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Joanne Wong; Alfredo Bautista; Yan Lam Ho; Siu Hang Kong – Research Studies in Music Education, 2024
The purpose of this study was to investigate Hong Kong preschool teachers' music-specific professional development (PD) preferences and analyze the potential differences among teachers with varying levels of teaching experience (beginning, experienced, and advanced). A survey was developed to assess four music-specific PD preferences: content,…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes, Preferences
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Koops, Lisa Huisman; Kuebel, Christa R. – Contributions to Music Education, 2018
The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the role of enjoyment during group musical activities in the preschool classroom. Data collection included observations using a researcher-created tool and fieldnotes to determine how preschool students demonstrated enjoyment during group activities. Interviews with three preschool…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Preschool Curriculum, Music Education, Music Activities
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Bond, Vanessa L. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2015
Renowned around the world, schools within the municipality of Reggio Emilia, Italy, have inspired North American early childhood educators for over 25 years. Despite the popularity and usage of the Reggio Emilia approach in the United States, music educators may find it unfamiliar. There is a lack of research that has discussed the use of music or…
Descriptors: Music Education, Preschool Education, Preschool Evaluation, Reggio Emilia Approach
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de Vries, Peter – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2007
This article reports on parents' perceptions of the way music CDs and DVDs were used with children under the age of five in the home environment. This was part of a study that explored the musical practices of parents with children at home. A survey was sent to parents in three preschools, asking about parental music background, young children's…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Preschool Children, Family Environment, Music Activities
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Yim, Hoi Yin Bonnie – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2007
This paper reports on a research study of the effectiveness of a series of music-appreciation activities for young children in Hong Kong. These activities were designed using world music and were presented as part of a local early childhood television program for community interest. One-hundred-and-sixty-eight local preschool children (mean age…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Music Education, Music Activities, Preschool Children
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Yim, Hoi-Yin Bonnie – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2005
This paper provides a preliminary report of a small-scale research examining the effectiveness of a series of Music Appreciation segments of "Pre-school: Learn to Fly"--a locally designed and produced early childhood TV program in Hong Kong. Four aspects of young children's musical development were studied: 1) musical exposure; 2)…
Descriptors: Programming (Broadcast), Educational Television, Music Appreciation, Kindergarten