School of Arts and Creative Technologies
Huilin Qi
PhD by research
Thesis
Thesis
Under different education systems, the comparative study of music teacher preparation in China and the UK since the 21st century
- Supervisor: Peter Dale
This research is aiming to explore the similarities and differences of the music teacher education in China and the UK through a series of comparisons. More specifically, the main aspects for comparison and discussion are music education philosophies; musical creativities; musical aesthetics; music education policies and so on. This research employs a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative survey data and qualitative interview data.
Findings suggests that musical aesthetics are highly valued in Chinese music education and are embedded in the national music and arts curriculum standards. Additionally, the cultivation of musical creativity is more strongly valued in the UK, where music teacher training courses seem better suited to fostering creativity, owing to different educational philosophies and the greater flexibility of the music curriculum compared with China. This project therefore compares music teacher preparation in China and the UK, with a focus on elements that are complementary or similar and elements that are strongly contrasting.
Biography
Biography
Huilin Qi is a fourth-year PhD student in School s of Arts Creative Technology (now including the former Department of Music) in the University of York, supervised by Dr Pete Dale. After finishing her bachelor’s degree in Musicology in 2018, Huilin became a school music teacher for one year, teaching grade one pupils in a Chinese public primary school. After that, she completed her master’s degree in music performance (vocal) in China in 2019-2022. Huilin’s PhD research project is a comparative study of music teacher preparation in China and the UK, exploring the differing expectations of music teachers in these two countries and comparing the way trainee teachers are prepared for those expectations.
Research
Research Interests
Music education; musical creativity; musical aesthetic
External activity
External activity
ChiNESS Conference, University of Sheffield 2023
ACT PGR Symposium, University of York 2024
York Asia Research Network PhD Conference, University of York 2024
ACT Graduate Symposium, University of York 2024
SEMPRE Student Study Day, online 2024
SEMPRE Spring Conference, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester 2025
17th Cultural Diversity in Music Education (CDIME) Conference, Dublin, Ireland 2025
6th Annual Research in Music Education Symposium, online 2025
Title of paper presented: A comparative study of music teacher preparation between China and the UK
