The evaluation of the perspectives of music teachers concerning the influence of the program from which they have graduated on the profession

Abstract

The best identifier of the extent to which music teacher training in the Department of Music Education has fulfilled its aim is the professional life of music teachers. In this study, 20 people who have studied in Dokuz Eylul University Buca Faculty of Education Department of Music Education and who work as music teachers have been interviewed. A qualitative research method has been adopted in the study. The results have revealed that the Department of Music Education fails to fulfil its mission of training teachers satisfactorily and to impart prospect music teachers with the necessary skills for the profession of teaching fully and adequately.