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Gender in Secondary Music Education in British Columbia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Betty Hanley
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Abstract

This study is a replication of Dr Lucy Green's (1993) research using responses to an open-ended questionnaire to interpret music teachers' perceptions about boys' and girls' achievements in music classes compared to their results on the General Certificate of Secondary Education examinations (GCSE) in music. Using a revised questionnaire, the British Columbia study examined secondary music teachers' perceptions of gender issues and compared them with Grade 12 Examination results. The impact of gender beliefs was most evident in composition, where the provincial grades contradict teachers' perceptions of success and where the possible impact of technology on girls has not yet been acknowledged.

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Research Article
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British Journal of Music Education , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , March 1998 , pp. 51 - 69
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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