Culture, Music Education, and the Chinese Dream in Mainland China

1. Introduction: Dreams, Culture, Politics of Memory, and Power in Education
Wai-Chung Ho

2. Exhibiting the Past: The Politics of Nationalism, Historical Memory, and Memory Practices in China’s Culture and Education
Wai-Chung Ho

3. Power, Public Diplomacy, and Cultural Diplomacy in China’s Education: From Soft Power to the Chinese Dream
Wai-Chung Ho

4. Propaganda Songs in Music Education: Between Chinese Nationalism and Chinese Socialism
Wai-Chung Ho

5. The Confucian Value of Harmony in Music Education in Relation to Songs
Wai-Chung Ho

6. The Rise of Individualistic Values, Social Change, Popular Culture, and Depoliticization: Challenge to Music Education
Wai-Chung Ho

7. Critical Perspectives on Values Education in China’s School Music Education in a Changing Society: A Study of Beijing in the Global Age
Wai-Chung Ho

8. Conclusion and Implications: Values and Practices in Achieving the Chinese Dream in School Music Education
Wai-Chung Ho

Nyckelord: Education, Sociology of Education, Educational Policy and Politics, Creativity and Arts Education