Kulturskolen har i løpet av sin eksistens vært gjennom en omfattende profesjonaliseringsprosess både faglig og organisatorisk, og kulturskolelæreryrket har endret seg som følge av denne prosessen. Kulturskolelæreryrkets utvikling medfører at det stilles nye krav ikke bare til innholdet i utdanningene som kvalifiserer til undervisning i kulturskolen, men også til dem som underviser på slike utdanninger, siden deres forståelse av kulturskolefeltet vil ha betydning for utdanningenes innhold. Gjennom kvalitative individuelle intervjuer og fokusgruppeintervjuer undersøker jeg i denne artikkelen hva slags forståelse av kulturskolen som skoleslag og kulturskolelæreryrket som finnes blant dem som underviser ved musikkpedagogiske utdanninger som kvalifiserer til undervisning i kulturskolen, samt hvilke oppfatninger disse lærerutdannerne har av hva slags utdanninger fremtidige kulturskolelærerne bør ha for å få et best mulig grunnlag for å utføre sitt virke. Datamaterialet er kodet og kategorisert i en refleksiv forståelsesramme, der profesjonsteori i hovedsak utgjør det teoretiske rammeverket.

The practicum conversation in School of Music and Performing Arts teacher educating programs An arena for development of students’ professional understandings This article addresses the practicum training in Norwegian teacher educating programs, and focuses on the practicum conversation, where three participants of the teacher educating program meet: the student, the teacher educator and the practicum supervisor. By observing students’ practicum-related teaching in School of Music and Performing Arts (SMPA) as well as practicum conversations related to this teaching, the aim of this study is to investigate how the practicum conversation functions as an arena where students acquire professional understanding, as well as exploring the understandings of the SMPA teacher profession that appear in these conversations between the three participants. The results are discussed in light of theory of professions and socio-cultural learning theory. The article argues for the importance of students’ active participation in the community of practice, and highlights some challenges associated with the practicum conversation and the relationship between educational institutions and the practice field.

Based on an empirical study in selected Norwegian kindergartens, this article investigates the practice of musically active employees, with or without professional training. The overarching aim is to develop an understanding of early childhood music practitioners that may challenge dominant views of professional identity and provide some new images of what it means to work musically in a kindergarten. Departing from a sociological approach, five different ‘musical pathfinders’ are identified: the disc jockey, the facilitator, the choir leader, the caregiver and the performer. These ‘ideal types’ are discussed in the light of issues concerning cultural diversity, negotiations of professionalism, repertoire selection, the use of music technology, children’s participation, and the relationship between formal and informal learning. The discussion raises critical questions concerning music activity in early childhood institutions, highlighting professionals’ personal cultural experiences, preferences and practices as legitimate points of reference in the development of professional identity.

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