The effect of Abbott parity funding on instrumental music programs in the state of New Jersey

<p>The funding of poor urban schools in the State of New Jersey was increased in 1997 by the New Jersey Supreme Court <em>Abbott v. Burke</em> decision. The purpose of this study is to determine if this parity funding has had an effect on instrumental music education in the State. Data was collected from a sample consisting of all 55 Abbott schools and a stratified sample of 60 non-Abbott schools representing all District Factor Groups. Additional data was collected from State and Region educational organizations. A low return rate of 21% (Abbott <em>n</em> = 5, non-Abbott <em>n</em> = 19) limited the reliability of the results to research questions on differences between Abbott and non-Abbott schools in student participation, budgets, caliber of performance, and teacher job satisfaction. Additional data did show a difference between Abbott and non-Abbott schools in participation in State and Region ensemble auditions, with Abbott schools being underrepresented in all areas.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in Subject Matter Teaching: Music

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math Education

Year dc:date.available

2007

Author dc:creator

• McDevitt, William Carl

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dammers, Rick

• Instrumental music--Instruction and study; School music supervision--New Jersey
• Other Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/828

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1817