Isolation at the workplace: the case of music teachers in the Spanish primary education system

This study aims to establish whether music teachers feel isolated at the workplace or not because only one music teacher is part of teaching staff in a primary school by reasons linked to the limited school budget. A nonexperimental quantitative research design was utilised in this study because two...

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Authors: Ángel Alvarado, Rolando Alfredo, Belletich Ruiz, Olga, Wilhelmi, Miguel R.
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2020
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repository:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2454/39500
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Self-determination theory
Basic psychological needs
Music teaching
Loneliness
Solitude
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spelling Isolation at the workplace: the case of music teachers in the Spanish primary education systemÁngel Alvarado, Rolando AlfredoBelletich Ruiz, OlgaWilhelmi, Miguel R.Self-determination theoryBasic psychological needsMusic teachingLonelinessSolitudeThis study aims to establish whether music teachers feel isolated at the workplace or not because only one music teacher is part of teaching staff in a primary school by reasons linked to the limited school budget. A nonexperimental quantitative research design was utilised in this study because two psychological scales have been applied, considering a random cluster sample, which is understood as a probability sampling because the number of participants has representativeness in the Spanish primary education system. Results demonstrate that music teachers work alone at schools, such that they have limited chances for interacting with other music educators at the workplace. In conclusion, job isolation is the turning point for understanding the motivational status of music teachers, at least in Spain. Given these findings, some practical implications are proposed herein.The first author acknowledges CONICYT PFCHA/DOCTORADO BECAS CHILE/2015 for his doctoral scholarship. This study received funding from the State I + D + i Programme Oriented Toward Challenges of the Society, under grant number EDU2017-84979-R.RoutledgeCiencias Humanas y de la EducaciónGiza eta Hezkuntza Zientziak2020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2454/39500reponame:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarrainstname:Universidad Pública de NavarraInglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/EDU2017-84979-Rinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/395002026-06-17T12:41:47Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Isolation at the workplace: the case of music teachers in the Spanish primary education system
title Isolation at the workplace: the case of music teachers in the Spanish primary education system
spellingShingle Isolation at the workplace: the case of music teachers in the Spanish primary education system
Ángel Alvarado, Rolando Alfredo
Self-determination theory
Basic psychological needs
Music teaching
Loneliness
Solitude
title_short Isolation at the workplace: the case of music teachers in the Spanish primary education system
title_full Isolation at the workplace: the case of music teachers in the Spanish primary education system
title_fullStr Isolation at the workplace: the case of music teachers in the Spanish primary education system
title_full_unstemmed Isolation at the workplace: the case of music teachers in the Spanish primary education system
title_sort Isolation at the workplace: the case of music teachers in the Spanish primary education system
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ángel Alvarado, Rolando Alfredo
Belletich Ruiz, Olga
Wilhelmi, Miguel R.
author Ángel Alvarado, Rolando Alfredo
author_facet Ángel Alvarado, Rolando Alfredo
Belletich Ruiz, Olga
Wilhelmi, Miguel R.
author_role author
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Wilhelmi, Miguel R.
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación
Giza eta Hezkuntza Zientziak
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Self-determination theory
Basic psychological needs
Music teaching
Loneliness
Solitude
topic Self-determination theory
Basic psychological needs
Music teaching
Loneliness
Solitude
description This study aims to establish whether music teachers feel isolated at the workplace or not because only one music teacher is part of teaching staff in a primary school by reasons linked to the limited school budget. A nonexperimental quantitative research design was utilised in this study because two psychological scales have been applied, considering a random cluster sample, which is understood as a probability sampling because the number of participants has representativeness in the Spanish primary education system. Results demonstrate that music teachers work alone at schools, such that they have limited chances for interacting with other music educators at the workplace. In conclusion, job isolation is the turning point for understanding the motivational status of music teachers, at least in Spain. Given these findings, some practical implications are proposed herein.
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