The origins and foundations of music education : cross-cultural historical studies of music in compulsory schooling / editör, Gordon Cox, Robin Stevens.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table Of Contents: List of Figures and Tables List of Contributors Foreword / Hakan Lundstrom Acknowledgements 1 Introduction / Gordon Cox, Robin Stevens Part 1 Europe 2 Britain: Towards `a long overdue renaissance'? / Gordon Cox 3 France: An uncertain and unequal combat / Francois Madurell 4 Germany: Educational goals, curricular structure political principles / Wilfried Gruhn 5 Ireland: Curriculum development in troubled times / Marie McCarthy 6 Norway: Educational progress or stasis on the outskirts of Europe? / Fred Ola Bjornstad, Magne Espeland 7 Spain: A journey from a nominal towards a universally implemented curriculum / Gabriel Rusinek, Susana Sarfson Part 2 The Americas A North America 8 Canada: Diverse developments across the decades / Nancy Vogan 9 United States of America: Reflections on the development and effectiveness of compulsory music education / Jere T. Humphreys B Latin America 10 Argentina: From `musica vocal' to `educacion artistica: Musica' Ana Lucia Frega, Alicia de Couve, Claudia Dal Pino 11 Cuba: Music education and revolution / Lisa M. Lorenzino Part 3 Africa and Asia-Pacific 12 Australia: Recurring problems and unresolved issues / Robin Stevens, Jane Southcott 13 China: Socio-political constructions of school music / Wai-Chung Ho 14 Japan: Music as a tool for moral education? / Masafumi Ogawa 15 South Africa: Indigenous roots, cultural imposition and an uncertain future / Robin Stevens, Eric Akroji Index