Fostering Wakefulness: Narrative as a Curricular Tool in Teacher Education

In a music education graduate class addressing teaching and learning strategies for learners with special needs, teachers were invited to consider the experience of the children in their music classrooms. Using narrative to enter into the learner's experience of school, teachers confronted thei...

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Published inInternational journal of education and the arts Vol. 10; no. 19
Main Author Blair, Deborah V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published International Journal of Education & the Arts 29.07.2009
Subjects
Caring
Elementary School Teachers
Empathy
Graduate Study
Inservice Teacher Education
Music Education
Music Teachers
Special Needs Students
Student Experience
Teaching Experience
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Summary:In a music education graduate class addressing teaching and learning strategies for learners with special needs, teachers were invited to consider the experience of the children in their music classrooms. Using narrative to enter into the learner's experience of school, teachers confronted their own perspectives and reconsidered those of their students. In this article, I seek to connect notions of wakefulness and empathy as I, too, make meaning of the story of one teacher and her encounter with Tyler, a learner with special needs in her classroom. (Contains 9 footnotes.)
ISSN:1529-8094
1529-8094