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ERIC Number: EJ1185111
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jul
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0265-0517
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School-Based Integrated Curriculum: An Integrated Music Approach in One Hong Kong Kindergarten
Lau, Wing Chi Margaret; Grieshaber, Susan
British Journal of Music Education, v35 n2 p133-152 Jul 2018
The implementation of a school-based integrated curriculum enables schools to plan a balanced, flexible and coherent curriculum in order to reduce subject specification, especially in kindergartens. Despite kindergarten teachers in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) being encouraged to integrate music content across subject areas, these boundaries still exist and prove challenging. This instrumental case study shows how one kindergarten teacher attempted to integrate other subjects into the music curriculum through movement and games, and encourage children's creativity. Eight detailed observations of music lessons and an interview with the kindergarten teacher depict her efforts at integration. Findings show that some progress was made and that the support of the principal was pivotal. They also suggest ways in which kindergarten teachers might begin to incorporate more creative integrated approaches to music education and have some applicability to other kindergarten settings where transmission approaches tend to dominate and teachers want to encourage music integration and children's musical creativity.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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