A Survey of the Characteristics and Perceptions of Urban and Suburban Secondary Instrumental Music Teachers

Autor/in	Fitzpatrick, Kate R.
Titel	A Survey of the Characteristics and Perceptions of Urban and Suburban Secondary Instrumental Music Teachers
Quelle	In: Contributions to Music Education, 39 (2013) 1, S.53-68 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0190-4922
Schlagwörter	Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Characteristics; Urban Schools; Suburban Schools; Secondary School Teachers; Music Teachers; Musical Instruments; Teacher Surveys; Comparative Analysis; Educational Attainment; Diversity (Faculty); Age Differences; Gender Differences; Statistical Analysis; Scores; Job Satisfaction; Class Size; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Faculty Development; Student Behavior; Discipline; Questionnaires; Teaching Conditions; Public Schools; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerverhalten; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; Vorort; Vorstadt; Music; Teacher; Teachers; Musiklehrer; Musikinstrument; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Statistische Analyse; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Klassengröße; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Disziplin; Fragebogen; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Public school; Öffentliche Schule
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to survey and compare the characteristics and perceptions of randomly selected urban and suburban (N=20) secondary instrumental music teachers in the Chicago area. Descriptive analysis of the demographic data demonstrated the following: suburban participants had higher levels of educational attainment than their urban counterparts, urban participants were more diverse than suburban participants, suburban participants taught a greater variety of courses than did urban participants, suburban participants were slightly older with more corresponding teaching experience than their urban colleagues, and urban participants were more likely to be female than their suburban counterparts. A One-Way ANOVA of the survey items revealed the following significant differences between the groups: urban participants scored significantly lower on Perie & Baker's (1997) job satisfaction index, had significantly lower levels of educational attainment, were less satisfied with their urban teaching context, felt that the number of students they taught were less manageable, felt that their careers were less personally rewarding, felt that they had less parental support, felt that they have gained less from professional development, and felt that they spent more time on discipline than their suburban counterparts. Implications for the profession are discussed and recommendations for future research are included. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Ohio Music Education Association. Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Avenue MU332, Cleveland, OH 44115. e-mail: member_services@omea-ohio.org; Web site: http://cme.webhop.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01