The role of Music in supporting young children’s holistic learning and wellbeing in the context of Froebel’s Mother songs

TY - JOUR

T1 - The role of Music in supporting young children’s holistic learning and wellbeing in the context of Froebel’s Mother songs

AU - Tang, Fengling

AU - Corrado, Evelyn

PY - 2024/8/2

Y1 - 2024/8/2

N2 - Researchers have criticised the pragmatic focus on the value of music education for its contribution to the acquisition of children’s academic skills such as literacy and numeracy development in schools across the international contexts driven by neoliberalism. In the context of Froebel’s Mother Songs, this paper via documentary research focuses on a Froebelian approach to music education in early childhood context to counterpart the neoliberal pragmatism in educational landscapes. The Froebelian perspective brings in implications for early childhood practice, research, and policy making by addressing the important role of music in supporting young children's holistic learning and wellbeing in responding to the neoliberal pressures on children and practitioners in the 21st century.

AB - Researchers have criticised the pragmatic focus on the value of music education for its contribution to the acquisition of children’s academic skills such as literacy and numeracy development in schools across the international contexts driven by neoliberalism. In the context of Froebel’s Mother Songs, this paper via documentary research focuses on a Froebelian approach to music education in early childhood context to counterpart the neoliberal pragmatism in educational landscapes. The Froebelian perspective brings in implications for early childhood practice, research, and policy making by addressing the important role of music in supporting young children's holistic learning and wellbeing in responding to the neoliberal pressures on children and practitioners in the 21st century.

KW - Froebel's Mother Songs, Froebelian perspective, music education, holistic learning, wellbeing

M3 - Article

JO - Power and Education

JF - Power and Education

ER -