Music Education and NCLB Project

For my inquiry project, I am focusing on how No Child Left Behind has and is affecting music education. Besides using sources such as online journals and articles, my group is sending out surveys to all the music educators that we know in order to get feed back on a first hand experience of the effects caused by No Child Left Behind in the music classroom. Between budget cuts and No Child Left Behind, funding music in education is hardly even existent. Many school districts have downsized their programs or even eliminated them due to putting the funds towards curriculum that helps them pass AYP or have just found music not to be as important as subjects such as Math, Science, and Technology. I am also researching what Obama has proposed for helping music education. In my inquiry project, I plan to include evidence as to the importance of music in curriculum and as a part of a well-rounded education. I also plan to include the psychological effects of music studies and how students apply skills learned in music them in other content areas.

Below is the survey that my group has composed:

Effects of No Child Left Behind on Music Education
In Public Schools

Your participation in this survey is optional. Should you choose not to answer, you may either submit this form back with question 1 answered “No,” leaving the rest blank or disregard the survey in its entirety. All questions here have been modeled to find a statistical analysis of the opinions of music educators in public schools regarding the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). This survey will be conducted anonymously. No information will be released regarding to which specific school in which you are employed, nor will any information contained in this survey be relayed to your employer. A model of this survey has been submitted for approval by the administrators of your place of employment before it was distributed to you. Answer to the best of your ability. You may leave any question blank should you feel it does not represent your opinion. Any omissions will be used statistically as well, though to which survey it came from will remain anonymous. This survey is conducted in partial fulfillment of a final project for CURR 210-04 Public Purposes of Education class at Montclair State University. Your participation is appreciated.

For each question below, indicate your response by placing a check mark in the provided field correlating with your answer. All fields will be located directly to the left of the beginning of the answer.

1. Are you willing to participate in this survey?
Yes
No

2. Are you aware of the existence of the NCLB Act?
Yes
No

3. Are you aware of the goals of NCLB?
Yes
No
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4. Did your school meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the past academic year (2007-2008)?
Yes
No
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5a. Do you currently feel as though NCLB has had any effect on the school in which you are now employed?
Yes
No
Unsure

5b. If you answered yes to the above mentioned question (5a.), indicate whether the effect was positive or negative.
Positive
Negative
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If you would like to say more please do so below.



6a. Do you currently feel as though NCLB has had any effect on you as a music educator in the school in which you are now employed?
Yes
No
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6b. If you answered yes to the above mentioned question (6a.), indicate whether the effect was positive or negative.
Positive
Negative
Unsure

If you would like to say more please do so below.




7. Do you feel that you have adequate resources for your teaching (this may include seats, music stands, music, instruments, storage/lockers, etc.)?
Yes
No
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8. Do you feel as though NCLB has had any effect on your answer in the previous question (7.)?
Yes
No
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9a. Do you feel as though NCLB will, at some point, have an effect on you as a music educator?
Yes
No
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9b. If you answered yes to the above mentioned question (9a.), indicate whether the effect is anticipated to be positive or negative.
Positive
Negative
Unsure

If you would like to say more please do so below.




10. Do you agree to submit this survey for the use of anonymous statistical analysis for use in CURR 210-04 at MSU?
Yes
No