Changing Roles: The Music Co-ordinator in the Primary School

Button, S.W.; Potter, A.

Changing Roles: The Music Co-ordinator in the Primary School

Button, S.W.; Potter, A.

Authors

S.W. Button

A. Potter

Abstract

This article reports on the results of a study which investigated teachers' and head teachers' perceptions of the role of the music co-ordinator in the primary school, and provides insight into how the role might be made more effective. The teachers participating in this project were chosen from twenty primary schools from one local educational authority in the north-east of England. The research involved the collection of data, obtained through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The data focused upon three key areas of the music co-ordinator's role: training, collegial support and curriculum administration and development. The findings of the research reflect the need for a re-evaluation of how the role is conceptualised by head teachers, especially in respect of collegial support.

Citation

Button, S., & Potter, A. (2006). Changing Roles: The Music Co-ordinator in the Primary School. Research in Education, 76, 1-13

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	2006-11
Deposit Date	Jul 7, 2008
Publicly Available Date	Jul 7, 2008
Journal	Review of Research in Education
Print ISSN	0034-5237
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	76
Pages	1-13
Keywords	Co-ordinator, Non-specialist, Effectiveness, Consultancy, Collegiality.
Publisher URL	http://journals.mup.man.ac.uk/cgi-bin/MUP?COMval=article&key=RED/V76I0/760001.xml