Music as engaging, educational matrix: exploring the case of marginalised students attending an 'alternative' music industry school
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Article Title | Music as engaging, educational matrix: exploring the case of marginalised students attending an 'alternative' music industry school |
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ERA Journal ID | 10149 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Cleaver, David (Author) and Riddle, Stewart (Author) |
Journal Title | Research Studies in Music Education |
Journal Citation | 36 (2), pp. 245-256 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | London, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1321-103X |
1834-5530 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1321103X14556572 |
Web Address (URL) | http://rsm.sagepub.com/content/36/2/245 |
Abstract | Harmony High is an alternative school where music functions as an educational magnet to attract marginalised students who have disengaged from the mainstream. Through an investigation of the student perspective, we discover that while acting as a magnet, music also becomes the educational matrix or 'heart and soul' that helps to create a school culture with a positive spirit of connectedness and community working to motivate and inspire active learning. Thus Harmony High demonstrates a model highlighting the need for alternative education contexts that adapt to the needs, voice, interests, and experiences of disaffected students. This becomes increasingly important in order to offer alternatives to current neoliberal agendas that focus on the standardisation of education in order to meet economic political and market ideals. These agendas provide little concern for the interests of students, leading to an avoidance of responsibility for alarming dropout rates. |
Keywords | alternative education; engagement; marginalised students; music education; senior schooling |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520102. Educational psychology |
390101. Creative arts, media and communication curriculum and pedagogy | |
390306. Secondary education | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education |
School of Teacher Education and Early Childhood | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2vw6/music-as-engaging-educational-matrix-exploring-the-case-of-marginalised-students-attending-an-alternative-music-industry-school
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