A Study of the Process of Establishment and Practice of the National Music Standards in the United States

Research Project

Project/Area Number	09680276
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	教科教育
Research Institution	Tokyo Gakugei University (1998) Saga University (1997)
Principal Investigator	KENSHO Takeshi Ph.D.Professor, Tokyo Gakugei University, 第四部・音楽学科, 教授 (50171632)
Project Period (FY)	1997 – 1998
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 1998)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000) Fiscal Year 1998: ¥300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 1997: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Keywords	MUSIC CURRICULUM / NATIONAL STANDARDS / MUSIC EDUCATION IN THE US / アメリカの音楽教育 / 音楽科教育 / ナショナルスタンダード / ナショナルスタンダード
Research Abstract	The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the extent of the establishment and practice of the National Music Standards (1994) in the United States. To accomplish this purpose the following research questions were investigated : 1. What were the National Standards in relation to : (a) historical background in American education system? (b) the National Standards and the Course of Study in Japan? 2. To what extent can the National Standards influences be observed in American music education since? As a result of this study the following conclusions were reached : 1) The National Standards has tended to be the interdisciplinary and integrated curriculum in school curricula. 2) It is developmental curriculum of music education as aesthetic education. 3) It includes the contents of Multicultural education in relation to contexts. 4) It emphasizes not only arts education but also understanding relationship between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.