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Title:
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EXPECTATIONS PERCEPTIONS: FIRST YEAR MUSIC STUDENTS ENCOUNTER A NEW UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION MODEL IN AN AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY |
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Author(s):
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Dominic G. Harvey |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-78-6 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers, Tomayess Issa and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2012 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Music, undergraduate, expectations, Bologna Model, student perceptions |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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63 |
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Last Page:
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70 |
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Language:
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English |
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Paper Abstract:
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Since 2008, Australian university music schools have faced significant pressures to rationalize their traditional conservatorium styled operations. In 2012, an Australian university introduced new course structures that generalized undergraduate education overall, adopting the European Bologna Process model. A survey of first intake undergraduates was undertaken within this university to investigate their expectations perceptions of impending study. The survey focused specifically on music units as provided under the new academic model. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected. Results suggest that the first intake of music undergraduates under the new model have positive expectations perceptions of the usefulness and importance of as yet unknown music degree units. This paper provides perspectives of this initial investigation that forms a portion of a larger longitudinal study. |
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