Higher education music position vacancy announcements: A computer-based analysis

The purpose of the study was to provide information beneficial to persons seeking higher education music positions. The investigator developed computer-based templates designed to display information and data from and about higher education music position vacancy announcements regarding the number and nature of positions, and the month of publication, for the years 1990-93. Primary and ancillary duties related to the positions were addressed for the year 1992-93. All music areas included: applied music; conducting; academic music; music education; vocational-technical-commercial aspects of music in higher education; and music administration. A frequency pattern of occurrence and position availability was established for the years studied, but the investigator concluded that there was no way to predict the appearance of a particular position announcement. All announcements listed myriad duties in addition to a professional specialization. Recommendations for further study include the gathering of related geographic data and a comparison with the number of people potentially entering these fields to develop a realistic supply and demand statement.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Sachs, Albert Michael

Contributors dc:contributor

• Peters, G. David

• Education, Music

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1994 Sachs, Albert Michael

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9512537
(UMI)AAI9512537

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21583