PhD Title: ‘Challenging Epistemology and redefining pedagogy: Music Student Teachers’ experiences of ‘living’ pedagogy as a form of improvisation’
Recent publications and conference presentations include:
Cooke C, Evans K, Philpott C and Spruce G (Eds.)(2016) Learning to Teach Music in the Secondary School: A companion to school experience 3rd Edition. Routledge Available from https://www.amazon.co.uk/Learning-Teach-Music-Secondary-School/dp/0415713080
Cooke C (2015) ‘Critical Reflection for Social Justice and Inclusion in Music Education’ in Benedict C, Schmidt P and Spruce G (Eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Social Justice in Music Education. Routledge Falmer Available from https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oxford-Handbook-Justice-Education-Handbooks/dp/0199356157
Cooke C and Matthews F (2013) ‘Changing perception and pedagogy. Reflections on a Professional Development Programme to support Whole Class Instrumental and Vocal Teaching in England’ in Vugt A and Malmberg I (Eds.) European Perspectives on Music Education European Association for music in Schools (EAS) publications volume 2 pp:223-237
Cooke, C and Spruce, G ‘Critical Pedagogy in Music Education’, Presentation, 20th European Association for Music in Schools conference, The Hague, April 2012.
Cooke, C ‘Teaching as performance: music student teachers perceptions of pedagogy’. Presentation, Scottish Educational Research Association conference, Aberdeen University, November 2015.
Cooke, C ‘What do we mean by music pedagogy?A critical reappraisal and possible scaffold to support music student teachers’ sense making’. Poster presentation, International Society of Music Education, Glasgow University, July 2016.