Elementary General Music Teachers’ Preparation in Classroom Management

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine elementary general music teachers’ classroom management preparation within music teacher education programs. Participants (N = 341) were active elementary general music teachers as identified by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). Descriptive data included frequencies, percentages, and cross-tabulations. The most frequently reported sources of classroom management preparation were mentoring from a licensed teacher and supervised fieldwork, while creating classroom rules and expectations and teaching procedures were the most frequent examples of within-course content. Participants were most satisfied with their preparation received through licensed teacher mentoring and supervised fieldwork. Implications for music teacher educators are presented.

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classroom management inservice teachers music educators music teacher preparation preservice teachers

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