Music Education in Puerto Rican Elementary Schools: A Study from the Perspective of Music Teachers

Autor/inn/en	López-León, Ricardo; Lorenzo-Quiles, Oswaldo; Addessi, Anna Rita
Titel	Music Education in Puerto Rican Elementary Schools: A Study from the Perspective of Music Teachers
Quelle	In: International Journal of Music Education, 33 (2015) 2, S.146-162 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0255-7614
DOI	10.1177/0255761413515811
Schlagwörter	Music Education; Elementary Education; Elementary School Teachers; Music Teachers; Questionnaires; Teaching Conditions; Student Surveys; Age Differences; Teaching Experience; Likert Scales; Statistical Analysis; Singing; Musical Instruments; Music Theory; Self Efficacy; Professional Continuing Education; Evaluation Methods; Teacher Role; Puerto Rico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Musikerziehung; Elementarunterricht; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Music; Musiklehrer; Fragebogen; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Schülerbefragung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Likert-Skala; Statistische Analyse; Gesang; Musikinstrument; Musiktheorie; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Berufsfeldbezogener Unterricht; Weiterbildung; Lehrerrolle
Abstract	This article presents, for the first time, descriptive research on the status of music education in Puerto Rican public elementary schools. General music education at elementary schools on the island has been part of the school offering for more than 50 years. As yet, music education at this level has not been recognized as an essential discipline in the Department of Education's official curriculum. The official governmental positions are contradictory to the reality of the teaching of music. As a result, this study is directed at obtaining a true understanding of the factors by performing research using 228 music educators from different areas of the Puerto Rican territory as the main suppliers of information. A questionnaire, validated by 15 experts, was administered to the 228 highly qualified in-service music teachers, and a 100% response rate was obtained. Overall, the results revealed that music teachers from Puerto Rico are performing under less than ideal teaching conditions. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01