大卫.恩贝耳博士是卑尔根师范大学音乐教授[Grieg Academy]，他主要负责音乐教育的博士项目。此外，他还在多个国家的大学和机构担任教学和研究工作：美国波士顿大学；芬兰西贝流士学院； 新西兰毛利大学；国际日本文化研究机构；俄国莫斯科州立大学。在2009-2011年间他还负责国际历史人种学研究团队工作。目前，他正担任6种不同杂志的编辑员。
大卫博士的主要研究领域有：多元文化音乐教育，音乐技术，社会音乐学；历史人种音乐学。他在美国和欧洲曾带过不少博士学生，他的研究成果得到其他很多学者的认可和赞许。
大卫.恩贝耳博士正在进行中的项目有：
Talent Research Project: 天才教育
ISME: 反思器乐教师教育专业化问题
他出版过的书籍有：
Wind Bands and Cultural Identity in Japanese Schools (Springer press, 2011, December), Patriotism and Nationalism in Music Education (2012 co-edited book, forthcoming, Ashgate press), Cultural Translation: Research on Japanese Literature in Northern Europe (2011 symposium proceedings), Oxford Handbook of Music Education (G. McPherson & G. Welch, Eds., in press), Multicultural Perspectives in Music Education, Vol. 1, Multicultural Perspectives in Music Education, Vol. 2, Sociology and Music Education, Making Music, Music Education in the Asia Pacific Region, Orally Transmitted Music and Intercultural Education, De-Canonizing Music History, Music Education for Changing Times: Guiding Visions for Practice, Music of Japan Today, Alta Musica, Music Competition, Cooperation, and Community: An Ethnography of a Japanese School Band.
他发表过的文章有 ：
1. Journal of Music and Meaning (review essay)
2. International Journal of Community Music
3. Visions of Research in Music Education
4. Parlando (in Hungarian translation; English version online)
5. Research and Issues in Music Education (article and rejoinder)
6. Research in New Zealand Performing Arts (article and review)
7. International Journal of Education and the Arts (review 1 / review 2)
8. International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music
9. Asia-Pacific Journal of Arts Education
10. Journal of Research in Music Education
11. Finnish Journal of Music Education (2 articles)
12. Japanese Journal of Research in Music Education (brief conference summary, in Japanese translation)
13. Japanese Band Directors Association Journal (2 research articles in Japanese translation)
14. Journal of the Indian Musicological Society (reprinted in book)
15. Contributions to Music Education
17. Yamanashi Journal of General Education
18. International Journal of Music Education
19. NBA Journal
審査中：
20. Music Education Research International
21. Southern Journal of Music Education
他的观点及论文曾被引用过的文章有：
International Journal of Community Music, British Journal of Music Education, Journal of Research in Music Education, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Research and Issues in Music Education, Visions of Research in Music Education, Research Studies in Music Education, Music Education Research International, Boston Hybrid Musics, Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, Brass Band Bibliography, Finnish Journal of Music Education, Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, International Journal of Music Education, Arts Education Policy Review, Journal of Popular Music Studies, Journal of the Oriental Institute, Music Educators Journal, Hogaku Journal, Philosophy of Music Education Review, Opus, Veroffentlichungen der Bundesfachgruppe Musikpadagogik, International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, International Journal of Business and Social Science, Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica, Journal of the Research Center for Educational Technology, Annals of University of Oradea-Economic Science, Journal of Indian Management and Strategy, Proceedings of 2009 International Technology, Education and Development Conference (Valencia: INTED), Journal of American Science, TCC Worldwide Online Conference 2011, Cultural Diversity in Music Education (CDIME-IX): Conference Proceedings, Leading Music Education 2011 International Conference Proceedings, 2011 Technology, Colleges, and Community Worldwide Online Conference, Crossing Over: Mutual Learning and Democratic Action in Instrumental Music Education, The History of Wind Bands in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Survey Study of the Wind Ensemble Directors' Teaching Competence in Taipei Region's Elementary Schools, From Rock Music to Theory Pedagogy: Rethinking U.S. College Music Theory from a Popular Music Perspective, An Analysis of Practical Challenges Posed by Teaching Improvisation: Case Studies in New York State Schools, Music Psychotherapy with Refugee Survivors of Torture: Interpretations of Three Clinical Case Studies, Many Voices: Music and National Identity in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Sociology for Music Teachers: Perspectives for Practice, How Popular Musicians Learn: A Way Ahead for Music Education, Born to Groove, Musical Identities, An Annotated Bibliography of Contemporary Works Programmable by Wind Band and Orchestra, "Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord": Brass Bands and Cultural Identity in Tonga's Christian Kingdom, Sheltered Ethnic Identity: The Effects of Education on Japanese Adolescent Sojourners in the United States, A Re-Conceptualization of Jazz Curriculum and Instructional Practices in Manitoba Secondary Schools, The Freedom Singers: Their History and Legacy for Music Education, Crossfading and Plugging In: Secondary Students’ Engagement and Learning In a Songwriting and Technology Class, Student Perceptions About the Effectiveness and Quality of Online Musical Instrument Instruction, Re-Imagining Arts-Centered Inquiry as Pragmatic Instrumentalism, Song Recognition Among School Children: The Integration of Words and Music, Teaching Popular Music as Embodied Knowledge: A Phenomenological Model of Music Teaching and Learning, O Gospel é Pop: Música e Religião na Cultura Pós-Moderna, Music, Informal Learning, and the School: A New Classroom Pedagogy, Learning, Teaching, and Musical Identity: Voices Across Cultures, Music of Japan Today, Ongaku Kyoikuto Tabunkashugi (Music Education and Multiculturalism), Ongaku Kyoiku Gakkai, Popular Music and Gender in the Classroom, The Emotive Power of Music: A Comparison of Affect Following Musical and Verbal Expression, Artful Encounters with Nature: Ecological and Spiritual Dimensions of Music Learning, Sound Links: Community Music in Australia, International Handbook of Research in Arts Education, The American Wind Band: A Cultural History, A Composer's Insight: Thoughts, Analysis, and Commentary on Contemporary Masterpieces for Wind Band, Bridging the Gap: Popular Music and Music Education, Who’s Who in Research: Performing Arts, Japanese Education: Selective Bibliography of Psychosocial Aspects, MENC Handbook of Research Methodologies, A Decade of Research in Music Education, Music Education Policy and Implementation: International Perspectives, Living in Worlds of Music: A View of Education and Values, Estilo Musical y Curriculum en la Enseñanza Secundaria Obligatoria.
大卫博士同时还是爵士音乐家和歌曲创作家，他最近访问过中国，有兴趣作为访问教授到中国的大学进行音乐合作研究。
- Professor David Hebert
Grieg Academy, Faculty of Education, Bergen University College
P.O. Box 703; N-5020, Bergen, Norway
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