November 28, 2025Education SciencesOpen Access

From Panopticon to Possibility: Rethinking Music Education Through Biesta’s World-Centered Lens

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Reflection on music education practices reveals shifts towards agency in learners, suggesting new pedagogies and authority structures.

Music education must evolve to promote subjectification and agency among learners, moving beyond traditional authority.
The integration of digital technology and alternative pedagogies challenges established frameworks in music education.
Foucault's panopticon metaphor reveals how traditional practices have constrained student development and agency.
Reconsidering educational power relations supports the development of more reflective and culturally aware teaching methodologies.

Xiao Dong (2025) studied this question.

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