Teacher Recruitment
The purpose of the Teacher Recruitment ASPA is to encourage the recruiting of high quality music educators through research, advocacy, and other actions designed to promote music teaching as a career.
Facilitator: David Rickels
Teacher Recruitment ASPA Collaborator List and Contact Information
Click here to join the email list for the Teacher Recruitment ASPA (via Google Groups)
Goals
The Teacher Recruitment ASPA is currently working on three action items:
- Action Item #1. Identify and share information on programs that have created partnerships between high school students, universities, and/or MEAs for teacher recruitment (for St. Louis conference)
- Action Item #2. Conduct a follow-up survey on career influences of music education candidates, such as music education career selectors and non-selectors, underrepresented groups, or alternative pathways to certification
- Action Item #3. Gather data on K-12 music teachers’ perceptions of their role and practices in music teacher recruitment
Resources
Rickels, D. A., Councill, K. H., Fredrickson, W. E., Hairston, M., Porter, A. M., & Schmidt, M. (2010). Influences on career choice among music education audition candidates: A pilot study. Journal of Research in Music Education, 57(4), 292-307. DOI: 10.1177/0022429409350779
“Is the Next Generation of Music Teachers in Your Classroom?” by Ann Porter, Kim Councill, Michelle Hairston, and Marg Schmidt, has been published in:
- The Florida Music Director, 61(11), 12‐14 (Oct. 2008)
- The North Carolina Music Educator, 59(3), 56‐57, in 2009
- The Pennsylvania Music Educators Association News, Volume 73(1), Winter 2008, 76‐79
Current Projects
Click here for minutes from the 2011 ASPA meeting in Greensboro.
