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| Abstract : Perpustakaan Tuanku Bainun |
| The purpose of this study was to explore reasons behind graduates_ decisions to pursue teaching as a career and challenges experienced in a one year post graduate teacher education course (KPLI) in music education at a teacher training institution in Kuala Lumpur. Specific objectives of this study were to determine the pull and push factors that determine why young Malaysian graduates opt to change their career path to teaching at primary schools and how these young Malaysian graduates from various cultural backgrounds and qualifications view their training and face challenges in a one-year music education course. A total of 20 trainee teachers participated in this study. This study comprises two components. The first component consisted of two focus group discussions to bridge social and cultural differences amongst the participants. As a result of this first phase, trainee teachers with specific characteristics were targeted for a follow-up one-to-one interview phase. Interviews provided more insights into the trainee teachers_ reasons for a career change and challenges experienced in a oneyear post graduate teacher education course (KPLI) in music education. The findings are based on the teacher trainees_ narratives which have been transcribed from the focus group discussions and the one-to-one interviews. Different combinations of reasons and challenges emerged from the findings between male and female students, and these reasons and challenges experienced are further illustrated and discussed. The findings of this study would help build further development on questions arising about implications for teacher training in the future and the quality of graduates to lead music education in this nation.
Keyword career change, Post Graduate Teacher Education Course, teacher training |
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