A national snapshot of early-career secondary school music teachers : Engagement, obstacles and support

• Published in: Australian journal of music education Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 50 - 56
• Main Author: Robinson, Jennifer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nedlands Copyright Agency Limited (Distributor) 2020; Australian Society for Music Education
• Subjects: Australian Arts Curriculum; Beginning Teachers; Career Choice; Career development; Careers; Curricula; Curriculum Implementation; Family Work Relationship; Foreign Countries; Grounded theory; Job satisfaction; Literature reviews; Motivation; Music Education; Music Teachers; Professional Development; Qualitative research; Secondary education; Secondary School Teachers; Secondary schools; Social networks; Success; Surveys; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Motivation; Teaching; Teaching Load; Workloads; Australia

Early-career teachers are referred to in the literature as being in their first few years of teaching experience (Ballantyne and Zhukov, 2017; Dabback, 2018). This research aims to identify current issues that affect the aspirations of early-career secondary school music teachers, including what mot...