▁students ▁to ▁persist ▁in ▁their ▁gradu ate ▁studies ▁in ▁Education . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁looks ▁at ▁the ▁intr insic ▁and ▁extr insic ▁motiv ations ▁to ▁commence ▁and ▁continue ▁gradu ate ▁studies , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁external ▁support ▁systems ▁of ▁family ▁or ▁fund ing , ▁the ▁psych ological ▁bar riers ▁and ▁the ▁potential ▁personal ▁and ▁financial ▁benefits ▁of ▁comple ting ▁a ▁Masters ▁or ▁Doctor al ▁degree ▁in ▁Education . ▁Since ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁participants ▁within ▁the ▁study ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁were ▁educ ators , ▁mainly ▁teachers ▁in ▁the ▁K - 1 2 ▁education ▁system , ▁the ▁study ▁was ▁important ▁in ▁its ▁search ▁to ▁discover ▁the ▁mot ives ▁of ▁the ▁educ ators ▁to ▁purs ue ▁their ▁post - grad uate ▁education , ▁and ▁whether ▁the ▁educ ators ▁were ▁more ▁interested ▁in ▁personal ▁growth ▁or ▁in ▁financial ▁gain ▁by ▁job ▁adv ancement ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁additional ▁degree ▁and ▁experience . ▁ ▁Sch olar ly ▁J ourn als ▁Pel uso ' s ▁publication ▁record ▁in ▁various ▁peer - review ed ▁journ als ▁and ▁academic ▁publications ▁includes ▁articles ▁on ▁music ▁education ▁and ▁the ▁online ▁environment , ▁particip atory ▁cult ures ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁educational ▁technology ▁for ▁art istic ▁learning . ▁In ▁her ▁co - author ed ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Music ▁Edu c ator , ▁Pel uso ▁puts ▁forth ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁standards ▁for ▁scholar ly ▁blog ging . ▁ ▁Pel uso ' s ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁i P ads ▁within ▁educational ▁applications ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁edition