Attitudes; Student Surveys

When the curriculum revision process began at a southern university for an upcoming program review, elementary education faculty decided to look at current coursework to determine whether the "Arts in the Integrated Curriculum " course adequately prepared preservice elementary education majors to teach the creative arts (music, movement, drama, visual arts). Since the new program would certify K-6 teachers, instead of the previous 1-6 certification, a concern existed regarding preparation for both primary and upper elementary grades. A study examined whether those students interested in teaching the primary grades felt prepared to teach the integrated arts in kindergarten. While the research method was qualitative, the research design followed an interpretive approach and allowed for interviews and content analysis. Subjects were obtained from a sample of 15 junior and senior level teacher education students who had completed the aforementioned course. A telephone questionnaire was developed that focuse