What is it about?
The present study aimed to examine the content and goals of music education in Greek public nurseries and highlight the experiences of early childhood teachers when teaching music in their classrooms. A secondary purpose was to design and implement a professional development program for teachers in one nursery school and explore their music skill development as part of this program.
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Why is it important?
Based on the data analysis, the content and goals of music education provided to preschool children were identified, described and evaluated, as well as the early childhood teachers’ music practices and approaches, their music skills and their training needs.
Perspectives
This research can contribute to the understanding of the factors which tend to act as obstacles for the implementation of musical programs in public nurseries of Greece. Furthermore, findings from this project can contribute to the design of music educational programs, which will respond to early childhood teachers’ educational needs. In addition, it may possibly highlight the need for revision of music education for early childhood teachers, which is offered in respective university departments of Greece.
Spyridoula Efthymiou
Ionian University Greece
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This page is a summary of: Music education in public nurseries of Greece, International Journal of Music in Early Childhood, December 2022, Intellect,
DOI: 10.1386/ijmec_00048_1.
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