Dr. Elizabeth J.A. Andango

Academic Qualifications

Refereed Journal Articles

1. 2023: Akuno, E.A., Addo, A.O., Andang’o, E.A., Emberly, A., Davhula, M. and Matiure, P., (2023). Sub-Saharan African Musical Learning Communities. In Barrett, M.S. and Welch, G.F. (Eds). The Oxford Handbook of Early Childhood Learning and Development in Music. 439-463. Oxford: Oxford University Press
2. Dansereau, D., Andang’o. E. & Nijs, L. (2023). Publishing in the International Journal of Music in Early Childhood: Key processes and considerations. International Journal of Music in Early Childhood , 18 (1), 53-59.
3. Andang’o, E.A. (2022). The role of music in shaping children’s self-knowledge and identity: Perspectives from an African setting. International Journal of Music in Early Childhood , 17 (1), 66-75.
4. Andang’o, E. A. (2021). The influences of teacher aspirations and practices for children’s inclusive music education: The case of Muziki International Journal of Music in Early Childhood, 16(1), 51-69.
5. Heydon, R., Fancourt, D., & Cohen, A. J. (Eds.). (2020). The Routledge companion to interdisciplinary studies in singing, volume iii : Wellbeing . Taylor & Francis Group. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kenyatta-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6202699
6. Andang’o, E. (2017). Ghetto classics: Bringing hope to underprivileged children in International Journal of Community Music, 10(3), 327-340.
7. Andang’o, E. & Pacheco, C.B. (2016). Belonging and identity: Exploring gendered meanings of musicking in seven-year-olds. In Ilari, B. and Young, S. (Eds.) Children’s home musical experiences across the world. (pp. 69-79). Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
8. Andang’o, E. (2016). The interrelation between music education and cultural education in early childhood music education in Kenya. In Berggraf, A. (Ed). International yearbook for research in arts education 4/ 2016 (pp. 254- 261). Germany: Waxmann Verlag GmbH.
9. Andang’o, E. (2015). Challenges in integrating musical arts in early childhood education. International yearbook for research in arts education 3/ 2015 . Germany: Waxmann Verlag GmbH.
10. Andang’o, E.A, (2012) Musical contexts as bridge-builders in early childhood music education in Kenya . Min-Ad. Israel Studies in Musicology Online . Vol.10, pp 16-26
11. Digolo, B., Andang’o, E. & Katuli, J. (2011). E-Learning as a strategy for enhancing access to Music Education. International Journal of Business & Social Science ;2011, Vol. 2 Issue 11, p135
12. Andang’o E. A. (2010) Mary Atieno. In Omolo-Ongati, R. (Ed.) (pp1-19, Vol. 1) A biography of Kenyan musicians . Nairobi: Government Printer
13. Andang’o, E. A. (2009). Synchronising pedagogy and musical experiences in early childhood: addressing challenges in preschool music education in Kenya. Early Child Development and Care . Vol. 179 No. 6, pp. 807-821
14. Andang’o, E. and Mugo, J. (2007). Early childhood music education in Kenya. Between

Conference Papers

1. Embracing Innovative Practices for Developing Resources and Pedagogical Approaches for Early Years Music Education in Kenya (Helsinki, 2024)
2. Grandmothers as Creators of Generational Musical Legacies: Pathways to Sustainable Early Childhood Music Education ( Helsinki, 2024)
3. Evolving Musical Childhoods: Virtual and Physical Musical Spaces as Communities of Practice (PASMAE, Ivory Coast, Ghana, 2023)