The Perilous Path from Proposal to Practice: A Qualitative Program Evaluation of a Regional Music Program

Autor/inn/en	Grimmett, Helen; Rickard, Nikki S.; Gill, Anneliese; Fintan, Murphy
Titel	The Perilous Path from Proposal to Practice: A Qualitative Program Evaluation of a Regional Music Program
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Music Education, (2010) 2, S.52-65 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-9484
Schlagwörter	Program Design; Rural Schools; Music Education; Program Evaluation; Program Effectiveness; Music Teachers; Teaching Methods; Qualitative Research; Musical Instruments; Foreign Countries; Access to Education; Educational Quality; Program Implementation; Elementary Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Musikerziehung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Music; Teacher; Teachers; Musiklehrer; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Qualitative Forschung; Musikinstrument; Ausland; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Elementarunterricht; Australien
Abstract	The current paper retrospectively evaluates the efficacy of implementing a large-scale music education program into a regional cluster of Victorian primary schools. The program's primary aim was to increase access and quality of music education for students in these rural schools. The methods utilized to evaluate the program and the discrepancies between intended and implemented program are first described. Thematic analyses from qualitative data from principals, music teachers, parents and students are then reported, revealing that while increased access to music education was indeed achieved, the quality of the program and its impact in schools was not as high as intended. An impact evaluation of the program revealed that the recipient needs and resources were not sufficiently incorporated into the program's goals, and as a result, the program design may not have been the best ft for this community. A set of recommendations for implementing future music education programs is provided, with an emphasis on optimizing sustainability in regional areas. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Society for Music Education. P.O. Box 5, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. Tel: +61-3-9925-7807; e-mail: publications@asme.edu.au; Web site: http://www.asme.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10