ADDRESSING INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE AND CONFUCIANISM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC TEACHER EDUCATION: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY STUDY

Niermeier, Ada (2021) ADDRESSING INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE AND CONFUCIANISM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC TEACHER EDUCATION: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY STUDY. Doctor of Education thesis, University of Liverpool.

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Abstract

This doctoral thesis captures the intercultural competency in early childhood music curriculum teacher training workshops in various countries through both narrative and inquiry-based study. This dissertation is unique, as the rich dialogues and interactions reveal the beliefs, practices, mannerisms, teaching approaches, and understanding of practitioners whose levels of musical training and abilities contribute to decisions to adjust the content of teacher training workshops. The dialogues, interviews, informal and formal observations, field notes, and reflections collected and analysed here highlight connections between different countries and unravel the role of intercultural competency. The thesis uses two theoretical frameworks—intercultural competence and Confucianism—to unearth the underlying reasons why teacher trainers alter teacher training programmes locally. The purpose of this research is to examine how intercultural competency plays a role in the successful delivery of a cross-cultural curriculum. The data extend to a reexamination of existing intercultural competency concepts. The content of the curriculum is altered and the approaches to delivery adjusted based on the different languages and backgrounds of teacher trainers and the variety of needs and cultural understandings of teacher trainees. In short, teacher trainers’ intercultural competency dictates their decisions regarding how to alter the content of the curriculum. Coupling elements leading to intercultural competency with the attributes of becoming a proficient early childhood music educator depends on how well the trainers understand, adapt, and embrace both the local culture and novice teachers, while being true to the spirit of the written curriculum. Keywords: Intercultural competence, music teacher education, early childhood music teacher training, early childhood music curriculum, Confucianism, teacher attributes, cultural boundaries, Musikgarten

Item Type:	Thesis (Doctor of Education)
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Histories, Languages and Cultures
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	18 Nov 2021 11:28
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 21:25
DOI:	10.17638/03141838
Supervisors:	Dow, Ewan Gough, Martin
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3141838