Stephanie McCorkell

"Tuba buddies," Triumphs, and Teamwork

Meaningful learning and accomplishment in school band and orchestra

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Agreeing on a single, philosophical position to support music education (Bowman, 1994) appears to be a distinct and ongoing educational battle in the United States. A continuing debate among administrators, parents, music teachers, and educational policy makers about the benefits of music education in school versus the costs, time, and resources it requires has yielded copious amounts of advocacy and action efforts. This research study presents the seldom heard student perspective on participating in school band and orchestra, by exploring middle school students' own accounts of their participation in what it means to them, to their learning, and how they are able to independently define their own accomplishment through learning experiences in their school band or orchestra. Implications for education, advocacy, and research are discussed.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 209g
• ISBN-13: 9783659288906
• ISBN-10: 365928890X
• Artikelnr.: 36700216

Autorenporträt

Stephanie McCorkell earned her Master of Arts degree at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has taught orchestra and band students for the last nine years. Her research interests include educational policy, curriculum theory, critical pedagogy, and multicultural education. This is her first publication.