Music Practices and Teachers' Needs for Teaching Music in Public Preschools of South Korea

Autor/in	Lee, Youngae
Titel	Music Practices and Teachers' Needs for Teaching Music in Public Preschools of South Korea
Quelle	In: International Journal of Music Education, 27 (2009) 4, S.356-371 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0255-7614
DOI	10.1177/0255761409344663
Schlagwörter	Music Education; Music Teachers; Music Activities; Likert Scales; Foreign Countries; Preschool Teachers; Preschool Children; Lesson Plans; Planning; Thematic Approach; Singing; Musical Instruments; Teacher Education; Teacher Surveys; Teaching Methods; Teacher Competencies; Educational Needs; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Musikerziehung; Music; Teacher; Teachers; Musiklehrer; Musikalische Aktion; Likert-Skala; Ausland; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess; Themenzentrierter Unterricht; Gesang; Musikinstrument; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrkunst; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Korea; Republik
Abstract	The present study aimed to investigate the current music practices and teachers' needs for teaching music in public preschools of South Korea. The data were obtained from the public preschools in South Korea, where 66.7 percent (n = 606) of the total sample (N = 908) responded. The online survey consisted of 42 questions: Likert-type scales, single and multiple-choice responses, and four open-ended questions. Focusing on the current music practices of public preschools, the 42 questions were divided into seven categories according to question content. The majority of teachers stated that their lesson plans included group music activities more than twice a week, lasting less than 30 minutes on average. The most important reason for including music in the curriculum was "enjoyment and recreation". Almost all teachers planned their music curriculum with a weekly theme, and they chose songs to complement the theme. Singing with finger play (a song, game or chant with finger action) was reported to be the most popular activity in public preschools. The teachers taught songs with piano accompaniment or a CD, and several common CD collections for music activities were employed. Although rhythmic percussion instruments were the most accessible in a music center, the piano was the most frequently used by teachers during circle time in the classroom. Teachers identified the difficulty of the lack of ideas for music activities in preschools. The majority of the participants requested more applicable and thorough preservice and inservice music education programs for preschool teachers. (Contains 4 tables, 3 figures and 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10