Interdisciplinary co-teaching in higher education: Comparing results from music-drama and music-physics partnerships in Sweden and Ireland

Few studies exist on the impact of interdisciplinary co-teaching in Higher Music Education. The aim of the present study is to compare and analyse the findings from two pioneer interdisciplinary co-teaching studies involving music/drama and music/physics co-teaching partnerships, conducted independe...

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Published in:Nordic Research in Music Education 2022-12, Vol.3 (2022), p.75-91
Main Authors: Zimmerman Nilsson, Marie-Helene, Kerin, Marita
Format: Article
Language:dan ; eng
Subjects:
Barn- och ungdomsvetenskap
Child and Youth studies
co-teaching
education higher education
interdisciplinarity
music teacher
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Summary:Few studies exist on the impact of interdisciplinary co-teaching in Higher Music Education. The aim of the present study is to compare and analyse the findings from two pioneer interdisciplinary co-teaching studies involving music/drama and music/physics co-teaching partnerships, conducted independently in Sweden and Ireland. Elements of Vygotskian scholarship informed the theoretical framework and a reflexive and thematic analytic methodology was employed. Four themes emerged similar to those from interdisciplinary scholarship in diverse disciplines. These include: a heightened awareness of subject synergies, problem solving as a catalyst for creativity, new/deeper insights into collaboration and expanded professional identity. In conclusion, didactical implications are addressed, related to potential challenges.
ISSN:2703-8041
2703-8041
DOI:10.23865/nrme.v3.3701