ERIC Number: EJ946752
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 11
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Merit Pay and the Music Teacher
Elpus, Kenneth
Arts Education Policy Review, v112 n4 p180-190 2011
Current proponents of education reform are at present seeking to fundamentally change the system of teacher compensation by eliminating the traditional single salary schedule and instituting a merit pay system that directly links teacher pay to student achievement. To date, the scholarly literature in music education has been silent on the subject of teacher compensation reform. This article reviews the political arguments and empirical evidence on teacher merit pay while considering these reforms' potential deleterious effects on music educators. After examining the potential pitfalls of a merit pay system for music educators, I propose one possible framework for evaluating music teachers in a merit pay system. (Contains 3 notes.)
Descriptors: Evidence, Teacher Salaries, Merit Pay, Music Education, Music, Educational Change, Music Teachers, Politics of Education, Political Issues, Compensation (Remuneration), Change Strategies, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Performance Factors, Teacher Employment Benefits, Salary Wage Differentials
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Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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