Theory

Relation-centered education: Origins, rationale and possible importance for music teacher education

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This text is written by Professor Kari Holdhus, who is a researcher in the FUTURED WP3. She introduced the topic of relational pedagogy to the FUTURED #TextImmersion group, which led to this blog post. Relational educators often approve of thoughts stemming from psychologist Kenneth Gergen’s 2009 book Relational Being, of which he writes: After placing … Read more

Policy as practice: the FUTURED #TextImmersion group meets Patrick Schmidt

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This autumn, researchers from both OsloMet and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences have met regularly on Fridays to immerse themselves in texts and theories concerning central topics related to the three FUTURED work packages. A major contribution to our discussion  on music education and policy has been a recently published book written by Professor … Read more

Diving into public pedagogy – theories for the real utopias of music education?

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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