Music Education in Rural America

Music Education in Rural America Volume 1: Policies and Perspectives is the first publication of its kind, advancing asset-based policies and practices in music education for nearly 10 million rural students nationwide.

Daniel C. Johnson is Professor of Music and Music Education at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, where he coordinates Graduate Studies in Music Education.

List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Contributor Biographies Chapter 1. History and Current Landscape of Rural Music Education: Policy and Praxis J. Kessa Roberts and Alycia Cole Chapter 2. Surveying the Field: A Systematic Review of Rural Music Education Research in the United States Timothy E. Nowak Chapter 3. Urbanormativity in Rural School Music Vincent C. Bates Chapter 4. The Intersections of School, Community, and Music in Rural Spaces Whitney Mayo Chapter 5. Place-Based Pedagogy and Rural Communities as Cultural Contexts Catheryn Shaw Foster and Melody Causby Chapter 6. Love Your Mother: How Ecology Can Inform Music Teaching and Learning in Rural Settings Daniel J. Shevock Chapter 7. Preservice Music Teacher Education: Preparing the Next Generation for Rural Schools Daniel C. Johnson and Eric M. Pennello Chapter 8. Rural Music Teacher Retention and Turnover David N. Sanderson Chapter 9. Answering the Call for Rural Music Teacher Professional Development Daniel C. Johnson Chapter 10. Potential Unexplored: Land-Grant Institutions, Rural Engagement, and Music Education Jason B. Gossett and Angela Munroe