Personality self-perceptions of Turkish music pre-service teachers in relation to departmental satisfaction

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine individual differences in the field of music education. The ‘Big Five’ model of personality served as the framework to help meet the purpose. Using a sample of 83 music pre-service teachers enrolled in a department of music education, we found that music pre-service teachers scored high in the Openness, Conscientiousness, Extroversion and Agreeableness dimensions but low in the Neuroticism dimension of personality. This finding suggests that the music pre-service teachers possess the personality type that the scientists suggest is ideal for teachers. Two dimensions of personality (Openness and Extroversion) were positively correlated with the music pre-service teachers’ satisfaction in studying in the department of music education.

Les auto-perceptions sur la personnalité du professeur stagiaire Turc envers la satisfaction départementale

L’objectif de cet article est d’éxaminer les différences individuelles dans le champs de l’education musicale. Le modèle de cinq grands facteurs de la personnalité a servi comme structure conceptuelle pour la recherche. Avec un échantillon composé de 83 professeurs stagiaires matriculés dans le département d’éducation musicale, nous avons trouvés que les professeurs stagiaires attribuent des scores hauts pour les dimensions Ouverture, Conscieux, Extraversion et Amabilité, mais bas pour la dimension Neurotisme de la personnalité. Ces résultats suggèrent que les professeurs stagiaires en musique possèdent un type de personnalité que les chercheurs suggèrent pour les professeurs idéaux. Nous avons aussi trouvés que deux dimensions de la personnalité (Ouverture et Extraversion) avait une corrélation positive avec la satisfaction du professeur stagiaire dans le département d’éducation musicale.

Selbstwahrnehmung von türkischen Musiklehrern in Ausbildung in Bezug auf ihre Zufriedenheit mit dem Fachbereich

Das Ziel dieser Studie war es, persönliche Verschiedenheiten im Bereich Musikerziehung zu untersuchen. Das “Big Five” Persönlichkeitsmodell (auch Fünf-Faktoren Modell) diente dazu als Rahmen. Anhand eines Beispiels von 83 Musiklehrern in Ausbildung, die im Fachbereich Musikerziehung eingeschrieben waren, war zu bemerken, dass Musiklehrer deutliche Merkmale von Offenheit, Gewissenhaftigkeit, Extraversion und Verträglichkeit, aber wenig neurotizistische Persönlichkeitsmerkmale an den Tag legten. Diese Ergebnisse legen nahe, dass die Musiklehrer in Ausbildung einen Persönlichkeitstyp aufwiesen, den Forscher als ideal für Lehrer einstufen. Ein weiteres Ergebnis war, dass zwei der Persönlichkeitsmerkmale (Offenheit und Extraversion) positiv mit der Zufriedenheit der Musiklehrer in der Fakultät für Musikerziehung zu studieren korrelierten.

Autopercepciones sobre la Personalidad de Estudiantes de Magisterio de Música de Turquía con Relación a la Satisfacción Departamental

El propósito de este estudio fue examinar las diferencias individuales en el campo de la educación musical. Los Cinco Grandes Modelos de Personalidad sirvieron como marco auxiliar para nuestros objetivos. Mediante una muestra de 83 estudiantes de formación del profesorado de música de un departamento de educación musical encontramos que puntuaban alto en las dimensiones de apertura, escrupulosidad, extroversión y amabilidad, y bajo en la neurótica. Estos resultados sugieren que los estudiantes de magisterio de música poseían la personalidad tipo que los científicos sugieren para el docente ideal. Encontramos igualmente que dos dimensiones de la personalidad (apertura y extroversión) correlacionaban positivamente con la satisfacción de estos estudiantes por estudiar en el Departamento de Educación Musical.

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Big Five model of personality departmental satisfaction music education personality

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