Date of Award
Summer 8-2017
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Educational Research and Administration
Committee Chair
Lilian Hill
Committee Chair Department
Educational Research and Administration
Committee Member 2
Thomas V. O’Brien
Committee Member 2 Department
Educational Research and Administration
Committee Member 3
Kyna Shelley
Committee Member 3 Department
Educational Research and Administration
Committee Member 4
Eric Platt
Committee Member 4 Department
Educational Research and Administration
Abstract
In 1993, Congress passed the mandate Goals 2000: Educate America Act, which established standards for K-12 education that outlined the core benchmarks of student achievement for individuals who have mastered the core curricula required to earn a high school diploma (Mark, 1995). Unfortunately, these curricular requirements did not include any criteria for music education, nor did they consider the curricular implications for higher education in providing NSME Standards based training for music educators.
The aim of this study was to determine if and to what extent music education faculty engage in NSME Standards-based instruction within the higher education classroom. Questionnaires were emailed to music faculty at 25 randomly sampled higher education institutions in the Southeast region of the United States. A total of 343 respondents completed the web-based survey. Data analysis revealed two clear conclusions. First, the data presented in the current study shows that choral music faculty and instrumental music faculty are not placing the same emphasis on effectively teaching all nine of the NSME Content Standards. Second, the results of this study showed that choral and instrumental music faculty differ in how they rated the quality of instruction that their institution was providing their music majors.
ORCID ID
0000-0003-4475-0842
Copyright
2017, Jonathan Leon Nelson
Recommended Citation
Nelson, Jonathan Leon, "Knowledge and Practices of Faculty at NASM Accredited Institutions in the Southeast Region Regarding Standards-Based Instruction" (2017). Dissertations. 1411.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/1411
Included in
Educational Methods Commons, Elementary Education and Teaching Commons, Higher Education and Teaching Commons, Music Education Commons, Other Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons, Secondary Education Commons