The origins and foundations of music education : international perspectives / edited by Gordon Cox and Robin Stevens.

"This landmark collection explores the origins and foundations of music education in Europe, The Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East, and considers the inclusion of music as part of the compulsory school curriculum in the context of the historical, social and political landsc...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Bloomsbury)
Other Authors: Cox, Gordon, 1942- (Editor), Stevens, Robin Sydney (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Edition:Second edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Britain: opportunities and threats equally balanced / Gordon Cox
  • France: an uncertain and unequal combat / Franðcois Madurell
  • Germany: educational goals, curricular structure, political principles / Wilfried Gruhn
  • Ireland: curriculum development in troubled times / Marie McCarthy
  • Kosovo: a struggle for freedom and national identity / Besa Luzha
  • Lithuania: the continuous assertion of national identity / Rèuta Girdzijauskien and Emilija Sakadolskis
  • Norway: educational progress or stasis on the outskirts of Europe? / Fred Ola Bj²rnstad and Magne Espeland
  • Spain: a journey from a nominal towards a universally implemented curriculum / Gabriel Rusinek and Susana Sarfson
  • Canada: diverse developments across the decades / Nancy F. Vogan
  • United States of America: reflections on the development and effectiveness of compulsory music education / Jere T. Humphreys
  • Argentina: from 'mâusica vocal' to 'educaciâon artâistica: mâusica' / Ana Lucâia Frega with Alicia de Couve and Claudia Dal Pino
  • Brazil: towards the consolidation of music as a mandatory curriculum subject / Jusamara Souza
  • Cuba: music education and revolution / Lisa M. Lorenzino
  • Israel: from visions of nationhood to realization through music / Lia Laor
  • Turkey: historical and political influences on music education / Dilek Gèoktèurk Cary
  • Australia: recurring problems and unresolved issues / Robin Stevens and Jane Southcott
  • China: a socio-political perspective on the introduction and development of school music / Wai-Chung Ho
  • South Africa: indigenous roots, cultural imposition and an emerging national identity / Robin Stevens and Eric Akrofi.