Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Music educators engage with policies and take policy actions on a daily basis. Better understanding their everyday policy contexts can empower music educators to interact with policies in ways that benefit students and local communities. In this article, we outline three main topics: (1) different types of policies and their associated consequences, or lack thereof; (2) the three typical levels of policy texts with which music teachers interact, including the ways that music teachers can learn about and access these policy texts; and (3) specific policy actions that music educators might take, including questions they might ask when critically considering policy texts. These three processes—understanding one’s policy context, keeping updated about policy information, and taking action—are key to ongoing policy understanding and responsiveness.
Source: Music Educators Journal
Authors: Carla Aguilar, Lauren Kapalka Richerme
Language: English
Subfield: Music
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W3090052840