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directors I had identified had an excellent record of achievement in University
Interscholastic League and Texas Music Educators Association events with
consistent superior ratings in contests and festivals. In addition, directors were
leaders in professional organizations, contest adjudicators or judges,
composer/arrangers, or contributors to choral music texts. These factors were
considered and verified by the supervisor of secondary choral student teachers in
the University of North Texas College of Music when I selected Laura, Alex, and
David to participate in the study.
I called the directors, explained to them the nature of my investigation,
and asked if they would be willing to serve as participants. When they consented,
I called their supervisors or administrators to obtain their permission. I spoke
with the participants to arrange convenient times for visitations in their schools.
Data collection occurred through observation and semi-structured
interviews as described by Bresler (1992). Rehearsals were observed and notes
made of director behaviors during rehearsals. Interviews with directors followed
each rehearsal period and were audio-taped and transcribed. Subsequent to
visitation in the classroom, the teachers and I met and talked about what I had
observed. Our conversations touched on a number of topics ranging from aspects
of classroom management, motivational techniques, repertoire selection, teaching
strategies that included modeling. In the course of these conversations, I also
asked them for their definitions of modeling and for examples in their own
practice that fit their definitions.33
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Grimland, Fredna H. The Characteristics of Teacher-Directed Modeling Evidenced in the Practices of Three Experienced High School Choral Directors., dissertation, December 2001; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3053/m1/40/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .