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- Title
An Ethic of Care in High School Instrumental Music.
- Authors
Edgar, Scott N.
- Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to apply Noddings' ethic of care to a qualitative inquiry of select instrumental music educators. In the first section I describe and define an ethic of care, considering specifically who is involved in a caring relationship, how an ethic of care can be taught, and strategies for educational implementation and reform based on care. This section concludes with a presentation of prior literature exploring the implications of an ethic of care for music education. The second section includes findings from a study in which I observed the presence of care in instrumental music classrooms. Themes emerging from the data analysis included: (a) care; (b) teaching students to care; (c) fostering a classroom environment conducive for care; (d) caring for the individual; (e) continuity; and (f) benefits. Findings suggest that including care in the classroom can have powerful benefits both personally and musically.
- Subjects
MUSIC teachers; MUSIC education; INSTRUMENTAL music instruction; ETHICS; DATA analysis
- Publication
Action, Criticism & Theory for Music Education, 2014, Vol 13, Issue 2, p112
- ISSN
1545-4517
- Publication type
Article