Teaching Music in American Society: A Social and Cultural Understanding of Teaching Music

Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
• Chapter One: A Sociological Perspective
• A Rationale for Sociological Understanding
• Sociology and Education
• Sociology and Music Education
• Sociological Basics
• Society
• Culture
• Multicultural Education
• Enculturation and Socialization
• Enculturation and Schools
• Summary
• Key Items
• Questions for Consideration
• Web Resources
• Chapter Two: Theoretical Foundations
• Fundamental Sociological Theories
• Functionalist Theory
• Conflict Theory
• Interaction Theory
• Objectivism
• Sociological Theories and Music Education
• Summary
• Key Items
• Questions for Consideration
• Web Resources
• Chapter Three: The Purposes of Education
• Public Perceptions, Public Agendas
• Defining "Education"
• The General Purposes of Education in the United States
• Political Purposes of Education
• Social Purposes of Education
• Economic Purposes of Education
• Music Education's Role in the Purposes of Education
• Challenges to Music's Contributions
• Education and Schooling Instructional Concept Models
• Music Education's Relation to Schooling and Education
• High Stakes Testing and the Changing Role of Education
• Summary
• Key Items
• Questions for Consideration
• Web Resources
• Chapter Four: Music Education's Role in Society
• A Brief Overview of the Foundations between Music and American Society
• Historical Foundations
• Music's Role in Contemporary Society
• What is Music?
• Why Do We Need Music?
• Music Education's Role in Society
• Re-Defining a Music Education Experience
• Summary
• Key Items
• Questions for Consideration
• Web Resources
• Chapter Five: Equality of Education
• An Overview of Educational Models of Equality
• Issues Influencing Educational Equality
• Achievement Gap
• Influences on Educational Inequalities
• Family Influences
• Gender
• Race & Ethnicity
• Inequality Among Schools
• Common School and Sorting Machine Models
• Teacher Influence on the Equality of Opportunity
• School Choice
• Equality of Opportunity in Music Education
• Family Influences
• Gender
• Race & Ethnicity
• Teacher Influence
• Music Education Among Different Types of Schools
• Summary
• Key Items
• Questions for Consideration
• Web Resources
• Chapter Six: Diverse Learning and Inclusive Music Education
• Inclusive Classrooms
• Principles of Inclusion
• Social Justice
• LQBTQ Issues
• Legislative Policies
• Students with Disabilities
• English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
• Gifted & Talented Students
• Students with Disabilities in the Music Classroom
• What Teachers Can Do
• Summary
• Key Items
• Questions for Consideration
• Web Resources
• Chapter Seven: Social Components of Music Learning
• Principle Learning Theories
• Basic Learning Theory Groups
• Jean Piaget: Theory of Cognitive Development
• Lev Vygotsky: Sociocultural Theory of Learning
• Jerome Bruner: Spiral Curriculum
• Benjamin Bloom: Taxonomy of Learning
• Erik Erikson: Psychosocial Theory of Development
• Howard Gardner: Theory of Multiple Intelligences
• Intelligence and Musical Ability, Preference and Taste
• Summary
• Key Items
• Questions for Consideration
• Web Resources
• Chapter Eight: Social Characteristics of Effective Teachers
• Student Characteristics
• Motivating Students to Learn
• Characteristics of Effective Music Teachers
• Developing Effective Teacher Characteristics
• Classroom Characteristics
• Classroom Environments
• Classroom Organization and Management
• Summary
• Key Items
• Questions for Consideration
• Web Resources
• Chapter Nine: The Teaching Profession
• Teaching and Society
• The Teaching Profession
• Challenges to the Teaching Profession
• Teacher Certification
• Issues All Teachers Should Know
• Teacher Accountability
• Teacher Salaries
• Working Conditions
• School Violence
• Social Media
• Common Legal Issues
• The Rewards of Teaching
• Summary
• Key Items
• Questions for Consideration
• Web Resources
• Bibliography
• Index