ERIC Number: EJ1426509
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jul
Pages: 16
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Who Has Access to Strings? Description of Public Schools with Orchestra Programs in Texas
Elizabeth W. Chappell; Kelsey Nussbaum
String Research Journal, v14 n1 p77-92 2024
The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine enrollment in string orchestra instruction across Texas. Three central research questions guided the investigation: (a) How well is orchestra represented in districts and schools across the state of Texas? (b) What are the characteristics (FRPL eligibility, locale, student race/ethnicity, size/UIL classification) of schools with orchestra programs in Texas? and (c) How do program enrollment and UIL participation vary among these characteristics? Using 2015-2016 enrollment data collected by the Texas Education Agency, we examined string enrollment within secondary traditional public schools in the state. Major findings were that more than two-thirds of schools offering strings were Title I eligible campuses and enrollment on urban, Title I eligible, and African American or Hispanic majority campuses had lower string enrollments than their suburban, non-Title I, and White majority counterparts.
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, Music Education, Student Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, Music Activities, School Districts, Middle Schools, High Schools, Geographic Location, School Size, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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