1. MENC membership grew considerably more rapidly than the nation's general and teacher
populations.
2. Membership and membership as a percentage of the population differed significantly between
MENC divisions.
3. Membership correlated with mean teacher salaries and with per capita education spending by
state.
4. Membership by state correlated only slightly with geographical distance to convention sites.
5. Women comprised a significant majority of the membership in each division, but a smaller
majority than in the nation's teaching profession as a whole.
6. Implementation of the MENC"s biennial convention plan did not affect membership totals
significantly.
We speculate that MENC membership as a percentage of music education may have differed between MENC divisions, and that such membership differences may have resulted from regional identification or other cultural factors not examined in this study. We recommend further application of quantitative sociological research techniques and cultural research approaches to the study of past and present practices in music and music education.
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