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.