Music for all? An investigation into the effects of music service funding reforms on children from low-income families in Wales

该项目旨在促进关于缩小教育政策中学校课程的辩论，以及关于国家削减资金对现有社会经济不平等的影响的辩论。从2011年开始，一些地方当局大幅削减了资助的音乐学费，影响了低收入家庭获得音乐学费的能力。从以前的研究和全国音乐服务调查中汲取灵感（Hallam & Prince，2000年; Hallam，Rogers，& Creech，2005），申请人计划向服务和管理团队负责人分发调查问卷，以收集有关威尔士财政支持变化趋势和模式的信息，以及有关数量和社会福利的汇总信息。不同议会和地方当局学生的经济背景。然后，调查结果将影响对洛杉矶工作人员、音乐服务负责人以及家长和学生的深入采访。重点将是提供地方当局如何管理教育预算，不同水平的资金和削减如何影响音乐提供者的招聘能力以及来自更弱势背景的提供者和学生如何科普不同水平的财政支持的微妙画面。

The project aims to contribute to debates on the narrowing of the school curriculum in educational policy as well as debates on the effects of state funding cuts on existing socio-economic inequalities. Starting in 2011, several Local Authorities have significantly cut funded music tuition, affecting the ability of low-income families to access music tuition. Taking inspiration from previous research and national surveys on music services (Hallam & Prince, 2000; Hallam, Rogers, & Creech, 2005), the applicant plans to distribute questionnaires to heads of service and management teams to gather information on trends and patterns in financial support changes in Wales as well as aggregate information on the number and socio-economic background of pupils across different councils and Local Authorities. The results will then shape the in-depth interviews with a range of LA workers, heads of music services as well as parents and pupils. The focus will be on providing a nuanced picture of how Local Authorities manage educational budgets, how different levels of funding and cuts have impacted music providers' ability to recruit as well as the way in which providers and pupils from more disadvantaged backgrounds cope with different levels of financial support.