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ERIC Number: EJ610544
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-9894
Universals, Relativism, and Music Education.
Bowman, Wayne
Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, n135 p1-20 Win 1998
Argues that relativism has the potential to help music educators better understand themselves, other music educators, musical endeavors, and their profession. Defines musical relativism in detail comparing it with universalism and essentialism. Discusses musical value and focuses on the reasons for music education in the search for professional solidarity amid differences. (CMK)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Ethnocentrism, Higher Education, Music, Music Education, Music Teachers, Role of Education, Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Relativism; Universalism