Analyzing Influences

A volume in Advances in Music Education ResearchSeries Editors Linda K. Thompson Lee Universityand Mark Robin Campbell SUNY at PotsdamEditorial Board: Deborah Blair VanderLinde Oakland University. William Bauer University ofFlorida. Lisa R. Hunter The State University of New York at Fredonia. Ronald Kos BostonUniversity. Joshua A. Russell The Hartt School University of Hartford. Peter Whiteman Institute ofEarly Childhood Macquarie University.Analyzing Influences: Research on Decision Making and the Music Education Curriculum examines influences on research in music teacherpreparation practices and policies. These influences include administrators' perspectives preservice music educators' beliefs and in-service teachers'practices. Invited essays offer insights into past and present trends in music teacher preparation.This collection of studies represents best thinking in the field and serves as an impetus for further research and action. Each author's analysis on theinfluences affecting their specific areas provides insights into key issues affecting decision making processes. This volume is a significant addition tothe libraries of Colleges of Education and Schools of Music as well as an important reference for music scholars and educators researchers andgraduate students who are concerned with advancing both the scope and quality of research in the study of music teaching and learning.