ERIC Number: EJ1104892
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 15
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Productive Dissonance: A Musical-Analytical Exploration of Teacher Educator Perceptions in a Multicultural Education Program
Clark, Lynn Violet
International Journal of Multicultural Education, v12 n1 2010
The purpose of this study is to explore, using a musical metaphor, the consonance, counterpoint, dissonance, and resonance of a large-scale multicultural teacher education program. In particular, it examines the different instructional approaches of seven graduate students and two faculty who currently teach an undergraduate multicultural education course at a large midwestern university. By combining a theoretical framework (Bennett, 2010) with a musical-analytical approach, the study explores how the interplay of individual voices contributes to a "productive dissonance" that has the potential to transform the overall program.
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Teacher Educators, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Education Programs, Graduate Students, College Faculty, Models, Music, Music Education, Teacher Education, Cultural Pluralism, Preservice Teachers, Social Justice, Higher Education, Interviews, Content Analysis, Mixed Methods Research, Data Collection
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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