Affiliation:
1. Doctoral Student at Šiauliai University, Lithuania. E-mail: ausra.kardasiene@gmail.com
2. Doctor of Social Sciences (Education), Professor of Šiauliai University, Lithuania, E-mail: diana.straksiene@gmail.com
Abstract
"The article presents the analysis and scientific assessment of trends of the inclusive school culture, manifesting themselves in the context of music education. It is maintained that school culture grounded on the philosophy of inclusive education and enriched with advanced educational processes, in this case, with artistic/musical activities, not only marks the school’s uniqueness but also highlights the importance of the educational process, unites and empowers its participants to work together naturally to achieve a common goal. Building the inclusive school culture, music education correlates with all of its main features manifesting themselves in reality: the collaboration of participants of the educational process, dissemination of best practice, favourable microclimate ensuring the manifestation of a successful situation not only in the educational process but also in concert activities, and the like. Music activity grounded on the philosophy of inclusive education becomes an aspiration building the inclusive school culture, which undoubtedly helps to create the society grounded on tolerance of differences, which seeks to envisage every learner’s needs and possibilities.
Keywords: school culture, inclusive school, music education."