East/West Music: A Comparison of Two Distinct Cultures

The purpose of this project is to investigate aspects music education in China. This will be done by engaging in prolonged observations in secondary schools in Chongqing. The investigator will observe teaching pedagogy, learning context, and identify curricular materials used to educate Chinese secondary students. The data collected will serve to identify similarities and differences between Chinese and Canadian music classrooms in order to propose a platform highlighting what works best in the East/West in an effort to improve the quality of teaching from a cultural perspective

Faculty Supervisor:

Shijing Xu

Student:

Partner:

Southwest University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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