The struggle between globalisation, nationalism and music education in Hong Kong

The struggle between globalisation, nationalism and music education in Hong Kong

• Ho, Wai Chung Dept. of Music, Hong Kong Baptist University
• Law, Wing Wah Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong

Music Education Research, 11(4), 439-456, 2009

Routledge

2009

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GF Humanities & Arts
    • GFA Teaching Objectives, Curriculum & Evaluation
• P Social Context of Education
  • PC Society & Education
• P Social Context of Education
  • PE Law & Education ; Politics & Education

Nationalism & Education Music -- Instruction & Study Globalization Music China Hong Kong Globalisation Hong Kong Music Education Nationalism

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

The year 2008 marked the 11th anniversary of Hong Kong's return from the UK to the People's Republic of China. In this decade, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has repeatedly emphasised the importance of the development of national identity and patriotism in school education, and has at the same time introduced diverse cultural values into the school curriculum. This article explores the dynamics and complexity of the relationships between the state, globalisation and nationalism in Hong Kong that are re-shaping music education in response to contemporary socio-political changes. It argues that Hong Kong school music education has made a gradual cultural shift towards globalism and nationalism, and away from the Westernism that has dominated Hong Kong music education since before the change of sovereignty on 1 July 1997. The article concludes with a discussion of how music education might juggle two pairs of relationships in the curriculum: between global and national cultures; and between the education of cultural values and nationalism in Chinese music. There is pressure to rethink teacher education in terms of the need to be aware of the socio-political environment in which it operates, and within which it makes music education socially relevant.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 14613808

• 10.1080/14613800903390741

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2010-11-28