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    Teaching music in England today

    Savage, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2231-8357 (2021) Teaching music in England today. International Journal of Music Education, 39 (4). pp. 464-476. ISSN 0255-7614

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    Abstract

    This research explores the issues and challenges facing music teachers in England today. It aims to understand these and provide a more detailed understanding of their views about the potential opportunities and limitations of music education. It does this through an analysis of new data drawn from an online question (n.621) and telephone interviews (n.38) with music teachers from across all regions of England. This data collection took place in early 2020 prior to the lockdown in England as a result of COVID-19. The analysis of these data took place during April and May 2020, while England was under lockdown. Key themes explored relate to funding, equal opportunities and access to music education, hidden personal costs, confidence in policy making, leadership and accountability. Due to the timing of the analysis of the data, the conclusions drawn from this study are reflected upon in light of the imposition of restrictions due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. By identifying the challenges faced by music teachers in England, and their pragmatic responses to these, it is hoped that those responsible for music education in other parts of the world can make wiser choices that those made by English policy-makers.

    Item Type: Article
    Peer-reviewed: Yes
    Date Deposited: 15 Sep 2020 08:21
    Publisher: SAGE Publications
    Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article which appeared in the International Journal of Music Education, published by SAGE Publications. Users who receive access to an article through a repository are reminded that the article is protected by copyright and reuse is restricted to non-commercial and no derivative uses. Users may also download and save a local copy of an article accessed in an institutional repository for the user's personal reference.
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    Subject terms: 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy, 1303 Specialist Studies in Education, 1904 Performing Arts and Creative Writing, Music
    URI: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/626389
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0255761420986213
    ISSN 0255-7614

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