Seeking the significance of music education : essays and reflections /

Reimer, Bennett.

Seeking the significance of music education : essays and reflections / Bennett Reimer. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2009. - vi, 411 p. ; 24 cm.

"Published in partnership with MENC, The National Association for Music Education."

Includes bibliographical references.

Our values as a school subject. Generating core values ; Core values in larger contexts -- Achieving our values. What and how to teach ; Educating our teachers ; The role of research -- Preserving and enhancing our viability. Our values in service of our future.

"Noted music educator Bennett Reimer has selected 24 of his previously published articles from a variety of professional journals spanning the past 50 years. During that time, he's tackled generating core values for the field of music education; the core in larger societal and educational contexts; what to teach and how to teach it effectively; how we need to educate our teachers; the role of research in our profession; and how to improve our future status."--Provided by publisher.

9781607092353 (cloth : alk. paper) 1607092352 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781607092360 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1607092360 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781607092377 (electronic) 1607092379 (electronic)

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Music--Instruction and study--Philosophy.

MT 1 / .R44 2009