Constructing a Personal Orientation to Music Teaching: Growth, Inquiry, and Agency

Constructing a Personal Orientation to Music Teaching: Growth,Inquiry,and Agency ,( Second Edition) ,is a textbook for studies in music education that promotes inquiry and reflection to facilitate teacher growth,lifelong learning,and a disposition toward educational change. It responds to current calls for social change and teacher education reform by reaffirming the need for music teachers to adopt a personal orientation toward their work. The book is organized in two parts, with Part I focusing on positioning music teachers as learners and Part II on becoming a student of music teaching. It includes pedagogical features such as new methodologies and examples of practice to engage readers in processes of inquiry and reflection.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 332 pages
Publication date: 22 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Constructing a Personal Orientation to Music Teaching: Growth,Inquiry, and Agency, (Second Edition) is a comprehensive textbook designed for studies in music education. Building upon the foundation of the first edition, the authors advocate for inquiry and reflection to foster teacher growth, lifelong learning, and a disposition towards educational change. The revised text responds to the urgent calls for social change and teacher education reform by reaffirming and intensifying the crucial need for music teachers to adopt a personal orientation toward their work. A personal orientation empowers teachers to embark on their own growth journey, engage in meaningful inquiry, and exercise agency within school contexts.

This textbook is firmly rooted in the latest theories and research in teacher education, with the primary objective of engaging readers in analyzing their own experiences to conceptualize the intricacies of teaching. It encourages readers to clarify their motivations for pursuing a career in teaching and supports their insights, questions, and reflections about their work. Moreover, it promotes a reflective and critical attitude toward schools in general, urging music teachers to perceive themselves as change agents within these settings.

Constructing a Personal Orientation to Music Teaching: Growth, Inquiry, and Agency provides a moral purpose as a compass to guide music teachers in their current and future endeavors within the profession. Each chapter is packed with pedagogical features, including innovative methodologies and practical examples of practice, designed to engage readers in processes of inquiry and reflection.

The second edition of this textbook is organized into two parts. Part I focuses on positioning music teachers as learners in the profession, significantly expanding on the concepts explored in the first edition that are fundamental to a personal orientation to professional growth. In the new edition, a reconceptualization of the role of music teachers as change agents is introduced, emphasizing their potential to influence positive change in their students, schools, and communities.

Overall, Constructing a Personal Orientation to Music Teaching: Growth, Inquiry, and Agency, (Second Edition) is an essential resource for music education students, educators, and professionals seeking to enhance their teaching practices, promote lifelong learning, and contribute to positive social change. By embracing a personal orientation and engaging in inquiry and reflection, music teachers can develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become effective agents of change in their profession.

Weight: 498g
Dimension: 151 x 227 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367347208
Edition number: 2 New edition