Music Teacher Education for the Future (FUTURED 2019-2022)

Project summary

This project will critically explore general music teacher education (GTE) programs in Norway. The basic assumptions underlying the project is that music teacher education must relate to societal needs and challenges, and that educational approaches must cater for versatile musicianship, learning styles and critical reflection. The project aims to challenge status quo, as well as to develop innovative and collaborative practices that can foster pre-service music teachers' critical and democratic capacities, as well as future music teacher agency. The project is organized into three work packages: 

1. Mapping the current situation within music teacher education
2. Developing spaces for critical reflexivity and agency within the education
3. Developing collaborative, innovative and interactive music education practices within schools

The research design will draw upon mixed methods and action research, and theoretical perspectives combine insights from critical (music) pedagogy, educational philosophy, cultural studies and public pedagogy. The results will be combined into a comprehensive overview over music teacher education. Other research outcomes will be curriculum development, new approaches to assessment, and exploratory teaching approaches. Outcomes will be communicated to academic and non-academic audiences. The project group includes researchers from Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and Oslo Metropolitan University, as well as international guest researchers. 

Method

Action research, mixed methods, survey, qualitative interviews, document analysis