Hardcastle, E., Pitts, S.E. and Arostegui, J.L. (2017) A cross-cultural comparison of music education experiences and ambitions in two Spanish and English primary schools. International Journal of Music Education, 35 (3). pp. 381-390. ISSN 1744-795X
Abstract
This paper reports on a small-scale comparative study of music education provision in two Spanish and English primary schools. The study used questionnaires, interviews and observations to investigate the musical experiences of the children in the two schools, their ambitions for their musical futures, and the classroom practices and policy contexts that shaped these encounters with musical learning. Through thematic analysis and comparison of the data from the two schools, we examine music in children’s lives, music in the classroom, and musical ambitions and values, and consider how well the music curriculum serves the children in each setting. Our research shows the value of cross-cultural comparisons for raising fundamental questions about the purpose and provision of musical education, with wider implications for teachers and learners in these two countries and beyond.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2016. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Journal of Music Education. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Music (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 19 Apr 2016 10:38 |
Last Modified: | 14 Nov 2017 09:59 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0255761416667471 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0255761416667471 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:92604 |