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

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Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Contributors
• Part I: Overview. 1. Creative Arts, Education, and Culture in a Global Perspective. 2. National Acts for Transmission of Chinese Culture and Heritage in Arts Education. 3. Cultural Policy and the Development of Local Cultures in Hong Kong
• Part II: The Arts and Culture in Education. 4. Aesthetic Creativity: Bridging Arts, Culture and Education. 5. Theoretical Foundation for Spirituality Oriented Holistic Art Education: Integration of Eastern and Western Aesthetics. 6. The New Awareness of Canto-jazz in the Jazz Arrangement Project. 7. Popular Visual Culture in Art Education: A Group Creativity Perspective. 8. Music Composition Education in Hong Kong. 9. Transmission of Xibo Music Culture in Northwest China: Development of School-based Curriculum. 10. Teaching Traditional Music Teaching in Mainland China
• Part III: Issues of Cultural Transmission and Transformation. 11. Transmission and Transformation of Cantonese opera in Hong Kong: From School Education to Professional Training. 12. Sun TzuỚ"s The Art of War for Choral Leadership. 13. Transmission and Education of Hakka Folk Songs in Hong Kong: Distinctiveness and Commonality among Local, National, and Global Contexts. Living Traditions: Educational Issues and Practices of Indigenous Art in Taiwan. 14. Creative Music Culture through Vernacular Songs for Education by Different Generations. 15. Condensation of Ritual Symbolism and Visual Culture: From Chinese Liqi to Contemporary Art Expressions. 16. The Indigenous Culture of Chaozhou Xianshi Music and Diaspora Musicians in Hong Kong. ℗ .