Taking the Long View toward Music Teacher Preparation: The Rationale for a Dual-Degree Program

2006 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 50-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gena R. Greher ◽  
R. Nicholas Tobin
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Degree Program ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Music Teacher Preparation ◽  
Dual Degree

Perceptions of Beginning Teachers, Their Mentors, and Administrators Regarding Preservice Music Teacher Preparation

2002 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen Conway
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Beginning Teachers ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Teacher Preparation Program ◽  
First Year ◽  
Preparation Program ◽  
First Year Teachers ◽  
Validity Of Results ◽  
Music Teacher Preparation

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the preservice music teacher preparation program at a large midwestem university (in this article called “BTU” for “Big Ten University”) through an examination of the perceptions of beginning teachers and their mentors and administrators. Primary research participants included seven first-year teachers from BTU's class of 1999 and seven first-year teachers from the class of 2000. Data from these participants included individual interviews, focus group interviews, teacher journals, classroom observations by the researcher, mentor interviews, administrator interviews, and responses on an open-ended “End-of-Year Questionnaire.”In addition, secondary participants (n = 11) completed the End-of Year Questionnaire regarding their first-year experiences and the teacher preparation program. Results and discussion include descriptions of the perceptions regarding the most valuable parts of preparation and the least valuable parts of preparation, as well as suggestions for preservice teacher preparation made by teachers, mentors, administrators, and the researcher. Issues of validity of results and transferability of findings to other settings are discussed in addition to possible implications for teacher education and music education program evaluation research.

Comparing Field-Teaching Experiences: A Longitudinal Examination of Preservice and First-Year Teacher Perspectives

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 264-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah J. Bartolome
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Teacher Preparation Program ◽  
First Year ◽  
Job Interviews ◽  
Observation Process ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Music Teacher Preparation

The purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine preservice and first-year music educators’ perspectives on fieldwork activities embedded within a music teacher preparation program. One cohort of students was tracked for 2.5 years as they participated in an elementary teaching practicum, fulfilled the student teaching internship, and ultimately entered the field. Drawing on data from a previous study of the same cohort’s perceptions of a service-learning project (2013), this report provides a comparative analysis of the students’ evolving perceptions of fieldwork over time. The perceived transfers of emergent skills and dispositions to the first year of practice also are explored with particular attention to the voices of first-year teachers. Findings suggested a wide range of benefits associated with each type of fieldwork, including overlapping and unique constructs. Perceived collective transfers included comfort and experience, habits of self-reflection, skills and knowledge for job interviews, and comfort with the observation process. These findings may assist higher education professionals as they design field-teaching activities and make informed decisions about best practices in music teacher preparation.

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