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Peripatetic music teachers approaching mid-career: a cause for concern?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2005

David Baker
David Baker
Affiliation:
Institute of Education, University of Reading, Bulmershe Court, Earley, Reading RG6 1HY, [email protected]
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Abstract

This article discusses music service teachers' notions of pedagogical competence and occupational prospects as they approach mid-career. Respondents were drawn from a comprehensive life history study of 28 Local Education Authority employees. Of this larger cohort, 20 individuals contributed to findings discussed here. Data were collected and analysed between October 2002 and March 2004. Findings suggest a critical phase between 36 and 42 years of age. The episode entails reaching a professional apex, plateau or crisis in light of high pedagogical efficacy and career limitations. It culminates in a transformation of self-identity. Owing to respondents' unease about this period, the career structure of music service teachers is questioned.

Type
Research Article
Information
British Journal of Music Education , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , July 2005 , pp. 141 - 153
Copyright
2005 Cambridge University Press

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