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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Kloss, Thomas E. – Research and Issues in Music Education, 2013
Teacher turnover remains an important issue in education. The least researched perspectives, though, are those of the students who experience teacher turnover. The purpose of this study was to examine how high school band students experience teacher turnover. A total of twelve students were interviewed, representing three schools that experienced…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Musical Instruments, Music Education, High School Students
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Hawkins, Patrick J. – Research and Issues in Music Education, 2007
In an effort to further the understanding of gender traits or sexual bias that high school-aged choral music students might be exposed to in their curricular materials, two choral textbooks Choral Connections Beginning Level 1 Treble Voices and Choral Connections Beginning Level 1 Tenor-Bass Voices published by Glencoe MacGraw-Hill in 1999 were…
Descriptors: Music Education, Equal Education, Singing, Sex Stereotypes
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Siebenaler, Dennis James – Research and Issues in Music Education, 2006
Why do so few students continue to participate in choral music through high school? How do home influences, peers, prior music experiences and teachers, self-perceptions of ability, and musical experiences outside of school contribute to decisions concerning participation in school music? This study attempted to identify some of the factors and…
Descriptors: High Schools, Music Education, Singing, Parent Participation
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Tobin, R. Nicholas – Research and Issues in Music Education, 2005
Researchers have noted that the personal attributes of high school all-state participants have not been probed and have expressed surprise at this void in the music education literature (Cole, 1986; Fuller, 1989; Welker, 1997). The purpose of this study was to ascertain, through participant self-report data, the activities and accomplishments of…
Descriptors: Music Education, Extracurricular Activities, Music, Musicians