The year 2008 marked the 11th anniversary of Hong Kong's return from the UK to the People's Republic of China. In this decade, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has repeatedly emphasised the importance of the development of national identity and patriotism in school education, and has at the same time introduced diverse…

This paper examines music education's legitimation of values as a means of preparing students for entry into the new "knowledge society" of the People's Republic of China in a global age. It explores the ways in which values education relates to the teaching of both musical and non-musical meanings in the dual context of nationalism and…

Presents a comparative study of extra-musical learning in school music classes in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Argues that despite different approaches to western-based musical knowledge in schools, Hong Kong and Taiwan promote a sense of national identity and Confucian moral vales as a central goal of school music education. (CAJ)