Focuses on a project, Teacher Education in Art and Music Mizzou (TEAMM), that included music and art education majors as a way of encouraging collaboration among arts teachers. Explains that students were assigned to one of 17 groups that included at least one freshman and one upper-level student. Presents questionnaire results. (CMK)

Presents the results of a study that examined how children's melodic efforts resembled those of adults. Focuses on children, ages birth to seven (n=92), in Zimbabwe. Finds that the children's song acquisition was similar to children in other cultures, while these children were more accurate singers than their western counterparts. (CMK)

Presents a case study that focuses on the premier wind ensemble in Japan. Addresses issues such as the influence of the ensemble's repertoire and activities, its religious origins, and the role of Frederick Fennell as a musical ambassador. Finds that Japan has changed the tradition of band. (CMK)

Analyzes the sessions of the 2000 MENC National Biennial In-Service Conference in terms of categories, such as general, educational, concerts, and sessions with performances. Reports that the educational category had the most sessions (65 percent), followed by sessions with performances (17 percent). Addresses trends in relation to the findings.…

Examines the reliability of consensual assessment, where experts rate creative products. Focuses on musical compositions by fourth and fifth grade students. Addresses the reliability of certain types of judges using this method (composers, music teachers, theorists, seventh-grade children, and second-grade children). (CMK)

Presents results from a study that examined student assessments of their own musical abilities as related to compositional creativity. Focuses on nonmusic majors in a music fundamentals course for elementary education majors. Explains that the students were placed into high-,middle-, and low-creativity groups. (CMK)

Investigates music education majors' concept maps that focused on teacher effectiveness. Explains that the students created the concept maps after two microteachings. Includes the quantitative and qualitative findings from the study. States that the combination of concept maps and microteaching may be beneficial. (CMK)

Discusses the role of music education as an intervention for at-risk urban students. Explains that the students received mentoring and participated in performance groups. Measures student perceptions and gathered data on student attitudes through structured interviews. Reports that music and music teachers are important in student lives. (CMK)

Twenty interviews with school personnel, parents, business owners, and town officials in a rural western Minnesota town revealed an emerging new "rural literacy." This new way of "reading the world" reflected a belief that neoliberal school policies did not serve all residents well, and that rural values and traditions should not be compromised by…

A study examined seven rural Alaska communities engaged in educational reform. Findings indicate that educators must work with small communities to design reforms around local culture; parents must participate actively in school life and decisions; district leaders must share leadership to increase local ownership of reforms; and education in…

Dewey-inspired educational progressivism in the early 20th century is generally seen as an urban phenomenon. This article traces a tradition of rural progressivism during 1910-50, centered at Teachers College in New York City, and explores the implications of that tradition for educators and rural education reformers today. (Contains 47…

A study comparing rural and suburban school bus rides surveyed 1,194 elementary principals in five states. Rural elementary schools were more likely than suburban schools to have bus rides of 30 minutes of more, attendance areas greater than 10 square miles, rough rides, and older students on the bus with elementary students. (Contains 41…

Collected self-report data on the experience of being teased and bullied from 11-year-old children, also gathering ratings of the children from their parents, teachers, and nurses. Teasing/bullying experiences did not differ by race, physical maturity, or height, but were more likely among children who were less physically attractive, overweight,…

Synthesizes recent research on bullying in school, showing the multifaceted coercive behaviors of bullying, demonstrating short- and long-term consequences for both victims and bullies, and outlining characteristics of victims, bullies, and bystanders. The paper discusses social tolerance of bullying and provides theoretical bases for explaining…

Investigated beliefs of preschool teachers from Head Start, public school, and special education programs concerning the importance of developmental skills and abilities in three domains of early functioning: social-emotional, language and literacy, and early math. Found that teachers from all three groups, but especially special education…