Abstract
This article reports results of a comprehensive content analysis of the 644 Music Educators Journal (MEJ) covers published between September 1914 and December 2015. For more than a century, MEJ’s covers conveyed carefully selected visual and textual imagery to all members of the growing association. The results of the content analysis were secondarily analyzed for elements of historical narrativity and political narrativity in music education. Results indicate that imagery related to nationalism and patriotism increased during times of conflict, the representation of people diversified as time progressed, and there is evidence that the first images of Black people on MEJ covers were intentionally placed for maximum impact. The article includes related historical information about MEJ and its evolving editorial processes.
Highlights
The Music Educators Journal is an official publication of the National Association for MusicEducation (NAfME)
The Association was founded as the Music Supervisors National Conference (MSNC) in 1907, renamed as the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) in 1934, and again as MENC: The National Association for Music Education in 1988
The definition of author centered on Phelansignificance and Rabinowitz’s conceptintent of “implied authorship” as a vehicle for addressing issues of historical significance and presumed intent [36]. The findings of this content analysis are presented in three sections: (1) an overview of the cover designs time, related to theare twopresented a priori hypotheses, and (3)
Summary
The Music Educators Journal is an official publication of the National Association for MusicEducation (NAfME). The Music Educators Journal is an official publication of the National Association for Music. The corresponding journal was founded in 1914 as Music Supervisors’ Bulletin (Figure 1), was renamed Music Supervisors’ Journal in 1915 and again as Music Educators Journal (MEJ) in 1934. The December 2015 issue (Figure 2) marked the final distribution of printed copies to all NAfME members and journal subscribers [2]. As of the December 2015 issue, the print circulation of MEJ was 67,000 copies, with additional digital access through libraries and databases. Two recent studies rank Music Educators Journal as one of the most influential publications in music education, since 2006 [3,4]
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