Primary music education: the misrepresentation of the ideals of curricula in research

Stakelum, M (2008) 'Primary music education: the misrepresentation of the ideals of curricula in research.' Irish Educational Studies, 27 (3). pp. 281-293. ISSN 0332-3315

Abstract

The author starts from a historical viewpoint to suggest that, at primary level, we have tended to perpetuate a nineteenth-century notion of music education. This is evident in the selection and organisation of musical content in curriculum documents, the scope of the teacher–pupil transaction implicit in these and the assumptions about music education which underpin research on practice conducted at official policy level. In light of the introduction of the 1999 Revised Primary School Curriculum, with its change in emphasis, she notes that it is timely to reconsider the situation. Central to this is the need to challenge the notion of music as a set of delineated skills, to explore the relationship between the primary teacher and music, and to move towards a notion of research which acknowledges the richness of multiple interpretations teachers bring to the curriculum.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	music education, primary curriculum, appraising practice, teacher knowledge
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1501 Primary Education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2361 Curriculum M Music and Books on Music > M Music M Music and Books on Music > MT Musical instruction and study
Divisions:	School of Education
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1080/03323310802242229
Date Deposited:	17 Jul 2015 14:48
Last Modified:	15 Aug 2021 09:40
URI / Page ID:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/6447

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