Research & Issues in Music Education, v.13, 2016-2017
Notes from the Editor
Notes from the Editor
Bruce Gleason
Featured Articles
A Survey of Elementary and Secondary Music Educators’ Professional Background, Teaching Responsibilities and Job Satisfaction in the United States
Wendy K. Matthews and Karen Koner
Music Education From Birth to Five: An Examination of Early Childhood Educators’ Music Teaching Practices
Jonathan Bolduc and Melanie Evrard
Children’s Musical Empowerment in Two Composition Task Designs
Elizabeth Bucura and JulieAnne Weissberg
The Comparison of Novice and Master Instrumental Music Educators’ Use of Figurative Language and Their Attitudes Concerning It as a Tool for Effective Teaching
Matthew H. Spieker
Predictive Ability from ePortfolios of Student Achievement Associated with Professional Teaching Standards: An Exploratory Case Study
Phillip Payne and Frederick Burrack