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Eva Georgii-Hemming is Professor at the School of Music, Theatre and Art, Örebro University, Sweden. She received her PhD in Musicology with Music Education orientation from Örebro University in spring 2005. She teaches undergraduate courses in music education, qualitative research methodology and graduate courses in philosophy of music and sociology of music. Research interests include questions about Bildung and the concept of knowledge, the value and role of music in education as well as in people’s lives. Professor Georgii-Hemming is the main editor to the anthology Professional Knowledge in Music Teacher Education published at Ashgate and has also contributed to international anthologies such as Learning, Teaching and Musical identity: Voices across Cultures and Future prospects for music education: Corroborating informal learning pedagogy. She is editor-in-chief of Nordic Research in Music Education and has published articles in international research journals, such as British Journal of Music Education, Research Studies in Music Education and Music Education Research. Her research interests have also led to frequent presentations and keynotes at international conferences in Europe and USA.