Expanding the Role of the Arts in the Curriculum: Some Australian Initiatives

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsJoan LivermoreJoan Livermore is a music educator and a past national president of the Australian Society for Music Education. She is director of the Australian Center for Arts Education at the University of Canberra, where she also coordinates arts education. As chair of the National Affiliation of Arts Educators, she represents the arts on national education bodies such as the National Education Forum.Gary E. McPhersonGary E. McPherson is course coordinator for music education at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He is immediate past national president of the Australian Society for Music Education, treasurer for the International Society for Music Education, co-editor of Research Studies in Music Education, and on the editorial advisory committee for the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education.