Perceptions of multiculturalism in music education: what matters and why Southcott, Jane and Joseph, Dawn 2007, Perceptions of multiculturalism in music education: what matters and why, in AARME 2007 : Proceedings of the XXIXth Australian Association for Research in Music Education Annual Conference : Music education research : values and initiatives, Australian Association for Research in Music Education (AARME), Melbourne, Vic., pp. 137-143. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads joseph-perceptionsofmulticulturalism-2007.pdf Published version application/pdf 203.37KB 191 Title Perceptions of multiculturalism in music education: what matters and why Author(s) Southcott, Jane Joseph, Dawn orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-900X Conference name Australian Association for Research in Music Education. Annual Conference (29th : 2007 : Melbourne, Victoria) Conference location Melbourne, Victoria Conference dates 2-4 July 2007 Title of proceedings AARME 2007 : Proceedings of the XXIXth Australian Association for Research in Music Education Annual Conference : Music education research : values and initiatives Editor(s) De Vries, Peter Southcott, Jane Publication date 2007 Conference series Australian Association for Research in Music Education Conference Start page 137 End page 143 Publisher Australian Association for Research in Music Education (AARME) Place of publication Melbourne, Vic. Keyword(s) Cultural pluralism -- Australia Multiculturalism -- Australia Music -- Instruction and study -- Australia Summary Pre-service teacher education students from two Australian universities were interviewed about their understandings of cultural diversity in music education. These initial findings revealed varied but generally consistent enthusiasm about including music from different cultures in teaching. However comments revealed an almost haphazard exposure to other musics. These were generally informal rather than learned in their formal education. Interviewees recognised the training that they had received in their tertiary studies in other cultures (both Western and non-Western) and expressed the intention to pursue professional development in their future careers. Engaging with the music of other cultures allows teachers and students to develop understanding and empathy with others. This is in line with current governmental initiatives on values that states that values education is intended to 'inspire and educate the next generation to see their world through the eyes of others. We want children to become adults who are caring, tolerant, fair and compassionate' (Department of Education, Science and Training, n.d., p. 2). Comments from the interviewees illustrate just such attitudes and understandings. It behoves us as educators to prepare students for teaching in multicultural classrooms that reflect the wider Australian society. Notes Also Titled: Music education research, values and initiatives : Proceedings of the XXIXth Annual Conference : 2-4 July 2007 Proceedings of the Twenty Nineth Annual Conference Music education research, values and initiatives. ISBN 9780980311631 Language eng Field of Research 130313 Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators Socio Economic Objective 970113 Expanding Knowledge in Education HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed ERA Research output type E Conference publication Copyright notice ©2007, ANZARME Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30008232 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 11 Feb 2009, 15:04:35 EST Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 14:48:22 EST Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 14:49:16 EST Fri, 16 Apr 2010, 12:15:33 EST Wed, 28 Apr 2010, 11:14:05 EST Wed, 28 Apr 2010, 11:15:12 EST Fri, 16 Mar 2012, 16:35:53 EST Wed, 12 Sep 2012, 15:02:39 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 06:22:16 EST Mon, 22 Jan 2018, 13:54:15 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 18:00:00 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1135 Abstract Views, 191 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 29 Sep 2008, 09:06:07 EST