| Abstract |
Within this final chapter, I return to the idea that music education has unique and powerful potential to foster the type of disposition needed to thrive in a world that is becoming increasingly diverse, interconnected, and interdependent. Through a series of autoethnographic reflections (letters to myself), I synthesize the most important points brought forth in this book and illustrate how these ideas have shaped my professional identity as a music educator and transformed my underlying worldview and teaching practices. As educators, we can’t change the world or even the people in it, but we can provide an environment that cultivates and inspires growth and even transformation at times. Musical learning experiences provide authentic opportunities for people to celebrate human commonalities and respect differences. These experiences become even more powerful when placed within a developmental framework that conceptualizes growth as a series of small, developmental steps towards a larger goal: Cultivating global dispositions. |
| Authors |
Jennifer M. Mellizo 
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| Journal Info |
Springer International Publishing | Re-Imagining Curricula in Global Times , pages: 123 - 149
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| Publication Date |
1/1/2023 |
| ISSN |
2522-8269 |
Type |
book-chapter |
| Open Access |
closed
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| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37619-1_7 |
| Keywords |
Music Education (Score: 0.63424) , Motivation in Music (Score: 0.550024) , Multicultural Education (Score: 0.544774) , Musical Development (Score: 0.516158)
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