Open AccessA Thematic Review of the Studies on the Music Teacher Competencies in Turkey
Author(s) -
Hatice Çeliktaş,
Doruk Engür,
Sezen Özeke
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international education studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1913-9039
pISSN - 1913-9020
DOI - 10.5539/ies.v15n1p1
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , psychology , data collection , sample (material) , mathematics education , teacher education , service (business) , pedagogy , professional development , content analysis , medical education , descriptive research , qualitative research , sociology , medicine , social science , economics , chemistry , economy , chromatography
The first official works about the teacher competencies in Turkey were began in 1998 and many revisions made since then. In this framework, subject-specific competencies were prepared for some areas for primary education in 2008 and secondary education in 2011. This research aimed to review and analyze studies about music teacher competencies between 2008 and 2017 when music teacher competencies were in effect. For this purpose, the studies conducted during this period in Turkey were scanned, and the thematic content analysis was carried out within the framework of the method/design, sample group, data collection tools, aims, results, and recommendations. One of the research findings showed that the studies concerned were particularly related to the competency areas of planning and regulation, the theoretical-applied knowledge and skill, and professional development. Another finding pointed out that the vast majority of the studies employed a descriptive survey model. Last but not least, it was found that the samples of the studies were mostly constructed from pre-service teachers rather than in-service teachers. This current research suggests that further studies should give priority to choose in-service teachers as samples rather than pre-service teachers and also suggests more functional courses for both undergraduate program and in service training.