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Creating a musical world in the classroom: application of a Bourdieuan approach towards understanding teacher practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2008

Mary Stakelum
Mary Stakelum*
Affiliation:
University of Reading, Reading, [email protected]
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Abstract

Whilst a rationale for the content and organisation of knowledge in a standardised curriculum may be clearly articulated at official policy level, factors may come to bear on a teacher operating at a local level which may work against the successful implementation of the curriculum on the ground. Drawing on a Bourdieuan notion of cultural field, ‘habitus’ and cultural capital to examine commonality and difference in teacher practice in an Irish primary school context, the paper reports on a study which highlights the role played by formative experiences in shaping the responses of primary teachers to performance and music literacy.

Type
Research Article
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British Journal of Music Education , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , March 2008 , pp. 91 - 102
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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