ABSTRACT

Recently, there have been attempts to improve the support for beginning music teachers by investigating their difficulties during their first teaching years. The purpose of the study was to describe Korean novice music teachers’ perceptions of their first years’ challenges. In this study, data were generated through participants’ reflective journals, two individual interviews per participant and class observations. The findings indicated that beginning music teachers commonly felt insufficient in terms of music subject matter knowledge and skills as music educators as well as their assessments of students’ performances in music classes. They also mentioned their challenges, especially their relationships with students. Suggestions not only for practice in music teacher preparation and support but for future research on beginning music teachers are provided.

摘要

最近，通过调查初任音乐教师的困难，试图改善对初任音乐教师的支持。该研究的目的是描述韩国音乐新手教师对他们第一年面临的挑战的看法。在这项研究中，数据是通过参与者的反思日志、每个参与者的两次个人访谈和课堂观察生成的。研究结果表明，作为音乐教育者，初级音乐教师普遍认为在音乐学科知识和技能以及他们对学生在音乐课上的表现的评估方面存在不足。他们还提到了他们面临的挑战，尤其是他们与学生的关系。