Open AccessRedefining excellence and inclusion
Author(s) -
Jennie Henley,
Lee Higgins
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of community music
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1752-6299
pISSN - 1752-6302
DOI - 10.1386/ijcm_00020_1
Subject(s) - excellence , inclusion (mineral) , scrutiny , context (archaeology) , process (computing) , product (mathematics) , value (mathematics) , sociology , engineering ethics , pedagogy , reflection (computer programming) , public relations , epistemology , political science , engineering , social science , computer science , geography , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , machine learning , law , programming language , operating system
In this article, we present an overview and summary of the work undertaken by the Music and Social Intervention Network. Exploring the themes of ‘excellence’ and ‘inclusion’, we begin with a consideration of the four articles presented within this special issue and then proceed onto a reflection surrounding wider discussions prevalent at the public events held as part of the project. Following this, we outline five key discourses that emerged through the research process: value, context, measurement, process/product and pedagogy. These fields were then used to identify three underlying issues that affect the way the concepts of excellence and inclusion manifest. After proposing a common understanding of the terms under scrutiny, we suggest that the research points towards a reformation that reads: excellence is the process within community music and inclusion is the product of that process. Reflective questions pertaining to this idea are left open for further discussion.