An An Analysis of the Problems and Countermeasures of Miao song culture in education

Abstract

This paper is based on the study of the format of learning activities of the "Miao" Song according to the folk philosophy in developing primary schools in Songtao district, Guizhou Province, China. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the problems and countermeasures of Miao song culture in education.

This paper is a qualitative study and the data were collected from the survey in some Miao schools and from the three local philosophers in Songtao district. This paper analyzes the data collected from local artists and local Miao people through field work investigation. The results of this paper will be divided into two parts. The first aspect is the existing problems: 1) Lack of unified curriculum; 2) Lack of teachers to teach Miao songs; 3) No corresponding teaching materials for Miao songs; 4) The traditional family inheritance mode is gradually disappearing. The second aspect is the difficulty: 1) The youths lack of national cultural identity.