ERIC Number: EJ1053764
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Mar
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0265-0517
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Teaching for Learning or Teaching for Documentation? Music Teachers' Perspectives on a Swedish Curriculum Reform
Zandén, Olle; Thorgersen, Cecilia Ferm
British Journal of Music Education, v32 n1 p37-50 Mar 2015
This study analyses 10 Swedish music teachers' descriptions of how a new music syllabus and a new credit scale have influenced their practice. In the new curriculum, grading is introduced in year 6 and not, as previously, in year 8. We have therefore focused on the effects of this change on school years 5-7. The new syllabus is much more precise and explicit than the earlier one, and it is reported to have strongly affected both teachers' and pupils' work in the classroom. Teachers are facing a number of dilemmas when trying to combine the demands of the syllabus with their conceptions of quality in music education.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Curriculum Development, Music Teachers, Course Descriptions, Educational Practices, Grading, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Barriers, Curriculum Implementation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Elementary Education; Grade 6; Grade 7
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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