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The Social Constract And Music Education: The Emergence Of Political Authority, Cathy Benedict Apr 2012

The Social Constract And Music Education: The Emergence Of Political Authority, Cathy Benedict

Music Education Publications

Social contract theory has been used to explain the origin, emergence and justification of governing authorities and as a way of “understanding the political relationships in which people already find themselves, including their obligation to obey the sovereign” (Newey, 2008, p. 133). It has also been used as a “nonliteral image [that is] useful in suggesting directions for social change”(Keeley, 1985, p. 241). Through the lens of social contract theory this article uncovers a series of questions that speak directly to music education in both the U.S. and Brazil. What is the nature of the relationship music educators have to …


What Are The Characteristics Of A Scholar?, Andreas Tolk Jan 2012

What Are The Characteristics Of A Scholar?, Andreas Tolk

Computational Modeling & Simulation Engineering Faculty Publications

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