FORMATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS’ NATIONAL VALUES THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of integrating traditional Kazakh music into the primary school curriculum on the formation of students’ national values. The research takes into account the State Program for the Development of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the 2022 Model Music Curriculum, as well as analyzes relevant scholarly sources on the topic. A diagnostic methodology was developed to assess the level of national value formation among primary school students, along with a value-oriented music education program for grades 3–4 that incorporates Kazakh musical heritage into standard music lessons.

Methods: The study combines theoretical and empirical methods, including theoretical literature analysis, classification and modeling of types of national values and elements of traditional music, as well as the application of a diagnostic tool to assess the formation of national values among younger students. Fisher’s angular transformation criterion was employed to analyze the effectiveness of the formative experiment. The empirical research was conducted in a Kazakhstani school-gymnasium among 100 students of grades 3–4, divided into two groups: experimental (n=51) and control (n=49).

Results: At the initial stage, the levels of national value development were comparable in both groups. After the intervention, the experimental group demonstrated a significant shift toward higher levels of value formation compared to the control group. The Fisher criterion revealed statistically significant differences at the 1% level (φ emp = 2.435 > φ 0.01 = 2.31).

Thus, the systematic integration of traditional Kazakh music into primary education contributes to the formation of national values through the interconnection of cognitive knowledge, emotional engagement, and culturally grounded behavior. The study supports the development of methodological materials and teacher training programs in ethnopedagogy for primary education, as well as the implementation of the developed value-oriented music education program.