Collaborative Learning in Higher Music Education (Hardcover, New Ed)

In higher music education, learning in social settings (orchestras, choirs, bands, chamber music and so on) is prevalent, yet understanding of such learning rests heavily on the transmission of knowledge and skill from master to apprentice. This narrow view of learning trajectories pervades in both one-to-one and one-to-many contexts. This is surprising given the growing body of knowledge about the power of collaborative learning in general, underpinned by theoretical developments in educational psychology: the social dimensions of learning, situational learning and concepts of communities of learners. Collaborative Learning in Higher Music Education seeks to respond to the challenge of becoming more conscious of the creative and multiple dimensions of social interaction in learning music, in contexts ranging from interdisciplinary projects to one-to-one tuition, and not least in the contemporary context of rapid change in the cultural industries and higher education as a whole. It brings together theoretical papers and case studies of practice. Themes covered include collaborative creativity, communities of practice, peer-learning, co-teaching as co-learning, assessment and curriculum structures. Chapters illuminate reasons for enabling collaborative learning, and provide exemplars of innovative practice and designs for collaborative learning environments in higher music education. A central purpose of the book is to scaffold change, to help in meeting the rapid changes in society and to find constructive stepping stones or signposts for teachers and students.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	SEMPRE Studies in The Psychology of Music
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	Helena Gaunt • Heidi Westerlund
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	302
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-4094-4682-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General Books > Music > General
LSN:	1-4094-4682-4
Barcode:	9781409446828

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