This article presents results from a large-scale Norwegian study that examines the quality of early childhood education and care, using the research tool ITERS-R. Although ITERS-R consists of 39 items, this article focuses solely on results within music education in Item 18. Music and movement. According to ITERS-R, results from 206 toddler day care groups reveal that the quality of music education in Norwegian day care is low. Our in-depth study of a single item reveals that a lack of musical toys and instruments is what yields such a low score. The quality of singing and the use of recorded music, however, scores better. These results point to a music education philosophy in ITERS-R that diverges somewhat from contemporary music education philosophies and curricula. The article therefore also discusses some potential consequences of this difference.

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通过ITERS-R进行音乐教育：讨论206个幼儿日托小组的结果

本文介绍了使用研究工具ITERS-R对挪威进行的一项大规模研究的结果，该研究对幼儿教育和护理的质量进行了检查。尽管ITERS-R包含39个项目，但本文仅关注项目18中的音乐教育范围内的结果。音乐与运动。根据ITERS-R，来自206个幼儿日托小组的结果显示，挪威日托中的音乐教育质量很低。我们对单个项目的深入研究表明，缺乏音乐玩具和乐器是造成如此低的分数的原因。但是，唱歌质量和使用录制的音乐的得分更高。这些结果表明，ITERS-R中的音乐教育理念与当代音乐教育理念和课程有所不同。