The Visions of Music Didactics Professors

Field of study: Music Education

The similarities, differences, and relations between those cultures and traditions are studied by looking at the ways in which they emerge in the visions of an ideal education among music teacher educators teaching the subject musikdidaktik. Methodological strategies include document studies, qualitative interviews, observation; and a questionnaire survey. Theoretically, the study is based on Karen Hammerness’ works on teachers’ visions along with the works on teacher education in general by Linda Darling-Hammond, John Bransford, Karen Zumwalt, Pamela Grossmann; and Marilyn Cochran-Smith.

Conducting the project: Professor Geir Johansen, Norwegian Academy of Music, Norway, Professor Cecilia Ferm Thorgersen, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden; and Senior researcher Marja-Leena Juntunen, Sibelius Academy, Finland.

The project was presented at Perspectives on music teacher education – Nordic research on professional knowledge in music education, Örebro Universitet, School of Music, 1-2 October 2013.

Documentation

Ferm Thorgersen, C., Johansen, G. & Juntunen M. L. (2015). Music teacher educators’ visions of music teacher preparation in Finland, Norway and Sweden. International Journal of Music Education – Research, 1: 1-15