本研究旨在探討家長對孩子升國中舞蹈班之參與動機、參與阻礙及期望利益之特徵、差異及相關情形。研究結果將提供國中舞蹈班在設置、推廣招生及課程規劃時有所依據。本研究採問卷調查法，以苗栗縣國小舞蹈班家長為研究對象，研究工具為「家長對學童升國中舞蹈班之動機、阻礙及期望利益量表」。共發出問卷362份，有效問卷350份，有效問卷率達96.68%。所得資料以SPSS統計套裝軟體進行描述性統計、項目分析、探索性因素分析、獨立樣本t檢定、單因子多變量變異數分析、單因子單變量變異數分析、DUNCAN事後比較法及典型相關分析等統計方法，進行資料分析，結果發現：ㄧ、不同背景變項的家長在參與動機、參與阻礙及期望利益上有顯著差異存在。二、家長在不同的參與動機與參與阻礙因素上對期望利益的影響有顯著差異存在。三、參與動機與期望利益間有典型相關存在。四、參與阻礙與期望利益間有典型相關存在。

　　This study is to explore the characteristics, differences and related issues of motives , constraints of participation and expected benefits of parents whose children are going to Dancing Class of Junior High School. The result may serve as a reference for junior hifh schools when they plan to set up dancing classes, recruit students and design their curriculum. Questiontionnaires which include “Scales of Parents’ motives, constraints and expected benefits of children joining dancing class of junior high school after graduating from elementary school” are used as tools for research. The subjects for this study are parents whose children are in dancing classes of elementary schools in Miaoli County. Out of the 362 questionnaires distributed, 350 valid copies were collected, reaching to the rate of 96.68%. After processing the data with descriptive statistics, item analysis, explanatory factor analysis, t-test, one-way MANOVA, one-way ANOVA, Duncan-test, and canonical correlation, the outcome can be generalized as follows : 1. Parents with different background showed significant differences in their participation motivations, participation constraints, and expected benefits. 2. Parents with different participation motivations and participation constraints showed significant differences in their expected benefits. 3. It exists correlations between participation motivations and expected benefits. 4. It exists correlations between participation constraints and expected benefits.