Patriarchal ideology in music education: a glance to boys-only schools

Abstract

In Chile, school culture is constructed on differentiating between feminine and masculine stereotypes. Hence, the current study aims to explore the vision of music teachers regarding the implementation of the gender perspective in boys-only schools. The constant comparative method is used deductively, as the theoretical framework helped to establish conceptual categories. The sample comprises two female music teachers who have participated individually and privately in a semi-structured interview to delve into teaching tasks applied in boys-only schools. Findings reveal the existence of a patriarchal ideology in music education, which is influenced by five dimensions: androcentric culture, musical stereotypes, emotional stereotypes, misogyny, and homophobia. In conclusion, the music industry nurtures and contaminates music education because androcentric culture emerges there.