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A collaborative group study of Korean mid-career elementary teachers for professional development in music
- Source :
- International Journal of Music Education. 36:85-95
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2017.
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Abstract
- Professional development for in-service teachers is necessary to meet the changing needs of students and society. This teacher collaboration study examined the experiences of mid-career elementary teachers in Korea in their music professional development. Research questions included: (1) What were the contents of discussion? (2) What was the level of participation among elementary teachers in a collaborative group? (3) How did the focus of the group change over time? The data collection included nonparticipant observation, participants’ reflective journals, researchers’ logs, and artifact collection. Findings showed that participants mainly discussed teaching strategies about music classes and reflected new knowledge that were closely related to confidence in teaching. In addition, teachers in this collaborative group played different roles throughout the group meetings depending on their expertise and interests, but there was also a need for a facilitator. Finally, teachers in the group gradually identified the importance of teacher collaboration for their professional development and attempted to be peer mentors for others outside the collaborative group.
- Subjects :
- Teaching method
05 social sciences
Professional development
050301 education
06 humanities and the arts
Group dynamic
Peer relationships
Music education
060404 music
Education
Collaborative group
Pedagogy
ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION
Faculty development
Psychology
0503 education
0604 arts
Music
Qualitative research
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1744795X and 02557614
- Volume :
- 36
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Music Education
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........7372ee825ab562fa840a60904044b996