Creative Arts in Education and Culture Perspectives from Greater China /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Leong, Samuel. (Editor), Leung, Bo Wah. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education, 13
• Subjects: Education.; Music.; Art education.; Curriculums (Courses of study).; Education > Curricula.; Arts Education.; Curriculum Studies.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: XII, 251 p. 313 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9789400777293
• ISSN: 1573-4528

This book offers insights into the exciting dynamics permeating creative arts education in the Greater China region, focusing on the challenges of forging a future that would not reject, but be enriched by its Confucian and colonial past. TodayỚ"s Ớ<U+00dc>Greater ChinaỚ" Ớ<U+001c> comprising China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Ớ<U+001c> has grown into a vibrant and rapidly transforming region characterized by rich historical legacies, enormous dynamism and exciting cultural metamorphosis. Concomitant with the economic rise of China and widespread calls for more Ớ<U+00dc>creativeỚ" and Ớ<U+00dc>liberalỚ" education, the educational and cultural sectors in the region have witnessed significant reforms in recent years. Other factors that will influence the future of arts education are the emergence of a Ớ<U+00dc>newỚ" awareness of Chinese cultural values and the uniqueness of being Chinese.