A Survey of Elementary and Secondary Music Educators' Professional Background, Teaching Responsibilities and Job Satisfaction in the United States

Autor/inn/en	Matthews, Wendy K.; Koner, Karen
Titel	A Survey of Elementary and Secondary Music Educators' Professional Background, Teaching Responsibilities and Job Satisfaction in the United States
Quelle	In: Research and Issues in Music Education, 13 (2017) 1, Artikel 2 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1532-8090
Schlagwörter	Job Satisfaction; Teacher Responsibility; Teacher Background; Music Teachers; Elementary Secondary Education; Predictor Variables; Teacher Surveys; Trend Analysis; Teacher Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Lehrverpflichtung; Music; Teacher; Teachers; Musiklehrer; Prädiktor; Trendanalyse; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	The focus of this exploratory study was to examine the current trends of K-12 music educators in the United States regarding their (a) professional background, (b) classroom teaching responsibilities, and (c) job satisfaction. Participants included seven thousand four hundred and sixty-three (N = 7,463) currently employed music teachers who were members of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) during the 2015- 2016 academic year. To assess the variables, participants responded to a researcher created 49-item Music Educator Survey for K-12 Teachers. Results indicate that overall, K-12 music educators were predominately Caucasian (90.9%) and have been teaching less than 20 years (74.4%). The majority of music teachers hold bachelor's degrees (98.1%) with 56.2 % holding masters' degrees. 96.8 % held music teaching certification for their state and work in the public-school systems (89.4%). Overall, music educators were satisfied in their teaching positions indicating reasons related to student engagement and relationships. Results of this study can serve to aid in music education advocacy, designing music teacher professional development, and enhancing the effectiveness of music teacher education programs. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of St. Thomas. Graduate Programs in Music Education, Loras Hall 103, 2115 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105. Tel: 651-962-5729; Web site: http://ir.stthomas.edu/rime/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01