PROGRAM NASTAVE I UČENjA MUZIČKE KULTURE I KULTURNI IDENTITET

Abstract

The paper deals with teaching Music in the first cycle of primary education in the Republic of Serbia from the point of view of the presence of cultural identity content in Music curricula. The goal of the paper is to investigate to what extent the Music curricula enable the achievement of the learning outcomes related to creating cultural identity, and to what extent they offer a clear guideline for learning about cultural identity. Therefore, a review of both international and national documents related to the development of culture and identity in education are given. In addition, the Music curricula are analysed in order to determine whether they contain elements that support learning about cultural identity. The descriptive research analysis method and the secondary analysis of the documents (laws, curricula) related to education and cultural identity are used in the research. The main findings of the research show that the analysed curricula 1) are aligned with international and national documents that regulate the field of education and develop a strategy for connecting cultural and educational policies; 2) they enable learning about culture and identity and create a basis for the creation of cultural identity. It is necessary, however, that Music curricula broaden their cultural basis and serve the purpose of developing children’s intercultural competencies.