2019 – 2022
Futured The aim is to develop spaces for critical reflexivity and agency for future music teaching practices in schools. This study consists of participatory action research with preservice music teachers in general music teacher education. The aim is to develop spaces for critical reflexivity and agency for future music teaching practices in schools. We therefore ask; … Read more
In Work package 1, Study 1, researcher Eyolf Nysæther has conducted a questionnaire survey distributed to all students in Norway undertaking a music education program in the 5-year general teacher education. The aim is to map their background, motivation, attitudes, values and aspirations for professional life. The response rate is high and the data gives … Read more
Researchers in Work package 1, Study 2, are looking at how current values and ideologies are embedded in guiding documents. Jan Sverre Knudsen and Silje Valde Onsrud have collected local education plans for music in generalist teacher education. So far, more than 60 plans have been collected from all Norwegian institutions providing this training. The … Read more
The FUTURED #TextImmersion-group, consisting of researchers from HVL and OsloMet, had its first meeting recently. We began with an article by Giroux, from the Handbook of public pedagogy, a text focusing on neoliberalism as public pedagogy. Starting from an excellent discussion, this post is a reflection on some of the topics raised, particularly in relation … Read more
25th conference of Nordic Network for Research in Music Education FUTURED researchers were traveling to Copenhagen for the Nordic Network for Research in Music Education Conference 3.-5. March 2020. Catharina Christophersen from Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (WNUAS), Silje Valde Onsrud (WNUAS), and Heidi Partti (Uniarts Helsinki) investigated the topic Time for change in Nordic music teacher … Read more
The FUTURED kick-off seminar took place in Bergen September 9-10 at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Excellently led by the FUTURED leaders and researchers, everyone involved in the project met for discussions on important topics from each work package and the project as a whole.