It is a
pleasure to report that I was recently appointed to the Editorial Boards of two
notable research journals and as External Reviewer for the Doctor of Education
program with East Asia’s highest ranked faculty of education.
Music Education
Research,
published by Routledge, has a very international scope and the highest citation
impact among international journals in the field of music education. It now has a 20-year
history.
Action, Criticism, and
Theory for Music Education is the most widely-cited open-access online journal in the field of
music education. It has a 17-year history.
I continue
serving on the Editorial Boards of several other journals as well, including the
very oldest journal in our field, Arts Education Policy Review,
published by Routledge, which was founded in 1899 under a different name.
The Education
University of Hong Kong has a strong reputation for its successful programs, and I have
recently been appointed External Evaluator for its Doctor of Education program
in the field of Creative Arts Education.
Evaluation is
always challenging, and calls for rigorous, systematic approaches and
accountability. Effective evaluators must carefully determine the scope of any
review, be critically reflective regarding their own biases, and develop a
transparent and compelling report that enables researchers and managers to
identify and build upon strengths while also recognizing possible ways of
improving the quality of their work. It is inspiring to have such opportunities
to play an important role in the strengthening of both educational programs and
research projects.
Also, I have just returned to Norway following a residency as Hanban Visiting Scholar at the Central Conservatory of
Music, Beijing. Shown here are images from some of my recent lectures in China, where higher education is rapidly developing with some world-class universities.
