A Study of Classroom Music Teachers with Tom
Episode description
It's time for another look at doctoral research in progress, and Tom's hoping his won't be in progress for much longer! Recorded the day after submitting his viva corrections, this episode looks at Tom's PhD thesis, A Study of Key Stage 3 Music Teachers' Pedagogic Beliefs in the Context of a New Curriculum for Wales. The study aimed to create a model of the beliefs of classroom music teachers about what the subject is for, what they are trying to achieve and what goes on in their classrooms, all at a time of major education reform.
Emma gives Tom a gentle grilling about what makes classroom music problematic, his use of sociology to try and make sense of it, and what he took away from the project. You can download the visual model here.
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Recorded in studio B2.16 at Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus on 6th February 2023.