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Exploring equal opportunities: Children’s experiences of the Swedish Community School of Music and Arts
University of Gothenburg, Sweden. (Läroplansteori och didaktik (SITE))ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5730-5575
University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
2018 (English)In: Research Studies in Music Education, ISSN 1321-103X, E-ISSN 1834-5530, Vol. 40, no 2, p. 191-210Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Abstract [en]

This article explores the social stratification of the Swedish Community School of Music and Arts, which offers voluntary extra-curricular arts education to children in Sweden, and children’s experiences of attending the school. A survey was executed where sixth-graders in Sweden were asked about their experiences of the school and about background factors such as their gender, country of birth, parents’ level of education and family involvement in the music and arts. The results show that the typical Swedish Community School of Music and Arts student is a Swedish-born girl with well-educated parents. Children of parents who play an instrument or sing are more likely to find their way to the school, and the level of support that parents provide contributes to the children’s persistence in their studies. In sum, the results largely conform to cultural reproduction theory.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sage Publications, 2018. Vol. 40, no 2, p. 191-210
Keywords [en]
background factors, children, Community School of Music and Arts, cultural reproduction, social stratification, survey
National Category
Educational Sciences
Research subject
Pedagogics and Educational Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-103058DOI: 10.1177/1321103X18773153ISI: 000453274700005Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85058373807OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-103058DiVA, id: diva2:1552586
Available from: 2021-05-05 Created: 2021-05-05 Last updated: 2021-05-18Bibliographically approved
In thesis
1. ”Rörlig och stabil, bred och spetsig”.: Kulturell reproduktion och strategier för breddar deltagande i den svenska kulturskolan.
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2020 (Swedish)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Alternative title[en]
"Dynamic and stable, broad and deep". : Cultural reproduction and strategies for widening participation in the Swedish kulturskolor
Abstract [en]

One point of departure of this study is the intensified national interest at the policy level in Swedish kulturskolor (Community Schools of Music and Arts) as an inclusive and accessible institution. Yet, the field can be described as torn between tradition and change. The field’s tra- ditional features can be understood as associated with the music field’s institutional discourses.

The aim of the study is to deepen our understanding of Swedish kulturskolor as a field in relation to the political mission to strive for widening participation. The theoretical perspective of Bourdieu is applied at an overarching level, supplemented with discourse theo- retical perspectives. Discourses are understood as resources in actors’ positioning in the field.

This mixed-methods study is based on a survey of 2413 sixth-graders, focus group conversations with 18 teachers, and interviews with five principals of seven kulturskolor. The results of article I identify the typical student as a Swedish-born girl with well-educated parents, in line with Bourdieu’s theory of cultural reproduction. It is suggested that a “kultur­ skola-appropriate habitus” contributes to children’s satisfaction in their studies.

In article II–IV, teachers’ and principals’ strategies for widening participation incor- porated various measures from inclusion in existing tradition to inclusion through a wide range of flexible and short-term courses. The strategies and positions are interpreted as orthodox versus heterodox strategies to legitimize the programmes.

The theoretically informed conclusions describe the field as heteronomous and affected by media, politics, and economics – a phenomenon interpreted as comprising cross-field effects. Despite the field’s diminishing autonomy, teachers and principals are seen as power- ful actors who are encouraged to take action in shaping conditions for participation in the kulturskolor of the future.

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Göteborg: Göteborgs universitet, 2020. p. 132
Series
Art Monitor ; 78
National Category
Educational Sciences
Research subject
Pedagogics and Educational Sciences
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urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-103055 (URN)9789178338320 (ISBN)9789178338337 (ISBN)
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Available from: 2021-05-06 Created: 2021-05-05 Last updated: 2021-05-06Bibliographically approved

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