Author ORCID Identifier
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Manuscript Version
vor
Abstract
In this study, the author investigated the creation of a community of learners in an under- graduate elementary music methods course. Participants included undergraduate students (n = 23) and a professor at a Midwestern liberal arts college. Data consisted of fieldnotes from class observations and interviews with the professor and students. The following priorities and concepts emerged as themes: interdependence, shared learning, personal growth, safe environment, and inclusiveness. The success of the community of learners seemed to be due in part to the professor’s dynamic, student-centered, interdependent approach to the course. Transferable aspects related to the creation of a community of learners by the professor and students could include use of students’ names, participation in playful activities, mutual respect, incorporation of student input, and awareness of the role of music in people’s lives.
Keywords
music education, teacher education, interdependence, community of learners, curricular change
Language
English
Publication Title
Music and Community: Interdependence and Shared Learning in an Undergraduate Elementary Music Methods Course
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© 2009 Ohio Music Education Association. Posted with permission from publisher. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. All other use requires permission from the publisher and can be done through the Copyright Clearance Center.
Recommended Citation
Koops, Lisa Huisman. “Music and Community: Interdependence and Shared Learning in an Undergraduate Elementary Music Methods Course.” Contributions to Music Education, vol. 36, no. 2, 2009, pp. 9–23. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/24127172.
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