Wai‐chung Ho
Biographic Data
| ID | 3950959 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wai‐chung Ho |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wai‐chung |
| FAMILY NAME | Ho |
| SIGNATURE | HO W C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hong Kong Baptist University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6401-2030 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Cultural capital, social capital, and parental support for children's out-of-school instrumental study in China
This study examines how family cultural and social capital relate to young children's participation in out-of-school instrumental training in urban Chinese city, Chengdu. Using survey data from 630 parents associated with seven kindergartens in Chengdu, we measured cultural capital via parental education and parents’ own musical learning experience, parental involvement via the Parental Involvement in Music Training Questionnaire (PIMTQ), and soc…
Constructing Layered Identity Through Music Education in Post-Handover Hong Kong
As Hong Kong approaches 1 July 2027—the 30th anniversary of its return to the People’s Republic of China—questions of cultural belonging and political identity remain salient. This study examined how local, national, and global identities have been constructed and hierarchically organized through post-handover school music education. Drawing on qualitative discourse analysis of policy documents and government-approved junior secondary music textb…
Harmonizing Love Virtues in Music Education in Mainland China
This paper explores the harmonious integration of Confucian moral values and officially sanctioned love-themed lyrics in music education across Mainland China. It addresses the main research question: What role do officially approved school songs, which embody themes of love related to three key relationships—(1) family and home, (2) teachers and friends, and (3) the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) and the Chinese nation—play in promoting the virtu…
An analysis of music textbooks: Insights into citizenship education in China
This article examines the integration of citizenship education into school music education in China, highlighting the influence of state control and political ideology. It focuses on three key areas: the historical context of embedding citizenship values in music education, the regulation of music textbooks, and the promotion of citizenship through official song singing. By analysing selected songs from state-approved textbooks, the study reveals…
Buddhism and sociocultural changes in Thailand: From Buddhist chant to rap
This study explores the intersection of Buddhism and sociocultural changes in Thailand, focusing on the transition from traditional Buddhist chant to contemporary rap. Employing Pierre Bourdieu's theories of cultural capital and the sociology of music, this article aims to show how this shift in Buddhist music mirrors broader transformations within the religious and cultural landscape. Employing the concept of convergence helps us to highlight th…
Perceptions of values and influential sources of creativity, music types, and music activities in school music learning: A study of students in Changsha, China
With particular reference to Changsha, China (recognised as a UNESCO creative city in 2017), the purpose of the present study was to examine the under-researched relationships between music types, music activities, and sources of creativity in school music learning as perceived by adolescent students. Between October 2019 and May 2020, data were collected from structured questionnaires completed by 1,083 Chinese school students aged between 11 an…
Globalization, Nationalism, and Music Education in the Twenty-First Century in Greater China
This book will examine the recent development of school music education in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan to illustrate how national policies for music in the school curriculum integrate music cultures and non-musical values in the relationship between national cultural identity and globalization. It will examine the ways in which policies for national identity formation and globalization interact to complement and contradict each other in…
National Identity in the Taiwanese System of Music Education
This chapter examines the current debate between the discourses of nationalism and associated social change that determine the cultural diversity of Taiwanese music education today. National identity in Taiwan is a topic that has attracted much recent attention from Taiwanese scholars and policy makers. Numerous scholars have examined the construction of nations and national identity, and the importance of myth-making in the justification of nati…
Globalisation and localisation in music education in Hong Kong and Taiwan
The purpose of the study is to analyse and discuss the influences of globalisation and localisation on music education in Hong Kong and Taiwan. It argues that the reform of music education concerns changes to the contents of the curriculum that envisage the cultural and political developments that arise from processes of globalisation and localisation in these two Chinese societies. 'Glocalisation' throughout this essay refers to the interface of…
Gender differences in instrumental learning among secondary school students in Hong Kong
This paper examines the extent of gender differences, and discusses the role of gender in musical instrument learning. It focuses on the collective instrumental experiences of 1493 Chinese students (774 boys and 719 girls attending grades 7–13) within Western and non‐Western musical traditions in Hong Kong. The discussion draws attention to gender differences in the learning of Chinese and Western musical instruments, in musical interest and inst…
A comparative study of music education in Shanghai and Taipei: Westernization and nationalization
This study compares the music taught and its associated cultural values in Shanghai and Taipei primary and secondary schools. Both owe their cultural ascendancy to traditional Chinese music and western musicology. How do the music education systems of these two Chinese communities reflect their respective public cultures and political ideologies? Data from a sample of 3204 Shanghai and Taipei Chinese school students showed that tensions between c…
Values Education in Hong Kong School Music Education: A Sociological Critique
This article examines the social development of Hong Kong's cultural and national identity since its return from the UK to the People's Republic of China (PRC) nearly six years ago, focusing on the extent to which Hong Kong students are now inculcated in traditional Chinese music and express their devotion to the PRC through singing the national anthem. Hong Kong music teachers experience conflicts concerning their roles as music teachers and as …
Gender differences in instrumental learning among secondary school students in Hong Kong
This paper examines the extent of gender differences, and discusses the role of gender in musical instrument learning. It focuses on the collective instrumental experiences of 1493 Chinese students (774 boys and 719 girls attending grades 7–13) within Western and non‐Western musical traditions in Hong Kong. The discussion draws attention to gender differences in the learning of Chinese and Western musical instruments, in musical interest and inst…
Values Education in Hong Kong School Music Education: A Sociological Critique
This article examines the social development of Hong Kong's cultural and national identity since its return from the UK to the People's Republic of China (PRC) nearly six years ago, focusing on the extent to which Hong Kong students are now inculcated in traditional Chinese music and express their devotion to the PRC through singing the national anthem. Hong Kong music teachers experience conflicts concerning their roles as music teachers and as …
A comparative study of music education in Shanghai and Taipei: Westernization and nationalization
This study compares the music taught and its associated cultural values in Shanghai and Taipei primary and secondary schools. Both owe their cultural ascendancy to traditional Chinese music and western musicology. How do the music education systems of these two Chinese communities reflect their respective public cultures and political ideologies? Data from a sample of 3204 Shanghai and Taipei Chinese school students showed that tensions between c…
Values Education in Hong Kong School Music Education: A Sociological Critique
This article examines the social development of Hong Kong's cultural and national identity since its return from the UK to the People's Republic of China (PRC) nearly six years ago, focusing on the extent to which Hong Kong students are now inculcated in traditional Chinese music and express their devotion to the PRC through singing the national anthem. Hong Kong music teachers experience conflicts concerning their roles as music teachers and as …
Gender differences in instrumental learning among secondary school students in Hong Kong
This paper examines the extent of gender differences, and discusses the role of gender in musical instrument learning. It focuses on the collective instrumental experiences of 1493 Chinese students (774 boys and 719 girls attending grades 7–13) within Western and non‐Western musical traditions in Hong Kong. The discussion draws attention to gender differences in the learning of Chinese and Western musical instruments, in musical interest and inst…
Globalisation and localisation in music education in Hong Kong and Taiwan
The purpose of the study is to analyse and discuss the influences of globalisation and localisation on music education in Hong Kong and Taiwan. It argues that the reform of music education concerns changes to the contents of the curriculum that envisage the cultural and political developments that arise from processes of globalisation and localisation in these two Chinese societies. 'Glocalisation' throughout this essay refers to the interface of…
National Identity in the Taiwanese System of Music Education
This chapter examines the current debate between the discourses of nationalism and associated social change that determine the cultural diversity of Taiwanese music education today. National identity in Taiwan is a topic that has attracted much recent attention from Taiwanese scholars and policy makers. Numerous scholars have examined the construction of nations and national identity, and the importance of myth-making in the justification of nati…
Globalization, Nationalism, and Music Education in the Twenty-First Century in Greater China
This book will examine the recent development of school music education in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan to illustrate how national policies for music in the school curriculum integrate music cultures and non-musical values in the relationship between national cultural identity and globalization. It will examine the ways in which policies for national identity formation and globalization interact to complement and contradict each other in…
Perceptions of values and influential sources of creativity, music types, and music activities in school music learning: A study of students in Changsha, China
With particular reference to Changsha, China (recognised as a UNESCO creative city in 2017), the purpose of the present study was to examine the under-researched relationships between music types, music activities, and sources of creativity in school music learning as perceived by adolescent students. Between October 2019 and May 2020, data were collected from structured questionnaires completed by 1,083 Chinese school students aged between 11 an…
Harmonizing Love Virtues in Music Education in Mainland China
This paper explores the harmonious integration of Confucian moral values and officially sanctioned love-themed lyrics in music education across Mainland China. It addresses the main research question: What role do officially approved school songs, which embody themes of love related to three key relationships—(1) family and home, (2) teachers and friends, and (3) the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) and the Chinese nation—play in promoting the virtu…
An analysis of music textbooks: Insights into citizenship education in China
This article examines the integration of citizenship education into school music education in China, highlighting the influence of state control and political ideology. It focuses on three key areas: the historical context of embedding citizenship values in music education, the regulation of music textbooks, and the promotion of citizenship through official song singing. By analysing selected songs from state-approved textbooks, the study reveals…
Buddhism and sociocultural changes in Thailand: From Buddhist chant to rap
This study explores the intersection of Buddhism and sociocultural changes in Thailand, focusing on the transition from traditional Buddhist chant to contemporary rap. Employing Pierre Bourdieu's theories of cultural capital and the sociology of music, this article aims to show how this shift in Buddhist music mirrors broader transformations within the religious and cultural landscape. Employing the concept of convergence helps us to highlight th…
Cultural capital, social capital, and parental support for children's out-of-school instrumental study in China
This study examines how family cultural and social capital relate to young children's participation in out-of-school instrumental training in urban Chinese city, Chengdu. Using survey data from 630 parents associated with seven kindergartens in Chengdu, we measured cultural capital via parental education and parents’ own musical learning experience, parental involvement via the Parental Involvement in Music Training Questionnaire (PIMTQ), and soc…
Constructing Layered Identity Through Music Education in Post-Handover Hong Kong
As Hong Kong approaches 1 July 2027—the 30th anniversary of its return to the People’s Republic of China—questions of cultural belonging and political identity remain salient. This study examined how local, national, and global identities have been constructed and hierarchically organized through post-handover school music education. Drawing on qualitative discourse analysis of policy documents and government-approved junior secondary music textb…
Sociology (10 works) · China (8 works) · Diverse Music Education Insights (8 works) · Pedagogy (8 works) · Music education (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Global Education and Multiculturalism (4 works) · Law (4 works)