Action Is the Way in Which Human Beings Exist in the World
Conversation with Professor Hans Joas with Claus Otto Scharmer Reprinted from http://www.dialogonleadership.org by permission of professors Scharmer and Joas Hans Joas: The […]
Category: Theoretical Papers
The papers found in this section are in-depth analyses of topics central to the MayDay Group mission. Some are by scholars outside of music and music education who present analyses of direct relevance to music and music education and are included as a result of to the MayDay Group’s commitment to the importance of interdisciplinary research for music education.
Implications of Aesthetic versus Praxial Philosophies of Music for Curriculum Theory in Music Education
Introduction At heart, curriculum is a matter of values. The most basic curricular thinking involves answering the question, What of all that […]
What if there were no such thing as the aesthetic?
The reach of the aesthetic ‘Art takes us out of ourselves‘ ‘All art is quite useless’ ‘Art is special’ Anything can be […]
The Parable of the Berlin Wall: Barriers to Curriculum Development in Music Education
from Morning Watch: Educational and Social Analysis, 19/1-2, pp40-46 1991 I The Parable For the better part of the decade before I […]
Critical Theory and Praxis: Professionalizing Music Education
Critical Theory is not just any philosophical critique. It is a prominent and well-grounded theoretical approach that stems from the “Frankfurt School” […]