Thai pre-service music educators and their future in music education and its role in society

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey R. Williams ◽  
Somchai Trakarnrung
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Teacher Behaviors ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Free Response ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Service Music ◽  
Teacher Traits

The purpose of this investigation was to acquire a better understanding of the decision-making process of Thai pre-service music education students and their expectations of their post-graduation professional activities. Demographic data was gathered as well as self-reported participant influences regarding choosing to major in music education. A free response question sought participants’ perception of their role as a music educator in their community. Results tended to mirror those of previous research. Emergent themes from the free response question included teacher behaviors, teacher traits, and student outcomes. These data may help to provide a better understanding of the pre-service music educators’ influences to become music educators, and their post-graduation expectations, as well as providing important information that may lead to possible revisions in current music education curricula in Thailand. Immediate and future relevance of the data and areas for further research were discussed.

The Effect of Instruction on Music Educators' Attitudes toward Students with Disabilities

1996 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Wilson ◽  
Jan McCrary
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Master's Level ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Teaching Music ◽  
Attitudes Toward Students ◽  
University Course

Before and after completing a university course for teaching music to special education learners, master's-level music education students ( N = 18) were given a measure examining their attitudes toward students with disabilities. The survey instrument consisted of 20 statements describing five different groups of students; these were learners with emotional, physical, multiple, mental, or no impairments. The participants were directed to indicate strength of agreement or disagreement with the following statements: “I would feel comfortable in interacting with this individual,” “I would be willing to work with this individual,” and “I would feel capable in working professionally with this individual.” Results showed an increase in the participants' responses to the statement “I would feel more capable in working professionally” but a statistically significant decrease ( p < . 05) to the statement “I would be willing to work” with special-needs learners after the completion of training.

The Preparation of Music Teacher Educators: A Critical Link

2012 ◽  
pp. 684-688
Author(s):  
David J. Teachout
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Transformative Change ◽  
Closed Loop System ◽  
Education Students

This article discusses the “ecosystem” within music education that defines teacher education, and reminds educators of their obligation to give music education students the tools needed for them to supersede current practices. It argues that music education is encased in a “closed-loop” system, where teachers teach how they were taught; and where opportunities for transformative change rarely occur within teacher education programs. Breaking this cycle is a key to developing more effective music educators who can question past practices and deal with current and future realities.

Content Area Literacy in Ensemble Music Education: The Before-During-After Instructional Framework

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-23
Author(s):  
Brian N. Weidner
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
Ensemble Methods ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Content Area Literacy ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Content Area ◽  
Literacy Strategies ◽  
Instructional Framework ◽  
Service Music

Teacher licensure policies and state standards for English/language arts have made content area literacy a necessary component for most music teacher education programs. Unlike teachers in other areas of the school curriculum, music educators have not broadly integrated literacy into their instructional practices. The Before-During-After (B-D-A) instructional framework is commonly used in content area literacy and provides a powerful tool for promoting student critical thinking and metacognitive awareness. B-D-A is supported by content area literacy strategies that can be used across the curriculum, and music educators can use them to encourage student engagement with authentic music texts by focusing on the artistic processes of responding and connecting. Adoption of content area literacy and B-D-A into music ensemble methods coursework can aid preservice and in-service music teachers as they engage students in music learning, support cross-curricular collaboration and professional development, and promote overall student literacy.

Pride and Professionalism in Music Education

2012 ◽  
pp. 606-611
Author(s):  
Richard Colwell
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Education Major ◽  
Perceptual Change ◽  
Big Picture

This article explores what appears to be music educators' lack of pride for their chosen profession. Studies show that even before entering the profession, music education students prefer to be identified as something other than a music education major, such as a bassoonist or a tenor. To gain respect, many music educators pay more attention to events in education than to events in music. Attracting better individuals to the profession requires a perceptual change that emphasizes scholarship and musicianship in music education. Music education also needs self-criticism and professional argumentation for music educators to take pride in its “big picture.”

Introduction

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Matthew L. Garrett ◽  
Joshua Palkki
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
School Music ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Service Music

The Introduction emphasizes the idea that music educators teach people through the art of music. The authors acknowledge their positionality in the LGBTQ and music education communities. They seek to elevate the voices of trans and gender-expansive (TGE) persons so that TGE stories may educate and inform pre-service music teachers, professional music teachers, and music teacher-educators. Two principal goals of the book are established: (a) celebrate and honor TGE persons in their own voices, and (b) create a resource with and for music teacher colleagues. The authors introduce their TGE collaborators and school music teacher collaborators working with TGE students. A book outline is provided.

Music Education Philosophy

2012 ◽  
pp. 62-86
Author(s):  
David J. Elliott
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Community Music ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Philosophy Of Music ◽  
Education Philosophy ◽  
School And Community

This article introduces the field called “the philosophy of music education,” or music education philosophy (MEP). The philosophy of music education is a relatively young field, with many music educators unaware of its existence, not to mention its nature and values. Indeed, specialized courses in MEP are still infrequent in undergraduate and graduate music education curricula in North America and most other nations. Nevertheless, there is a fairly sizeable and rapidly expanding international literature intended to (1) analyze, synthesize, debate, or “problematize” and “worry” all theoretical and practical aspects of music education and, thereby, to (2) inform teachers, university music education students, and scholars about fundamental concepts, conceptions, controversies, principles, and practices in school and community music education.

Simulating disabilities as a tool for altering individual perceptions of working with children with special needs

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia M. Colwell
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Children With Special Needs ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Arm Amputation ◽  
Service Music ◽  
Disability Simulation ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of disability simulations on the attitudes of individuals who will be working with children with special needs in music settings and to compare these attitudes between student music therapists and pre-service music educators. Each participant completed a questionnaire on the first day of class and again after participating in a disability simulation approximately two weeks later. The disabilities simulated included an individual with a one-arm amputation, an individual requiring mobility in a wheelchair due to paralysis, an individual with a hearing impairment, and an individual with a visual impairment. Results indicated that participants had more positive attitudes after experiencing the simulation although there was no difference between majors (music therapy or music education). Results also indicated that attitudes showed a greater shift when statements on the questionnaire were stated negatively rather than positively. Limitations and implications for future studies were discussed.

Music Educators’ Understanding and Opinions of U.S. Copyright Law

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Okley Egger ◽  
D. Gregory Springer
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Content Area ◽  
Free Response ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Status ◽  
Service Music

The purpose of this study was to examine music educators’ understanding and opinions of U.S. copyright law. In-service music educators ( N = 50) completed a web-based questionnaire designed to assess their attitudes toward, knowledge of, and preparation/training for understanding copyright law. Respondents reported generally favorable attitudes toward copyright law. Results also indicated that respondents had a limited understanding of certain aspects of copyright law. These in-service music teachers reported that their undergraduate preparation did not prepare them well to understand copyright law, and the majority (64%) indicated completing zero undergraduate courses that included copyright law as a content area and few professional development sessions focused on understanding copyright law. Analysis of respondents’ answers to a free-response question indicated the following themes: (a) rationalizing unethical/illegal behaviors, (b) criticizing the status quo, and (c) expressing a desire for more information about copyright.

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