Music Education in the Colleges and Universities of China: Current Problems and Response Strategies

Shuang Liu

《Malaysian Journal of Chinese Studies》 11卷2期 (2022/12) Pp. 25-42

https://doi.org/10.6993/MJCS.202212_11(2).0002

摘要

The increased awareness of the value of aesthetic education in China in recent years has led many colleges and universities to offer arts and music courses to meet the growing needs of society. In the case of music education, many problems are encountered of which the major one is that low efficiency of teaching. The key is to raise the efficiency of music teaching and the principal means is through the design of a comprehensive curriculum to improve the performance of teachers and students. This study examines the current state of music education in selected colleges and universities to identify the major problems and to propose remedial strategies. Drawing on an empirical study of selected universities, an index is designed to measure the efficiency of music education. The Data Envelope Analysis (DEA) model is used to analyse the results and to find out the causes of decreasing scale returns. The design of a curriculum is attempted as a strategy to improve the efficiency of music education. Related strategies are mentioned to overcome other problems in order to raise student interest by means of modern educational and innovative teaching methods and by improving the quality of teachers.

關鍵字

music education ； problems of teaching ； measurement of teaching efficiency ； improvement of teaching