ERIC Number: EJ1139325
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Apr
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Music Teacher Educator Perspectives on Social Justice
Salvador, Karen; Kelly-McHale, Jacqueline
Journal of Research in Music Education, v65 n1 p6-24 Apr 2017
Given the shifting demographics in American education, the rising likelihood of students with special needs being taught in inclusive classrooms, and the increasing openness with which students are challenging gender and sex norms, social justice has become a prevalent research topic in music education. This survey sought to investigate the perspectives of music teacher educators with regard to social justice, music education, and music teacher education. Many of the 361 respondents indicated engagement with social justice and shared methods for addressing social justice topics in music teacher education as well as describing limitations that prevented them from doing more. However, about 50% of respondents defined social justice in "difference-blind" terms. A further 10% to 15% of respondents rejected the need to address social justice topics in music teacher education, stated it was not their job, and/or described social justice as a waste of instructional time that should be spent on content. In contrast, 10% to 15% of respondents expressed a desire for assistance understanding more about social justice in school music settings and/or suggestions how to teach about social justice topics in undergraduate music teacher education. This article concludes with a discussion of these findings and suggestions for future research.
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Teachers, Teacher Educators, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Attitudes, Social Justice, Undergraduate Study, Teacher Surveys, Data Analysis, Definitions, Likert Scales, Demography, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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