Democracy and Music Education: Liberalism, Ethics, and the Politics of Practice

by Paul G. Woodford

Overview

On the basis of Dewey's principles, Paul G. Woodford explores the social
foundation of current music education practices in the context of democratic values
of freedom, creativity, and contribution to society. He then critiques the means by
which this ideal is learned by teachers and taught to students. Woodford concludes
with recommendations for acknowledging democratic and non-democratic values in music
teaching, teacher training, and performance, and suggests steps toward a
"liberal" music education.

Counterpoints: Music and
Education -- Estelle R. Jorgensen, editor

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780253110473
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
Publication date:	12/28/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	184
File size:	292 KB

About the Author

Paul G. Woodford is Associate Professor of Music Education at the School
of Music, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. He has published a history
of music in Newfoundland, two music collections, and a book of essays.

Paul G. Woodford is Chair of the Department of Music Education, the Don
Wright Faculty of Music, at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. He
has published a history of music in Newfoundland, two music collections, and a book
of essays.

Table of Contents

Preface1. Intelligence in the World: John Dewey's Moral Project2.
Intelligence in the Musical World: Defining Liberalism Differently3. Living in a
Postmusical Age: Reclaiming the Concept of Abstract Reason4. Music Education and the
Culture Wars5. Toward Reclaiming the Public Musical Sphere6. Music Education as an
Occasion for IntelligenceNotesBibliographyIndex

What People are Saying About This

The New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Richard Colwell

Certainly one of the best items published in our field in a while. Whether one reads Lee Shulman's The Wisdom of Practice (2004)Nel Noddings' Happiness and Education (2003), John Goodlad's Romances with Schools (2004) or Carl Bereiter's Education and Mind in the Knowledge Age (2002) one learns that the fundamental principle in education is that schooling must be compatible with the best democratic ideals. Only Paul Woodford has seized upon this requisite and applied it to the structure of music education.

Editor, The New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning - Richard Colwell

Certainly one of the best items published in our field in a while. Whether one reads Lee Shulman's The Wisdom of Practice (2004)Nel Noddings' Happiness and Education (2003), John Goodlad's Romances with Schools (2004) or Carl Bereiter's Education and Mind in the Knowledge Age (2002) one learns that the fundamental principle in education is that schooling must be compatible with the best democratic ideals. Only Paul Woodford has seized upon this requisite and applied it to the structure of music education.

Editorial Reviews

"Certainly one of the best items published in our field in a while. Whether one reads Lee Shulman's The Wisdom of Practice (2004)Nel Noddings' Happiness and Education (2003), John Goodlad's Romances with Schools (2004) or Carl Bereiter's Education and Mind in the Knowledge Age (2002) one learns that the fundamental principle in education is that schooling must be compatible with the best democratic ideals. Only Paul Woodford has seized upon this requisite and applied it to the structure of music education." —Richard Colwell, Editor, The New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning

From the Publisher

"Certainly one of the best items published in our field in a while. Whether one reads Lee Shulman's The Wisdom of Practice (2004)Nel Noddings' Happiness and Education (2003), John Goodlad's Romances with Schools (2004) or Carl Bereiter's Education and Mind in the Knowledge Age (2002) one learns that the fundamental principle in education is that schooling must be compatible with the best democratic ideals. Only Paul Woodford has seized upon this requisite and applied it to the structure of music education." —Richard Colwell, Editor, The New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning

Richard Colwell