Substrat, werden Weiterentwicklungen bei den einzelnen plasmagestutzten Verfahren -Plasma-CVD fur Hartstoffschichten -Plasma-Diffusionsverfahren -PVD-Verfahren -Ionenstrahl-Verfahren -Plasmaspritzen -Plasmapolymerisation vorgestellt.Besondere Beachtung finden Ergebnisse zur Abscheidung von Schichten mit speziellen magnetischen, elektrischen, mikroelektronischen oder optischen Eigenschaften sowie zur Erzeugung von Hartstoffschichten (TiN, TIC), Nitrier-und verschiedenartigen Schichten fur den VerschleiDschutz bzw. oxidations-und korrosionsbestandigen Schichten.Samtliche Beitrage sind in englischer Sprache abgefaljt. Die zahlreich beigefiigten Diagramme, Abbildungen und Tabellen vermitteln dem Leser einen hohen Grad von Anschaulichkeit. Hervorzuheben ist die ausgezeichnete Qualitat der licht-und rasterelektronenmikroskopischen Aufnahmen. Bereichert werden die Bande durch ein Autoren-sowie ein ausfuhrliches Sachverzeichnis. ,,Plasma Surface Engineering" wird allen auf dem Gebiet der Plasmatechnik in Forschung und Praxis arbeitenden Fachleuten eine wertvolle Anregung fur Problemlosungen sein. Dariiber hinaus stellen die Beitrage fur Studenten und Dozenten in den Ausbildungsrichtungen Physik, Werkstoffwissenschaft und Elektrotechnik/Elektronik spezielles Fachwissen in grol3em Umfang zur Verfugung.E. FRIEDRICH
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