{"product_id":"9781607092360","title":"Seeking the Significance of Music Education Essays and Reflections","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSeeking the Significance of Music Education\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEssays and Reflections\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBennett Reimer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic \/ Instruction \u0026amp; Study \/ Appreciation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoted music educator Bennett Reimer has selected 24 of his previously published articles from a variety of professional journals spanning the past 50 years. During that time, he's tackled:\u003cbr\u003e-generating core values for the field of music education; \u003cbr\u003e-the core in larger societal and educational contexts; \u003cbr\u003e-what to teach and how to teach it effectively; \u003cbr\u003e-how we need to educate our teachers; \u003cbr\u003e-the role of research in our profession; and \u003cbr\u003e-how to improve our future status. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReimer precedes each essay with background reflections and his position, both professional and personal, on effectively addressing the issue at hand. The opening \"Letter to the Reader\" presents a valuable overview based on his deeply grounded viewpoint. The entire music education profession will benefit from Reimer's perspective on past, present, and future concerns central to the functioning of music education in \u003ci\u003eSeeking the Significance of Music Education: Essays and Reflections\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBennett Reimer\u003c\/b\u003e is the John W. Beattie Professor of Music Education Emeritus at Northwestern University, where he was chair of the Music Education Department and founder and director of the Center for the Study of Education and the Musical Experience, a research group of Ph.D. students and faculty. He is the author and editor of some two dozen books and 150 articles dealing with a variety of topics in music, music education, and the arts in education.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 June 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eR\u0026amp;L Education\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781607092360\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e418\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515340783756,"sku":"9781607092360","price":71.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f6a5e40b-0b23-4f1a-ab42-50c63156ce13.jpg?v=1784692347","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781607092360","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}