미국음악교육협회(NAfME)의 조직 및 운영의 특성

A Study on the National Association for Music Education(NAfME) with focus on Its Organizational Structure and Management

본 연구는 미국음악교육협회(National Association for Music Education) 110년 역사의 발전과정 및 발전요인을 발굴하는데 주력하였다. 특히 우리 음악교육계가 원용 보완할 수 있는 점들을 탐색하는데 연구조사의 목적을 두었다. NAfME 정관의 변천과정과 저널에 나오는 주요내용, 회계자료 및 관계 학자들의 논문 등을 집중적으로 조사 분석했다. 분석 결과 첫째, NAfME 조직 체계의 특징인 3인회장단제도 둘째, 재량권이 배제된 이사회와 전국대의원회 구성 셋째, 각종 저널출판 및 학술대회 개최 넷째, 음악교과의 영역확보를 위한 위기대처활동 다섯째, 역사자료관 구축사업 등에 유의하였다. 특히 3인회장단제도와 이사회 구성, 역사자료관 구축, 안정적인 음악과 교육과정 확보방안, 상설사무국 설치 등은 한국음악교육계에서 원용할 수 있는 분야다. 우리의 음악교육 환경을 감안해서 장단기로 나누어 검토할 필요가 있다.

This study investigated the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), which had significantly influenced American music education for the last one-hundred-ten years, with focus on its organizational structure and management. The investigation was carried out through examination of all of the publications of the Association related to its organizational structure and governance and activities. Especially important to the study were NAfME constitution and bylaws, National Executive Board(NEB) codified policies, articles of Music Educators Journal, audit report materials, and publications for celebrating 100 years of the association. Broadly viewed, there were three major areas which could have important implications for Korean Music Education Society as follows: (1)authority vested in the three presidents(president, president-elect, immediate past president) as national officers and strict policies applied for composition of NEB and national assembly members were worthy of note; (2)the effective advocacy activities in a challenging historical era to strengthen the place of music as a core subject in public school curriculum had great implications for us; and (3)the establishment of the Historical Center at the University of Maryland was worth noticing. In addition, the establishment of office with residing staff was noteworthy. Furthermore, consideration should be given to studying on applicability of these organizational features of the NAfME for the advancement of Korean Music Education Society in the future. Its examination should be approached from long-term and short-term aspects respectively.