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nafmeadminHi Everyone!
I am currently a senior in my university’s music education program, and am looking forward to my last year of music education classes and student teaching. But I have also started considering where I’d like to apply to work, once I’ve graduated. Unlike many of my classmates, I don’t have my heart set on teaching in any state in particular. I’m open to moving almost anywhere (which I am aware could mean a bit of extra work to get my teaching license accepted during the first year of employment).
Are there any resources out there for learning about how music programs are fairing in each state?
Do you have any recommendations for researching the approach of school district towards their music programs?
Thanks in advance for the help!
nafmeadminThe Arts Education Partnership (AEP) hosts a State Policy Database. It is a searchable database tracking the latest information on state policies that support learning and teaching in the arts. Though federal education policy identifies the arts as a core academic subject, access to high quality arts education is generally determined at the state level through statues (laws established by an act of the legislature) or codes (legislation that covers many laws). Find it at http://www.aep-arts.org/research-policy/state-policy-database/.
AEP also has the State of the States 2012, which summarizes state policies for arts education identified in statute or code for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Information is based primarily on results from the AEP Arts Education State Policy Survey conducted in 2010-11, and updated in April 2012. You can get to it from the same link above.
Also check out the NAfME Career Center resources: http://musiced.nafme.org/careers/career-center/resources/
Linda Brown
NAfME staff
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.
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