STUDENT TYPOLOGIES IN MUSIC TEACHER EDUCATION
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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2025.2.03Keywords:
music teacher education, career conception, student typologiesAbstract
The monitoring of student perspectives and preconceptions of teacher candidates has become an area of growing interest in educational research. Through such investigations, teacher education can more effectively support the processes of professional socialization and actively shape the development of professional aidentity. In our research, we examined university students enrolled in music teacher education programs. By analyzing their career conceptions, we identified various attitudes and explored the underlying characteristics that define distinct student profiles. This study presents a segment of our broader research project, focusing on career factors that influence teacher candidates’ orientation and the student typologies emerging from them. Based on our findings, we identified five student types, the recognition of which highlights the need for more supportive and personalized approaches in addition to the development of professional competences, in order to strengthen the effectiveness of music teacher education and foster long-term commitment to the teaching profession.
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