Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston UniversityThe purposes of the study were (1) to analyze and evaluate present practices in the education of school music teachers; {2) to discover any differences that might exist between large and small colleges; (3) to determine any advantages that might characterize the small college; (4) to propose a music education curriculum~ in the light of data derived from a questionnaire and other sources~ for a small college with enrollment up to 2,000 students.
Of the five hundred and twenty-five distributed questionnaires, two hundred and eight served as the source of primary data for this study. The responding institutions were classified as conservatories, liberal arts colleges, universities, and teachers colleges, located in forty-two states under both private and public control, and limited to enrollment of 2,000 students. Supplementary data were supplied through examination of one hundred catalogues; through conferences with thirty-five music educators and supervisors of public school music; and an informal inquiry sheet as to musical readiness in five hundred high school seniors.
The data from the questionnaire analyzed and evaluated in terms of the National Music Association, the American Association of Teachers Colleges, Music Educators National Conference, and Music Teachers National Association, were tabulated according to the main headings of the questionnaire . Appropriate tabulation and outline presentation were made of the supplementary data.
The proposed curriculum, including as an innovation, a special course in musical experiences and incorporating pertinent suggestions from all aforementioned sources and from the literature reviewed, was presented in outline form with explanatory tabulations. [TRUNCATED
