Musical skills in the Spanish Grado university degree in Early Childhood Education. How do Spanish university students view their preparation

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ID21717913
AuthorsDavid G Gil (0000-0002-0591-6873, Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Oscar Casanova (0000-0002-8263-3447, Universidad de Zaragoza), Francisco Javier Zarza Alzugaray (0000-0003-0088-2261, Universidad de Zaragoza, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume23
Issue1
Pages77-89
Publication date2021-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMusic Education Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-3808 • E-ISSN: 1469-9893
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14613808.2020.1853084
OpenAlexW3110575869
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited24

In Spain, teacher education is regulated on a national level in conjunction with the guidelines that organise general educational levels. Each regional teaching administration nevertheless has a considerable margin to modify those guidelines: universities have a significant influence on how their syllabus is specified. Taking into account the regulation of Early Childhood Education as a career in Madrid universities, we studied how a group of trainees perceived the musical skills they were taught while studying toward a Grado degree in that specialty. We submitted a questionnaire regarding the self-perception of musical skills at the university level of training. The results show significant differences associated with the educational and socio-demographic variables we examined. Although, further study and reflection are required in this field, the implications are already notable and show how future teachers in Early Childhood Education could be better trained

Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Mathematics education · Medical education · Music education · Musical · Pedagogy · Perception · Specialty · Syllabus · Diverse Music Education Insights · Medicine · Music Education and Analysis · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Psychology

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