Doctoral Seminar: Philosophy and Policy

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Philosophy guides choices within the discipline of music education and is informed by pedagogy, research, and perceptions of educators. Policy is the application of solutions and frameworks to solve problems and results from the philosophies of those articulating and defending policy. Both sides of the paradigm will be analyzed and discussed resulting in the identification of problems existing in music education, K-12 schools, higher education, and music in society at large. Solutions will be offered for such problems and policies designed and defended.