Despite numerous studies on skill development, we know little about the causal effects of music training on cognitive and non-cognitive skills. This study examines how long-term music training during childhood and youth affects the development of cognitive skills, school grades, personality,...

Previous research does not teach us much about the role of music for skill development. Learning a musical instrument during childhood may affect educational opportunities by improving cognitive skills, teaching non-cognitive skills or sending positive signals to school teachers. Our study is...

Young people's leisure activities are significantly different today than they were ten years ago. The obvious use of communication and entertainment electronics, such as cell phones, computers, and games consoles is only one aspect - there are also less visible changes: informal activities such...

Despite numerous studies on skill development, we know little about the effects of extracurricular music activities on cognitive and non-cognitive skills. This study examines how music training during childhood and youth affects the development of cognitive skills, school grades, personality,...

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this paper analyses the effects of spending part of adolescents' leisure time on playing music or doing sports, or both. We find that while playing music fosters educational outcomes compared to doing sports, particularly so for girls and children...

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this paper analyses the effects of spending part of adolescents' leisure time on playing music or doing sports, or both. We find that while playing music fosters educational outcomes compared to doing sports, particularly so for girls and children...

Die Rolle von kultureller Bildung in unserer Gesellschaft wird zunehmend kontrovers diskutiert. Verliert sie an Bedeutung, da Kultur den Sparzwängen der Politik zum Opfer fällt und Jugendliche durch G8 und Schulstress keine Zeit mehr für Musikschule haben? Bietet die Förderung kultureller...

Private tutoring is playing an increasingly significant role in the education of many teenagers and children: In 2013, a total of 18 percent of students at the secondary level (approximately ages 10-17) worked with paid tutors; among students at the primary level (approximately ages 6-10), this...

Bezahlte Nachhilfe ist inzwischen für viele Kinder und Jugendliche ein wichtiges zusätzliches Lernangebot. In der Sekundarstufe I nutzten im Jahr 2013 insgesamt 18 Prozent aller Schülerinnen und Schüler bezahlte Nachhilfeangebote, in der Grundschule waren es sechs Prozent. Im Zeitraum von...

Jugendliche gestalten ihre Freizeit heute deutlich anders als noch vor zehn Jahren. Die augenfällige Nutzung von Kommunikationsund Unterhaltungselektronik wie Handys, Computern und Spielekonsolen ist dabei nur ein Aspekt - es gibt auch weniger sichtbare Veränderungen: Informelle Aktivitäten -...