Presenter Information

Melissa Salek

Faculty Sponsor

Dr. Timothy Groulx

Faculty Sponsor College

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Sponsor Department

Music

Location

SOARS Virtual Conference

Presentation Website

https://unfsoars.domains.unf.edu/2021/posters/music-for-all-a-comparison-of-florida-middle-school-music-enrollment-in-traditional-for-profit-and-nonprofit-charter-schools/

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Abstract

Project of Merit Winner

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) lists music as part of a “well-rounded education,” yet several studies have shown that charter school students have less access to music than traditional schools. The purpose of this study is to explore if this trend extends to Florida charter middle school students. Of particular interest is whether the for-profit or nonprofit status of charter management organizations and school characteristics impact music course enrollment. The researcher created a database using publicly available school data and accountability reports for the 2019-20 school year. Results find a significant difference between charter and traditional school music enrollment, F (2, 1006) = 42.141, p = .000, but no significant differences between for-profit and nonprofit charter schools. Of the 1,011 Florida middle schools, about half of for-profit charters (50.87%) and nonprofit charters (44.59%) did not offer any music courses as compared to 7.07% of traditional schools. Out of four school characteristics (school size, grade, percent of minority and economically disadvantaged students), only school size significantly impacted music course enrollment. The need for music advocates to be aware of lower music course enrollment trends in charter schools becomes more urgent as the number of charter schools continue to grow. With no statistical difference between for-profit and nonprofit charters, the concern is less their management style than the musical opportunities they provide.

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Music for All? A Comparison of Florida Middle School Music Enrollment in Traditional, For-Profit, and Nonprofit Charter Schools

SOARS Virtual Conference

Project of Merit Winner

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) lists music as part of a “well-rounded education,” yet several studies have shown that charter school students have less access to music than traditional schools. The purpose of this study is to explore if this trend extends to Florida charter middle school students. Of particular interest is whether the for-profit or nonprofit status of charter management organizations and school characteristics impact music course enrollment. The researcher created a database using publicly available school data and accountability reports for the 2019-20 school year. Results find a significant difference between charter and traditional school music enrollment, F (2, 1006) = 42.141, p = .000, but no significant differences between for-profit and nonprofit charter schools. Of the 1,011 Florida middle schools, about half of for-profit charters (50.87%) and nonprofit charters (44.59%) did not offer any music courses as compared to 7.07% of traditional schools. Out of four school characteristics (school size, grade, percent of minority and economically disadvantaged students), only school size significantly impacted music course enrollment. The need for music advocates to be aware of lower music course enrollment trends in charter schools becomes more urgent as the number of charter schools continue to grow. With no statistical difference between for-profit and nonprofit charters, the concern is less their management style than the musical opportunities they provide.

https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/soars/2021/spring_2021/42

 

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