| Contents |
The nature and purpose of the study. Introduction ; Need for study ; Statement of problem ; Experimental procedure ; Related literature -- Conceptual framework. A cultural definition of music ; The importance of a person's occupation ; Definitions of role, status, personality and situation ; Application of the conceptual framework to the study -- Presentation and analysis of the music teacher questionnaire data. Introduction ; The characteristics of the American school music teacher ; The typical music teacher -- Presentation and analysis of the ex-music teacher questionnaire data. Introduction ; The characteristics of ex-school music teachers ; The typical ex-music teacher -- Presentation and analysis of the data concerning the personal interviews. Introduction ; The case studies ; Summary and appraisal -- The comparison of the characteristics of school music teachers to other occupational groups. Introduction ; Comparison of the data of music teachers with ex-music teachers ; Comparison of music teachers with persons employed in other musical occupations ; Comparison of the music teacher with the public school teacher -- Analysis of data in terms of some sociological principles. Introduction ; The values of American culture and the school music teacher's role ; Answers to questions posed in the statement of problem ; Analysis of data in terms of some sociological theories -- Summary and conclusions -- Appendix A. Letter and questionnaire sent to school music teachers ; Appendix B. Letter and questionnaire sent to ex-school music teachers ; Appendix C. Interview schedules ; Appendix D. Follow-up letter ; Appendix E. Respondents' interest in sociological research. |
| Dissertation note | Ed. D. University of Kansas 1964. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: leaves 433-437. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1967 21 cm. |
