Covid-19 and Online Music Education: A Qualitative Study on the Views of Preschool Teacher Candidates

Abstract

: This study aims to examine distance music education practices in the pandemic period in line with the opinions of pre-school teacher candidates. The study, in which the single case study design, one of the qualitative research approaches, was used, was carried out with 22 preschool teacher candidates studying at the Kafkas University, Turkey. The data were collected through a semi-structured interview form created by the researchers in line with expert opinions. The obtained data were collected under different themes and analyzed with content analysis. The results of the study showed that the acquisitions made by the preschool teacher candidates during distance music education were mainly based on a theoretical foundation. It was found that the greatest practical deficiency occurred in learning a musical instrument.The participants mostly expressed their views on saving time and space as the positive aspects of distance education. On the other hand, negative results were also obtained, such as the inadequacy of mutual communication in the distance education process, the lack of infrastructure in practice, and the limited course time. In future studies, it is recommended to implement synchronized applications, especially for instrument training, by supporting online materials.

“Nothing replaces meeting my students at class”: Analysing academics’ views regarding distance education

“…Participants in this study seemed to feel disappointed, and isolated because there was a lack of feedback from the students which also caused their motivation reduced. When the lecturers could not check if the students understood the course content; the level of confusion, self-inefficacy, and apprehension about the future of distance education increased, which was supported by studies such as Yılmaz et al ( 2021 ). When the instructional methods were only through a kind of monologue but not dialogue and even sometimes reading the presentation slides, they thought students’ learning was not going to be effective as they only were or pretended to be online without showing any kind of contribution.…”

“…There are some studies in the literature about the views of learners regarding distance education via online learning environments. Yılmaz et al ( 2021 ) examined the views of preschool teacher candidates about distance music education practices during the pandemic period. The pre-service teachers who participated in the research expressed their views on saving time and space as the positive aspects of distance education.…”

Music Teacher Candidates’ Attitudes Toward Distance Instrument Education

“…While following the lessons of the MTC online, no difference was found between the scores of the ATDIE according to their communication and interaction status with the instructors. Yılmaz et al (2021) emphasizes the inadequacy of mutual communication in the distance education process. Mostly instrument lessons are one-by-one lessons.…”

Opinions of Academicians on Online Education: The Case of Akdeniz University Faculty of Communication in the COVID-19 Process

“…The basic understanding of the criterion sampling method is to study all situations that meet a set of predetermined criteria, and the researcher can create the criteria or criteria in question or use a ready-made list of criteria (Yıldırım & Şimşek, 2013;140). The fact that the participants have experienced the event in the study is explained as criterion-based sampling (Yılmaz et al, 2021;286). Since the sample size will have a significant impact on the final quality of the research (Coyne, 1997& Saunders, 2012; 10 academics who are conducting their courses with online education at Akdeniz University Faculty of Communication and who volunteered to participate in the study were included in the study.…”