ERIC Number: EJ1438594
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
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Decolonising the Music Classroom: Five Ways Forward
Aleryk Fricker; A. Bryan Fricker
Australian Journal of Music Education, v55 n2 p3-14 2023
Every aspect of the Australian education system is a colonial construct, which was established across the continent and adjacent islands as part of the ongoing British colonisation process. As such, in contemporary music classrooms in Australia, there are decisions made every day that perpetuate settler futurity. This paper explores five ways forward, beginning with a critical evaluation and implementation of education policy, and extending to decisions around curriculum, pedagogy, place and space, and community engagement that can support the decolonising of the music classroom in order to support all students, regardless of their cultural contexts.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Decolonization, Indigenous Populations, Music Education, Educational Policy, Curriculum, Community Involvement, Social Justice, Instruction, Indigenous Knowledge, Music, Cultural Context, Place Based Education, Change Strategies
Australian Society for Music Education. P.O. Box 5, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. Tel: +61-3-9925-7807; e-mail: publications@asme.edu.au; Web site: http://www.asme.edu.au
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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