Music Education in Rural America: Volume I: Policies and Perspectives
- Editor: Johnson, Daniel C.
Music Education in Rural America: Volume I: Policies and Perspectives
- Editor: Johnson, Daniel C.
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This two‑volume publication is the first of its kind, advancing asset‑based policies and practices in music education for nearly 10 million rural students nationwide. By exploring the influence of urbanormativity and historical trends, the authors advocate for school music programs that sustain rural values, interests, communities, and ecosystems.
While earlier research has offered insights on the topic, none have assembled a collection of experts and scholars committed to promoting an asset‑based view of rural music education in the United States. Volume I: Policies and Perspectives, presents ten chapters addressing a range of issues that affect one‑fifth of K–12 students nationwide. Ideas encompass a multi‑dimensional definition of rurality that includes population, landscape, and sociocultural contexts. The authors offer their own first‑hand perspectives to describe the importance and character of rural places themselves. Throughlines of this volume are disentangling assumptions about rural schools and their resources, pedagogical potential, and musical possibilities. Written for music educators, scholars, policymakers, school administrators, and music‑teacher educators, this volume affirms that geography is not inherently a limitation and that all students deserve access to responsive music education, regardless of their zip codes.
Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contributor Biographies
- Chapter 1. History and Current Landscape of Rural Music Education: Policy and Praxis
- J. Kessa Roberts and Alycia Cole
- Chapter 2. Surveying the Field: A Systematic Review of Rural Music Education Research in the United States
- Timothy E. Nowak
- Chapter 3. Urbanormativity In Rural School Music
- Vincent C. Bates
- Chapter 4. The Intersections of School, Community, and Music in Rural Spaces
- Whitney Mayo
- Chapter 5. Place-Based Pedagogy and Rural Communities as Cultural Contexts
- Catheryn Shaw Foster and Melody Causby
- Chapter 6. Love Your Mother: How Ecology Can Inform Music Teaching and Learning in Rural Settings
- Daniel J. Shevock
- Chapter 7. Preservice Music Teacher Education: Preparing the Next Generation for Rural Schools
- Daniel C. Johnson and Eric M. Pennello
- Chapter 8. Rural Music Teacher Retention and Turnover
- David N. Sanderson
- Chapter 9. Answering The Call for Rural Music Teacher Professional Development
- Daniel C. Johnson
- Chapter 10. Potential Unexplored: Land-Grant Institutions, Rural Engagement, and Music Education
- Jason B. Gossett and Angela Munroe
