Abstract
Music education is often considered an elite discipline in Chinese society, resulting in a lack of low confidence in teaching music among pre-service teachers in early childhood education. Additionally, teacher education programs in music often provide separate training in musicianship and pedagogical skills, leading to a gap between teachers’ beliefs and their teaching practices. This study aims to explore the components of a quality responsive teacher education course in music for pre-service teachers in Hong Kong. The study includes six-hour training workshops in music using a play-based approach to enhance pre-service teachers’ musicianship and competence in conducting music appreciation, performance, and creative activities. The study answers two research questions based on qualitative data: (1) How will the training workshops impact pre-service teachers’ self-perceived musical competence and music teaching confidence? (2) What are pre-service teachers’ perceptions of responsive teacher training courses in music? The study highlights the need for music training in early childhood teacher education and provides insights into designing a responsive music professional development course for early childhood teachers in the Chinese context. Copyright © 2023 AQIA.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 2023 |
| Event | 2023 Annual Conference of the Asian Qualitative Inquiry Association - Sunchon National University, Suncheon, Korea, Republic of Duration: 13 Oct 2023 → 14 Oct 2023 http://asianqi.org/subList/32000003278 |
Conference
| Conference | 2023 Annual Conference of the Asian Qualitative Inquiry Association |
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| Country/Territory | Korea, Republic of |
| City | Suncheon |
| Period | 13/10/23 → 14/10/23 |
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