A survey of music education programs for senior citizens in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina / by William Dwayne Robertson.
| Author/creator | Robertson, William Dwayne |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | 1992. |
| Description | xi, 140 leaves ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction. Statement of the problem ; The population growth of senior citizens ; Implications of program development ; The music education profession and lifelong learning ; The interest of music educators ; Values of lifelong music learning ; Definition of terms and research limitations ; Value of the study -- Related literature. The importance of lifelong learning in the music education profession ; Senior citizens' musical abilities and preferences ; Descriptions of music learning programs for senior citizens ; Special requirements of the senior citizen music learning program ; Restatement of purpose (Research questions) -- Procedure. Subjects ; Collection of data (Design of questionnaires ; Pilot testing of questionnaires) ; Analysis of data -- Results. Programs identified and participating in the survey (Identification of the programs ; Participation in the survey) ; Characteristics of programs (Programs, institutions, and learning activities ; Funding, meeting frequencies, and attendance data) ; Music program leaders' responses (Leaders' training and employment status ; Leaders' ratings) ; Senior citizens' responses (Participants' training and professional background ; Music learning and activities ; Participants' ratings ; Musical difficulties) ; Significant predictor variables of participants' music learning needs satisfaction (The significance of leadership, institution, and program ; The significance of training and music learning ; The significance of employment categorizations ; The significance of ratings concerning facilities, equipment, materials, environment, and funding ; The significance of lack of difficulty in music learning) ; Significant predictor variables of attendance (The significance of meeting frequencies and institution ; The significance of training ; The significance of ratings concerning leadership, funds, environment, facilities, and equipment ; The significance of lack of difficulty in music learning) ; Summary of results -- Summary. Implications for music education ; Recommendations for future research -- Appendix A. Music programs for senior citizens questionnaire ; Appendix B. Program participants questionnaire ; Appendix C. Prequestionnaire telephone interview ; Appendix D. Institutions and organizations in which senior citizen music programs may exist ; Appendix E. Cover letter to questionnaires. |
| Summary | The purpose of the research was: (1) to describe currently existing community music programs designed for persons 65 years of age and older in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and (2) to examine the capacity in which these programs meet the needs of the participants. The study was intended to provide descriptive information needed to make informed choices about community music programs for senior citizens. Twenty-seven community music programs designed specifically for senior citizens were identified in Mecklenburg County. The music leaders of the programs and the program participants served as subjects in the study. Two questionnaires were constructed to survey the populations: (1) Music Education Programs for Senior Citizens Questionnaire (MPSCQ) and (2) Program Participants Questionnaire (PPQ). The music leaders were administered the MPSCQ, and the program participants were administered the PPQ. The SPSS Cross Tabulation Program was used to analyze the survey data. All possible categorizations and pairwise comparisons of questionnaire responses were made, providing a quantitative description of Mecklenburg County senior citizen community music programs. Two variables were cited consistently in the literature as being indicators of successful community music programs for senior citizens: (1) senior citizens' attendance in the community music programs and (2) senior citizens' ratings of music learning needs being met by community music programs. A series of independent chi-square tests was used to determine possible predictor variables of these two variables indicative of successful music programs for senior citizens. Ratings for program conditions in Mecklenburg County occurred generally in the neutral to extremely adequate range with few responses in the extremely inadequate or negative range. Based on findings from the data, the researcher recommended that Mecklenburg County organizations and institutions examine program funding, program staffing, and training of personnel as conditions meriting attention. Recommendations were made concerning the need for new research and study replication in all aspects of music learning of senior citizens as well as in the planning, maintaining, and improving of programs and program conditions. |
| Dissertation note | Ed. D. University of North Carolina at Greensboro 1992. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 110-113). |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI Dissertation Services, 1999. 22 cm. |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | MT87 .R694 1992A | ✔ Available | Place Hold |