Moving in a Field of Conflicting Forces: Problems of Music Education Policy in Germany

Autor/in	Jank, Werner
Titel	Moving in a Field of Conflicting Forces: Problems of Music Education Policy in Germany
Quelle	In: Arts Education Policy Review, 110 (2009) 4, S.14-21 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1063-2913
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Music Education; Educational Benefits; Foreign Countries; Music Teachers; Educational Policy; Educational Practices; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Musikerziehung; Bildungsertrag; Ausland; Music; Teacher; Teachers; Musiklehrer; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungspraxis; Deutschland
Abstract	In the years between the world wars, music education in Germany prospered, because successful policy made constructive cooperation among relevant institutions and representatives possible. The situation today is very different. Many music educators and researchers are not aware that policies affect them; nor do they see themselves as active participants in policymaking. This article discusses the conflicting forces in society and in the education system that are responsible for this: the precarious relationship of youth music culture and music education; the continuing decline of music education in the schools, which is concealed by media-supported events; the seeming irrelevance of music education content and methods to students; a lack of consensus in society about the core content of music education; and the ineffectiveness of the argument for the educational benefits of music education in policymaking. As a result of these forces, Germany lacks both theories and research on music education policy. This article argues that music is a diverse practice that manifests itself as many different practices in various contexts. Thus, the center of music education policy must be the people dealing with music and their varied musical practices, rather than musical works and their dissemination. As a consequence, music education policy needs to be shaped in ways appropriate to the diversity of musical practices and the various contexts of music education. (Contains 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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