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Article: On the Sociology of Music Education
- Article from:
- The Canadian Music Educator
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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Sociology of Music Education
Of all the foundational areas that support and explain music education, sociology is the least understood, the least promoted but is the most interesting and the most important. Most music teachers encounter their first glimpse of sociology a survey course in the sociology of education during their pre-service teacher education program. Sadly, these courses seldom pay attention to music education issues and even more sadly often offer little more than a quick look at a few important definitions in the discipline along with a quick peek at a few important sociologists and their theories of social action.
Sociology in music education, however, is the study of ...