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The transformation of music education: A South African case study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2015

Alethea de Villiers
Alethea de Villiers*
Affiliation:
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Music Department, P. O. Box 77000, Port Elizabeth 6031, South AfricaAlethea.DeVilliers@nmmu.ac.za
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Abstract

In this paper I reflect on transformation in South African education policy, post-1994. The new curriculum for schools was underpinned by the democratic values of the constitution and was a time of renewal for music education. However, over time as the original curriculum documents were revised, the focus of promoting indigenous traditions was abandoned and replaced by an overtly Western approach to music education. It is against this background that I also reflect on the transformation that occurred as a result of a continuing professional development programme that arose from a need to improve curriculum implementation in the arts.

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British Journal of Music Education , Volume 32 , Issue 3 , November 2015 , pp. 315 - 322
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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