Becoming music teacher educators: Learning from and with each other in a professional development community

Kristen Pellegrino, Bridget Sweet, Julie Derges Kastner, Heather A. Russell, Jill Reese

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Abstract

During this heuristic phenomenological inquiry, we examined our lived experiences as five women (three doctoral students, two early career faculty) in the process of becoming music teacher educators participating in a year-long, online, group-facilitated professional development community (PDC). Data included recorded meetings via Skype, journal entries via a private Facebook blog, and written introductory and final reflection statements. The three core themes that emerged from the data were as follows: (a) self-doubt and fear of failure as researchers; (b) struggle to establish balance; and (c) the PDC as a safe place. The essence of our lived experience in the group was developing our identities as music teacher educators through interactions in our PDC, which was a safe place for us to discuss our thoughts, concerns, and insecurities. We offer suggestions for PDCs, including future research and participation, as well as international sharing, collaboration, and community.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)462-477
Number of pages16
JournalInternational Journal of Music Education
Volume32
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 12 2014

Keywords

  • Early career faculty
  • Graduate students
  • Identity
  • Music teacher educators
  • Peer mentoring
  • Professional development communities
  • Socialization
  • Technology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • Music

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