Graduate Research Papers
Availability
Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
School music--Instruction and study; Dropouts--Prevention;
Abstract
This study was conducted over the course of 10 weeks through an online survey sent to public high school and middle school choral educators across Iowa and gathered data about choir student transitions into 9th grade for the 2024-2025 school year. 38 choir teachers across the state of Iowa participated in this study. Eligibility for participation required that the teachers had taught either 8th or 9th grade choir during the Spring 2024 semester or the Fall 2024 semester. Simple main effects analysis showed that neither students changing buildings nor students changing instructors had a statistically significant effect on student enrollment. The greatest influences on student retention were found to be scheduling, personal interest, and friends.
Year of Submission
2025
Department
School of Music
First Advisor
Kevin Droe
Date Original
2025
Object Description
1 PDF file (26 pages)
Copyright
©2025 Megan McCrary
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
McCrary, Megan, "An Examination of Teacher Perceptions of Student Retention in Choir when Transitioning between 8th and 9th Grade" (2025). Graduate Research Papers. 4664.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/4664
