TY - JOUR
T1 - Inspiring the Next Generation of Music Educators
T2 - A Multiple Case Study of High School Music Experiences and Career Choice
AU - Robison, Tiger
AU - Edgar, Scott N.
AU - Eros, John
AU - Councill, Kimberly H.
AU - Fredrickson, William E.
AU - Helmick, Jonathan
AU - Hoffman, Edward C.
AU - Melago, Kathleen A.
AU - Williams, Blair A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© National Association for Music Education 2020.
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - The purpose of this instrumental multiple case study was to explore the roles that high school music educators and the experiences they provide play in influencing high school students’ decisions to pursue a career in music education. Four bounded systems, consisting of programs led by ensemble directors with documented records and reputations for helping matriculate music education students into undergraduate music education programs, were studied. Findings were organized into the following themes: (a) formative attraction to the profession, (b) differing approaches to encouragement, (c) forms of encouragement, and (d) life as a music teacher. Specific implications for practice for multiple stakeholders and implications for future research are provided based on these findings.
AB - The purpose of this instrumental multiple case study was to explore the roles that high school music educators and the experiences they provide play in influencing high school students’ decisions to pursue a career in music education. Four bounded systems, consisting of programs led by ensemble directors with documented records and reputations for helping matriculate music education students into undergraduate music education programs, were studied. Findings were organized into the following themes: (a) formative attraction to the profession, (b) differing approaches to encouragement, (c) forms of encouragement, and (d) life as a music teacher. Specific implications for practice for multiple stakeholders and implications for future research are provided based on these findings.
KW - career choice
KW - music teacher education
KW - music teacher identity
KW - music teacher recruitment
KW - preservice music teachers
KW - undergraduate education
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85097500887&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0022429420975787
DO - 10.1177/0022429420975787
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85097500887
SN - 0022-4294
VL - 69
SP - 207
EP - 227
JO - Journal of Research in Music Education
JF - Journal of Research in Music Education
IS - 2
ER -