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Agriculture Teacher Longevity
(2023-01-03)
Agriculture Education teachers are leaving the profession at an astounding pace. Being over worked, loss of family and personal time, stress & burnout, feeling of being underpaid are some of the hardships that contribute ...
Visual and Vocal Expression in Traditional Choirs: An Explanatory-Sequential, Mixed-Methods Design
(2023-04-27)
The purpose of this study was to examine choir director perceptions of vocal and visual
expression, determine what constitutes visual and vocal expression, and more concretely define
what vocal and visual expression are ...
A Phenomenological Study of High School Band Student Leadership Selection
(2023-04-28)
Band directors are expected to designate student leaders who can fulfill the requirements of their responsibilities effectively. While essential leadership characteristics may vary depending on the ensemble needs, students ...
Music Teachers’ Perceptions of Undergraduate Music Education Curricula: A Quantitative Survey of Current Music Teachers
(2023-05-03)
This dissertation examined current music teachers’ perceptions of their undergraduate music education program. I gathered data through an online survey completed by current K-12 music teachers. I recruited participants ...
Contributing Factors to Agricultural Educator Disengagement
(2023-07-05)
As populations continue to rise across the globe, it is essential to continue the education of all people on the importance of agriculture. Agriculture is the backbone of society, and humans would not be successful without ...
Research Based Teaching Strategies for Teaching Multilingual Learners: A Qualitative Case Study of Mainstream, ESL and General Music Teachers
(2023-07-27)
The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to compare evidence-based teaching strategies in the mainstream classroom, the ESL classroom, and the elementary music classroom that assist Multilingual Learners ...
LGBTQ+ Inclusion in a Writing Center in the Deep South: A Collaborative Autoethnography
(2023-07-27)
As an administrator of a writing program and writing center at a university in the Deep South, I sought to develop a workplace culture that was welcoming to LGBTQ+ employees. Writing centers have historically paid scant ...
Developing Critical Consciousness of ‘Nice’ Dysconscious Racism: An Analytic Autoethnography of a K-5 General Music Specialist at a High-Needs Title I School
(2023-08-01)
The purpose of this analytic autoethnography was to explore how enacting critical consciousness (CC) through critical reflection, inquiry, discourse, and action developed my critical awareness of ‘nice’ dysconscious racism ...
Recent High School Graduates’ Decisions Regarding High School Band Participation: A Phenomenological Study
(2023-08-02)
The purpose of this qualitative study was to discover why students chose to remain in high school band for four years or drop before they finished high school. The following research questions (RQ) guided this study: ...
Music Teacher Preparation for Inclusion of Students with Special Needs: Survey of Music Teacher Educators in the United States
(2023-08-03)
Current music teacher educators at colleges and universities were examined to determine how they prepare preservice music teachers to work with students with special needs. Participants included music education professors ...